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John DeSteiguer | OC Inauguration 2012

I don't know why, but I expected them to be different.
Like this change to "presidential status" would somehow change the DeSteiguers from the family I had known and somehow magically become a part of over the last 9 years.

And yet.
They were the same.
John, Darla, Abby and Joe. Living normal life just as they always had.

Even the day before inauguration.

Darla chopping up veggies in the kitchen and putting a soup on for later.
Abby working on homework and talking to Darla about her class the next day.
Joe meeting up with us for lunch at Pei Wei.
John taking out the garbage and reading in the same chair he always did.

This family, is in essence the same.

Yes, being president at OC changes some things.. but not who they are.

Not who John is.

Because when it really comes down to it...
Its not the speeches he made to thousands that day.
Its not the nice suit.
Its not the awards he received, or the medallion they placed around his neck that makes John DeSteiguer a great leader.
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It's this , right here.

Pouring coffee for someone else.

Oh, its a simple gesture, I know.

But at the heart of it, serving others is actually a simple concept.

This was "his" day.
I saw the schedule and how many thing he had going on, a minute by minute breakdown of where he needed to be, what he was supposed to be doing and even what he was to wear.
...
And yet.

He took the time. To pour coffee.

And those that know him well understand that this wasn't a photo op.

This is his life.

This is John.

The same ole' John we all know and love.

He follows Christ and spends his life serving others.

This is why this man is a great leader for OC. The example he is to the community will be infectious in the best of ways.

So ~~lead~~ serve on John.
And I pray that many others find themselves home at Oklahoma Christian under your servant leadership.

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DeSteiguer Inauguration day | August 27th 2012