#38

My Job Shadowing was AWESOME.  I shadowed the Youth Leader at my church, West Side Christian Church, who is AWESOME.  What I really want to do with my life:  I want to work for Christ in Youth, CIY.  This is an organization that puts on multiple Church camps that are geared for middle-high school students.  CIY Move is one of their summer camps that is a week long and is THE BEST WEEK OF MY LIFE every single summer.  It is where kids get on fire for God, where teenagers get that week of clarity that can, if they choose, ultimately change their life for the better.  I want to give kids that clarity, set them on fire for God, and keep them that way.  The CIY head quarters are located in Joplin, Missouri.  That is also where Ozark Bible College is, which is were I plan to attend.  Sadly, I was not able to make the trip 7 hours south just for a job shadow, no matter how badly I wanted to.  A youth leader is huuuuge part of CIY, though.  So it was pretty close!  Through out my day, I got to see an inside look at how a church works, and more specifically, my church.  I met pretty much all the staff and got to see how intricate and meticulous a church service can really be.  I also got to see how Fusion, the Youth group at my church, works too.  It is craaaaaaazy how intricate it is! I never imagined that much thought could possibly goes into what I see every Wednesday on the stage.  I also got to discuss with my Youth Leader, Josh, about upcoming events and past events to give my input.  I also got to go home with him and eat lunch with his family, which include a four year old and a one year old.  They may or may not be my favorite kids in the whole world.  SO CUTE.  I also know where he lives now, too...I think being a Youth Leader would be an awesome job, and an awesome job for me too.  But I want to be more than that.  I want to be there when kids really see that God is the only way.  That this is what living a like for Christ is like.  I want to help plan the events that kids get to experience and never ever forget.  I want to help be the force that shows kids what a life of Christ is and I want to be part of the force that keeps kids living a life for Christ.  So in summary, my day was awesome, I loved it.  I do not want to be a youth leader, but I went into the day knowing that.