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Living like a hamster...Worry has been described as a rocking

chair. You are always

moving but never get-

ting anywhere.

Our natural ten-

dency is live like the

hamster. A problem

begins running

around in our minds.

It makes a circle and

finds no place to stop.

We eventually tire of

the process and sim-

ply ignore it for a while. Then, we start

thinking again and again and again. We

look at issues and results, beginning to

agonize because we either don't like the

options or we can't decide which will give

us the best answer. We put it down, we

pick it back up. We are much like a ham-

ster running on an exercise wheel. We run

and run but still get off at the same place

we started.

The next time you find yourself in the

hamster wheel with a problem, consider

these options.

Trust the one who sees the whole plan:

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart,

lean not on your own understanding in all

your ways acknowledge Him and He

shall direct your paths. (Proverbs 3:5-6,

NIV)

Focus on the motivation behind the

issue:

“Seek ye first the kingdom of God and

his righteousness and all these things

shall be added unto you.” (Matthew 6:33

NIV)

Remember God can be trusted even in

overwhelming circumstances:

I lie down and sleep; I wake again,

because the LORD sustains me. I will not

fear the tens of thousands drawn up again

me on every side. (Psalm 3:5-6 NIV)

Talk to other's who have wisdom and

insight:

Plans fail for lack of counsel but with

many advisers they succeed. Proverbs

15:22 (TNIV)

All of us will come to times in our

lives that we begin to worry about some-

thing. When we do, we need to get out of

the rocking chair and move away from

the hamster wheel. Learn to talk to God,

read His word, and trust Him. He has

your best interest at heart. In the end, we

may need to be more like Mark Twain

who said, “As an old man, I have worried

about many things in life, most of which

never came true.”

The following worship opportuni-ties are available through CampShelby Joint Forces TrainingCenter.

ON POST• General Protestant

Sunday, 9 a.m., Greer ChapelSunday, 12:30 a.m., Greer Chapel

• Catholic MassSaturday, 2 p.m., Greer ChapelSunday, 2 p.m., Greer Chapel(Confessions 30 minutes prior

to services)

OFF POST*Transportation provided for

Jewish, Episcopal, Lutheran,Muslim services only (due to timescheduling) Transportation phonenumber is 558-2622, unit respon-sible for setting up transportation.

• Lutheran*Sunday, 8 a.m., St. John

Lutheran Church, 2001 HardyStreet, 601-583-4898.

• Episcopal*Sunday, 8 a.m., Trinity

Episcopal, 509 West Pine St.,601-544-5551.

For Jewish, Latter-day Saintsand Muslim services, please con-tact the Post Chaplain for assis-tance at 558-2378.

• JewishFriday at Temple B’Nai Israel at

801 Mamie Street, 601-545-3871.Every Friday at 6 p.m.

• Latter-day SaintsSunday, 9 a.m., Latter-day

Saints Meeting House, 1618Broadway Dr., 601-268-2438/Hall: 601-268-9706. Contact thePost Chaplain.

• MuslimContact Post Chaplain

Worship Opportunities

By Capt. Partin

“Seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness and all these things shall be added unto you.” (Matthew 6:33 NIV)

BY: SGT. MICHAEL WILLIAMSCSJFTC PA

Entering high school, Sgt. Jeff Haight

found himself going down the wrong path.

“I was heading down hill after my junior

year in high school,

but once I signed up

for the Delayed

Entry Program

(DEP), I knew this

was going to be a

lifelong career,” he

said.

Haight of the

221st Ordnance

Company, which is

currently mobilized

at Camp Shelby

Joint Forces

Training Center

(CSJFTC), serves as the Supply Sergeant

for his unit.

The unit is headquartered in Fort Wayne,

Ind., and has been training at CSJFTC for

nearly two months. He is a native of

Minden, Neb., and has been in the military

for 18 years.

Haight said this is some high-speed train-

ing. “This training is the best that I have

seen. It is top notch. I find that the instruc-

tors and staff are professional and that they

are not wasting our (Soldiers) time with

irrelevant information.”

“I believe this training will help in all

aspects of our duties and help reiterate some

important Army standards,”

Before Haight was deployed, he ran his

own sports bar and grill in Nebraska called

the Double Down. He also said he has been

in the food service industry since he joined

the Army.

While he is deployed, his wife, Marci,

now runs the bar and grill. “I miss my wife,

my daughters Kyra, 8, and Muryn, 3, and

my business.

“When I'm not training and I have time, I

call my kids when I have time. Back at

home I really didn't have that much time off

but when I did, it was with my kids.”

Photos by Sgt. Michael Williams, CSJFTC PA

At left, Sgt. Johnnie Harper, right, checks Soldiers in during the demobilization process at

Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center (CSJFTC). Above, Wisconsin Army National Guard

Soldiers of the 105th Cavalry look over military paperwork while they wait in line during their

demobilization at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center (CSJFTC). During the demobi-

lization process, the Soldiers will complete financial paperwork and other military documents,

and receive medical evaluations. The Wisconsin Soldiers spent nearly nine months in Iraq

where their mission was to conduct convoy security.

SUBMITTED BY SGT. FIRST CLASS DEBORAH

GREENCSJFTC EONCOIC

May is Asian Pacific American Heritage month

which is a celebration of Asians and Pacific Islanders in

the United States. During this month, we honor the

many contributions of citizens of Asian and Pacific

Island ancestry who have helped to enrich our nation by

exhibiting their strong values of love of family, love of

community, and love of America helping to defend our

safety as we struggle for peace around the world.

Just for Fun Quiz!1. What island was nicknamed “Ellis Island of the

West” because it was a major immigrant processing sta-

tion in the early part of the 20th Century?

2. Who were the Pensionados?

3. What's a “picture bride”?

4. Why did many Laotians immigrate to the U.S.

after 1975?

5. What was the purpose of the Chinese Exclusion

Act of 1882?

6. When did Chinese workers begin to build the

Transcontinental Railroad?

7. What is the name of the Asian American cultural

movement in the 1960s that advocated self-acceptance

and fought racism and ethnic prejudice?

8. In 1976, whose work incorporated Asian American

history, myth, and memories of the author's family?

9. What group helped to spur passage of the 1991

Civil Rights Act?

10. What was the major reason for boycotts of Miss

Saigon on Broadway in 1991?

Photos by Sgt. Michael Williams, CSJFTC PA

Rosa Fort ROTC visit Rosa Fort High School Air Force Junior ReserveOfficers' Training Corps (JROTC) cadets pose in frontof a CH-54 Tarhe Sky Crane during their visit at theMississippi Armed Forces Museum, located on CampShelby Joint Forces Training Center (CSJFTC). Theschool is located in Tunica. At left, Cadets CarrushikaDavis, Sertoria Ellington, Cheniqua Teal and ShanaMartin look at military artifacts in the Mississippi ArmedForces Museum. “We have brought down 28 cadets todo a base and museum tour,” said Master Sgt. JerryThomas, Aerospace Science Instructor at Rosa FortHigh School. “We wanted to see how the military trainsbefore they are sent over to Iraq and plus to visit themuseum.”

105thDemobilization

Asian Pacific American

Heritage Month observed