well to start out idk what the heck has been up with me lately but following the Lord at school has been extremely difficult. but you know this is a process and im just trying to figure out how to follow Christ through this crazy life. (:
well anyways this past weekend i had some incredible people come down to visit. the kids that came down were from my work crew and we just had a blast... well i know i did lololol if you dont know what work crew is its where high schoolers volunteer a month of their summer at a younglife camp and serve kids that are going to camp. Work crew was one of the most amazing things i have been able to be apart of and i am so so so thankful for what the Lord has provided me through that. For my work crew we were only working for 2 weeks up at Rockbridge. its about an hour and half away from here. and seriously Rockbridge is home to me. I have actually never been to any other younglife camps. fun fact of the day (:
but Rockbridge is what i consider home in Middle school i realized that following the Lord is what i was created to do there at Rockbridge. that week i felt Christ love for me way down in the depths of my heart for the first time. also at Rockbridge i met my two best friends tyler and tommy. we were the three kids that were always at club on friday nights and we just decided at camp one day that we wanted our friends to expirience the same thing we were expiriencing so from then on we have been best friends chasing after our other friends to come to club. then i also went with my two of my best friends for summer camp going into junior year. Becca our leader talked to me and hans about really just chasing after the girls that were going to be in our cabins. just laying it all down for Christ and chasing our hearts out for these girls. so all three of us buckled down and gave it our all. we lived every moment by Matthew 10:39 If you cling to your life, you will lose it; but if you give up your life for me, you will find it. and by the end of the week i had seen the Lord do HUGE things through my own life, and my friends lives, and just about everything. That week was one of the best weeks of my life. Because of that week i realized that attempting to chase after Christ and my friends was not a crazy far fetched idea, but it could be a reality. Later that fall i was given the opportunity to lead a cabin at fall weekend full of sophomore girls and a few freshman at Rockbridge. This is where i knew this is what the Lord was calling me to do for the rest of my life. my heart was so broken for the girls who didnt know Christ. and i just fell in love with Christ using me to chase after His lost Children. at Rockbridge Christ called me to the Younglife ministry and i will never forget that. but now to this previous summer. i was able to go back to that beloved place, Rockbridge, and serve kids coming to camp behind the scenes as a laundry girl for two weeks. i met some of my now best friends that i have no doubt in my heart that i will walk with them through life every single day. work crew was one of the best things that has ever happened to me and i will always cherish it in my heart and i am just so blessed to have these incredible people surrounding me as i walk with the Lord.
but this weekend was different. this weekend wasnt at Rockbridge but at my own home. the fellowship, and love, and friendship are all still the same even though we are not in Rockbridge. and it made me realize that Rockbridge isnt just in Virginia, but its in each of our hearts going with us out into the world. But heres the thing Rockbridge wouldnt be so special if it wasnt for Jesus. It wouldnt feel like home if it wasnt for Jesus. Work Crew would have never worked if it wasnt for Jesus. And because of Jesus working through each of these things we are now able to take Rockbridge to others. Even if they arent at camp. Rockbridge is just a tool for Jesus to bring kids back home. but He is the real reason why Rockbridge is so special.
Jesus isnt just a person who came here and did cool miracles that we still talk about today. Jesus is a person who died so that He could know you personally, and so that you could be free.
sweet ohians. and joel... he's from scotland
all of us at my house for a quick photo op
right before everyone left
alot of the work crew couldnt make it this weekend and we missed you all terribly. i cannot wait till were all reunited again. i am constantly praying for all of you and i miss you terribly. you are all incredible people and i am so lucky to have you a part of my life. keep chasing after the Lord as hard as you do because the Lord shines so brightly through each and every single one of you. one thing we talked about this weekend was that work crew doesnt just have to exsist with our group, it doesnt just exsist at Rockbridge. getting a group like this one it can happen anywhere. with your friends at home, your family. anywhere. Jesus can do HUGE things through just some people trying to chase after Him. He CAN bring groups of people together to make a big difference. dont ever stop believing in His mighty power.
i love you all.
hp
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