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Students In-Focus: Claire Heddles

Karen Rouggly Friday, March 16th, 2012

Here we are again with another Student In-Focus! This week, we’re bringing you the wonderful Claire Heddles. She’s one of the Student Ministry Coordinators for LA 101. Claire has been dedicated to our office for two years, and we’re sad to see her go, but we’re REALLY excited for what she’s got next in her life. Between Claire’s bright smile and ever-changing fashion – she’s sure to make an impact on this world. Check her out:

 

Claire Heddles

 

1. What is your name? Claire Heddles

2. What is your major? Major: Sociology Minors: Global Studies and Economics

3. What is your role in the MAS office? LA 101 Student Ministry Coordinator

4. What do you love about your ministry/your job? I love being able to spend so much time in Los Angeles while learning and interacting with a lot of different kinds of people.

5. What is something you’ve learned this year? How not to plant a garden. I tried to plant vegetables with my roommates, and I learned that, as it turns out, it doesn’t work to throw squash, snap pea, and tomato seeds into a little box and hope for the best.

6. What are your 3 favorite words and why? Bacon, fox, sleep!

7. If Jon Wallace asked you to speak at graduation, what would you say? JON WALLACE IS SPEAKING TO ME!!!!


8. What’s next for you after graduation? Living in France for a few months, then probably coming back to the U.S. for grad school. We’ll see where the wind blows.

9. If you could change one thing in the world within 1 year of graduation, what would it be? I’ll get back to you with number 9.

Thanks for being such a vital part of our office Claire – and such a great sport about everything, including these pictures! :)

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1 minute that will change your view of life.

Mallory Monday, November 14th, 2011

This past weekend, I heard a sermon on the two views of life, John’s and Herod’s. John’s view had the focus that there is SOMETHING better than life, and there is SOMETHINGworse than death. Herod’s view was the exact opposite. His was that there is NOTHING better than life, and there is NOTHINGworse than death. I would love, as well as I know all of you, to say that our view of life and death is that of John’s. But what hurts most is realizing that my everyday view is Herod’s. However, what’s most important for me to realize that my motto of life is okay to have! “Live everyday to the fullest!”It’s okay to have a “bucket list” of crazy things to do before you die, I truly think that God gets a kick out of watching us live our lives. But what needs to be incorporated in every moment, is Him. He needs to be thanked, He needs to be focused on, and He needs to be your every reason to do something. It’s a lot to take in I know! But realizing this, and I hope that I help you all to realize, that our life here on Earth is not supposed to be our everything. Our eternal life in Heaven is a trillion billion times more greater and lovely than anything we can ever do here. When our focus is on money, image, and success, what is that really saying? What are you living your life for? The question should really be, WHO are you living your life for?

-Mallory