by the second day they had renamed their group Westside Church and Joey. how's that for special! that week was the first time i that i can remember when i was shown Christ-like love. a love that was unconditional, no strings attatched, i was accepted for who i was and was loved because i was me. yes i recieved that from my family but it's a different feeling when the non-relatives who don't know you from adam welcome you and make you a part of their group in less than a day. if you've ever experienced this you know what i'm talking about. and if not, i can't wait for you to! it will change your life. they had made me one of them so much that when they went back to their church after the week was over, i found out that they'd talk about me and how i was able to be a part of their group. i was in every single one of their pictures haha and when i visited the church earlier this month all the other members already knew me. seriously. they came up to me and said it's nice to finally meet you, and i had NO CLUE who they were.
God does some incredible things with people. and He definately works in mysterious ways. yes i went on that trip to jamaica for missions but God had some other plans. because of that trip i learned about the power of prayer. i learned about His faithfulness and love for me and others. i heard about north greenville university where i am now going to be transferring to in january to finish up school. i met a man by the name jon lyles who totally and radically changed my outlook on what a youth/stutent minister should be (if you want more details on that one just ask). and because of this trip and God callling me to go back i have made some serious life-long friendships that i am so thankful for!
there's still a need though! in jamaica, in romania, in greece, in london, in the usa. are you going to be the one to go tell the world? i love you all and thanks for readin the blog. i'm not the best one and i hardly ever use capital letters and since there's no spellcheck my errors are far more than on a research paper but thanks anyways!
*if i think of somthin else i'll blog it today too.
KEEP THE SON IN YOUR EYES!
Okay, for starters I think I found your blog from facebook, in case you were wondering.
ReplyDeleteI can relate to a lot of what you talked about. That's kind of what happened to me this summer on my trip, although probably to a lesser degree.