Introducing...Lindsay Rother! I am the K-West Intern for this year, which means I do whatever Ward, Beth and Todd tell me to do. Kidding. I get to work alongside the leadership of K-West to make this place an even more exciting adventure for you next summer. I get to travel the country interviewing staff to make our campers' time at camp the best it can be. Basically, I have the best first "big kid job" I can imagine and am grateful to get to be a part of a ministry that stands on truth. I'll be contributing on the blog, and I'd like to tell you a bit of my story so you feel like you actually know who you're hearing from throughout the year, so here it is.
After graduating from Oklahoma State University (Go POKES!) in 2009, I found myself moving to Branson one year ago to begin my year at the Kanakuk Institute, a program for college graduates that equips young people for a lifetime of ministry. I had no idea what I was getting myself into, but I did know I wanted my life to be based on truth. I knew if I sold myself out to studying the Bible for eight months, I couldn't go wrong. This held up to be true. I learned more in eight months than probably my entire life combined, and I now have a foundation to build on for the rest of my life.
As the year progressed, I began to think more and more about what I'd be doing afterward. It was time to grow up and get a "big kid job." However, I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life. I knew I wanted to be a "light" in whatever my career was, but I didn't wake up knowing I wanted to be a doctor or a business woman everyday for the rest of my life. I simply wanted to interact with people on a daily basis and live my life in a way that I earned the right to tell them why I was different...only because Christ had made me new.
So, I went into summer 2010 for potentially my final summer at K-West not having a clue what I'd be doing on August 13th (the end of camp). Honestly, this scared me to death because I'm a planner, but I committed to attempting to be content in the Lord and trust Him. How do you job search when you are in Lampe, MO with limited Internet and phone access? Not to mention, I wanted to be investing in our campers, our staff and the Word. So, I wrestled with figuring out what it means to be proactively patient. How do you trust the Lord and not sit back just waiting for a job to fall into your lap?
I decided to sell out to K-West this summer. I chose to be whole-heartedly where I was in the moment rather than living in the midst of future plans. I opted to do the only thing I knew to do during the unknown: I tried to live out one of my favorite challenges from Scripture. Luke 16:10-"He who is faithful in a very little thing is faithful also in much; and he who is unrighteous in a very little thing is unrighteous also in much." I did my best to simply be faithful in the daily things. This taught me to truly live in the present, on daily bread, and find true contentment in our Savior.
On July 30th, I still had no idea what was happening when camp ended in two weeks. My daily prayers were to remain content in the Lord, live in the present and maybe have a bit of direction when I left camp. At 2 o'clock on the 30th, an opportunity in OKC, OK sort of fell into my lap and at 5 o'clock I was offered a full-time job to work for Kanakuk Kamps this year. I went from having zero options to having two great ones. Since you are reading this now, it is evident I took the position with camp and am living in Branson for a second year. Little did I know when I ventured here five years ago to be a counselor for a summer that I would have my first "big kid job" at the same place.
Today, I hope my story is a testament to truly finding peace and contentment in our Lord. This may be the thing I pray for most in my life because the world becomes appealing to me and I find myself wanting more. The truth is: the Lord is enough. He is faithful. In this season of my life, I'm learning about the importance of trust and faith. The importance of remaining faithful regardless the cost. God is faithful. Scripture tells us that in Deuteronomy 7:9..."Know therefore that the Lord your God, He is God, the faithful God..."
Be faithful in the little things today. When you are in the midst of the unknown, remain faithful to our God. Let the word faithful become a character quality in which people describe you.
After graduating from Oklahoma State University (Go POKES!) in 2009, I found myself moving to Branson one year ago to begin my year at the Kanakuk Institute, a program for college graduates that equips young people for a lifetime of ministry. I had no idea what I was getting myself into, but I did know I wanted my life to be based on truth. I knew if I sold myself out to studying the Bible for eight months, I couldn't go wrong. This held up to be true. I learned more in eight months than probably my entire life combined, and I now have a foundation to build on for the rest of my life.
As the year progressed, I began to think more and more about what I'd be doing afterward. It was time to grow up and get a "big kid job." However, I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life. I knew I wanted to be a "light" in whatever my career was, but I didn't wake up knowing I wanted to be a doctor or a business woman everyday for the rest of my life. I simply wanted to interact with people on a daily basis and live my life in a way that I earned the right to tell them why I was different...only because Christ had made me new.
So, I went into summer 2010 for potentially my final summer at K-West not having a clue what I'd be doing on August 13th (the end of camp). Honestly, this scared me to death because I'm a planner, but I committed to attempting to be content in the Lord and trust Him. How do you job search when you are in Lampe, MO with limited Internet and phone access? Not to mention, I wanted to be investing in our campers, our staff and the Word. So, I wrestled with figuring out what it means to be proactively patient. How do you trust the Lord and not sit back just waiting for a job to fall into your lap?
I decided to sell out to K-West this summer. I chose to be whole-heartedly where I was in the moment rather than living in the midst of future plans. I opted to do the only thing I knew to do during the unknown: I tried to live out one of my favorite challenges from Scripture. Luke 16:10-"He who is faithful in a very little thing is faithful also in much; and he who is unrighteous in a very little thing is unrighteous also in much." I did my best to simply be faithful in the daily things. This taught me to truly live in the present, on daily bread, and find true contentment in our Savior.
On July 30th, I still had no idea what was happening when camp ended in two weeks. My daily prayers were to remain content in the Lord, live in the present and maybe have a bit of direction when I left camp. At 2 o'clock on the 30th, an opportunity in OKC, OK sort of fell into my lap and at 5 o'clock I was offered a full-time job to work for Kanakuk Kamps this year. I went from having zero options to having two great ones. Since you are reading this now, it is evident I took the position with camp and am living in Branson for a second year. Little did I know when I ventured here five years ago to be a counselor for a summer that I would have my first "big kid job" at the same place.
Today, I hope my story is a testament to truly finding peace and contentment in our Lord. This may be the thing I pray for most in my life because the world becomes appealing to me and I find myself wanting more. The truth is: the Lord is enough. He is faithful. In this season of my life, I'm learning about the importance of trust and faith. The importance of remaining faithful regardless the cost. God is faithful. Scripture tells us that in Deuteronomy 7:9..."Know therefore that the Lord your God, He is God, the faithful God..."
Be faithful in the little things today. When you are in the midst of the unknown, remain faithful to our God. Let the word faithful become a character quality in which people describe you.
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