Well I cannot believe an entire year has gone by. It feels like yesterday was August 3, 2012 when I left the DIA a complete mess. But here we are and I leave for Colorado in 5 days.
Looking back I cannot believe everything that has happened in the last year. I have grown so much. Many good and bad experiences have occurred. And it was through those good and bad life experiences that I was able to grow and mature. I will never forget one day in late March when I was walking through Louisville, I just started to reflect and pray. I reflect on so many life choices and the bad things that have happened and how I probably caused almost all of them. Then as I was praying last year's theme came to my mind, Rev. 21:5 "Look, I am making all things new!" And this felt extremely relevant to my life and that moment. The part of the verse "am making" shows that Christ is presently making us new. And it reminds me of what an MC said at a camp last year. "Sometimes you mush be broken down to be made new." This never made more sense than that walk in March. Everything that happened, happened for a reason. It was God showing me how much I can take and beginning to make me new.
This was exactly what I needed to prepare my self for this summer. The theme for this year's Workcamp is "What do you stand for?" I really think that this is the making new part. I think that this entire year was difficult for me so I can find out what I stand for. I cannot wait for another amazing summer.
In five days I will head west, on a plane bound west. I will be paired with new crew partners, go to new locations, and experience new things. I just cannot wait to see what God has in store for me.
Currently I am spending my days packing and preparing for the summer ahead. So as my summer begins, I ask that you keep me in your prayers. Pray for safe travels, my crew partners, my camps, my campers, the residents in need, the cities that will see God's love, and for me to find out what I stand for.
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