BTLN UPDATE

 

At the beginning of the year we started a program called "One forward and one back". The thought behind the program was to honor the Sergeants of Battalion 3739. We decided that we would give every Sergeant a "Sergeant jersey". Problem is that we have 30 years and 22 Sergeants(Good problem!). We could not afford to buy 22 jerseys all at once so the solution to the problem was to buy 2 jerseys every year, therefore we have "One forward and one back". In September Drew was the first Sergeant to receive his jersey, and this week Devin was the second. Next year Jason and the new Sergeant will receive their jerseys.
This week we talked about Mark and how God and Paul gave him a second chance.(Even though Paul did not want to at first.) Mark had deserted Paul and Barnabas on their first missionary journey. Read(Acts 15:36-41)
Later we read that Paul wanted to see Mark and mentions that Mark is now useful to his ministry.

2 Timothy 4:11b - Get Mark and bring him with you, because he is helpful to me in my ministry.

Paul must have remembered what God had inspired him to write.

Ephesians 4:32 - Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.

Thankfully God is a God of second chances. God later used Mark to write the Gospel of Mark!
Besides Devin we had two other old Sergeants show up on Wednesday night. Jason 2006/07 has reading week and Geoff Martens 1988/89 is in G.F. with his family visiting his mom and dad. It is always nice to have Alumni make an appearance! Alumni are welcome anytime!
We played murderball and no matter how hard we tried we could not make even teams. D-Pod changed teams a couple of times and Nathan was traded, but no matter what we did, every game was a blowout. Including the leaders verses the boys, it is now leaders 2 and boys 1.
D-Pod won his third helmet and pulled into a tie with Drew for the lead in the race for Winston in the M.L.B., Major League Bulldog or is it the N.B.A., National Bulldog Association in any case with each passing week the race gets a little tighter.

 

WINSTON STANDINGS (SIX WEEKS TO GO)
DREW BROWN - 3 Helmets and 1 Major
DAVID PODOVINIKOFF - 3 Helmets and 1 Major
SAMMY JEPSEN - 3 Helmets
SAM SCHIESSER - 3 Helmets
STEPHEN LAWRENCE - 3 Helmets
STEVEN FEENSTRA - 2 Helmets and 1 Major
ZAC GOBBETT - 2 Helmets
PARKER STEADMEN - 1 Helmet and 1 Major
ANDREW EYRE - 1 Helmet
CHRIS HENDERSON - 1 Helmet
KALEB HORKOFF - 1 Helmet
SPENCER HENDERSON - 1 Helmet

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