That Crazy Pentecostal Girl

There is a country song by Eli Young Band called 'Crazy Girl' The chorus goes something like this... Crazy girl, don't you know that I love you? I wouldn't dream of going nowhere Silly woman, come here let me hold you Have I told you lately I love you like crazy, girl? Like crazy, girl This song came to mind a couple days ago as I was sitting in my dorm room crying because I guy here at my school basically called me a hooker (because my skirt was "too tight") in front of a ton of people including parents and pastors. I was so embarrassed and I don't know how you react when your embarrassed, but I cry. So there I was upset and angry at the guys at my school! This wasn't the first time these guys have upset me and I wasn't the only girl who felt this way. In fact many of the girls were upset and were talking to me about how ugly they feel because these guys told them so or were joking about them or they over heard them say there were no cute girls a...

Last weekend a group of students went to Wisconsin for a outreach trip. I signed up for a bunch of them, but I think it was God that I went on this on. What was supposed to be a 7-hour trip took more like 8, but finally we got there about midnight Friday night. Saturday morning we got up early and headed to the small missions church there in De Pere. This church changed my life. They have church at a community center they rent out every Sunday and Wednesday night. So, Saturday we sat outside the building and made up little track baggies to hang on the doors. There were eight people from Gateway and about ten or fifteen from the church and we went door knocking (sort of). It was more like just passing out tracks and hanging them on doors, but we did speak to a few people, which all went well. Everyone was nice and receptive. We then held a little praise service in the park and served BBQ. Only one person from the door knocking came out, but that ...

I remember when I first started talking about going to Gateway. A lot of people told me to be careful because a lot of people go there and change for the worst. They make the wrong friends and the ministry they once had, they no longer feel called to it. I was told from many to not be naive in believing that everyone there was there for the right reasons. I understood them, but didn't take it to heart, but man they wern't kidding. It seriously suprises me how many fake people there are, and how many people who call themselves christians, but don't truely act like Christians. That isn't all that suprises me. Its not all I thought it was going to be. I recieved a work study, which I felt so blessed to have only to find out i'm working 20 hours a week, double shifts Monday through Thursday and a shift on Sunday and I don't have time for another job becuase of school. I also am always late for church because I work till 7. I HATE BEING LATE FOR CHURCH!!! There are...