Sunday, August 22, 2010

Finding God At Running Camp

This past week I went to running camp. It was an awesome time! However when I first arrived I was homesick and lonely. I did not fit in with the other girls and they did not like me. Most of what I heard that day were harsh words directed at others and sometimes towards me. When I went to bed that night I prayed to God to send me someone to be an Angel to me and to touch me with kind words. I also prayed for me to enjoy the rest of my stay at camp. The next day I woke up and things were already better. God had blessed me with a new attitude towards camp and I was ready and willing to enjoy it to the fullest. Starting that day I made new friends and found out that God had blessed me with a cabin leader and cabin mate who were fellow Catholics. They were quick to be my friend. This was a wonderful experience,the whole time I felt God smiling down at me. When I checked my phone that morning I saw that I had received a text the night before. It came in at about the time I was praying to God to send me an Angel. Once I read the text message I knew in my heart that God had sent me this person to be an Angel to me that day. This person, who I will refer to as Ava Grace, sent me a text message. She is a good friend of mine and we have recently become close. She has a cheerful disposition and has a wonderful way of helping me see God. This text she sent me, for lack of more accurate words, made my day. It said "this is wicked random but I just wanna say that you are a great girl, you are built on such great beliefs and morals, and you are always so happy and nice, you're so kind and just awesome and I hope we stay friends for a long time". I was a little teary eyed after reading this, I looked up and thanked God for blessing me in so many ways and for blessing me with such a wonderful friend. When you let God take the reigns, He will blow your mind, just like He did and continues to do to me. God Bless! :-)

2 comments:

  1. Wow!Thanks for sharing that story. It is so powerful and uplifting. Made me cry.

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  2. I love this Kayla. What a wonderful witness from such a special person.

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