The cool part about it, though, is that they are all completely head over heals in love with Jesus. Every single one of them. Their whole lives are for him, and they are consistently reaching out, studying the word, studying together, and loving. They love all the time.
Meet James. James is a hard working, freaking hilarious, easy going person who loves to love, and show Christ through it. There is no way the love he pours comes from himself, but from the Jesus, who also happens to be the love of his life.It's been awesome to see how much he loves the students at his church, and invests in their lives. I knew him in high school, but it's been super cool to develop a deeper friendship.
Cayden loves more than anyone I've ever met before in my entire life. Seriously. Let me tell you something. He lives in Lansing in not the best neighborhood with some guys (including James) and his life has just been wrapped around loving on the people in his neighborhood. He knows the name of almost every kid in the neighborhood, and he just loves on these kids so selflessly. It has been an incredible honor to watch Cayden grow and grow and grow. I think what fasinates me most about him is how in tune he is with the Holy Spirit, and what his calling is as a Christ Follower. I see Jesus in Cayden. It is so cool how apparent it is in him. It has been nothing but pure joy seeing Cayden and see how he's changed from when I knew him in high school.
Finally, meet Doug Mains. Doug Mains plays music, and he is quite good at hit. In fact, he's incredible. I had the privilege of meeting this kid at church last semester, and I'm so happy I did. From the moment I've met him, he's shown me nothing but love, and throughout our friendship he has been the one that has encouraged me the most out of anybody I know. Through sharing with him about the horrors of my past, and the deepest things in my heart, he shoots back with great advice and a TON of encouragement. He's the one that shows me that it's okay to be me, and people like me the way I am just by simply caring intentionally, listening, and loving. The love of Jesus is apparent in him also. I've never met someone who isn't in school yet studies the bible daily, and lives by it's every word. I love this kid. [check out Doug's music here: http://www.reverbnation.com/dougmains].
Also, Kelly is in this picture. She is the most genuine person I've ever met. Seriously.
I think the key word here is love. These four people I've talked about simply love to love, and it truly means a lot to a person that sometimes finds it hard to love himself. I've been completely convinced that I should be, and need to be who I am because of these people. I've learned that I don't need to change anything about me because I simply can't be liked by everyone. It's been a pretty crazy couple of weeks. I've loved every minute of time I've spent with them.
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