Never Changes

I've been home in the 204 for just over a day now. For some reason, being home always feels drastically different when you've been gone for some time. A huge part of me really doesn't want to be at home right now, because that huge part is still in Quebec with those people who have become a very routine part of my life. But I suppose there's a part of me that wants to be home because I just want to continue on with life. There's some exciting stuff.

I  came up with this little saying as a help for when I missed the people at bible school a lot: "Unless you've finished the book, when you end a chapter a new one begins. And you anticipate when you will find the characters from the ending chapter in the future ones. I believe that goodbye is never truly goodbye when you follow Christ, it's just see you soon."

God reminded me through my bible reading last night that He doesn't ever change. I was reading in Luke 12, and Jesus was speaking to the crowds about intrepreting the signs for the end. And, once again, I was struck by this because God has really been teaching me about Himself and what the end actually means in Him. He's been teaching me that one of the things I need to hope in is His return. Anyway, while I was reading this passage and was taken aback because God was continuing to teach me what I had already been learning at Capernwray. I guess, I should've expected it... I mean, just because I changed locations doesn't mean the lessons I'm learning change. So, through this, God reminded me that even though my locations, my circumstances, my emotions, my financial state, and everything else may change, He never ever does. He's the same God through and through.

Another thing that God reminded me on this morning was that He does it all. I was reading in Exodus 6 and I was amazed by how many "I will's" and "I promised's" and "I have's" that were in this passage. Even if I'm approaching a situation that I don't think I can even handle and when I think about it for too long I end up feeling very overwhelmed... God's got it. He will. He promised. And He has.

I have no reason not to trust Him.

Revelation

I apologize that I haven't posted anything really significant in a while. Life at Capernwray has really gotten busy. Since, my last post, I've experienced some really interesting things.


On April 28th, I went to my nation's capital, Ottawa! That was pretty exciting for me. Something I could strike off of my bucket list. The day was very enjoyable. The weather was wonderful and sunny. When we got to Ottawa, the girls and I eat our lunch on the grass in front of the Parliament buildings. We laughed and joked around. It was wonderful. Then we went around taking goofy pictures with the statues outside of the buildings. After that, we went for a tour inside the Parliament buildings. The girls and I spend the rest of the day in an outdoor market and checking out the cute little boutiques in the area. We ended off with a very short visit to the Hard Rock Cafe (it was grab and run).

From April 30th - May 4th, all the students went to help out at a Christian camp in Quebec named Camp des Iles. The week consisted of a lot of raking leaves and a lot of hauling out trees from the forest. By the end of the week, we cleared a good section of the forest out so the camp would have more space for the kids to go play. It's amazing how encouraging it is to a camp when you just go there and say, "Hey we're here to work. How can we help you?" The directors of the camp (which happen to be parents of a staff here) were very thankful at the end of the week.

On May 5th, I went on a once-in-a-lifetime adventure. I'm not joking though... I did really enjoy the experience, but I don't think I'll ever do it again. I went white-water rafting with a couple of the students. It's impossible to stay in the boat and stay dry. Just sayin'. We signed up for two different excursions, but I only ended up doing one. I'm very glad I didn't do the second one too. Apparently, the boat I was in trashed really badly in the worst part of the second excursion, causing everyone to fall out and struggle for air. Even one of my peers said, "Janessa, I'm glad you didn't come. You probably would've cried." Ha. It's true though.

The chapter of my life called Capernwray Quebec is speedily coming to a close. I only have a week and a half left. There's only a week until my dad and little brother come to visit. I only have one more week of classes. Steve is ending the year off with teaching us on Revelation.

I'm really excited to hear what Steve has to say about the book. I still don't really know how I feel about everything pertaining to that book. There doesn't seem to be a middle ground. People either don't have an opinion about it at all or they have way too much of an opinion on it. I've encountered some people that think their opinion is the absolute truth. That bothers me. Some people get so caught up in all the pictures found in Revelation and some people get so caught up in the way things are gonna go down. People get so caught up in the what, where, when, why, and how that they forget what "the End Times" are actually all about: the Who. The first five words of the book of Revelation state what the whole book is all about: "the revelation of Jesus Christ". I don't know what's going to happen, where it's going to happen, when it's going to happen, why it's going to happen or how it's going to happen. But I do know this: Jesus Christ is coming back!

But until that day, whether or not it happens in my lifetime, I'll be waiting.