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Nikita
Groenewald
&
Flight 33 |
Sitting,
staring out
my window, I
feel
compelled to
share with
you all the
new eyes
through
which I look
at the
world.
Firstly, I
would like
to thank you
all, for
giving of
yourselves
so wholly to
the work of
God, for
letting God
use you as
vessels
through
which His
love for us
radiates, it
truly is
beautiful.
Before
Chrysalis I
was a lost
and
confused,
poor excuse
for a
person. Too
many things
happening to
me all at
once and me
feeling all
alone in the
midst of all
the chaos
clearly
making the
wrong
decisions at
every turn.
When my
mother came
back from
Emmaus this
year, I saw
her
enthusiasm
and
excitement
from her
renewed love
for the Lord
and when she
mentioned
Chrysalis I
didn't pay
much
attention
but said yes
to going
because I
didn't want
to break her
spirit. With
that simple
'yes' long
forgotten,
before I
knew it, I
was signing
forms and
getting
letters and
calls and
then
Chrysalis
Flight #33
was upon me.
Upon arrival
I thought,
oh well,
here comes a
boring
weekend and
told myself
I could come
out of it
all
remaining
untouched,
after all, I
was in
control of
my life, and
I was still
alive right?
Before I
knew it, I
realised
Jesus had
other plans
and instead
he
infiltrated
every part
of my being
and filled
it with
love. I was
surrounded
by
compassion,
understanding,
and above
all His
grace.
This
overwhelmed
me so much
and I didn't
understand,
couldn't
understand,
how after
all my
nonchalance,
doubt in
Him, all my
wrongdoings,
the life I
had been
living, that
He still
loved me.
Still wanted
to hold me
in His arms
and tell me
it was all
going to be
ok. Frankly
I just
thought it
was way too
late for all
to be ok.
However,
throughout
the rest of
the weekend
He showed me
in a
multitude of
ways that
indeed I was
mistaken and
His grace
covered me
too. He
could and
would wipe
all of that
sin away,
put me on
the
righteous
path once
again, and
shower me
with
blessings,
if I would
just do one
simple
thing, Let
go and let
Him. It
wasn't so
easy, but as
I sit here
on the first
of my
'fourth
days', I
realise that
with His
help I can
do it, and
it will only
get easier
as time goes
by.
This
morning,
looking at
my world
with new
eyes it
seemed, I
found so
many
opportunities
to share
God's word,
share God's
love. And as
it impacted
on those I
spoke to, it
had a ripple
effect and
made me
realise how
truly
blessed I
am. I
wonder, were
there such
opportunities
like these
presented to
me before?
If so, I
would never
have
recognised
them if it
weren't for
this past
weekend. I
see now,
with an open
heart, with
Jesus in my
life, with
my goal to
be more
Christ-like,
opportunities
like these
will abound
and I can't
wait to
share God's
grace and
love with
everyone
that I can.
So I'm not a
perfect
person, I
have a past
and my scars
and wounds
are still
here, but
now they're
less painful
than they
were last
week, and I
can see and
feel them
healing,
with every
breath I
take. I am
alive, and
every breath
of mine
belongs to
God, I will
serve him
faithfully
for the rest
of my days.
I'm so
excited!
There was a
reason that
God chose
for me to be
on Flight
#33, the
opportunity
arose this
year, and
not last
year or
next. This
was my time,
and there is
no doubt He
knows what
He is doing.
I am
immensely
grateful to
have had
such a
loving and
supporting
team who
never once
faltered in
showing us
this
unconditional
love we were
told about
so often.
You all
truly are
fine
examples of
the type of
Christian I
aspire to
be, and
although I
know we all
slip and
stumble,
this weekend
your love
for an ugly
caterpillar
like me,
helped a
beautiful
butterfly to
emerge from
what once
was. Thank
you.
Now I let go
and let
God.... As I
fly with
Christ.
Yours in
faith
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