The Joshua Commitment

The first day of Joshua, we signed a commitment letter that would change the next 9 months for me in a LOT of ways... below is the commitment I painfully signed :)

The Joshua Commitment

Understanding the purpose of the Joshua Wilderness Institute Commitment to be threefold; developing and demonstrating the priority of personal discipline in my life, denying myself access to practices which might prove a distraction from hearing the voice of God clearly, and making a distinct and determined separation from the world and it's influences, I have decided to commit myself to the following, for the complete duration of the nine month course, including all breaks, days off, and holidays:

1. To abstain from any and all movies, including theatrical releases, videos, DVDs or Internet features, with absolutely no exception made for company, content or occasion.

2. To abstain from any and all television programming, whether live or pre-recorded, and with absolutely no exception made for company, content or occasion.

3. To abstain from any and all video games, in any format, or on any platform, with absolutely no exception made for company, content or occasion.

4. To abstain from any and all music, except for live Worship music, whether pre-recorded in any format or live with absolutely no exception made for content, company or occasion.

5. To abstain from any and all dating, defined as "Social engagements with persons of the opposite sex", whether alone or in groups, and including phone, post, or email interactions for the purpose of developing future dating activities, except for those with existing dating relationships as established at the outset of the program, and with absolutely no other exception made for incident, company or occasion.

Having read and acknowledged the above code of conduct, I do hereby commit myself to the guidelines above, and will willingly submit myself to any disciplinary action that may be incurred by their compromise.

Signed Dominique Valenzuela
9/7/08

AHHHHHHHHH!
Lord be my strength!