Charlotte James - Intern 2010
16th December 2010
Wow, what a year! It's been an amazing time in which God has truly lead me through the whole time.
It had been my desire, well more of an interest, to really serve God & take part in frontline mission but it wasn't until I followed Gods call in my life & gave up my year to allow Him to work that I actually ever thought it could be MY reality.
I took part in STUMP really out of interest, to get a feel for it & say I'd at least done something. It was then that I first listened to a call God had put on my life years before, over that full on intense week of blessing & being even more abundantly blessed I realized just what exactly God had install for me & it was this. Some of the most amazing, life changing, eye opening and joy bringing life there was to be had.
That was the beginning of my journey & now over twelve months since STUMP I'm in a place I never could've imagined having just competed the Edify Internship. This year has been a time of what more conventionally might be called service but for me is really just life, growing & sharing in community. I've seen transformation take place in my life; stereotypes have been broken down, my opinion has changed & living in a community where authenticity cannot be escaped. Yeah this year involved some typical service activities like providing meals, accommodation & the basic services to some of Sydney's poor & marginalised but it provided something above and beyond, a community.
As an Edify Intern I've lived in Streetlevel for ten months & every second of it has been so real, there's no space for false pretences, masks or hiding when you share your life so intimately. I've seen growth in my life through not only the formal discipleship offered but even more through the people I share life with. God has shown me things I'd never imagine & I'm so much better for it. Giving this year over to Him was amazing & if I'm honest with myself something I was previously holding back on. This has been the year of Matthew 16:24 - 25
Then Jesus said to his disciples, "Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will find it.
Being a part of Edify has really impacted my life. That verse has become more than just words, and has seen me give not just ten months but the rest of my life, my hopes, my dreams, my future to Him only to find myself.
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