By
Naomi
January 11, 2015
faith,
personal
Today I took the plunge. Quite literally.
I've always believed, but my faith wasn't always strong. The last four years have been a period of growth and change, of learning and questioning. I've been blessed with a group of amazing brothers and sisters who have supported my walk every step of the way. More importantly, I have learned to lean on His strength and to follow His plan for me with the goal of bringing Him glory.
To be honest, getting baptized is something that I've felt called to do since I was young. Dealing with years of shy-ness and stage fright prevented me from standing on stage to share my testimony. I remember clapping for others as they got baptized, wishing I had the courage to take the plunge. Today I finally decided that it was no longer something I could ignore, and somehow He gave me the courage to declare my dedication to Him as my Lord and Savior. Praise the Lord.
For the Lord is good and His love endures forever;
His faithfulness continues through all generations.
Psalm 100:5
naomi.
By
Naomi
May 14, 2014
faith,
friends
Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing
1 Thessalonians 5:11
4 hour drive, abrupt subway pit stop, marshmallows and bonfires, late night chats, capsizing, worshiping and sharing, cold rainy days, sexy cowboy pose, MEGAbed times, and an amazing time of fellowship with my brothers and sisters. Even though that doesn't even begin to sum up the weekend that was CCF grad trip, it's a start.
My relationship with CCF started way before I started at Queen's. I had grown up hearing stories about my parent's time at fellowship when they were in University and was familiar with this thing that to me was simply a really big club of Christians. I first went almost as an obligation, like it was something I was expected to do since my parents had gone. More sentimental than anything, but I quickly learnt that CCF wasn't simply just an extracurricular activity, it was a body of Christ who quickly became friends and then my second family.
To be honest, I had my hesitations about going on this trip simply because I had been away for the last two years and everyone had become closer during the time I was away, but I was touched by how quickly everyone embraced me and how it comforting it was to be back in the presence of friends.
So, of course, the first thing we do once we settle into our rooms is take selfies...
Most people joined in on a volleyball and basketball game that was going on, but Sherv, Crystal and I decided to go venturing out into the woods instead. Brought back many memories from when I used to go digging in forests for "treasures"
And the rest of the pictures are pretty self-explanatory... Two definite highlights were first playing Mafia till the wee hours of the morning bringing back many memories of first year, and secondly, capsizing in the freezing water with Angie and Nicole, despite having given a long speech to Rachel about how we weren't going to flip... fail of the century.
But what I've realized through these four years and this past weekend is that it's not the friends who have been here the longest, but the friends who came and never left. Despite not having spent alot of time with these brothers and sisters over the past two years, I can't tell you how lucky I am to have them.
Taken from Jethro
PTL.
naomi.
