Dr. Jack Zorn, the First RED COAT (Red Coat Series, Part 2)

Dr. Zorn holds up a sign 
encouraging me 

"You Are Awesome, Blaine"

I never had the great privilege of meeting Jack Zorn.  Everyone that I know who met him said they went away feeling loved.  He had a special gift.  He made others feel important.  He was a motivator and helped young people believe in themselves.  

Take note of the photo above.  This was taken at the annual convention in Orland, FL when I was only 13 years old.  Someone told Dr. Zorn that I had a blog and I had won first place in Louisville with that blog.  

He had a friend of my preacher send this photo to me on my dad's cell phone.  He did special things like that.  He loved kids.  He wanted them to succeed.  It will be a marvel to meet him in heaven when I die.  I imagine that day in my mind.  Will he have a Red Coat in heaven?  I imagine he will be there with Peter and John, laughing with Jesus and bringing little souls (like my baby sister) who died to Jesus, encouraging her to sing or talk to him and the apostles.  I am sure that the younger souls will be magnetized to Jack Zorn, that's just how he affects children.  

As soon as I heard about the Red Coat, I wanted to try for it.  I started doing more events when I was in 7th grade.  I loved speaking and leading hymns.  I had done Bible Bowl many years before there even was a Red Coat Award.  

It took a LOT of work. But if I can do it, you can do it.  Just start.  Jot down some notes, get organized, and start!  There is no time like the present, as they say! 

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 Here are my activities from year to year 

2015 - 5th grade – Speech (First Place), Song Leader, Painting, Sketching

 

2016 – 6^th grade – Speech (Winners’ Circle), Song Leading (Third Place), Puppet Theater (2^nd Place), Blog (1^st Place), Know the Books (Level 2, Gold), Read the Word (NT), Centurion of Scripture (Bronze), Good Samaritan (Bronze), Year-Round Bible Study/Reading, Bulletin Board (3rd Place), Provider (3 Medals), Art Says It - Painting (2^nd Place), Poster (1st Place), Photography (2^nd Place), Sketch

 

2017 - 7th grade – Winners’ Circle Speech, Song Leading (1st Place), Puppet Theatre, Year-Round Song Leading and Speech, Centurion of Scripture, Good Samaritan, Year-Round Bible Reading/Study, Year-Round Bulletin Board, Know the Books level 2 Gold, Mass Media:  Blog (3^rd Place), Video (1st Place), Audio, Art Says It -Painting (3rd Place), Sketch, Photography (2^nd Place), Bulletin Board, Individual Scrapbook, Provider -3 Medals (Louisville)

 

2018 - 8th grade – Winners’ Circle Speech (3^rd Place), Winners’ Circle Song leading (1st Place), Puppet Theatre (1^st Place), Year-Round Song Leading and Speech, Centurion of Scripture, Good Samaritan, Year-Round Bible Reading/Study, Year-Round Bulletin Board, Know the Books level 2 Gold, Read the Word OT/NT, Mass Media:  Editorial, Video, and Audio (1^st Place), Art Says It Painting, Sketch, Photography, Bulletin Board, Winner’s Circle Individual Scrapbook (3^rd Place), Provider -3 Medals, Group Scrapbook, Group Banner, Selected for Parade of Leaders (Louisville)

 

2019 - 9th grade – Winners’ Circle Speech, Winners’ Circle Song leading, Year-Round Song Leading and Speech, Centurion of Scripture, Good Samaritan, Year-Round Bible Reading/Study, Know the Books level 2 Gold, Read the Word OT/NT, Mass Media:  Editorial, Video, and Audio, Art Says It Painting, Sketch, Photography, Bulletin Board, Winner’s Circle Individual Scrapbook, Provider -3 Medals (Memphis)

 

2020- 10th grade – No convention held, but I still did work on Year-round Song Leading, Year-Round Speech, Good Samaritan, Scrapbook, Know the Books level 2 Gold, Year-Round Bible Study, Submitted Editorial (third place), Video, and Audio for Mass Media, Guard, Centurion of Scripture, Read the Word (NT only).  I was signed up to do Debate, Speech, and Song leading. (Louisville)

 

2021- 11th grade  - Served as a Volunteer Host, Worship Leader Sunday Morning (Song Leader), and Served Communion at Sunday Worship at  Convention, Winners’ Circle Speech, Winners’ Circle Song leading, Year-Round Song Leading, Centurion of Scripture, Good Samaritan, Year-Round Bible Reading/Study, Know the Books, Read the Word OT/NT, Mass Media:  Podcasting (1st place), Blogging (1st Place), Painting, Sketch (3^rd Place), Photography (2nd Place), Bulletin Board (3rd Place), Winner's Circle Scrapbook (1st Place), Provider -3 Medals, (Louisville)

 

2022 - 12th grade – I am registered and preparing for the following events:

Red Coat Candidate, Host Volunteer, Winners’ Circle Speech, Winners’ Circle Song leading, Debate, Bible Bowl Team A, Year-Round Speech (Bronze), Year-Round Song Leading (Bronze), Sower, Podcasting, Blogging, Centurion of Scripture (Bronze), Year-Round Bible reading/Study, Know the Books, Read the Word OT/NT, Winner's Circle Scrapbook, Art Says It Painting, Sketch, Photography, Bulletin Board, Provider -3 Medals (Lawn Mower maint., Car Maint and Repair, and Basic Home Security).

Also Volunteered to serve Communion on Sunday, Volunteer to lead worship in hymns or speck presentation for Sunday

 

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Start Now! 
You Can Do It!

 

We Must Be Strong (Red Coat Series, Part 4)

What does it take to earn the Red Coat?

The same thing it takes to follow Christ, give it your all!

Reciting the Gettysburg Address at
Bethany Village Nursing Home
during a Mother's Day Luncheon

It takes Courage! 

I developed courage as I learned new skills in L2L in my 7 years of participating.  

Courage is sometimes feeling fear and doing the thing anyway. 

 In a little while, it becomes easier!   

At first, I did not enjoy speaking in public.  

Now I love it!  Practice makes perfect.  

Although I rarely do it perfectly.  

This was the first time I led the 
Communion Service

It takes Strength

What else does it take to earn the Red Coat?

A tremendous amount of Strength. God will give you the strength, so don't worry.

Giving it your all

What does it take to follow Christ, to give him our "ALL?"

It takes courage, and it takes daily strength.

The word of God says that we will be transformed when we meditate on the words in the Bible

as often as we can!

Convention 2021

What is the benefit of this?

More joy.

More adventure.

More purpose.

More is something we all want. 

Giving to Get

What if the only way to find more is to give Jesus all that you have?

You can discover the Treasure worth everything. 

Jesus has everything you need.

Matthew 6:21 says, “For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.” 

How about you, do you know Jesus?