Ballroom Observation

Observation: The student body section of the football game was most noticeable on the Heritage side and all the students seemed to be in one homogenous clump, with the exception of one or two separated groups and individuals. However, upon closer glance, the glaringly obvious racial divide clearly split the group of students down a chasm of social segregation. The divide appeared to be general accepted and almost unnoticed by the students, nothing beyond the ordinary, and the behaviors observed were consistent in the group as a whole. Most of the glaring behaviors exhibited by the students unfortunately revolved around sexuality. The cheerleaders were uncharacteristically suggestive in their dance choices, having an obvious effect on the young male onlookers we observed. Even the students in the student section were extremely sexually suggestive in their behavior, in their dancing or even making direct and noticeable hand gestures after being prompted by a seemingly innocent lyric in the marching band’s performance. The interaction …show more content…
I constantly felt the need to go and sit with a student sitting by themselves and talk to them about the friend they have in Jesus or go up to the girl whose boundaries are being continually pushed down and love her as Christ does. If anything, this event was, for me, a reinforcement of calling. My heart was utterly broken and for many days following it was most of what I talked about with friends and family back home. Unknowingly these students gave me a great gift by breaking my heart, they showed me as nothing else could the importance of youth ministry. They gave me a glimpse of their world and their struggles, hurts, and wrongs and, though perhaps not identified by them, their behavior pleaded for the mercy and love of our Almighty Father. It taught me true importance of being a Christ-like leader in youth