CHANGING THE WORLD!

So near the end of the spring 2009 semester, I participated in a Small Group that was apart of the Christian Student Fellowship organization. It was truly an amazing experience. I read through the book titled “True Faced” written by John Lynch with my small group; the entire experience was definitely something that I learned and grew a lot from as I bonded and got to know my group members on a personal level.

The group was headed by Howard and Jeremy and I received the opportunity to get to know a kid named Will Alonso who came all the way from Pennsylvania to Central Illinois (I know right). I’d say that the entire event was the pinnacle of my growth as a person because each chapter somehow tied itself into some internal struggle or obstacle that I would encounter each week (obviously God works in mysterious ways in trying to reach out to people in need). I’m really glad that I got the chance to take part in such a great learning experience: I’ve learned so much about myself and why I act the way that I do and the discovery of the major flaws that are preventing me from becoming the person that I want to be. I won’t use this posting as an outlet of emotion on everything that I talked about, however, I will give you a Top 5 List that I feel that the book has helped me accomplish:

5. I’ve managed/still working on removing all of the negativity from my life and looking at life and situations from a more positive point of view.

4. Established a closer relationship with my family, especially my brother (whom I’ve never been able to seem eye to eye with).

3. Gotten the chance to connect with Will Alonso whom I found out I share a lot in common with (especially our love for the movie Van Helsing)

2. I’ve watched the friendship that I had with Jeremy grow stronger and bonded with Howard Kang who has helped me out more than he knows.

And……

1. I’ve seen an increase in my spiritual where I am praying more and growing closer to God. As a result of this, I feel as if my life is going straight up from here on.