May 2, 2009
CSI - For Real!
In my church we have many different programs to help us develop our faith and to become better human beings. One such program is called Home Teaching. Two men are paired up as companions, and each month they are assigned to visit 3 or 4 families in our church, to get to know them, share talents with them, present to them a lesson, and volunteer to help the family with anything they might need.
Women are also paired up as companions and they likewise visit, teach, and help other women. The woman's program is called Visiting Teaching.
Both of these programs are an excellent way to serve and to make friends. Most of my close friends I have made through the Visiting Teaching program and my husband has made friends through the Home Teaching program.
Our current Home Teachers are brother Pyne and brother Fanning. Brother Pyne is a professional trumpet player for the army, so he often graces our home with beautiful music. Brother Fanning is a real life Crime Scene Investigator, so he tells us gripping stories about the local murders and how the solves the cases.
Last week, Brother Fanning had us over to his home to show us his Crime Scene Truck and to explain to us in detail how he uses all the equipment in his truck to solve crimes. It was the most fascinating 2 hours. He showed us 4 different ways to dust for fingerprints, other ways to get fingerprints from cadavers, ways to measure distances and bullet and blood angles at crime scenes, ways to test if a red material is indeed blood, or even human blood. He showed us his indestructible computer and the schematics for the pubic buildings in town. He even showed us his cameras and pictures of dead people and homes he has investigated. It was so thrilling I did not want the presentation to end. It was definitely better than any TV show. It was so interesting that a whole slew of neighborhood kids showed up to listen to the presentation as well.
To end the evening, Sister Fanning fed us delicious brownies and her twin sons showed our kids their geckos. Brother and sister Fanning have a wonderful family. They have two sets of twins, twin boys, and twin girls.
Sylwia
2 Maj 2009
Prawdziwe Badanie Sceny Zbrodni!
W mojim kosciele mamy wiele roznych programow aby wzmocnic nasza wiare i aby sie polepszyc jako ludzie. Jeden z tych programow nazywa sie "Nauczanie Domowe". W tym programie kazdy meszczyzna ma innego meszczyzne jako partnera, i razem kazdego miesica odwiedzaja 3 lub 4 rodziny. Podczas spotkania sie z rodzina, ci meszczyzni poznaja rodzine, ucza ewangeli, dziela sie swoimi telentami, i ofreruja jakakolwiek pomoc ta rodzina potrzebuje.
Kobiety tez maja taki program, tez maja partnerke, tez raz na miesiac odwiedzaja, ucza, poznaja, i pomagaja innym kobietom. Program dla kobiet nazywa sie "Nauczanie i Odwiedzanie".
Obydwa te programy sa wysmienita okazja aby zapoznac nowych przyjaciol i aby pomgac i sluzyc innym. Wiekszosc moich najblizszych kolerzanek ja poznalam przed ten kobiecy program, a moj maz czesto poznaje przyjaciol prze ten program dla meszczyzn.
Nasi "Nauczyciele Domowi" nazywaja sie brat Pyne i brat Fanning. Brat Pyne profesjonalnie gra na trabce dla wojska. Wiec jak on nas odwiedza to czesto nam gra piekna muzyke. Brat Fanning, jest specjalnym policjantem ktory bada sceny zbrodni. Jak ktos kogos zabije to on zbiera dowody i rozwiazuje przestepstwa. Jak on nas odwiedza to on nam opowiada o przestepstwach ktore on rozwiazal.
W tym tygodniu brat Fanning zaprosil nas do jego domu aby nam pokazac jego specjalny samochod ciezarowy ktory uzywa do rozwiazywania prestepstw. Przez dwie godziny on nam opowiadal i pokazywal jak sie zbiera odciski palcow od zywych i od marlych ludzi. Tez nam pokazywal jak sie mierzy dystansy i katy lecacej krwi i kul z pistoletow. Tez pokazywal nam rozne chemikalia kotre on uzywa aby sprawdzic czy to co jest czerwone to jest krwia, lub czy to jest ludzka krew. Tez pokazal nam swoj komputer ktorego nie mozna zniszczyc, i na ktorym ma plany wszytkich budynkow publicznych w miescie. Tez pokazywam nam zdjecia zmarlych ludzi ktorych znanalz i musial sie dowiedziec jak oni umarli.
Ta prezentacja byla taka porywajaca, ze nie chcialam aby ona sie skonczyla. Spontanicznie wiele dzieci z osiedla przyszlo sluchac i ogladac ta prezentacje. Naprawde bylo to bardziej interesujace niz cokolwiek w telewizorze.
Po prezentacji siostra Fanning nakarmila nas ciastem czekoladowym, a jej dzieci pokazywaly naszym dzieciom swoje jaszczurki gecko. To bardzo wspaniala rodzina. Oni maja dwie pary blizniakow. Dwoch chlopcow, tego samego wieku, i dwie dziewczynki to tez blizniaki .
Sylwia
3 comments:
Wow, how interesting that must have been. You are always so good at having real life lessons and learning from that things around you. Thanks for sharing.
That sounds really intersting Sylwia, how fun, yes much better than TV. I mean who wouldn't want to learn all about CSI in real life? Very cool
Wow.. who wouldn't find that facinating.. I had no idea that is what Brother Fanning did.. How fun. Thanks for sharing with us!
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