May 17, 2010

  • Everything I Ever Wanted To Do, Updated

    There should be more, but I need to move on and do other things today, so this is my "bucket list" (things I want to do before I kick the bucket) as of:

    May 17, 2010

    Skills/Activities
    1- Speak Vietnamese fluently
    2- Speak one other language fluently
    3- Play guitar well enough to participate in leading worship once
    4- Learn self-defense
    5- Ride a hot air balloon
    6- Have one white Christmas
    7- Publish a book
    8- Attend a Chargers game

    Travel
    9- Go to Vietnam for an "m" trip
    10- Live outside of US for over a year
    11- Visit the Holy Land
    12- See the Sistine Chapel
    13- Go to Bath, Somerset, England (with a visit to Jane Austen Centre, of course!)
    14- Stand on top of Eiffel Tower
    15- Visit Prince Edward Island (with a visit to Avonlea Village, of course!)

    Books
    16- Read Tozer's major works
    17- Read a work of Bonhoeffer
    18- Read a work of Augustine
    19- Read a work of Calvin
    20- Read a work of Luther
    21- Read a work of Spurgeon
    22- Read a work of Andrew Murray
    23- Read a work of Nouwen
    24- Read a work of David Brainerd
    25- Read a work of Jonathan Edwards
    26- Read a work of Teresa of Avila
    27- Read a work of Brother Andrew
    28- Read a work of Watchman Nee

    Spiritual
    29- Get my M.Div. from seminary
    30- Teach a theological/Bible class
    31- Preach a sermon
    32- Be a pastor
    33- Help start a church
    34- Lead a Bible study in every book of the New Testament 
    35- Lead a Bible study in every book of the Old Testament
    36- Memorize John 11 (narrative of Lazarus)
    37- Memorize a book of the Bible
    38- Pray with my mom & dad
    39- Welcome Mom & Dad into the Kingdom of God
    40- Share the Gospel with all my aunts & uncles
    41- Share the Gospel with my 28 cousins
    42- Baptize my child(ren)

    Already Accomplished

    43 - Lead & disciple at least one person to Christ who will ''reproduce''
    44- Ride a horse
    45- Read all of Jane Austen's major works (6 novels)
    46- Overcome fear of public speaking (speak in front of at least 100 people)
    47- Read every book in the Bible
    48- Share the Gospel with my sister and help her walk with Jesus
    49- Share Jesus with Mom's parents
    50- Take a trip with best friend Sam (Chang) - just the 2 of us (Portland. TIU).
    51- Move out of parent's house on good terms
    52- Have a good relationship with both parents
    53- Go on staff with a Christian ministry (Navs, CCC, PESI)
    54- Have one of my written works published in a book (it was a poem)
    55- Get baptized (7/20/97)
    56- Go on a short term missions trip (summer 03, CSM LA)
    57- Go to China for a missions trip
    58- Watch the sun rise over the ocean
    59- See one of the Wonders of the World (Great Wall on 7/17/04)
    60- See a Shakespeare play in a theater
    61- Learn how to ballroom dance (Viennese waltz with Dad for my wedding)
    62- Ride a train (China)
    63- Walk down the aisle as a bride

    Please make a list and share it with me too!  I'd love to read it.  

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