Time to get personal, this will be the first post (of many) talking about the process of preparing for my internship.
Part of my story:
Freshman year of college, I was introduced to this amazing place called the Christian Campus House. Although at first I did not like it much because it reminded me of my old home church, I realized later that the Campus House was one of the biggest blessings God has given me. I broke away from that old path and started down a path that was new to me; and I stumbled. I went to parties every Thursday, and had a lot of fun times with my friends. Was all of this bad? nope, it was not because going to parties and being with friends is not all bad, it is the decisions made when one is in those situations. I chose to do the sinful things. Then my sophomore year I met this girl. She was and is one of the coolest people I know, and she helped me escape the life I was living. God used this girl to help me reach my "escape velocity", which is.... "the speed needed to "break free" from a gravitational field without further propulsion." This gravitational field was sin, I was caught in a sin cycle. After she allowed me to break free GOD has been doing wonders in my life; I was allowed to accept and understand what it meant to make God my one and only and not let is be anyone else's decision for me but MY OWN. I am no longer with this girl, which sucks because I loved her, but God has other plans. This plan includes me trying to raise three thousand dollars to be an intern in El Paso Texas, with Casas Por Cristo. With them I will be given the opportunity to design for them, as well and spend three months leading groups into Mexico (Juarez and Acuna) or in Guatemala to build houses.
Over spring break I went on a trip with the Campus House to the Smoky Mountains. There God "spoke" to me unlike he has before. Being surrounded by his beautiful creation, and my friends made for a memorable week. On this trip I was re-baptzed by my friend and mentor, this was awesome because I understood what being baptized meant, and what it meant to be committed to Christ. Also over the trip we did a study through the book of Nehemiah. The walls of Jerusalem where torn down and the gates burned. This broke Nehemiahs heart, because that is the home of his fathers. He went back to Jerusalem to lead and help Gods people rebuild their wall, and regain their honor. Nehemiah stood on this wall as it was being rebuilt, other nations mocked him telling him he could not do it, that he just needs to give up because this task was bigger than him. 52 days later it was finished, he never gave up.
Read the story here if you want.
Nehemiah stood his ground, and with God on his side he was unstoppable. This is what I have been trying to apply in my life, finding the walls God wants me on and standing on it telling people "I am doing a great work and I can not come down."
This is where I am at now, standing on this wall that is bigger than me "doing a great work". the cool thing is, although the past few weeks have been hard (dealing with heartbreak, death, and.... reality), God has been doing great things. Strengthening my relationships with friends, even allowing me to make new ones; at the same time showing me His love and grace.
"So I sent messangers to them with this reply: "I am carrying on a great project and cannot go down. why should the work stop while I leave it and go down to you?"
Nehemiah 6:3
Over spring break I went on a trip with the Campus House to the Smoky Mountains. There God "spoke" to me unlike he has before. Being surrounded by his beautiful creation, and my friends made for a memorable week. On this trip I was re-baptzed by my friend and mentor, this was awesome because I understood what being baptized meant, and what it meant to be committed to Christ. Also over the trip we did a study through the book of Nehemiah. The walls of Jerusalem where torn down and the gates burned. This broke Nehemiahs heart, because that is the home of his fathers. He went back to Jerusalem to lead and help Gods people rebuild their wall, and regain their honor. Nehemiah stood on this wall as it was being rebuilt, other nations mocked him telling him he could not do it, that he just needs to give up because this task was bigger than him. 52 days later it was finished, he never gave up.
Read the story here if you want.
Nehemiah stood his ground, and with God on his side he was unstoppable. This is what I have been trying to apply in my life, finding the walls God wants me on and standing on it telling people "I am doing a great work and I can not come down."
This is where I am at now, standing on this wall that is bigger than me "doing a great work". the cool thing is, although the past few weeks have been hard (dealing with heartbreak, death, and.... reality), God has been doing great things. Strengthening my relationships with friends, even allowing me to make new ones; at the same time showing me His love and grace.
"So I sent messangers to them with this reply: "I am carrying on a great project and cannot go down. why should the work stop while I leave it and go down to you?"
Nehemiah 6:3
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