Home Again

And I'm back, Faith Camp was as good as last year, but different. I learned a lot, but I didn't come away with an emotional high. A lot of things happened that I want to reflect on. I know God was there at Faith Camp, and I saw some of the people He changed.  I'm so very glad and blessed that I was apart of it, and I hope to go again next year.
I am going to try and find pictures to post. ;)


God Bless you all!!
Abi

Let the insanity begin!

This week starts work week, which is when all the staff for Faith Camp get together to make Faith Camp happen.  We paint murals, get the games ready, and the coordinates get the plan for the next week all shiny. :D Please pray for me, and for all on staff this week that we would prepare our hearts to be the leaders God's want.

God Bless!

Faith Camp 2012

Its almost that time of year again, Faith Camp time!   For those of you who don't know Faith Camp is a summer camp put on by FMC.  Here is a link: http://bestweekofyourlife.com/Best_Week_Of_Your_Life/Home.html
Here is my story waaay back from 2010 http://veritasspelndor.blogspot.com/2010/07/my-story.html 
Faith Camp changed my life and this year I get a chance to serve the kids who are going there.  I am signed up to be a Cabin Leader.  I am a little nervous about this, because I'm not an outgoing person, and I will have to start cabin time discussions and other such things.  But I know that with God's help I will be the leader He is calling me to be.
So yup, this is going to be the next two weeks of my life.


God Bless,
Abi

All Things New

Last year for Faith Camp the theme was "All Things New." That theme has stuck to me and stayed with me all through the year, sometimes popping up in random places. But this month with SSME it has shown itself quite a lot. Is God trying to say something to me?? I think so. I think its a call for me to make all things new in my life. Because no matter how holy we might seem God is always calling us to something deeper, something newer, something closer to himself. Its not enough for us just to be 'good." Why? Because God is a loving God, a God of passion. He takes one look at us and he is amazed. And so he wants us to come even closer to himself. To his heart. Because the closer we are, the holier we become, the better chance we have of getting to heaven and living with God for eternity. And I don't know about you, but I want be with God forever.

So moral of the story is, I need to make All Things New in my life. :)

Blessings,

Abi

Faith Camp

Last year in July I went to a camp, that changed my life. Here is the post that tells about what happened. I really don't think I would be what I am today without that camp. My life as a Christian before that was bad. I hated God, I was angry and hurt. But God touched my life, he turned my life upside down and put my heart on fire for him. Now my family is in missions, and its been almost a year since then. Wow, time goes by fast. I'm talking about this right now because I want to go back to that camp. Its an amazing place, where you can be put on fire and serve God and each other. Here is a link to the website. My family has been praying, it going to take a lot of money to send me and three of my siblings. Its going to take almost $3,000 to get us there. My family doesn't have that money. So I'm asking, if you fill God stirring in your heart to donate to us, please do. This is in God's hands, if he wants me and my siblings to go, he will send the money. If he doesn't, the money won't come.

May God Bless all of you,

Abi

My story

I come from a very strong Catholic family, and I considered myself a strong Catholic too. I prayed with my family and went to mass every Sunday. Then I slowly drifted away. I still continued to go to mass with my family but, I no longer payed attention. I cut myself off form God.
It wasn't until last year that I realized this. All of the sudden I was hopelessly lost. All of my faith had finally left me, and I was scared and angry. There were many nights that I cried myself to sleep because I felt so alone. It's hard to explain what happened in side of my mind. For all of my angry and sadness I crept hidden deep inside, I was afraid that if my parents knew about my struggle I would be forced to learn more about my faith. It wasn't that I didn't want to, I did desperately, but I wanted to do it myself. So in my pride I struggled.
The ability to discern if my actions where right or wrong got harder and harder. Yet still I wanted help myself, God (if he was out there) didn't need to help me, I didn't need him. Finally I gave up. I gave up caring whether I was a good person or not. I just didn't care. Thankfully I didn't see that as a reason to sin more, I just didn't do anything. Good or bad.
Around the same time that I had started to struggle my parents felt the call to missions. I was the only one in the family who was against leaving. But I kept it to myself. In May we moved down to Louisiana, where the mission base is. Still unhappy I started to wonder if I could really help myself. Something started to change in me then, but I didn't do anything.
Why I didn't do anything confuses me, so it will probably sound confusing to you too.
On my top 10 hate list, I absolutely hate hypocrites. So even though I wanted to believe in God, I did not want to be a hypocrite. So I stayed in my land of confused darkness. What finaly made me take that flying leap of faith was not the actual camp but the staff retreat. For Faith Camp I was a part of staff, and a month before all the staff got together.
I was standing in the semi-darkness, it was Praise and Worship time. All the songs seemed to be centered around forgiveness and God's love (imagine that.) All of the sudden I felt pulled to my knees. Down there I finally said it, I said "Jesus I don't care about me any more. I give myself to you. Me, worthless, dirty and sinful. I give you my life, my body and soul."
I said that over and over again, then this wonderful peace came over me. And I was so happy!
It wasn't really Faith Camp that changed me, although Faith Camp has built me up greatly. But if I had not been on staff, I would not be sharing this story with you.

Pics are coming soon!
~Lizzy

Hello All!

I am back! Faith Camp was unbelievably amazing! I believe that my sisters also had a great time.

So this is just a short post to say that I am back. I will tell you more about it later. Right now I just want to rest!

Few things

First things first. Today is Independence day!!!!! Three cheers! Hip Hip Huzzah! Hip Hip Huzzah! Hip Hip Huzzah! Very good, very good. (Lol) No really this is an amazing day! But anyway, this is going to be just a short post to tell you I am probably going to be gone for two weeks starting Monday. The count down to Faith Camp has begun!
Blessings,
Lizzy