Oprah comes to Vegas!

To tape her show and I got to see ALL three of them!!!
Show views on May 8th!

A Lovely Weekend!

My mom and grandmother flew in.
My Aunt Wilma and Molly drove in.
And we all got to see Jersey Boys!

Social Policy

Its a hard class and a little boring mainly about Social Welfare Policy (TANF) and Child Abuse/Neglect.

Well today my professor started talking about "the thing going on in Texas...400 kids getting taken out of their homes." Well I had not idea about the fundamentalist Mormons and all of it (which now I have educated myself on cnn.com) His response was the following: " You are a college student and should know what is going on in our world today, you need not be ignorant on world events." To which I responded (very politely) "Well I watched to local news last night and saw nothing about this." Which I had but really just to keep the scoop on the new Hillary and Obama fight.

He went on to say, "I don't understand when college students don't know whats going on, do you know what the War in Iraq is?" To which my classmate and someone I have gotten close to got angry. She yelled a little...

With all this said I GOT INTO THE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK today. Even with not knowing current news reports.

The Crossing's Newsletter

7 Questions for Nate Johnson

1. What do you do for The Crossing and tell us about your family. I am the Creative Arts Pastor for student ministries and my wife and I moved to Las Vegas from Kentucky this past January. Emily and I have been married for a little over a year but have been dating since early High School. I have two older brothers and one older sister. My parents have been happily married for over 35 years.
   
   
2. What is your favorite thing about working with students?
   My favorite part about working with students is the energy and joy I get by being around them. My passion and desire to show Jesus Christ is increased every time I get to hang out with a student. I have had many young adults invest in my life, which has impacted my walk with Christ greatly. To think that God would want to use me in impacting students is a very humbling mission.
   
   
3. If you had the opportunity to meet one public figure of your choice, who would you pick?
   If I could meet any public figure it would have to be Bono from U2. Not only is he the lead singer of one of my favorite bands of all time, but I would love to talk to him about some of the issues that he speaks passionately about.
   
   
4. What are you listening to right now?
   I am listening to an EP of a Christian band that is called The Myriad. I love their driving sound and purposeful lyrics.
   
   
5. What’s your favorite thing about Las Vegas so far?
   My favorite thing about Las Vegas so far is that no matter where I go in this town, I can see the Luxor light. Not only is it a symbol that I actually live in Las Vegas, but also, I get turned around a lot and it helps me always know where the strip is in relation to where I am going.
   
   
6. What’s your favorite sports team?
   My favorite sports team is and always will be the University of Kentucky Wildcats. No matter what sport it may be, I bleed blue!
   
   
7. Where is your favorite place you have traveled to?
   My most favorite place that I have visited has to be Northern Ireland. I went there on a mission trip a few years ago and I was blown away by how many different shades of green there could be in one area.

   
   

Strive

April is Graffiti clean up month!
Our students did a great job painting over graffiti
The bottom picture is of Kyle and Nate rounding up the troops
I thought it was cute!

Nate's parents came and we saw Stomp! It was so fun!