In 1974 my grandpa flew from Jordan, 6,410 miles, to Chicago so his family can have a better life. Although my family is from Jordan, we were always identified as Christians never any other faith, while they were overseas they were a part of a Catholic church. He worked three jobs until he saved up enough money to fly his wife and nine children over to the states. Once his whole family was here, in America, my grandpa opened up his own business which is still up and running today. My dad, who is the seventh child, worked many jobs before following in his father's footsteps and opening his own business and getting married. Our family lived on the east side of Chicago for about ten years, before moving to the suburbs. Once we moved, one of the …show more content…
I was sitting at a church play called, Heavens Gates and Hells Flames, the play was about how different people lived their lives and when they died it showed them either going to heaven or going to hell. I remember one scene about a family of four, only the daughter was saved and she was trying to lead the other members of her family to Christ. Some freak accident happened and the family all died, the play showed the parents weeping and begging to be with their daughter, who was walking into heaven. I remember how dramatic it was and thinking about how horrible it would to be in that situation, especially knowing it would be the opposite of the scene, I would be the one weeping and begging to be with my family, since they were saved and I wasn’t. I went to the alter that night and talked with someone, I ended up praying to accept Jesus into my heart. That year I went to the church's youth camp, that week was filled with the Lords presence, from the fellowship to the preaching. I remember one message about how real hell was, the pastor talked about the demons that would torment anyone in there and how there is an actual, physical fire that would never end, continue burning for eternity. The part of the message that got me was when the pastor said we will still have our memories and we would remember all the opportunities we had to accept Jesus in our life. I believe that week really …show more content…
I am currently studying to become a dentist, it hasn’t been easy nor is it going to get easier but I know if I put all my focus on doing it, and with the Lords help I will one day achieve my goals. Outside of school and with the very little free time I have, I like to be outdoors doing something like playing a sport with friends, riding my bike, or even just hanging out with friends. I have trained in kickboxing and Brazilian jiu-jitsu, I always have loved watching fights, and I would have loved to compete but never have got the chance to. I love food, because of my Middle Eastern background we eat mostly Arabic food in our house, which contains a lot of rice and a lot of chicken but I do like American foods like steak, burgers, and hot