Blog 3: Something I wish I could change

Absolutely nothing. If I changed anything in my life, I wouldn't be who I am today. What has brought me to this point in my life, has been a journey, no doubt, but it has given me such a new perspective on life. I have gifts, I have purpose, I have passion, and God is using all of that to do so much in my day to day life. I have grown so much as a leader, and God uses that. I may not always see the fruit of my labor, and that's ok, but because of my past I have been given opportunities to talk with so many people, that most people would walk by and ignore as a lost cause, I have seen so many of those kids come to know Christ as their personal Lord and Saviour, or I have had friends lead them to the Lord.. some examples of this:

I started writing poetry, regarding a lot of my past, writing plays describing topics this generation faces, but is often left under the rug, because of shame, and I have gone all out and talked about these subjects openly and people will come up to my team and I, and often through tears "WOW, thank you for doing what you are doing."

The drama team I started has 8 kids in it. When the team first started there were 2 Christians, Myself, and my younger sister, Now as of 3 weeks ago, every single person on that team is a Christian. That's just because we didn't judge them, but we loved on them, listened to them, hugged them, cried with them, and were there when everyone else walked away and told them they weren't good enough.

Last Friday, There is a kid named Panda who I have been inviting over a lot, inviting to Street Level, hanging out with him at school, He's an Emo kid, that nobody really cares to get to know, just sorta sits there and exists, He comes from an emotionally abusive home, and He's just a scared, timid guy, You first meet him and you assume he's a mute because he doesn't talk. Well long story short after months, of just talking with him, being there for him, inviting him to different things, randomly saying hi in the halls, Kierra got to lead him to the Lord last Friday! I was SO excited, and as he was crying over his decision, and just overwhelmed with love He told Kierra "If it hadn't been for Kelly and you, I would have killed myself months ago"

When you have encounters like this, why would you change a thing. Lives are transformed, including my own, through the power of Christ, because of the good and the bad, out of brokenness God truly has made beauty. Sure I wish I hadn't experienced somethings, but I wouldn't change a thing for the world!