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It was an impressive group of
young people who were gathered
last week for recognition of their
efforts as Apprentices and
Workforce Development Intents
For the 42 apprentices and 30 interns
present, it was an acknowledgment
that they had. for the past
school year, been a pan of programs
intended to expose them to
vv hat's involved in ccnain kinds of
employment Also in attendance,
were representatives of the Lumber
River Workforce Development
Board, the Robeson County
JobRcady Partnership Work-based
Learning Committee, the Lumberton
Area Chamber of Commerce,
the Public Schools of Robeson
County as well as representatives
of firms which provided apprenticeship
of intern opportunities for
these young people.
With these entities working together
for work-based learning for
our students, the latter are given the
opportunity to learn firsthand what
being a part of these firms or professions
entail. The students are
/?ble to decide, on the basis of their
participation in the work, whether
it is something the}' would like to
pursue after graduation from high
school It gives them the opportunity
to sec up close w hat is involved
in being a part of the particular organization
they arc a part of The)
are able to judge w hether it was as
they had imagined it to be and
whether they think they could be
happy with it as a career. On the
other hand, if they discover that the
work is not what they thought it
would be like, it is better to find
that out before they go too far in
making plans to make it their career
choice and taking courses that are
required for that career. They hav e
the time to be able to adjust those
courses in keeping with the requirements
of an alternate career Regardless.
then, of which w ay they
choose to go. the experience of
work-based learning has been a
positive one for the student combining,
as it docs, classroom learning
with practical exposure to the
world of work.
While work-based Learning certainly
offers advantages to the students.
it also helps the local firms
who agree to participate in the program
to be exposed to students who
might prove to be valuable employees
in the future. That's at least
part of the reason for the number
of firms who are involved with itsome
for more thanjust a first year.
That number is about fifty firms.
When students become interested
in taking part, they apply to
the program they're interested jp.
They' agree, along with their par- ,
ents. to adhere to those requirements
which have been established
in cooperation with the Department
of Labor, the school and. of course,
the employer. In return, the students
arc paid for the time they spend in
the employer's business.
For the few years that the intern
and apprentice programs have been
in effect, there has been so much
praise for them that 1 believe that
they will be with us for a long time
to come with the benefits to the
county and its students continuing
to grow. _
50 YEARS?DAY OF PRAYER
According ti the latest newsletter from Dr James Dobson. (as well as
Stan Smith's Robcsonian column for April 27) President Truman and
Congress signed a joint resolution in 1952 to establish a "National Day
of Prayer" in the united States. In 1988 the first Thursday in Nay was
designated as the National day of Prayer Perhaps I 'll remember that next
yearTi
Through the years I have received reminders to observe the annual
WORLD Day of Prayer. But 1 don't remember hearing of the "National
Day" until I began listening to and receiving materials from Focus on
the Family, the organization Dr Dobson startc' her spending sev eral
years working with children and youth as a psychologist For several
years his wife, Shirley, has been the chairman (chairperson) of this annual
event.
If there has been a yearly public gathering in the Pembroke area to
pray together on this special day, I have not been aware of it. According
to Pastor Stan Smith (whom I met at First Methodist last year after the
memorial service for Jon Ray) Lumbcrton is one of the nearby towns
where persons of all backgrounds have been meeting together (at the
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county courthouse) to join in prayer for our nation on the first Thursday
each May. Surely our nation is in DIRE NEED of God's forgiveness,
help, and guidance 1!
I believe I have failed to say: "Let's remember to pray for our new
president " Actually, we Christians, as citizens of this great country,
ought to pray REGULARLY for each current administration, our current
Congress, our Supreme Court, and the entire assortment of leaders from
Washington all the way to our own hometown, oughtn't we?
Billy Graham, this year's HONORARY National Chairman, has called
on all of us Americans to join in praving for our nation on Thursday,
May 3.
I should have put this in my column last lime. Howev er, if you do not
hear about the Day of Prayer until after the date has passed, I know no
reason why concerned people could not get together at a later dale, or
just take their concerns for this nation to our Creator privately on a
day-to-day basis. I wonder what would REALLY happen if all who
believe in God would prav EACH day for our country' I an sure we
would soon see some positive results '!
FORGETTING THLNGS
1 get SO degusted with myself when I forget something important!
And that happens regularly these days Lately I've noticed that even
when I remember ALMOST all of what I'm trying to do. 1 can hardly keep
from forgetting ONE important item, errand, or activity.
It just occurred to me that, maybe, after we reach threescore years and
ten, our minds have to let something slip through the cracks, in order for
us to be able to concentrate on our main objective. Of course, when we
arc dealing with a lot of different things, we nay not take the time to
decide what our main objective IS, and that can spell real trouble! We
may mange to remember something we could have out off until day after
tomorrow and have a totally deleted memory of the most important jobs
we were supposed to do.
IMPORTANCE OF ASKING FOR FORGIVENESS
Last time I said that God is always ready (like the father in the parable
of the "Prodigal Son") to welcome us back after we have let go of His
hand and started backsliding. But. as we turn around, to head back to
Him, the FIRST thing we need to do is to ask for forgiveness. And that's
something that modern-day Americans don't seem to want to do. Don't
let your PRIDE (or your SHAME) keep you MIRED DOWN IN SIN of one
kind or another, without taking it all to the Lord!! He understands. He will
forgive! ?:
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