“Blog” is a funny word.

This spring semester is coming to an end, which means it’s time for another blog post. If I were to summarize this semester into one word, it would be: un-summarize-into-one-word-able. Things have just been so crazy lately, and yet I’m not even an engineering major. So much has changed, so much is new. I’m already half-way through my college career (unless I end up falling behind on my degree plan). It seems like yesterday, yet so long ago, that I was standing up on stage receiving my high school diploma, one of the 16 students in my entire class. Now here I am, finishing up my second year of college, with more friends than I could have possibly hoped for.

Personally, this has been a very confusing semester for me. I’ve gotten upset over the most random things, shrugged off what others would call unfortunate, et cetera et cetera (my mgmt. teacher’s favorite phrase). There have been times when I just wondered if people were being condescending towards me. Why did I wonder that, and get upset over it? No idea.

Then I volunteered to help out with kids’ classes at a local church.

From my own experiences, this church is unique.  The kids there are rambunctiously rambunctious, and even that doesn’t do it justice. But all the while, there’s just something about that place that makes me decide to continue going back there each week. First time I went there, I introduced myself to a guy named Dre, about my age. The moment we introduced ourselves, he talked to me about his entire life testimony, and he was so excited to do so!  The entire time, I kept thinking, “I just met the guy, and he’s already telling me everything that he’s been through, all his struggles, how he came to follow Jesus, and so on?” Granted, not every kid there was like that, but still. This church does three things for me. One, it tests my patience. Looking back at the times I’ve visited the church, and how the kids are, I’m surprised how much patience I’ve had. Two, it reminds me that God can shine His light through anyone, anywhere, anytime. Finally, it gives me purpose. I could easily stay and do anything else (homework, games, et cetera et cetera), but I’ve been given the opportunity to help at a church that could really use help.

This world needs a lot more people like Dre. We need to be reminded that even in the worst of circumstances, God is still there. Dre’s life took a 180, for the better, when he first picked up the Bible. We should have faith.

“Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth. Worship the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful songs. Know that the Lord is God. It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture. Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name. For the Lord is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations.” – Psalm 100

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