Prayer and Praise...

Dear friends and family in Christ,

Some of you may know, some may not, that I work at Target. I am a part of a team of people who run the small cafe inside the store. We have a Team Leader who takes care of ordering supplies, and keeping us in order.



I've been praying that I can give glory to God through my work. Praying that others will see how different I am from the other employees, and that I would be able to be a good example to those who are close in age to me.

God be praised, He has been shining through me, and people have been noticing. I have received encouragement and gratitude for my hard work and good attitude...two things that (unfortunately) aren't very often seen behind the scenes at Target.

Now I want to make one thing clear...I take NO credit for anything good that I have done at work. I can take no credit for what people admire or think about me. God is working in my life, there is no doubt in my mind, but I am still a human sinner who needs a savior.

On Thursday, we received word that our team leader, Miguel, had a heart attack and was admitted into a local hospital. Being a smoker, this was not his first heart attack. But even so, he will probably be out of work for a while.

Basically, I was told today that if Miguel doesn't come back after his recovery, would I consider taking the role of Team Leader. This was quite a shock to me, I have only been working a month at Target, there are still things I am learning. I said I wasn't ready for such a position, but they said they all thought I would be the best choice.

Now, all this is IF Miguel DOESN'T come back. I am praying he does, I really enjoy talking to and learning from him.

I would ask you to pray for Miguel, that he would have a quick recovery, and (if God wills it) return to work as our Team Leader. Also, prayer for myself, that God would continue to shine through me, and that I would even be so bold to verbally give credit to Him for all the good that I do there.

Whatever the outcome, I will give God the glory, He has done amazing things...

and the cool part is....

...He's only getting warmed up.

God bless,

-Josh

In case anyone was wondering...

1) Your real name: Josh Lueken

2) Your Gangsta name: Josizzle

3) Your Detective name: Falcon Orange

4) Your Soap Opera name: Joseph Taunton

5)Your Starwars name: Lue-Jo

6)Your superhero name: Blue Coolatta

7)Your Iraqi name: Oejlijn

8)Your witness protection name: Kim Mary (hmmm...Wanna trade Mela-knee?)

9)Goth name: Black Storm

10)Room name: Living Yellow

11)rockstar name: Depends Ten

The Name Game...

Ok ok...so it's not REALLY a game, but it is kinda fun to do.

Just fill in the blanks...

1) Your real name:

2) Your Gangsta name: (first three letters of firstname plus izzle)


3) Your Detective name: (your Favorite animal and color)


4) Your Soap Opera name: (your middle name and the name of your street)


5) Your Star Wars name: (the first three letters of your last name and
thefirst two letters of your first name)


6) Your Superhero name: (your 2nd favorite color and your favorite
drink)


7) Your Iraqi name: (2nd letter of your first name, 3rd letter of your
lastname, 1rst letter of your middle name, 2nd letter of your mom's
maiden name, 2nd letter of your dad's middle name, 1rst letter of a
sibling's name, and last letter of your grandpa's first name)?



8) Your Witness Protection name: (your parent's middle names)


9) Your Goth name: (black and then the name of one of your pets)


10) Your room name: (room you are in and the color of your shirt)


11) Your rockstar name: (the color of your hair and the number of hours
you slept last night!)


Hope you have a "Laugh-out-loud" time doing this. Feel free to leave your results in a comment.