She is Now Made a New Creation!!!

The Area Director of Young Life in McKinney, Scott Rhodes, asked me to be a Young Life Camp Leader for one of the Freshman cabins at Crooked Creek Ranch. Young Life is an AMAZING ministry that presents the gospel to all the teenage kids that attend the summer camp. It was an unexpected and last minute trip for me but God had it planned all along!

In my cabin I had a bright, fun and sweet young 15 year old girl in my named Olivia (not her real name). This girl truly stood out to me! She was drinking in EVERY word the speaker had to tell her about what Jesus had done for her on the cross and His gift of eternal life. God was pursuing hard after this young girl's heart!

During one of our cabin times Olivia had shared much of what was going on in her personal life between her and God. She was part of a broken home and had been hurt as a child. After Olivia shared this I meet with her one on one. With Olivia sitting across the table from me, I asked her if she had a relationship with Jesus to help her calm the storm that she was going through in her life. She confessed that she had a past and felt she needed to first forgive herself for her sins before she would allow Jesus in her life to lighten the load for her. Fear and shame was holding her back from the relationship she desperately wanted with her Lord and Savior.

Olivia and I talked about the Bible's truth and promise of Jesus forgiving her of her sins and washing them clean. I told her she couldn't do this on her own. That Jesus was crazy about her and He really wanted to have a relationship with her and help her in her times of need. As we parted I wasn't discouraged at all. God was continuing to write His testimony in Olivia and I was blessed to be apart of it.

The next day after the kids had their 15 minutes of quite time with God, Olivia walked into our cabin. She looked me straight in the eyes and said, "I had a good talk with God". I asked her what they had talked about. She tearfully and joyfully wept saying that she had accepted Jesus as her Lord and Savior. She had told Jesus she couldn't do this life alone or face her trials by herself. She wanted His help and grace!!! Praise God!! She is now made a new creation!

This was a rich time for me and other Young Life Leaders in McKinney that walked along side teenagers learning about Jesus and His plan for them. The best thing is that we get to continue to walk along side them here at home!!

If you would like to help support my outreach ministry financially I would greatly appreciate it!

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Faith Bible Church
Attn: Christina
201 1/2 E. Virginia
Suite 1
McKinney, TX 75069