My decision to spend my summer in Virginia Beach was an interesting journey. It all started when I was rejected for a job for next year that I really wanted. When I received this information, I was devastated. I began to cry "why?" to God. I wasn't sure what His plans were for me, but I began to pray that He would show me his perfect way. In this, I realized that I needed to stop trying to control my own life, and hand it over to God. He reminded me that He would take care of me. Soon I was introduced to the Leadership Training program through my church on campus, h2o. It didn't take me long to realize that this was what God had intended for me when He had not allowed me the job I had wanted. Had I been offered the job, I would not have been able to attend LT. This was an answer to prayer! I knew that it was perfect when I realized that I had nothing holding me back. Taking this step has been an enormous leap of faith for me. I am very, very excited to see where this step takes me, and how God will work in me this summer. Thank you for supporting me in prayer and in following my journey on this blog.
Prayer requests:
1. That there would be no conflict in getting to Virginia Beach & that it will be a safe trip, as I will most likely be making it on my own.
2. That I will be able to connect with the one other BG student going, along with all the other students from various universities.
3. That God would prepare my heart and the heart of others attending. That He would work through us and teach each individual student what they need to learn and that we would be willing to learn these lessons.
4. That God would be preparing the hearts of the leaders that will be working with us and along side us.
5. That God would be preparing the hearts of everyone we will come in contact with this summer, including but not limited to: co-workers, customers we interact with, tourists, and neighbors.
6. That God would provide the means for me and all the other students that desire to have this opportunity to be able to go.
