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#FaithWorks: Maryland pilots with a higher calling sponsor Youth Day at Fort Meade
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By H.R. Harris,
Particular to the AFRO
Whereas Michael McFadden flies between San Diego and Seattle Washington as a flight attendant for Southwest Airways, Air Drive pilot Todd O’Brien is usually busy escorting authorities officers in a Cessna-17 abroad.
This previous weekend, nonetheless, each males reported for obligation on a mission of affection because the Maryland Chapter of Pilots For Christ celebrated their annual Youth Day at Tipton Airfield in Fort Meade, Md.
“It was scary and enjoyable,” mentioned 12-year-old Joshua Morris after he exited the Piper Cherokee airplane flown by O’Brien, a member of the Fort Meade Flight Membership.
Joshua was one of many Youth Day contributors that took to the skies for the primary time in the course of the occasion designed to show the surprise in addition to the science behind aviation. Youth Day can also be a time for the dad and mom of younger contributors to expertise the marvel of flight with the flight simulators accessible at Tipton Airfield.
The pilots and volunteers, who workers the Youth Day occasions, like their younger contributors proceed to be fascinated by each the physics and the sensation of being weightless above the clouds. The hope for the Pilots for Christ group is to plant seeds that can blossom right into a profession in aviation by way of the airplanes on show, check flights, and different actions supplied to youth and fogeys who attended the occasion.
The seed was planted for Isaiah Harris, 15, one of many youth contributors. “I can get my pilot’s license by the point I’m 17,” Isaiah mentioned to relations who accompanied him to the Youth Day occasion.
“This was a beautiful day,” mentioned McFadden, president of the Maryland Chapter of Pilots for Christ. When he isn’t flying, McFadden is the minister on the School Park Church of Christ.
However McFadden wasn’t at all times a pilot. Identical to the youth gathered for the Pilots for Christ Youth Day, the love of flight and aviation was a small seed that the husband and father of three hoped would develop when he was employed at Southwest Airways as a flight steward.
Whereas flying throughout the US in a Boeing 737 as a flight steward serving clients, McFadden continued his quest to fly, and over time obtained three pilot scores, and an instrumental flight guidelines ranking– a designation usually taught in bachelor’s diploma aeronautics applications. McFadden’s accomplishments got here by way of laborious self-taught examine and on-the-job coaching.
“Earlier than Pilots For Christ (PFC), I’d wrestle with the thought of how I might mix my two biggest passions in life- aviation and ministry,” McFadden mentioned. “I didn’t know the way, however I figured that there needed to be a technique to do it.”
The Maryland chapter of Pilots of Christ includes shut to twenty army, airline, and common aviation pilots who’re a part of a nationwide community of individuals shuttling the sick to hospitals and different venues in instances of want.
One in all McFadden’s most memorable missions got here when Jamila Nelson, 24 and dwelling in South Carolina on the time, battled bone marrow most cancers and wanted to get to Bethesda, Md., for therapy. Nelson nor her household had the funds for a industrial flight from South Carolina to Maryland.
Nelson reached out to the South Carolina Chapter of Pilots for Christ who organized for McFadden to switch the ailing Nelson to Bethesda, Md. the place she efficiently underwent therapy.
That flight from South Carolina to Maryland modified every part for McFadden, who now faithfully organizes the Youth Day occasions for the Maryland Pilots for Christ group. He, like the opposite pilots, gladly provides up valuable time without work from skilled flights to create that spark for the following era, hoping not less than one of many youths who attend their annual occasion will yearn to fly excessive above the clouds.
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University of Maryland reverses decision to allow anti-Israel protest on October 7
The University of Maryland on Sunday reversed its decision to allow an anti-Israel protest on the first anniversary of the October 7 Massacre, following backlash from local Jewish groups.
UMD Students for Justice in Palestine and UMD Jewish Voice for Peace had been set to hold their October 7 vigil for Gazans killed in the Israel-Hamas War at the campus’s Mckeldin Mall, but the University System of Maryland (USM) said in a statement that on the day of the Hamas-led pogrom it would limit campus events requiring permits or approval to those supporting “a university-sponsored Day of Dialogue.”
“From the beginning of the war, we have come together as a University System to urge that we use this moment to encourage conversation, compassion, and civility; to engage with one another across our differences and draw on our shared humanity and our shared values to bridge what divides us,” said USM. “These dialogues aren’t new. Many of our universities have been hosting this kind of programming for several months. Reserving Oct. 7 gives us a chance to continue these urgent conversations and to mark this solemn anniversary in a way that gives students—all students—the time and space to share and to be heard.”
USM said that its intent was not to infringe of the free expression and speech of students, but to be sensitive to the needs of students as October 7 was a “day of enormous suffering and grief for many in our campus communities.”
UMD Jewish Student Union, Maryland Hillel, Terps for Israel, and Israeli American Council Mishelanu at Maryland welcomed the USM decision and thanked UMD leadership in a joint social media statement on Sunday.
“October 7, the largest massacre of Jews since the Holocaust, is a day of mourning for the Jewish and Israeli community,” said the UMD JSU. “We are relieved that SJP will no longer to be able to appropriate the suffering of our family and friends to fit their false and dangerous narrative.”
The Jewish groups said that it was distraught that the decision to only hold university-sponsored event had to be made at all, and wished to used the campus space to “grieve together as a community” to promote unity at the university. The unideal situation was necessary, according to the Jewish groups, to ensure the physical and psychological safety of students on the day of mourning.
UMD JVP and SJP attacked the decision to cancel the event, claiming that the vigil for Palestinians killed since the October 7 Massacre was attacked without familiarity of the content. The anti-Israel groups said that the discourse was “the continuation inherently racist, Islamophobic, and dehumanizing rhetoric surrounding Palestinians.” JVP and SJP said that the actions against their event were an attempt to paint “Muslim, Arab, and anti-Zionist Jewish students as barbaric.”
The anti-Israel groups asserted that their vigil for Palestinians who died in the war was no threat to the campus’s Jewish community, but conflation of Zionism and Judaism did threaten UMD and the Jewish community.
“To claim that Palestinians cannot hold a day of remembrance in mourning one year of genocide, or lay claim to that date is an insult to every life lost in the Zionist entity’s genocidal campaign,” UMD SJP and JVP said on Instagram on Sunday. “The disproportionate scale of suffering experienced by the Palestinians over the past year necessitates their remembrance and our solidarity on this day. The suffering of all innocents killed must not be monopolized and necessitates a fair and just representation.”
SJP and JVP demanded the right to organize and exercise their right to free speech, accusing Zionists of attempting to stifle Palestinian voices.
The organizations indicated on their Sunday Instagram post that they still planned to hold their all-day event at Mckeldin Mall, and on Monday a link to register still active and listing the campus building as the rally location.
UMD Jewish groups said that they would be holding their own event to memorialize the victims of the October 7 pogrom at the Maryland Hillel.
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Sunshine for your Labor Day in Maryland
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Michigan State Has Several Things to Fix Before Heading to Maryland
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Michigan State’s football team emerged with a 16-10 win against Florida Atlantic, but it was far from a convincing victory. The Spartans struggled throughout the game, exhibiting a range of issues that need immediate attention if they hope to find more consistent success moving forward.
With less than a week to prepare for its next opponent, Michigan State has a critical opportunity to address these shortcomings and refine its game plan.
The win over FAU exposed several areas of concern for Michigan State, particularly on offense. The Spartans were plagued by poor execution and missed opportunities, with several drives stalling due to penalties and miscues. The offensive line, in particular, struggled to establish a rhythm, which led to limited success in both the running and passing games.
Quarterback play from Aidan Chiles was inconsistent, with errant throws and a lack of cohesion with the receiving corps contributing to the team’s inability to sustain drives and put the game away early.
Defensively, Michigan State managed to hold FAU to just 10 points, but there were still some worrying signs. Despite the Spartans having multiple interceptions and a safety, they gave up several big plays, revealing potential vulnerabilities in the secondary and raising concerns about the unit’s ability to maintain discipline and focus throughout the game. Missed tackles and lapses in coverage could prove costly against more formidable opponents, making it imperative for the coaching staff to address these issues in the coming week.
Special teams were another area where Michigan State faltered. On multiple occasions, the Spartans gave up more punt return yards than they should have because of missed tackles.
With less than a week before its next game, Michigan State has a valuable window to regroup and make the necessary adjustments. The coaching staff will need to focus on tightening up execution across all phases of the game — offense, defense and special teams. This includes refining the game plan, improving communication and instilling a greater sense of urgency and discipline among the players.
The Spartans cannot afford to let the issues that plagued them against FAU carry over into their matchup against Maryland. If they hope to be competitive as the season progresses, the team must use this time to correct course and demonstrate growth in all facets of its game.
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