There's a date on the inside cover of my Bible, "November 8, 2009." In all honesty I don't really remember why I wrote it down, I'd never done that before, but in hindsight I'm pretty darn glad I did.
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| Carly and I at Rockbridge in 2009 |
Three years ago a life saving friend, Carly, invited me to our high school's YoungLife fall weekend at Rockbridge literally days before the bus left. I was in a bit of a tough and friendless spot so I jumped on the idea of hanging out with some new girls for the weekend. That weekend was this same weekend three long years ago. And that weekend I sat in the club room and heard God described in a way I'd never heard before, heard about a God that I WANTED to love and be in a relationship with, so I did. Three years later thanks to lots of encouragement from the awesome people that surround me and hard work I'm proud to say that I've stuck with that relationship.
The neatest part about this particular anniversary is the opportunity I have next weekend. My YoungLife here at Tech is heading to Rockbridge on Friday to serve as the work crew for a Fall Weekend, my old high school's fall weekend none the less. Getting to return to the place where Christ changed my life, with some of the people who were there with me then, and serve other high schooler who are just like I was as they explore entering a relationship with Christ is just about one of the most exciting things I can think about doing. And this is only coincidence of timing is only the work of God, and I can't wait to see how he using all of this perfect timing to further his kingdom (:
November 8, 2009 was the start of the weekend that changed the path of my life forever, and I will be forever glad of the reminder I gave myself in my brand new Bible that weekend.
Abby
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