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Dd 2 and I went shopping and then we stopped at DQ to wait for her boyfriend to get off work so I could take them to his house to work on a project for school.

We went in so we could get something to drink while we waited.

We were talking about getting our coats out of the car because it was cold when a black SUV pulled up by the door and 4 young men got out and rushed inside.

 

You could tell the were anxious and excited.

 

They rushed up to the cashier armed with a list, a camera, and a Mom.

They asked if they could take a tray of food out to someone and ordered ice cream.

Then the turned their preadolescence eyes towards us, their next victims. It was a skimpy crowd. DD and me, and 2 older couples.

They asked if they could sit with DD and me and took a photo. DD and I didn't have food so they moved on to one of the older men and asked to share some of his fries. Then they noticed Dd had waist length hair so they asked if one of them could braid her hair.

DD had to teach the boy how the braid while the Mom took video. The look on DD's face. She was trying so hard not to laugh.

Then off they went looking for a cop or photo booth or something else on their list.

I had to wonder if they would get extra points if the could get the cop in the photo booth.

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Maybe I'm a negative...but they wouldn't have gotten "anything" from us, let alone touch our bodies in any way or touch our food. We would have headed for our vehicle as fast as we could run, and prepared to fight if we needed to. Holloween stunts aren't funny to us. We've even stopped handing out anything...when several years ago every time we answered the door the "trick or treaters were taller and larger than myself.

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..... :scratchhead: ......I don't really 'get it' either. Were they on a scavenger hunt, of a sort?

 

I'd have been right behind WE2s...heading for the exit. Lots of high excitement sends up wary signals for me....and fatigues me rapidly.

 

MtRider :blink: Weird. I'm not Amish but I would not allow myself to be photographed or video. Been hermit on the mt. too long, I guess.

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Yeah I think it's the new scavenger hunt. Also did you catch that these were pre-teens with a mom in attendance? And since they were being nice and asking.. I would have a lot less problem with it. Around here.. the teens will do things like that.. but even in their excitement they are always polite and manage to ask and tell what they're doing. The funniest one is when they go house to house politely asking for a single ingredient for cookies.. so they would stop and might only ask me for a tsp of vanilla or a cup of flour. And they're also polite if someone refuses.

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I do not get it, at all.

If a group of men-women came running in, I'd be on alert.

Good to hear this was not a nasty experience for you.

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It is the new scavenger hunt. Churches around town do it instead of trick or treating. Sorry, I always use the tearm young men because at that tender age being called a boy could be a sensitive subject. There is always a adult and the kids are always polite. Most chruches do it as a famlily so there could be teens involved. As soon as they talked to the cashier I knew what was going on.

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If that happened in this town, nobody would allow them to either. Too strange. I don't mind if someone, with an adult in charge and reasonable in appearance might knock on my door in the neighborhood and ask for some oddball items in a scavenger hunt, but to disrupt customers in a restaurant of any type is not ok. These days you don't know if its a real threat or not and I don't blame anyone being antsy about it.

 

Not every one is still in tune with local youth activities, especially if they are older and to tell you the truth, if I had been out with my son on a rare lunch , I wouldn't want to be interrupted and neither would he, at that age even. I do not give other people license to touch my hair or clothing either, no matter how much it may need it, on the spot. Not for silliness, anyway. Especially around food being served. My personal space bubble does not get violated. I doubt my son would have been into that at that age, either.

 

What if someone was scared enough they had a heart attack due to that sudden approach, or pulled out a concealed weapon in self defense mode, thinking they were going to be assaulted? I think this activity, by whoever started it and sponsors it should be notified of liabilities, and possible danger to the participants due to others thinking it may be a ploy to assault them and their defensive methods being swiftly employed and it becomes a really bad accidental injury or death situation because the sponsors did not think it through in today's climate of social unrest.

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You all have valid points and you are right but could I share my point of view and it is just my point of view.

The reason I'm on this forum is not only the prepping aspect but also the strong christian support I feel here. A few years ago on this forum I asked the question of how big or small my bubble could be before it limits God. I really don't remember how it was worded and it doesn't matter. You dear people told me that I had to decide what God was telling me. It would have to be personal.

 

So my journey began.

The first thing God told me was the size of my bubble didn't matter. God can't be contained in my bubble. He will never fit. He loves me. He sent His Son to die for me. He could use me. He could teach me but he didn't need me. I can't limit him and I can't control everything that happens to me or around me. I am weak.

I don't have to be stupid about my environment. He gave us intuition for a reason and we should use it but I'm not the one in control. I know, it's a scary thought.

 

Then He lead me to Psalms 91. It's a very powerful Psalm. It doesn't matter if you agree with my post today. For me it was a life changer. Please read it and tell he how you feel.

 

Around that time my church started to use a phrase to end every church service. No I'm wrong it's not just a phrase itis a challenge.

The challenge is... Go and BE the church.

The challenge means we are all missionaries of God. We are to be his witness. I had to figure out what that meant to me.

 

It has been a journey. My comfort zone has been stretched. My bubble is probably not as big as yours.

I have hugged a sobbing stranger.

I have spent the night with homeless family's as their host and I would do it again.

I read somewhere people that have tried to commit suicide have said that if one person had smiled at them that day it would have changed their mind so yes, I'm the stranger that will ask how your day is going.

Revive Indiana taught us be bold, listen to God's prompting and ask a stranger " How can I pray for you." and to really listen to the person, respect their boundaries and if they want prayer pray with them.

 

About the photos. I'm on Facebook and there are cameras everywhere you can't avoid them.

I would like to think that one young man invited his friend to a church scavenger hunt on Halloween and his friend had fun because a few strangers played along with them so the next time he went with his friend he'd hear the message of Jesus's love take it to heart and change his eternity.

 

It's how I personally need to be the church.

It keeps my bubble small.

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:amen:

 

 

With our world as messed up as it is, you are a breath of fresh air to me. Your attitude reminds me of my Mother's. No matter how bad someone had treated her, she always held out a helping hand, hug, a smile and would share the message of Jesus's love with them.

 

May God bless you Lady.

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I've been looking for this article to add here because it lines up with with what gofish said. I'm definitely a much more different (better) person as I've allowed my circle to widen.

http://inspiredrd.com/2015/06/how-wide-is-your-circle/?utm_content=buffer58978&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

 

 

Here is something from the article that might get you thinking....

 

 

So, how do you know if you need to expand your circle?

  • Your social media feed agrees on everything all the time.
  • You are asking the same questions about issues that you were asking a year ago, but you haven’t actually asked someone who is going through it.
  • Your beliefs or convictions are never challenged with personal stories.
  • You are the same as you’ve ever been.

How do you start?

  • Listen.
  • Listen.
  • Shh…Listen.
  • Then ask questions. Real questions, not complaints packaged as questions.
  • Take the conversation outside of social media. Start widening your circle in real life.
  • Be willing to have hard conversations.
  • Be willing to be wrong.

Step outside your bubble. There is beauty, grace, and humanity to be found here.

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DH and I had something similar to this happen to us in McDonald's. The kids were cute and nice. I threatened to adopt one of them. I am a very cautious person and find it hard to trust, but in this case it was so obvious these were good kids. It might have been scary if it hadn't been in a very public area.

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