Greetings brothers and sisters, this is Vic coming to you
with another article with an update on how I’m doing. It has been a while since
I’ve updated you all: yea, it has been since July of 2017. Before that time and
long before the, it was all talk and no action. I was pretty much waiting for
things to come my way, but I wasn’t accomplishing a thing. Anyway, allow me to
take you halfway on the journey with me…
On April 23, 2019, I traveled to Georgia Piedmont Technical
College to take the GED Social Studies Test. As I made my way to the designated
area, I began to pray that I would score well on the test. So I went inside,
took the elevator to the ground floor, and walked down the hallway to the
Assessment Office. I clocked in, showed my identification card, took a face
picture for profile, and I emptied my pockets and placed my belongings in a
locker because things inside your pockets can make noises. When it was time for
me to take the test, I went inside the room with computers, and began my test.
I answered every question. When I had finished, I clocked out with my ID. I
told the lady who was in charge that I was a little nervous about my results,
she told me to “Think Positive.” I
caught the bus to my grandparents’ house for a moment. An hour and a half
later, I went back on the bus to go to school. As I was seated during the ride,
I received an e-mail alert from myGED.com about my score. I began to pray, “Lord, please let this be a passing grade.”
It took me to the site, and when I opened it with determination, it said that I
scored a 148! One must score a 145 or higher. I released my breath and said, Thank You, Jesus!”
Two days later on Thursday, April 25, 2019, I went through
the same process. This time, it was Language Arts. I answered every question. I
even completed the essay. I took a 10-minute break, and then I resumed testing.
Again, when I had finished my test before time was up, I clocked out. I
followed the procedures. I walked out of the building to wait for the bus to
take me to the train station, and then catch the bus to the church where I go
to class at. As I was waiting for the bus, I received an e-mail alert from
myGED.com. I prayed that it’d be a higher score as I was opening it. And guess
what, I scored a 146! Once again, I praised Jesus Christ for it! Because back
in March, I took the Language Arts test, and I scored a 143. I was so close!
Thankfully, one of my GED representatives decided to reschedule it for me. He
even paid for it for me. God works in mysterious ways!
I knocked out two exams. That means “two down, two more to
go.” I just started Science class, and I’m still in the middle of Mathematical
Reasoning. You already know the story of me having graduated from high school
on May 27, 2006, and received a Special Ed. Diploma: Colleges usually don’t
accept those unless one obtains a GED. I am currently working on it. It’s not
going to be easy, but I have faith, and by faith, I will conquer these obstacle
courses! The Lord is with me. If I fail, I will do it again until I make it. THAT is
how a winner with perseverance does.
Think of it as baseball: back in 2017, I was “up to bat” by
getting up and going to the place to get set up, and am currently getting it
done. Obtaining a GED is “First Base,” so I am currently at First Base. When I’m
done, I’ll run to “Second Base” by attending a 2-year community college for an
Associates’ degree, move to “Third Base by attending a 4-year university of my
choice for a Bachelor’s Degree, and Run Home!
Thank you all for listening to me. Please continue to keep
me in your prayers as I accomplish these goals. God bless you all!
Bro. Vick
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