Reflections

This week, I became close with many French teens, from many different backgrounds. The one that I became closest with was a girl named A. She was a solid Christian who had the benefit of growing up in a Christian home. It was nice to hear what it was like being a Christian in France. After conversing with her, I realized that fellowship with other Christians was extremely limited in France. When asked about the size of our church, we nonchalantly replied, "Oh it's not that large, we only have 300 people." Their jaws suddenly dropped while they replied 50 people at one church service was considered a packed day. Fellowship here was so important to them because they virtually have no Christians in their hometown or school. I have learned the value of fellowship and how blessed I am to have a large amount of Christian friends and mentors to support me.
Coming into the camp, we were told that it would be helpful to have one verse or passage to really meditate on during the trip. I picked 1 Corinthians 13, which defines the properties of love. During this trip, whenever I felt angry, frustrated, or found it difficult to love, I would recite this verse. It helped me to really live out scripture and to be patient, kind, content, humble, etc. I hope to apply this passage to my everyday life when I return home.

Christine F