The camp ran for 3 days and 2 nights in which we participated in youth fellowship with over 300 other young adults. On my first day at camp i met a girl named Carla. She was funny and did not believe in God. I shared my testimony with her about how God has worked in my life and how He had transformed me into a new creation and she answered me with the word "Okay" and we went back to our room.
The next day one of our leaders told us that there would be a baptism going on at lunch time. When Carla heard about the baptism she asked me if we could go because she thought it would be 'fun.'
I answered her by telling her that baptism is not 'fun' or a game and i walked away from her.
When I was back in our room i felt God speak to me and show me that He never ran away from me even though I am a sinner, He was just waiting for me to confess my sins.
Just like God didn't run or hide from me, I needed to go back to my friend Carla.
Just like God didn't run or hide from me, I needed to go back to my friend Carla.
I went back to her and told her about my past life and how I too had once be baptized for fun. It flashed back to me and I had the opportunity to explain to her what baptism was really about.
Later that night in our room, Carla told me about her past and how she did not have a father. She had a lot of questions such as 'How can i believe in God if He separated my mother and father?' I told her about how I grew up without my father and about how my father had killed my twin when I was a baby. I explained that no one can give us real happiness; even our parents can hurt us, but God will never hurt us.
The next day we brought our things back to the bus and Carla hugged me and thanked me.
Ella, this is incredible! Praise God for using you to speak to Carla! How is she doing now?
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