Shay_Harris's Blog

We've covered three MRSA cases in the area in the last few weeks. There are rumors of more...are you a parent who's taking extra precautions to safe guard your family? Do you find it interesting that only in recent years have we even heard of MRSA and it having the far reaching effects that it's had in this country. I've been on line and schools in other places are also being affected.

I covered the final day of the Stop Killing Start Living rally today. I met a very talented young man who has a very interesting story. He grew up on the streets on Miami/Dade. His mother and father were engulfed by crack cocaine addictions and he never saw them again. He lived with his sisters til he was 15 then became too much to handle so he turned to the streets. He wanted to be a rapper...and in the meantime he says he did it all...carjackings, robberies, drug dealing!!! Landed in prison three months later. During that time a minister prayed with him and told him about his ways and where they would eventually land him if he didn't get his life together. He also told him about God's love and forgiveness. He said upon receiving that message he decided to change. Now he's rapping across the world...as he says "for Jesus". He says he's been blessed with a beautiful little girl and wife. He says they're really living a blessed life. Now he spends his time when he's not working his on his job, telling young people about the world outside the world they live in that offers so much hope and positivity. Just wanted to share this...it'll brighten someone's day to know that people do change. Other's will  probably be cynical :-).

That's the theme of an event planned for this week. It's so heavy to me that we have to preach this to anyone. To me there's only one choice in that command. However, that's not the case for everyone. It would be so easy to place blame, but the truth is there are a myriad of reasons why this is happening in the first place. I really hope that the outreach ministry organization is able to really begin to break through and get to some of the young minds they're trying to reach. There is a huge world beyond the communities we live in...it's such a shame when one doesn't get to experience any of it because their lives and futures are taken way too soon!

A hit and run in Port Orange leaves two young children in critical condition after the man who hit them ran off. Investigators say they found the man's car abandoned not far from the accident site. I stopped by their home today looking to speak to the parents. There was a nice courtsize basketball goal in the yard where it's obvious the kids play ball together. It's amazing to me how someone can interrupt other people's lives like this; and in worse case scenario, destroy people's lives this way and tuck their tails and run.. How cowardly is this...to hit then run?

I was really surprised this morning to find so many people who didn't watch the debate. Many of them said there minds were made up and they didn't need Senator Biden or Governor Palin to solidify anything for them.  Others said they didn't believe either one of them anyway. Did you watch?