Back in Lubbock

After my amazing Guatemalan adventure, I have returned to Lubbock. School has started and, once again, I find myself stuck in a difficult position.

My life completely changed this summer, but certain friends of mine cannot accept the new me. I'm no longer afraid to stand up for myself and my beliefs, and they just don't understand how one month could change me so much. My fellow Guatemalan interns keep telling me that if the Lubbockites can't accept me I just have to move on; however, these friends have been placed in my life. I didn't go looking for them or ask God specifically for these people. Do I not have a responsibility to keep sharing my faith with them, even if they don't see me the same way as before?

In more cheerful news, Kent has started his freshman year out here and Tech seems much better with him here with me. I'm definitely glad my last year will be spent with him!

Back to the changing thing... This month in July taught me what true religion is... .and it happens to say it James 1:27

"Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world."

Doesn't that just sum up everything for me? Ridiculous that it took me traveling to a new country to find that out.