Thursday, July 23, 2009
Though I was blind, now I see
This weeks blog is from Brian Crispin, our new Development Associate and alumni of our Hebron Program at Camp Hunt. Brian is a young man with an incredible faith and a great testimony. Enjoy his post:
Rick
John 9:25b “One thing I know: that though I was blind, now I see.”
The man that was born blind heard all of the skeptics saying that Jesus was not who he said he was. To this man, he didn’t know Jesus as well as he would later on in life, but at the time he was asked about what had happened, he knew what Jesus had done, and no consequences would stop him from telling what he knew to be true.
For the past two years, I had the opportunity to work side by side with graduates of our addictions program and see the works of God revealed in them. I have seen men raw and new in faith, but the fresh gratitude that comes off of them will penetrate your heart. It is like seeing a man that was just rescued from a burning vehicle. There is an absence of forged religion, but instead, desperation in his voice and actions to give thanks and share what Jesus has done. Men in our Servant Leadership Training (SLT) program serve others for Christ with an intense gratitude that is just like this man. They are powerful testimonies for Jesus - “Do you also want to become his disciples?”(vs.27). It makes me think about my own gratitude sometimes. Jesus saved me in my affliction as well. Do I still have that desperation to serve and follow Jesus Christ like I did that day he pulled me out of hopelessness?
Modern day graduate testimonies are posted on our alumni site. Please read about some of the men who were given sight by Christ right here in Indianapolis by clicking the following links:
"Ministries", "Hebron Center", "Hebron Alumni Site and Testimonies".
Brian
Rick
John 9:25b “One thing I know: that though I was blind, now I see.”
The man that was born blind heard all of the skeptics saying that Jesus was not who he said he was. To this man, he didn’t know Jesus as well as he would later on in life, but at the time he was asked about what had happened, he knew what Jesus had done, and no consequences would stop him from telling what he knew to be true.
For the past two years, I had the opportunity to work side by side with graduates of our addictions program and see the works of God revealed in them. I have seen men raw and new in faith, but the fresh gratitude that comes off of them will penetrate your heart. It is like seeing a man that was just rescued from a burning vehicle. There is an absence of forged religion, but instead, desperation in his voice and actions to give thanks and share what Jesus has done. Men in our Servant Leadership Training (SLT) program serve others for Christ with an intense gratitude that is just like this man. They are powerful testimonies for Jesus - “Do you also want to become his disciples?”(vs.27). It makes me think about my own gratitude sometimes. Jesus saved me in my affliction as well. Do I still have that desperation to serve and follow Jesus Christ like I did that day he pulled me out of hopelessness?
Modern day graduate testimonies are posted on our alumni site. Please read about some of the men who were given sight by Christ right here in Indianapolis by clicking the following links:
"Ministries", "Hebron Center", "Hebron Alumni Site and Testimonies".
Brian
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