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20 Day Character Chart is Over

My 20 Day: Character Chart ended yesterday. I hope everyone enjoyed it! What did you all think of it? Would you like me to do something similar to it in the future?

Character Chart: Day 20

Today is the last day of the 20 Day Character Chart. I enjoyed giving an overview of the main characters, and hope everyone enjoyed it as well! The last person on my Character Chart is my personal favorite!

The answer to yesterday’s trivia question, ‘Where did Charlie’s sister work?’ is at a makeshift hospital caring for the wounded after the Wrath of the Lamb earthquake.

Jesus Christ

First Appearance: In the books it was, Triumphant Return (40^th book). In real life it was a little over 2,000 years ago.

Jesus Christ is the Son of God, who was born from the Virgin Mary. His life was perfect. He never sinned, never made a bad decision, and healed many. God sent Him into the world so that we as sinful human beings can have a way to heaven. Ever since the beginning of time God had a plan for a Savior to be born, and die for us. The exact age of Jesus’ crucifixion is not for sure, but many have guessed he was around the age of 33. He was nailed to a cross and had a long and suffering death. Why? Because Jesus never sinned, he was a perfect sacrifice. And because of his death, we are able to go to heaven, but only if we accept Him and ask for his forgiveness. So does the story end at his death? No. Three days after he died, he rose from the dead. He made himself known and proved to be the Son of God. After forty days on earth he ascended up to heaven, to be with his Father. So is Jesus dead? No, not at all. He lives now and forever!

Character Chart: Day 19

Charlie Atkins

The answer to yesterday’s trivia question, ‘Which judgment was Melinda’s partner, Felicia effected by?’ is the fourth Trumpet, or eleventh judgment. Remember though, just because she was effected by it doesn’t mean it kills her. This judgment doesn’t kill all of its victims.

First Appearance: The Showdown (13^th book)

Charlie Atkins was a teenage boy who had trouble understanding the world. He was a slow learner, and needed assistance doing most activities. When the rapture happened, he had no idea why so many people disappeared. He met Vicki while helping her. When Vicki tried to explain to him why he was left behind and what it meant to have a relationship with God, he was more concerned about the mark of the believer on Christian’s foreheads. He stays with the Young Tribulation Force for awhile, but Judd wants him to leave because he isn’t saved, and is worry Charlie might turn the kids in to the Global Community. Can the kids convince Charlie of the truth? Or will he give the Young Trib Force up to the GC?

Trivia Question: Where did Charlie’s sister work?

Character Chart: Day 18

Melinda Bentley

The answer to yesterday’s trivia question, ‘Who are his two girl Morale Monitor partners?’ are Melinda and Felicia!

First Appearance: The Showdown (13^th book)

Melinda Bentley was one of Conrad’s Morale Monitor partners. She ends up in Chicago for a mission to catch looters in a mall after the Wrath of the Lamb earthquake. She and Felicia are avid Carpathia followers. Melinda and Felicia were best friends before the rapture. After an incident with one of Felicia’s family members, they decided their best option was to go to boot camp and become Morale Monitors. Vicki tells them about the word of God, and they try to turn her in. Will it work? Or will the Young Tribulation Force stop them?

Trivia Question: Which judgment was Melinda’s partner, Felicia effected by?

Character Chart: Day 17

Conrad Graham

The answer to yesterday’s trivia question, ‘What does Sam give to Judd when he meets him for the first time?’ is a video tape!

First Appearance: Into the Storm, (11^th book)

Conrad Graham, the younger brother of Taylor Graham, met Lionel in the eleventh book of the series. He was a Morale Monitor when he met Lionel. He was curious about the Bible, but wasn’t sure if he wanted to believe it. He didn’t live with his family, and his brother, Taylor, was up in Chicago, so he was recruited by the Global Community, and ended up in a boot camp for Moral Monitor trainees down in the South. After quite a few adventures along the way, Conrad finds Judd and Vicki and they explain the Rapture and tell him about Jesus. Will he listen? Or, because he is a Morale Monitor, will he arrest them?

Trivia Question: Who are his two girl Morale Monitor partners?

Character Chart: Day 16

Samuel “Sam” Goldberg

The answer to yesterday’s trivia question, ‘Who is Taylor’s younger brother?’ is Conrad Graham! (He will be tomorrow’s character!)

First Appearance: Death Strike (8^th book)

Samuel Goldberg, also known as Sam, lived next door to the Ben-Judah family. He met Judd in Israel. Sam was Jewish before the rapture. His father was a follower of Nicolae Carpathia and worked for the Global Community. Sam has several adventures with some members of the Young Tribulation Force. Sam isn’t quite sure what he thinks about Carpathia when Judd meets him, so Judd tries to tell him about God. Will he listen? Or will he turn Judd in for not being an avid follower of Carpathia?

Trivia Question: What does Sam give to Judd when he meets him for the first time?

Character Chart: Day 15

Taylor Graham

The answer to yesterday’s trivia question, ‘How old was Janie when the disappearances occurred?’ is 14 years old!

First Appearance: On the Run (10^th book)

Taylor Graham was the pilot for the Stahley family. The Young Trib Force met him through Darrion Stahley. Maxwell Stahley, his boss, had Taylor fly him around when he had to go to meetings or business trips for his job. The Stahley’s thought of Taylor as part of the family. Taylor said that he wasn’t very ‘religious’ and he did not know why everyone disappeared. The kids try to tell him it was the rapture and the truth about God, but will he listen?

Trivia Question: Who is Taylor’s younger brother?

Character Chart: Day 14

Janie McCanyon

The answer to yesterday’s trivia question, ‘What is the name of Darrion’s mother?’ is Louise Stahley!

First Appearance: Busted! (7^th book)

Janie McCanyon had a hard life, both pre-rapture and post-rapture. She was addicted to drugs and alcohol. She got in trouble all the time. It got so bad that she was sent to juvenile prison. The North-Side Detention Center, a prison for teenage girls. She isn’t a huge character in the book, and there isn’t much information I can give you about her without spoiling anything for those of you who haven’t read all the books yet. She is very stubborn and doesn’t believe in God. Will she listen to the Young Trib Force about God?

Trivia Question: How old was Janie when the disappearances occurred?

 

Character Chart: Day 13

Darrion Stahley

The answer to Day 12’s trivia question, ‘Who was the first person from the Young Tribulation Force to meet Chaya?’ is Vicki!

First Appearance: The Search (9^th book)

Darrion Stahley was fourteen years old when the rapture occurred. She, along with her mom and dad were left behind because they didn’t believe in Jesus, the true Messiah. They believed that they got to heaven through good works. They wouldn’t eat meat because they believed humans and animals were equal. Her father, Maxwell Stahley, was very rich. After the disappearances he began working for the Global Community. His job was high profile, so he lived out in the middle of nowhere. Darrion’s favorite hobby was riding her horses and motorcycles.

Trivia Question: What is the name of Darrion’s mother?

Character Chart: Day 12

I am so sorry for not posting yesterday!

Day 12



 

Chaya Stein

 

The answer to Day 11’s trivia question, ‘Who confiscated John and Marks Bible on the first day of school at Nicolae High?’ is Coach Handlesman!



 



First Appearance: Busted! (7^th book)

 

 

Chaya Stein was the daughter of Mitchell and Judith Stein. She was seventeen years old at the rapture. Before the disappearances, Chaya’s family believed in the Judaism. Chaya met a young man who was Christian. He explained her faith to her, but she was still unsure about leaving behind her Jewish faith. She met with him one night, for a meeting. As he was getting on the subway, while explaining to her, once again, the story of Jesus, he disappeared right out of his clothes! She panicked and got help. Then she realized dozens of other people in her location disappeared. She got home later that night, to find on the news that millions of people, worldwide had disappeared. After that she believed, and her parents disowned her for leaving behind her original faith.

Trivia Question: Who was the first person from the Young Tribulation Force to meet Chaya?

Character Chart: Day 11

John Preston

The answer to yesterday’s trivia question, ‘What is the name of Mark’s cousin?’ is John Preston! (Who is our character today!)

First Appearance: Nicolae High (5^th book)

John is the cousin of Mark Eisman. They were buddies since they were babies. They both grew up in Christian homes, but didn’t believe in God. John was close with his aunts, uncles, and cousins. He would pretend he believed in Jesus, but it was a lie. He never believed. Not until his whole family disappeared. All that was left was their clothes. Mark had been left behind too. John knew right away what had happened. He got saved right after the rapture. He met Judd and Vicki on their first day of school after the rapture.

Trivia Question: Who confiscated John and Marks Bible on the first day of school at Nicolae High?

Character Chart: Day 10

Half way there!!!

Mark Eisman

The answer to yesterday’s trivia question, ‘What color hair does Shelly have?’ is…Brown!

First Appearance: Nicolae High (5^th book)

Mark Eisman and his cousin met Judd and Vicki at school after the rapture. They were holding Bibles, but they got confiscated. Judd and Vicki saw it, and went up and talked to them. They were one of the first unoriginal members of the Young Tribulation Force. Before the rapture, Mark grew up in a Christian family. His family was really close. They were always with aunts, uncles, and cousins. He had heard over and over the story of Jesus. But he refused to believe it. Until his whole family disappeared, leaving him to finally understand the love of God.

Trivia Question: What is the name of Mark’s cousin?

Character Chart: Day 9

Shelly Brown

Sorry for not posting yesterday! I got caught up in school. The answer to yesterday’s trivia question, ‘Who becomes Chloe’s best friend after the disappearances?’ is, Buck Williams!

First Appearance: The Vanishings (1^st Book)

Shelly Brown was a good friend of Vicki before the rapture. She and Vicki lived in the same trailor park and went to the same school, so they hung out. Shelly’s mom was addicted to drugs and never took good care of Shelly. She was often on her own. She got caught up in the wrong crowd and would drink alcohol and smoke late at night. When Vicki found her after the disappearances, Shelly was in shock. She wouldn’t tell Vicki what happened to her. Shelly begins to get a bigger role later on in book five or six, (I don’t want to spoil anything). Vicki is her best friend throughout the book.

Trivia Question: What color hair does Shelly have?

Romans 10:9

If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.

 

Day 9 on the Character Chart will be published tomorrow! :)

Character Chart: Day 8

Chloe Steele

The answer to yesterday’s trivia question, ‘How old was Rayford’s son Raymie when he was raptured?,’ is, 12 years old! The same age as his best friend, Ryan.

First Appearance: The Vanishings (1^st book)

Chloe Steele, the daughter of Rayford and Irene Steele, and sister of Raymie Steele. She was twenty years old when her mother and brother were raptured. She was a college student at the time. She had heard the story of Jesus and his disciples, or Jonah and the big fish plenty of times. But, like her father, she chose not to believe it. That is, until the worldwide disappearances. Her mother warned her this would happen. When it came true, she was scared to death. She refused to believe that was what happened though. It took a lot of convincing to believe that’s what happened. She helped share the Gospel along with the rest of the tribulation force, Bruce, Buck, and Rayford. To find out more about her, follow this link to my friends blog.

Trivia Question: Who becomes her best friend after the disappearances?

Character Chart: Day 7

Rayford Steele

The answer to yesterday’s trivia question, ‘Which Young Tribulation Force member’s mother did Buck work with before the disappearances?’ is:  Lionel! His mother worked with Global Weekly.

First Appearance: The Vanishings, (1^st book)

Ray, as he is nicknamed, was married to Irene Steele. He had two kids, Chloe and Raymie (Ryan’s best friend). Irene and Raymie were believers, but he and Chloe just played along. Ray was a pilot and his flight attendant was Hattie Durham. He and Hattie were flying to England (Judd and Buck were on the plane) and they weren’t planning on coming back. They were going to have an affair. But their plans changed when half the people on the plane disappeared right out of their clothes. Rayford turned around and went back the United States. To learn more about Ray follow this to my friend’s blog.

Trivia Question: How old was Rayford’s son Raymie when he was raptured.

Character Chart: Day 6

Cameron “Buck” Williams

The answer to yesterdays trivia question, ‘Who was Bruce’s secretary’ is Loretta!

First Appearance: The Vanishings (1^st book)

Buck was the senior writer for the magazine Global Weekly. He was thirty years old when the rapture occurred. He was the youngest person to get the position as senior writer. He was in Israel doing a story on botanist Chaim Rosenzweig. While he was interviewing Chaim, Israel was attacked by fighter jets, but supernaturally exploded themselves. Not to long from after, Jesus came back and raptured those who were saved. He later met Bruce, Rayford Steele, and Chloe Steele who taught him the word of God. To learn more about Buck follow this link to my friends blog.

Trivia Question: Which Young Tribulation Force member’s mother did Buck work with before the disappearances?

New Page?

I would like to add another page to my blog, (example: Contact Me, Photo's, ect.) Of course those are already pages that I have. What kind of page would you like to see on here?

Character Chart: Day 5

Today I'm going to change something about the Character Chart. Instead of the question I would ask the character, I'm going to ask YOU a trivia question about the character. If you know the answer, go ahead and comment.

Bruce Barnes

First Appearance: The Vanishings (1^st book)

Bruce Barnes was the associate pastor at New Hope Village Church. He had heard the Message countless times, but he didn’t believe it. He had told hundreds of people the Good News, but to him it was a lie. That is, until the worldwide disappearances. Bruce knew right away what had happened. After all, he had preached it himself. His whole family was gone. All his friends had disappeared. His world had turned upside down. Judd, Vicki, Lionel, and Ryan came to the church and met Bruce. He mentored each of them and helped them study the Bible. To learn more about Bruce follow this link from a friend of mine's blog.

Trivia Question: Who was Bruce’s secretary?

Character Chart: Day 4

I'm so sorry I didn't post yesterday. Just like the Young Trib Force says, "There are so many distractions in the world, but we need to keep our main focus on God." We will continue with the 20 Day Character Chart with...

Ryan Daley

First Appearance: The Vanishings, (1^st book)

Unlike the other kids, Ryan didn’t grow up in a Christian home. His parents didn’t like it when Ryan had questions about God, and they never taught him anything. His best friend Raymie Steele however, tried to teach him about Jesus. Ryan wasn’t very interested. He live a pretty ‘normal’ life for the most part. That is, until millions of people worldwide disappeared in thin air, leaving nothing but their clothes behind. Ryan was scared and went to find Raymie, who had also disappeared. “Is this what Raymie was saying all along,” he thought. “Did Jesus come back?” To learn more about Ryan follow this link to an old blog post.

Question for Ryan: When were looking at the lists of planes that went down during the rapture, did you have hope that your dad made it? Or were you pretty sure he had died?

Character Chart: Day 3

Lionel Washington

First Appearance: The Vanishings, (1^st book)

   Lionel had two sisters and a brother. His parents raised their kids to love Jesus and have a relationship with Him. Lionel had other ideas. He preferred spending time with his Uncle, Andre, who was really “cool.” Andre spent his time partying, drinking, and taking drugs. Lionel didn’t want to become addicted to drugs or anything, but he wanted to have the freedom Andre had. At home though, he would act like a “good” boy. He pretended to love God. When everyone in church service stood up to sing, he would join. He had everyone fooled…until they were raptured, and he wasn’t. At the beginning of the series his best friend is Ryan. For more of Lionel follow this link to read more about him from an older post on this blog.

Question for Lionel: What did Andre do that you thought was “so cool?” When did you start wanting to be like him?

20 Day Character Chart to Start Up Tomorrow

Sorry for the lack of a post today. I will start up again tomorrow with Lionel on the 20 Day Character Chart. For now, why don't you all post the name of some characters you would like to see in the Character Chart!

Character Chart: Day 2

Vicki Byrne

 

 

First Appearance: The Vanishings, (1^st book)

Vicki’s family lived in a trailer park. Vicki always thought since she lived there, other people didn’t think she was good enough. She was rebellious. She would sneak out and go drinking and smoking with friends, then sneak back home while everyone was sleeping. She was out with her friend when the disappearances occurred. She came home to only the clothes of her family. Vicki’s best friend was Shelly Brown for most of the series. To find out more on Vicki follow this link to an old post from the blog.

 

Questions for Vicki: How do you usually approach an unbeliever with the Gospel?

Character Chart: Day 1

Judd Thompson Jr.

First Appearance: The Vanishings, (1^st book.)

Before the disappearances Judd stole his dad’s credit card and ran away to England. Well, at least he tried. That’s when Jesus came back, and half the people on the plane disappeared. Judd met the original members of the Young Trib Force at New Hope Village Church the day of the rapture. He is a leader. He’s the oldest original member of the group. His best friend goes between Vicki and Lionel, depending on where he is in the books. For more information follow this link to find out more about him.

Question for Judd:  Judd, what different emotions were you feeling when people disappeared right off the plane?

 

Also, Happy Labor Day to my American viewers! Enjoy a work-free day with family and friends!

20 Day Character Chart

Tomorrow I am going to begin a 20 day character chart of the characters of my choice. I will give a little overview of them (don't worry, I won't spoil anything!), and post a question I would like to ask them.

If there are any characters you would like to see on the "20 Day" character chart, your welcome to let me know by leaving a comment!

Left Behind: The Movie Remake Update

I will be keeping you all updated on the remake of Left Behind: The Movie. As of now, Cloud Ten Pictures has not announced anything new. The release date is still undetermined. The movie with most likely come out in 2013. As soon as I hear anything, you all will be the first to know!