Stories

"God blessed me immensely by giving me strength and encouragement each day. I was able to be joyful and a hard team worker. I believe God used my joy to help me get to know people. God was able to use this to glorify Him...I was able to tell them why I was happy and joyful."

"One way that God used me this summer was being able to be there for the people I worked with. I remember that one of my friends was going through a really tough time and I was able to give them comfort when they needed it most."

"I knew a guy from Kazakhstan, who always stopped by to talk to me. Long story short, as I got to know him more he asked me to baptize him in Lake Erie."

"I didn't realize how close I was to the people that I worked with until a few months after the summer. A friend called me just wanting to know how life was going. Previously I had made the decision to stay home with my family for the next summer after much prayer and thought, but when he asked me if I was going to work with him again I wanted so badly to just say "yes". It's funny how the people that you meet over one summer of work can change your life so much and affect the way that you think about so many things. I thank God for all of the people that I met and was able to influence and all the people who were there who influenced me in such a positive way as well. It is truly life changing!"