<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" > <channel> <title>state ffa convention – 7 Days Time</title> <atom:link href="https://www.7daystime.com/tag/state-ffa-convention/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>https://www.7daystime.com</link> <description>Serious About Faith. Light-Hearted About Life.</description> <lastBuildDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2020 13:12:17 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en-US</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=4.8.25</generator> <image> <url>https://www.7daystime.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/cropped-brandforweb-32x32.png</url> <title>state ffa convention – 7 Days Time</title> <link>https://www.7daystime.com</link> <width>32</width> <height>32</height> </image> <item> <title>Factor of 7: Barrett Keene & Go Walk America</title> <link>https://www.7daystime.com/factor-of-7-barrett-keene-go-walk-america/</link> <comments>https://www.7daystime.com/factor-of-7-barrett-keene-go-walk-america/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 12:51:03 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sharita]]></dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Factor of 7]]></category> <category><![CDATA[faith]]></category> <category><![CDATA[giveaway]]></category> <category><![CDATA[God]]></category> <category><![CDATA[heaven]]></category> <category><![CDATA[blue corduroy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[national ffa]]></category> <category><![CDATA[state ffa convention]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://7daystime.com/?p=1372</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>I remember when I first met Barrett Keene. It was May 2002. (UG. That was nearly 10 years ago. HOW did we get this old?) I had just finished my sophomore year of high school My friend Melissa and I were sitting in McCain Auditorium in Manhattan, Kansas at State FFA convention. Some dude poked […]</p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.7daystime.com/factor-of-7-barrett-keene-go-walk-america/">Factor of 7: Barrett Keene & Go Walk America</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.7daystime.com">7 Days Time</a>.</p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">I remember when I first met Barrett Keene.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">It was May 2002. (UG. That was nearly 10 years ago. HOW did we get this old?) I had just finished my sophomore year of high school My friend Melissa and I were sitting in McCain Auditorium in Manhattan, Kansas at State FFA convention. Some dude poked his head into our row and started a conversation.<span id="more-1372"></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">I looked down at the words that were embroidered on his nifty blue corduroy jacket. “Barrett Keene…” Why did that sound so familiar? Suddenly, I remembered– we memorized his name in ag class… because he was a NATIONAL FFA OFFICER. (insert fake angelic worship light/sound here:<em> aaaaaaaaaahhhhhh!!!</em>)</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Honestly, I don’t remember much of the conversation, mainly because I was in awe. I mean, in the FFA world, National Officers were like a celebrity, at least to me. (Little did I know that eight years later, one of my bridesmaids would be a past National Officer.)</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">The only thing I remember from that conversation was Barrett talking about oranges (because he was from Florida) and how he introduced me to the phrase “Mamma Jamma,” which I admittedly still use on occasion. I also knew this dude was gonna be a big deal.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">What I didn’t know was that he was gonna be a big deal for Jesus.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Barrett is now a Ph.D. student at Cornell and has given me permission to feature his story as a “Factor of 7.” He is walking across America to raise awareness for the 145 million orphaned children around the world. Yeah. Walking. Across America. That’s like 3,4<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>7</strong></span>5 miles from Miami to San Francisco. It is schedule to take about 9-ish months. This is big, people.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">He is making news as he walk’s in Jesus’ footsteps of service. Check out the video at the link below for the clip introducing his mission on CBS Miami.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://7daystime.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/go-walk-america.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1382" title="Go Walk America" alt="" src="http://7daystime.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/go-walk-america.jpg?w=300" width="300" height="200" srcset="https://www.7daystime.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/go-walk-america.jpg 960w, https://www.7daystime.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/go-walk-america-300x200.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://miami.cbslocal.com/latest-videos?autoStart=true&topVideoCatNo=default&clipId=6706105">Go Walk America: From Miami to San Fran</a></p> <p style="text-align: left;">Pretty cool, huh?</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">I have been following his progress wanted to give his mission a shout out… we can all help with the cause in a few different ways.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">1. Pray for him– health, safety, ability to share the message</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">2. Check out the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/gowalkamerica">Go Walk America Facebook page</a>. Like it and follow along.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">3. Share the message with your friends and family.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">4. Consider purchasing a uniform (or more <img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/2.3/72x72/1f642.png" alt="π" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /> ) for $20 each… check out <a href="http://gowalkamerica.org/">www.gowalkamerica.org</a> for more details. You can click on “donate” and make it happen!</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">5. If you or someone you know has a camper and/or RV and/or car to donate for this trip so he has somewhere to sleep… Um, yeah, think about it <img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/2.3/72x72/1f642.png" alt="π" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">6. Walk along for a small sliver of the journey and raise funds with him. (Again, check out the Go Walk America Website…)</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">I never knew that a conversation about oranges and FFA would resurface as a pretty cool Jesus movement a decade later. Barrett’s heart for God is an inspiration. As he walks those 3,4<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>7</strong></span>5 steps don’t be afraid to take your own steps in the name of Jesus, wherever Christ might lead.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Staying in Step,</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">SGK</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #993300;"><em>“If the LORD delights in a manβs way, he makes his steps firm…” Psalm 37:23</em></span></p> <p><a class="a2a_button_facebook" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/facebook?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.7daystime.com%2Ffactor-of-7-barrett-keene-go-walk-america%2F&linkname=Factor%20of%207%3A%20Barrett%20Keene%20%26%20Go%20Walk%20America" title="Facebook" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_button_twitter" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/twitter?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.7daystime.com%2Ffactor-of-7-barrett-keene-go-walk-america%2F&linkname=Factor%20of%207%3A%20Barrett%20Keene%20%26%20Go%20Walk%20America" title="Twitter" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_button_pinterest" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/pinterest?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.7daystime.com%2Ffactor-of-7-barrett-keene-go-walk-america%2F&linkname=Factor%20of%207%3A%20Barrett%20Keene%20%26%20Go%20Walk%20America" title="Pinterest" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_button_linkedin" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/linkedin?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.7daystime.com%2Ffactor-of-7-barrett-keene-go-walk-america%2F&linkname=Factor%20of%207%3A%20Barrett%20Keene%20%26%20Go%20Walk%20America" title="LinkedIn" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_button_email" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/email?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.7daystime.com%2Ffactor-of-7-barrett-keene-go-walk-america%2F&linkname=Factor%20of%207%3A%20Barrett%20Keene%20%26%20Go%20Walk%20America" title="Email" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_button_wordpress" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/wordpress?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.7daystime.com%2Ffactor-of-7-barrett-keene-go-walk-america%2F&linkname=Factor%20of%207%3A%20Barrett%20Keene%20%26%20Go%20Walk%20America" title="WordPress" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_dd addtoany_share_save addtoany_share" href="https://www.addtoany.com/share#url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.7daystime.com%2Ffactor-of-7-barrett-keene-go-walk-america%2F&title=Factor%20of%207%3A%20Barrett%20Keene%20%26%20Go%20Walk%20America" data-a2a-url="https://www.7daystime.com/factor-of-7-barrett-keene-go-walk-america/" data-a2a-title="Factor of 7: Barrett Keene & Go Walk America"></a></p><p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.7daystime.com/factor-of-7-barrett-keene-go-walk-america/">Factor of 7: Barrett Keene & Go Walk America</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.7daystime.com">7 Days Time</a>.</p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://www.7daystime.com/factor-of-7-barrett-keene-go-walk-america/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>