{"id":6788,"date":"2019-04-24T18:28:43","date_gmt":"2019-04-24T23:28:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/family.pep.org\/cleveland\/?p=6788"},"modified":"2019-04-24T18:28:43","modified_gmt":"2019-04-24T23:28:43","slug":"week-16-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/family.pep.org\/pamlychner\/2019\/04\/24\/week-16-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 16"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t\t\t\n

Week 16<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Week in Review<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Monday April 15, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today we had our Toastmasters International class.\nToastmasters is a once-a-week workshop session where we come together to\nenhance our public speaking skills. Before beginning this class, many of us\nfound public speaking to be both intimidating and frightening, regardless of\nwhether the groups were large or small. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Toastmasters has 10 speech projects. Each one is designed\nto help us develop our speaking skills, one step at a time. As we come closer\nto graduation, our growth has been a prime example that without effort there is\nno progress, and without progress there is no success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The effort and attention that we put into our speeches\nshows how much we have grown. Every speaker that stood before the class today\ndelivered his speech with ease and confidence. This is just another example where\nwe have conquered our fears. That is why we are known as the \u201cConquerors of\nSpring \u201919\u201d!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

David\nS. (a.k.a. \u201cTrunk Monkey\u201d)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tuesday April 16, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Every Tuesday, the \u201cConquerors of Spring \u201919\u201d can be found diligently\nstudying for the test that we have every Wednesday. Today was no different! We\nwere all at the tables, with our flashcards, reviewing for the test. Some chose\nto study individually, while others formed small study groups. One thing is for\nsure: we are ready for Brian T.\u2019s test in the morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the day moved on, we gathered under the stairs to\npractice our pitches for the Business Plan Competition. We are adding our\nfinancials to what we have already done, so that we will have a pitch of no\nless than seven minutes. Now that we are close to graduation, everyone seems to\nbe a little more relaxed but, at the same time, we are excited.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Abel R. (a.k.a. \u201cMickey Mouse\u201d)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wednesday April 17, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We started our entrepreneur\nclass today with a test. Many of us were nervous; there is a lot going on with\nthe Business Plan Competition and graduation just around the corner. However,\nwe met this challenge as we have met all others throughout this program. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once the test was completed,\nit was time for our favorite part of the class. It was Brian T.\u2019s (a.k.a.\n\u201cCruella de Vil\u201d) time to shine. We all clapped our hands as he danced down the\naisle. Today\u2019s lesson was on Chapter 12. The focal point of the chapter was on establishing\noperations and developing a critical path chart. We covered a lot of material during\nour weekly entrepreneurship class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Back on the Pods, many people\nimmediately began to study, while others continued to write or practice their\npitches in preparation for next month\u2019s Pitch Day event. It is a good feeling\nto be approaching the completion of this program. Keep up the good work, Spring\n\u201919!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

.Juan P.\n(a.k.a. \u201cTootsie Roll\u201d)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thursday April 18, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today started off like every other Thursday morning since the\nbeginning of this second (business) phase. The PEP brothers who have computer\nlab in the morning have the opportunity to learn Microsoft Word, Excel and\nPowerPoint. These skills will help us in our future business undertakings. We\nmay not have had this opportunity to learn these skills if not for PEP. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

PEP has truly opened our hearts and given us the tools to change\nwho we used to be and help us to grow into the Conquerors of Spring \u201919. We are\nworking on our business plan pitches for our upcoming event in two weeks. With\nthis in mind, we are taking pride in putting our pitches together. This\nrequires hard work and the persistence needed to conquer our fears in order to\npresent them to the PEP executive volunteers effectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s keep up the hard work and stay dedicated to our\nstudies as we proceed toward graduation. This is an important part of our\njourney and must be taken seriously. PEP has taken the initiative to bless us,\nand we are looking forward to passing along these blessings to others. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Emmanuel\nM. (a.k.a. \u201cMr. Herbert P\u201d)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Friday April 19, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is important to wake up and show our thanks by talking\nto our Lord in heaven every morning. PEP is truly a blessing that should not be\nwasted even when the stress of our studies and the hectic schedules affect us.\nWith this in mind, we speak positivity into our days spent here as wise\nstewards should. God truly has blessed the Prison Entrepreneurship Program, and\nit would be unfortunate if any of its resources were wasted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We don\u2019t have any classes today, so we are just relaxing\nand putting the final touches on our remaining projects, whether it be at\nrecreation, in the dayroom or in our cells. Our thinking has shown that we are\nbecoming competent businessmen able to give back to society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today lived up to its name: Good Friday. God is blessing us\nall with opportunities for growth in the workplace and in our homes. PEP is\nsuch a unique blessing that doesn\u2019t happen everywhere (as of yet), and it is\nvery important that we don\u2019t waste the gifts we have here. So let us thank our\nFather in heaven every day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jerome\nS. (a.k.a. \u201cSamuel Jackson\u201d)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Expressions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGreater love has no one than this, than to lay\ndown one\u2019s life for his friends.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                                                                                                                    ~\nJohn 15:13<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In his book Written\nin Blood<\/em>, Robert Coleman tells the story of a little boy whose sister\nneeded a blood transfusion. The doctor had explained to the boy that his sister\nhad the same disease that he had previously recovered from two years earlier.\nHer only chance for recovery was a transfusion from someone who had previously\nconquered the disease. Since the two of them had the same blood type, the boy was\nthe ideal donor. When the doctor asked the boy if he would give his blood to\nhis sister, Johnny hesitated, his lips began to tremble and he just stood there\nlooking down at his feet. After a moment he seemed to gather himself. Johnny\nlooked at the doctor, smiled and said, \u201cSure, for my sister.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The two children were wheeled into the hospital\nroom. There was a stark contrast between the two; Mary being pale and thin and\nJohnny being robust and healthy. Neither spoke, but when their eyes met, Johnny\ngrinned. However, as the nurse stuck the needle into his arm, Johnny\u2019s smile\nfaded. He watched wide-eyed, as the blood began to flow through the tube. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When the procedure was almost over, Johnny\nbroke the silence. He asked the doctor, \u201cWhen do I die?\u201d Then the doctor fully\nrealized why the boy had acted the way he did, when he agreed to donate his\nblood. He had thought that giving his blood to his sister meant giving up his\nlife.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It wasn\u2019t necessary for him to give up his life\nfor his sister, but he was willing to do it. His great love for his sister had\ncaused him to make that decision. In the spirit of this Easter holiday, let us\nremember that there was one who laid down his own life for us.<\/p>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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