Church in Saigon, Vietnam
I started going to a church in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Asia, in around April or so 2013 when I was 28 years old. I help them at their English club as well. It consists of some young adults during the English Club.
2013
28 years old
Saigon, Vietnam, Asia
Joey Arnold
Showing posts with label mission. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mission. Show all posts
Monday, April 15, 2013
Saturday, November 15, 2008
Agape Church of Christ
Agape Church of Christ
I started going to the Agape Church of Christ in Portland, Oregon USA in October or November of the year 2008, as I was moving out of my father's house in Forest Grove to my own apartment studio at the Alder Housing Apartments in Portland, OR USA.
I met memorable friends here.
2008
23 years old
Portland, OR USA
Joey Arnold
I started going to the Agape Church of Christ in Portland, Oregon USA in October or November of the year 2008, as I was moving out of my father's house in Forest Grove to my own apartment studio at the Alder Housing Apartments in Portland, OR USA.
I met memorable friends here.
2008
23 years old
Portland, OR USA
Joey Arnold
Wednesday, May 9, 2007
Free Geek
Free Geek.
My mom may have called Free Geek back in the year 2000 or so. Back in that year or around that time, a van came to our trailer in Forest Grove. They picked up some of our electronics, so that they could recycle our junk. Some of the people were children around 8 to 16 years old and there may have been a woman and other adults. It may have been a family. They may have been volunteers of Free Geek or another organization.
After flying from my second college in West Virginia to my home in Oregon in early May 2007, I think my mother insisted that I hop on a bus heading to Portland, Oregon. Before leaving my college in West Virginia, I bought a laptop for $50 from my friend Matt Manehan. He could have asked for $2,000. It was a good laptop. I looked up the address for Free Geek. I would try to find wifi at the Pacific University and library and I was able to find free wifi while in my room in my trailer that I was raised in, you know, in Forest Grove.
When I made it to Portland, I got lost because I was kind of going the wrong direction and it was hot sunny day, but I made it and took a tour and eventually began volunteering and going through their programs. You learn how to recycle and take apart computers, printers, and other electronics. Later, I began learning how to build computers. The 5 computer you can take home with you for free.
In June, I went to Camp Kuratli to be a Wilderness Counselor. After that, I attended my first Western Youth Institute (WYI) at the Camp Redwood Glen in Scotts Valley, California USA, and WYI is a week-long young-adults retreat for those associate with The Salvation Army.
During the second or so week of August 2007, I started returning to Free Geek, and one day, as I was going there, as I was walking, Lincoln Hawk called my cell phone (which was my first mobile phone ever that I got May 2007, which was my sisters or Jesse's or my dad's or Savannah Larson, or somebody). I never gave him my number. I met Lincoln at WYI. That was the first WYI I ever attended. I also attended WYI in 2008 and 2010 at Camp Arnold in Washington (state) USA.
Lincoln suggested that I call Rob Noland. I had an application to apply for Revolution Hawaii but I already threw that away. I ended up filling out an application on my laptop. I talked to Rob on the phone. I emailed Rob the application. The deadline was already passed. The team members are suppose to fly to Hawaii in the next 3 or so days. I was accepted on like a Wednesday and I made it into Hawaii Friday, which was like the 31st of August 2007. Rob told me that he wouldn't have let Crazy Oatmeal join RevHI but Joey Arnold could. When I talked to Rob on the phone, Rob was only able to hear the voice of Joey. I did not talk to Rob at WYI, except to compare him to pancakes and apple-sauce, or something, which he thought was crazy that I do things like that.
While I was in Hawaii, I sent a letter to Free Geek.
In October or so of 2008, when I started going back to Free Geek, they told me that they got my letter. I was kind of popular. I could not tell how they felt about it, since most of them seem to be not Christians. I eventually made my 5th box that I was able to take home. Like the next year or so, I made a second take-home box that I was able to take home as well. I think I only took home only 2 computers. You are allowed to take home one computer per twelve months. I met people here that are interesting people. You can get free coffee, bread, snacks, here, as well. You can learn many things here.
They do not use Microsoft Windows here.
They use Linux's Ubuntu (Operating-System: OS).
May 2007
22 years old
Freek Geek: Portland, Oregon, United States
Joey Arnold, The Original Oatmeal
My mom may have called Free Geek back in the year 2000 or so. Back in that year or around that time, a van came to our trailer in Forest Grove. They picked up some of our electronics, so that they could recycle our junk. Some of the people were children around 8 to 16 years old and there may have been a woman and other adults. It may have been a family. They may have been volunteers of Free Geek or another organization.
After flying from my second college in West Virginia to my home in Oregon in early May 2007, I think my mother insisted that I hop on a bus heading to Portland, Oregon. Before leaving my college in West Virginia, I bought a laptop for $50 from my friend Matt Manehan. He could have asked for $2,000. It was a good laptop. I looked up the address for Free Geek. I would try to find wifi at the Pacific University and library and I was able to find free wifi while in my room in my trailer that I was raised in, you know, in Forest Grove.
When I made it to Portland, I got lost because I was kind of going the wrong direction and it was hot sunny day, but I made it and took a tour and eventually began volunteering and going through their programs. You learn how to recycle and take apart computers, printers, and other electronics. Later, I began learning how to build computers. The 5 computer you can take home with you for free.
In June, I went to Camp Kuratli to be a Wilderness Counselor. After that, I attended my first Western Youth Institute (WYI) at the Camp Redwood Glen in Scotts Valley, California USA, and WYI is a week-long young-adults retreat for those associate with The Salvation Army.
During the second or so week of August 2007, I started returning to Free Geek, and one day, as I was going there, as I was walking, Lincoln Hawk called my cell phone (which was my first mobile phone ever that I got May 2007, which was my sisters or Jesse's or my dad's or Savannah Larson, or somebody). I never gave him my number. I met Lincoln at WYI. That was the first WYI I ever attended. I also attended WYI in 2008 and 2010 at Camp Arnold in Washington (state) USA.
Lincoln suggested that I call Rob Noland. I had an application to apply for Revolution Hawaii but I already threw that away. I ended up filling out an application on my laptop. I talked to Rob on the phone. I emailed Rob the application. The deadline was already passed. The team members are suppose to fly to Hawaii in the next 3 or so days. I was accepted on like a Wednesday and I made it into Hawaii Friday, which was like the 31st of August 2007. Rob told me that he wouldn't have let Crazy Oatmeal join RevHI but Joey Arnold could. When I talked to Rob on the phone, Rob was only able to hear the voice of Joey. I did not talk to Rob at WYI, except to compare him to pancakes and apple-sauce, or something, which he thought was crazy that I do things like that.
While I was in Hawaii, I sent a letter to Free Geek.
In October or so of 2008, when I started going back to Free Geek, they told me that they got my letter. I was kind of popular. I could not tell how they felt about it, since most of them seem to be not Christians. I eventually made my 5th box that I was able to take home. Like the next year or so, I made a second take-home box that I was able to take home as well. I think I only took home only 2 computers. You are allowed to take home one computer per twelve months. I met people here that are interesting people. You can get free coffee, bread, snacks, here, as well. You can learn many things here.
They do not use Microsoft Windows here.
They use Linux's Ubuntu (Operating-System: OS).
May 2007
22 years old
Freek Geek: Portland, Oregon, United States
Joey Arnold, The Original Oatmeal
Friday, May 4, 2007
To Save My Mother
To Save My Mother
I am always thinking about my mother. My father was having affairs, for decades, and he was leaving her and living other places. After my one year at my second college, the Appalachian Bible College in Bradley, West Virginia USA, 2006 - 2007, I returned back to the same trailer that I was born and raised in, which is at Rose Grove "Ghetto" Mobile Trailer Park Community: 3839 Pacific Avenue Space Unit # 163 in Forest Grove, Washington County, Oregon, United States of northern America.
I gave my mother the money (almost $2,000 USD) that I earn from the Camp Kuratli during that summer of the year 2007, when I was 22 years old. I was there to save the life of my mother (Marilyn Mitchell of Restore Main Street).
I promised to stay with my mom for at least a year, so that I could support her. I felt conflicted when I saw the opportunity to do Revolution Hawaii. I told my mother about my conflict and I said that I would still honor my commitment to her, but she told me that she would be fine. So, I ended up doing Revolution Hawaii after getting the blessing and approval of my mother.
My mom reunited with her high school friend, Bill Williams Cunningham, and they moved all of her things to his house in Shelton, Washington, United States. My dad helped carry things out of the house. My dad ended up living there after my mom moved out. My dad still lives there. My mom marries Bill in November of 2008. I walked her down the aisle. Bill died in 2011 I think. My mom married Larry Mitchell in 2012. I was not there for that.
2007
22 years old
Forest Grove, Oregon, United States
Boring, Oregon, United States
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Joey Arnold
I am always thinking about my mother. My father was having affairs, for decades, and he was leaving her and living other places. After my one year at my second college, the Appalachian Bible College in Bradley, West Virginia USA, 2006 - 2007, I returned back to the same trailer that I was born and raised in, which is at Rose Grove "Ghetto" Mobile Trailer Park Community: 3839 Pacific Avenue Space Unit # 163 in Forest Grove, Washington County, Oregon, United States of northern America.
I gave my mother the money (almost $2,000 USD) that I earn from the Camp Kuratli during that summer of the year 2007, when I was 22 years old. I was there to save the life of my mother (Marilyn Mitchell of Restore Main Street).
I promised to stay with my mom for at least a year, so that I could support her. I felt conflicted when I saw the opportunity to do Revolution Hawaii. I told my mother about my conflict and I said that I would still honor my commitment to her, but she told me that she would be fine. So, I ended up doing Revolution Hawaii after getting the blessing and approval of my mother.
My mom reunited with her high school friend, Bill Williams Cunningham, and they moved all of her things to his house in Shelton, Washington, United States. My dad helped carry things out of the house. My dad ended up living there after my mom moved out. My dad still lives there. My mom marries Bill in November of 2008. I walked her down the aisle. Bill died in 2011 I think. My mom married Larry Mitchell in 2012. I was not there for that.
2007
22 years old
Forest Grove, Oregon, United States
Boring, Oregon, United States
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Joey Arnold
Thursday, August 31, 2006
Appalachian Bible College
Appalachian Bible College
I started attending the Appalachian Bible College (ABC) in Bradley, West Virginia, United States, in August 2006 when I was 21 years old. I met many inspirational friends like Sawyer Frye and Jen Moore and others. I loved my classes. I major in Pastoral Greek. I worked in the cafeteria, in food-prep, server, dishwasher,& maintenance. I worried about the money, the finances. I took out my one and only student Stafford loan in November or December of 2006 and I am still paying that back in the year 2013 still. It was my only loan so far. I started getting bad grades, due to increasing accelerating distractions. I started thinking about my mother as well, since my dad was leaving her and my mom needed help and I wanted to help her.
August 2006
21 years old
Bradley, West Virginia, United States
Joey Arnold
I started attending the Appalachian Bible College (ABC) in Bradley, West Virginia, United States, in August 2006 when I was 21 years old. I met many inspirational friends like Sawyer Frye and Jen Moore and others. I loved my classes. I major in Pastoral Greek. I worked in the cafeteria, in food-prep, server, dishwasher,& maintenance. I worried about the money, the finances. I took out my one and only student Stafford loan in November or December of 2006 and I am still paying that back in the year 2013 still. It was my only loan so far. I started getting bad grades, due to increasing accelerating distractions. I started thinking about my mother as well, since my dad was leaving her and my mom needed help and I wanted to help her.
August 2006
21 years old
Bradley, West Virginia, United States
Joey Arnold
Friday, June 2, 2006
2nd Summer As A Ranch Counselor
2nd Summer As A Ranch Counselor.
What was different about my second summer working at the Ranch, from the first summer, was the special snack bar thing that they had for the counselors. On a certain day, each week, at night, you would go to a building to fellowship with other counselors, worship God, have snacks, drinks, and somebody usually gave an inspirational sermon to keep the counselors focused.
June - August 2006
21 years old
Word Of Life's Camp: The Ranch: Pottersville, New York, United States
Joey Arnold, The Original Oatmeal
What was different about my second summer working at the Ranch, from the first summer, was the special snack bar thing that they had for the counselors. On a certain day, each week, at night, you would go to a building to fellowship with other counselors, worship God, have snacks, drinks, and somebody usually gave an inspirational sermon to keep the counselors focused.
June - August 2006
21 years old
Word Of Life's Camp: The Ranch: Pottersville, New York, United States
Joey Arnold, The Original Oatmeal
Friday, July 22, 2005
West Coast Counselor
West Coast Counselor.
I was able to send letters to people I knew. I asked them to give me money. I needed around $400 to around $800 USD or so, or more, or something, so that I could fly from my first college, the Word Of Life Bible Institute (WOLBI) in Pottersville, New York USA, to the Word Of Life's West Coast Camp (WCC). I raised enough money. People mailed in money or I at least thought people did. I was able to fly in an airplane to the camp. I was able to be a counselor. I use to go to this same camp each year when I was younger as a camper from the years of 1999 to the year 2003, which was 5 strait years.
July 2006
21 years old
West Coast Camp: California, United States
Joey Arnold, The Original Oatmeal
I was able to send letters to people I knew. I asked them to give me money. I needed around $400 to around $800 USD or so, or more, or something, so that I could fly from my first college, the Word Of Life Bible Institute (WOLBI) in Pottersville, New York USA, to the Word Of Life's West Coast Camp (WCC). I raised enough money. People mailed in money or I at least thought people did. I was able to fly in an airplane to the camp. I was able to be a counselor. I use to go to this same camp each year when I was younger as a camper from the years of 1999 to the year 2003, which was 5 strait years.
July 2006
21 years old
West Coast Camp: California, United States
Joey Arnold, The Original Oatmeal
Friday, January 7, 2005
Timothy Knight
Timothy Knight.
In January 2005, in the mist of the snow, from the depths of Australia, came Timothy Knight. He was one of my favorites and he was my unit leader at the Ranch 2006 I think.
January 2005
19 years old
Word Of Life Bible Institute: Pottersville, New York, United States
Joey Arnold, The Original Oatmeal
In January 2005, in the mist of the snow, from the depths of Australia, came Timothy Knight. He was one of my favorites and he was my unit leader at the Ranch 2006 I think.
January 2005
19 years old
Word Of Life Bible Institute: Pottersville, New York, United States
Joey Arnold, The Original Oatmeal
Saturday, June 10, 2000
Mission Trip in Idaho
Mission Trip in Idaho.
Me & my youth group of the Cornelius Community Baptist Church (in Cornelius, Oregon, USA) went on a Mission Trip in Idaho, USA for about 10 days in June or July or something like that of the year 2000 when I was 15 years old, just months before I started attending public high school for the first time ever (since I was Home Schooled before that via my mother). My brother may have went with us. There was also Stephanie Bishop, Matt Oakes, Dan Anderson. There was the youth pastors Dan Beaty, Rich Libby.
We went to Idaho to help out former church friend and missionary (who was previously in the Ivory Coast, Africa) Bill Williams, who is not related to my uncle and aunt, Jim and Karen Williams. We painted and fixed cracks, swept, did some construction, and a few things to make things better at their church and the very small village town that they lived in, in Idaho. The city may have been a population of less than 1,000 people.
June 10 or so, 2000
15 years old
Idaho, United States
Joey Arnold
Me & my youth group of the Cornelius Community Baptist Church (in Cornelius, Oregon, USA) went on a Mission Trip in Idaho, USA for about 10 days in June or July or something like that of the year 2000 when I was 15 years old, just months before I started attending public high school for the first time ever (since I was Home Schooled before that via my mother). My brother may have went with us. There was also Stephanie Bishop, Matt Oakes, Dan Anderson. There was the youth pastors Dan Beaty, Rich Libby.
We went to Idaho to help out former church friend and missionary (who was previously in the Ivory Coast, Africa) Bill Williams, who is not related to my uncle and aunt, Jim and Karen Williams. We painted and fixed cracks, swept, did some construction, and a few things to make things better at their church and the very small village town that they lived in, in Idaho. The city may have been a population of less than 1,000 people.
June 10 or so, 2000
15 years old
Idaho, United States
Joey Arnold
Friday, November 15, 1996
Space Jam
Space Jam.
I started trying to dribble when I was 7 years old in the year 1992. I started playing on organized children tri-city basketball teams when I was 8 years old in 1993 until 2000 (technically speaking) when I was 15 years old, and I still play when I can but not really on organized tournaments, except for a few times.
My dad and brother would watch the NBA on TV. I started rooting for Michael Jordan in the year 1993 or so when I was 8, I think, or something like that. The younger I was, the less I cared about the wellness and chemistry and teamwork of the whole entire team as a whole, and the more I would just care about my so-called role-model idol god, who just so happened to be Michael Jordan, and later it included Clyde Drexler, Damon Stoudamire, and others were added as I got older, like Kobe.
I like Bugs Bunny.
I like Michael Jordan.
Those were my two reasons for seeing Space Jam in the big screen in the year 1996 when I was 11 years old.
This is the one film that inspires me to play basketball and to go after my dreams. I this very inspirational. I got scared at the end. I did not want Jordan to lose and get stuck in the cartoon world forever.
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I still sing that song:
I believe I can fly, I believe I can touch the sky.
I think about it every night and day. I spread my wings and fly away.
I believe I soar, I see it coming in an open door.
I believe I can fly.........
November 1996
11 years old
At a big screen in Oregon, United States
Joey Arnold, The Original Oatmeal
I started trying to dribble when I was 7 years old in the year 1992. I started playing on organized children tri-city basketball teams when I was 8 years old in 1993 until 2000 (technically speaking) when I was 15 years old, and I still play when I can but not really on organized tournaments, except for a few times.
My dad and brother would watch the NBA on TV. I started rooting for Michael Jordan in the year 1993 or so when I was 8, I think, or something like that. The younger I was, the less I cared about the wellness and chemistry and teamwork of the whole entire team as a whole, and the more I would just care about my so-called role-model idol god, who just so happened to be Michael Jordan, and later it included Clyde Drexler, Damon Stoudamire, and others were added as I got older, like Kobe.
I like Bugs Bunny.
I like Michael Jordan.
Those were my two reasons for seeing Space Jam in the big screen in the year 1996 when I was 11 years old.
This is the one film that inspires me to play basketball and to go after my dreams. I this very inspirational. I got scared at the end. I did not want Jordan to lose and get stuck in the cartoon world forever.
.
.
I still sing that song:
I believe I can fly, I believe I can touch the sky.
I think about it every night and day. I spread my wings and fly away.
I believe I soar, I see it coming in an open door.
I believe I can fly.........
November 1996
11 years old
At a big screen in Oregon, United States
Joey Arnold, The Original Oatmeal
Friday, July 7, 1995
Apollo 13
Apollo 13.
Almost every year, our aunt and uncle, Karen and Jim Williams, would drive around two hours from Warrenton, Oregon USA to Forest Grove to pick one or more of us Arnold family members, and they would usually drive us in their luxury car back to their house. That is four hours for them, there and back. They would usually come sometimes for the Independence Day holiday, which is the 4th of July each year.
They would also come sometimes for Christmas each year, which is the 25th of December of each year. I actually think they did come twice a year to see us.
In the year 1995, in July, when I was ten years old, they picked up just me, Joey Arnold, and I was so excited since this was always the highlight of my year.
They asked me what film I wanted to see in the big screen and I demanded for the Power Rangers; The Movie. Instead, i was like figuratively dragged into a big screen in I think Astoria, Oregon USA, and we saw the film Apollo 13, which stars actor Tom Hanks, and I was not sure what to think then, but now, and as I got older, I began to appreciate Tom Hanks and other things in life.
I almost drown at the beach one night. I am usually with them for a weekend each year, except for one year it was like 9 or so days.
I was not actually drowning.
I was full of sand. The waves were high.
I was with just Jim.
When we got back to their house, I showed Karen how high the waves are with my hands and she gave her scared to death face.
Sometimes, I would pick up golf balls with Jim at golf courses.
4th of July, 1995
10 years oldWarrenton & Astoria, Oregon, United States
Joey Arnold, The Original Oatmeal
Almost every year, our aunt and uncle, Karen and Jim Williams, would drive around two hours from Warrenton, Oregon USA to Forest Grove to pick one or more of us Arnold family members, and they would usually drive us in their luxury car back to their house. That is four hours for them, there and back. They would usually come sometimes for the Independence Day holiday, which is the 4th of July each year.
They would also come sometimes for Christmas each year, which is the 25th of December of each year. I actually think they did come twice a year to see us.
In the year 1995, in July, when I was ten years old, they picked up just me, Joey Arnold, and I was so excited since this was always the highlight of my year.
They asked me what film I wanted to see in the big screen and I demanded for the Power Rangers; The Movie. Instead, i was like figuratively dragged into a big screen in I think Astoria, Oregon USA, and we saw the film Apollo 13, which stars actor Tom Hanks, and I was not sure what to think then, but now, and as I got older, I began to appreciate Tom Hanks and other things in life.
I almost drown at the beach one night. I am usually with them for a weekend each year, except for one year it was like 9 or so days.
I was not actually drowning.
I was full of sand. The waves were high.
I was with just Jim.
When we got back to their house, I showed Karen how high the waves are with my hands and she gave her scared to death face.
Sometimes, I would pick up golf balls with Jim at golf courses.
4th of July, 1995
10 years oldWarrenton & Astoria, Oregon, United States
Joey Arnold, The Original Oatmeal
Monday, February 11, 1985
Born Smiling
Born Smiling.
My mom says that I came out smiling. I was looking around. I was curious about the world. Sometimes I feel that I remember the day I was born. I am not sure if they are real memories or fabricated memories, since I have an imagination to make up things. Sometimes, people begin believing their own lies. I cannot say if I can actually remember the day I was born or not, but I feel like I can. I was smiling when I was born. I was not crying like most babies. I was looking around. When I got older, I started asking questions. I wanted to know how things work. I am always curious. With Green Original Oatmeal in my bowl, is Jesus Christ in your soul? Making the world greener with one Oatmeal at a time. You are what you eat. I do want to make the world a better place. I do want to help others.
6 AM: Monday: 11th of February 1985
0 years old
Tualitin Valley Hospital in Forest Grove, Oregon, United States
Joey Arnold, The Original Oatmeal
My mom says that I came out smiling. I was looking around. I was curious about the world. Sometimes I feel that I remember the day I was born. I am not sure if they are real memories or fabricated memories, since I have an imagination to make up things. Sometimes, people begin believing their own lies. I cannot say if I can actually remember the day I was born or not, but I feel like I can. I was smiling when I was born. I was not crying like most babies. I was looking around. When I got older, I started asking questions. I wanted to know how things work. I am always curious. With Green Original Oatmeal in my bowl, is Jesus Christ in your soul? Making the world greener with one Oatmeal at a time. You are what you eat. I do want to make the world a better place. I do want to help others.
6 AM: Monday: 11th of February 1985
0 years old
Tualitin Valley Hospital in Forest Grove, Oregon, United States
Joey Arnold, The Original Oatmeal
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