Ministry can be subjective sometimes, as people don't always see it as an important passion, but let me spend some time telling you about someone I spent my whole life looking up to. This person served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War era and was a man I could go to for advice in any situation. This was my grandfather William, or as we called him, Grandpa Bill. He was a man who, even though he wasn't a church leader, led me to my future ambitions of serving others in the church community. This man just recently passed away, and I know I will make him a happy grandparent in my future endeavors because of how much of a great person he was and how much of a God-fearing man he was and spread that love of Jesus to his family. He always said, "Don't let others dim your light as you serve the lord, and let them see the love of Christ through you." This has been inspirational to me, especially since I am attending an Assembly of God College to earn a degree in ministry. My dear Grandfather passed away in June of 2024, just over a month ago, and I was supposed to go on a mission trip to South Asia three days after his passing. He told me before passing once more, "Don't let others dim your light as you serve the lord, and let them see the love of Christ through you." his last request before passing was for me to go on that trip and anytime where I was feeling distraught in my travels across the world I would just think what grandpa would say to me? Which helped me make it through my travels. So you see, it doesn't matter if someone has never served in the same position that you are working towards advice, and the Lord's voice can come from anyone or anything because the Lord can work in mysterious ways. I have seen that in my life, and I plan to have my grandfather's legacy live on through my works to glorify the lord because it will ultimately make him a proud grandparent from where he sits in heaven. So, as I live my college life and as a pastor and missionary after that, I will always think about what Grandpa would do and always know that I am doing what he would want me to. Thank you!

STEM: the foundation for current education. Art showing how skilled a person is with their talents. These two very important variables can make the world a better place by solving real-world problems getting more and more of America's youth involved in school activities, expanding there horizons and creating more job opertunities in the future. More about who I am, I am a Christian high schooler who wishes to earn money for further education as I plan to go to college to learn about technology and explore my faith a little more. In the future I wish to use my talents to help teach students the importance of technology and their faith.