Change

Change is something I am not used to and it is extremely difficult for me to experience change. There have been a lot of drastic changes in my life this past month. Something hit me the other day while I was watching, and listening to a video sermon about hope by Louie Giglio. I got a lot out of this video. One of the biggest things was that when  trouble comes we need to look at the cross and the story of Jesus when He died on the cross. When we look to scripture, specifically John 16 and 17 we see that God loved us by sending His son ,Jesus, to die on the cross for our sins. God has a plan even though we may not see it. A friend showed me some verses in 1 Peter these verses have been helpful and very comforting.


1 Peter 5-9
 And through your faith, God is protecting you by his power until you recieve this salvation, which is ready to be revealed on the last day for all to see. So be truly glad there is wonderful joy ahead, even though you have to endure many trials for a little while. These trials will show that your faith is genuine. It is being tested as fire tests and purifies gold- though your faith is far more precious than mere gold. So when your faith remains strong through many trials, it will bring you much praise and glory and honor on the day when Jesus Christ is revealed to the world. You love him even though you have never seen him. Though you do not see him now, you trust him; and you rejoice with glorious, inexpressible joy. The reward for trusting him will be the salvation of your souls. 
Verse 5 says that God is protecting us by his power.
God is our Ultimate Protector.

Dear friends and family,
To any of you who do not know, I have embarked on a spiritual journey. I returned to the camp I worked at this summer( Bair Lake Bible Camp ) I am an a outfitter! Outfitters is a discipleship program run by a wonderful couple who live on the campus. I will be at camp for a year and a half. After that I plan on returning to school to fulfill my dream job as an O.T.A.(Occupational Therapists Assistant). I am embarking on this journey to learn more about the Lord Jesus Christ and to learn how to share the gospel with others. I plan to consider my future job as my mission field.I believe this program will be a stepping stone in the right direction.
 This month the main focus was Apologetics. I have learned about the Trinity, we learned from the speaker LT. Jeyachondran that sometimes the Trinity is misrepresented. I was able to better understand the Trinity LT. described the Trinity as One being who exists in three Persons, one WHAT and three WHOS, or one essence and three persons.
Each month there is a different book to go along with what we are studying. This months book was Letters from a Skeptic written my Dr. Boyd and his father. It was challenging to read but also very interesting. I never knew one person could have so many detailed questions about the bible. The caring, kind persistence and patience of the son to answer such questions over such a long period of time impressed me greatly.
I have also been learning how to work the zipline, climbing tower and the stand (these are the Adventure Challenge Education, ACE, activities at camp). With a lot of practice I have succesfuly learned how to tie the Super 8 knot.YAY!!
I hope you are all doing well. You are in my thoughts and prayers.
Lots of love: Carissa.