by Gerline Inocencio It has been 2 years already since I first joined Camp Calye and I am still in awe of how it had affected my life. Call it an unforgettable experience or the "best summer ever", but those aren't enough to describe the feelings. An understatement, as one may say. Have you ever felt waking up every morning and wishing for the day to end already? That's how my life was. If I never attended that camp, I would continue being a zombie - living a dead life. However, after joining the camp, there was never a chance that I've regretted being part of it. In fact, I've always asked God this question, "Lord, bakit ngayon lang? Why not few years earlier?" The story behind this question is because I felt like I wasted few years of my life walking endlessly on the wrong road. Well, when you walk an endless road, you eventually become tired. The worst thing that happened is that I have dropped out from my supposedly last 3 semesters in college. The reason? I don't know. Just kidding. Hard to admit but I lost the will to live anymore, feeling like I have no more reason to do the stuff that I should do. I lost my dreams, my passion, became devoured by my own negatrons (or negative thoughts). To spare you the details, I'll conclude it this way. Camp Calye which was titled Lipad during that time made me really soar up high: in my relationships with family, friends, self, and with God. It also made me aim and achieve high in my career and studies. Now, I am about to finish what I left hanging with only one semester left. Hooray! Not just that, I learned to never take things for granted. In school and in life, I make sure to always learn. One thing I am sure of: God emptied me only to fill me up. He filled me up even more to make me share His grace, love, and blessings to other people. One last awesome story that I really want to share with you. Even after being immensely blessed as a camper, Camp Calye continued blessing me. Now, as a youth servant, a camp facilitator, opportunities to build more friendships are in front of me. From "walang forever" to "may forever (with full conviction)," I can testify to many things that last forever! It only takes one step of courage to leave the comfort zone. That one step to allow God to lead us in His mysterious way of blessing us to the fullest. Just enjoy the ride even if the road ahead is a little bit bumpy. Because at the end of a long and winding road, there awaits a paradise that God wants us to see.
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Rellie
3/24/2015 04:26:12 pm
"It only takes one step of courage to leave the comfort zone. That one step to allow God to lead us in His mysterious way of blessing us to the fullest."
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Mich
4/1/2015 12:25:48 am
*thumbs up* :D
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