Monday, November 5, 2007

Kristen, from Bismarck, No.Dak.

Hey everyone. I'm a nursing student here in Bismarck. Senior year, baby :) I love people! I'm excited that I get to use that love in both my profession and in telling people about Jesus! I'm a farm girl who loves chocolate, shopping, and a good book. My testimony is simple. I grew up in a Christian home. I accepted Christ when I was five. I decided I wanted to live for Him when I was thirteen when I saw the love for God that my counselors had when I went to camp that summer. God has protected me from so much and grown me in Him throughout my life. He placed me in Bismarck, where I have met some of my best friends and have grown in the Lord in amazing ways. I've been overseas twice now and have developed quite a heart for missions. We'll see where that goes in the years to come. I am amazed daily by the God we serve. He continues to challenge me, and grow me in my faith.

I'm excited to see what God is doing here on our little campus. We've seen our Crusade grow to a size and intensity I haven't seen in my four years here. It's amazing to watch how He's used a new leader to build this group! I am always wondering what we can be doing to be helping these students grow in their faith, how we can deepen their relationship with the Lord. God is faithful, and is so at work in their hearts in a way that we could never hope to be!

Some verses I love:
"Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart." (Hebrews 12:1-3)