32 hrs, 5 hrs of sleep= the best weekend of my life

32 hrs, 5 hrs of sleep= the best weekend of my life.
Fall weekend was absolutely amazing, I just cannot express how your prayers were felt. Every minute I was there I could not avoid the presence of God, I could not even deny the Holy Spirit entering me. I want to share with you every moment from the weekend but that would literally take up the rest of my blog but instead I want to share with you 3 girls.
On weekends I am not going to lie I am usually skeptical about how cabin time will really go, that friday night Nov 19 at 2:30 in the morning (yes thats when we started cabin time…) I left 17 girls with the question of “who do you see God as?” I had 17 girls wrestle with this, through tears but through genuine answers! I shared my testimony with these girls at the beginning of our time together to show them that I wasn’t always a Christian. I wanted to share that there was time I didn’t want anything to do with God and for them that broke down walls. They did not give me bible study answers they didn’t tell me what I wanted to hear but were truly genuine… it was absolutely beautiful.
Kelli, who has come to every club for the past year, is beautiful like I am talking she could be a model, she is so sweet and she did not believe in God whatsoever. Kelli, that first night said she didn’t know what she believed she didn’t think she had any vision of God, I was thankful. Kendall, who once again is absolutely gorgeous, as sweet as can be and truly so funny said she wanted this relationship with God ON THE FIRST NIGHT!!!! WHAT THE HECK????? It was great! Then Stephanie, who looks like an exotic princess (don’t worry I’ve told her that in real life) who was raised Catholic, has moved 6 times in 15 years, drives a diesel truck and is as shy as can be, she didn’t know what a relationship with the Almighty God was at all. She had always been taught that it was more of a hierarchy than a relationship. I love all 17 of these girls but these 3 just stole my heart this weekend I knew God had changed planned for them.
On Saturday I sadly I had to go to the hospital for 6 hours with one of my girls (she is ok don’t worry) so I missed most of the afternoon and club which truly broke my heart I was so excited to be with these girls but God had other plans. I got back right before they were sent out for the 20 minutes. As I watched my girls go out and struggle with this idea of a relationship with God I prayed, I cried, and I struggled with them. Its so funny how the Lord can just put your heart in such a place that there is nothing you wouldn’t do for someone else, I wanted desperately for these girls to know freedom… and that they did! That night these three girls decided to make a commitment to Christ.
I met with them yesterday, it was great! I have led YL for 5 years and I have never had girls who had NEVER read the Bible before, it was GREAT I got to teach them the basics of everything which was so great for me to remember and walk through with them. We are going through John together, I am so excited to see these girls change to see what the Lord will do with them! I am so excited to see their lives change!!!
This weekend I am taking 7 girls on a Work Crew weekend at Rockbridge! Pray for them, I pray it rocks their worlds that serving in such a way would be difficult but so good!
HAPPY DECEMBER!
Katie