Search.

Search is a retreat that I went to in June 2006. It's run by high school students for high school students, and I can truly say it has been the most amazing experience of my life. Without Search, I would not be who I am today, and I doubt who I would be would be very good. I found myself, my closest friends in the world, and most importantly, my faith at Search. After staffing my 4th retreat this summer, I didn't think I would be able to go back since I was going to be in college, and it was heartbreaking. I was so upset. I was afraid that I would lose all that I had found through Search, yet here I am staffing the upcoming December Search, and I couldnt be happier.
I'm going to give the commitment talk from a college perspective, and I'm really nervous. This talk and the fact that I'm going to be staffing have been making me think about my faith a lot lately. I have been so much happier in the past few days than I have been probably all semester, which is weird, because I have actually been going through a pretty rough time. God has held me in the palm of his hand, and I am so grateful. I hope that the retreat is amazing yet again and that my talk reflects what God is asking me to say. I hope I can keep this great feeling that I've been having for the rest of my college career, and hopefully even the rest of my life!