My Personal Testimony
Before I came to trust Jesus as my Lord and Savior, I thought I had everything figured out. I was ambitious, headstrong, and fiercely independent. I prided myself on my intelligence, often feeling a little too smart for my own good. Yet, as Proverbs 26:12 warns, "Do you see a person wise in their own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for them." I dismissed Christianity while secretly longing for the peace and community I saw in believers. I convinced myself I didn’t need it.
Then, my worldview shattered. First, I met someone smarter than me who defied my assumptions. Months later, while supporting a loved one battling cancer, I sat alone in a hotel room, overwhelmed. Desperate for comfort, I reached for the only thing I could think of: the Bible in the nightstand. As I read, it was like scales fell from my eyes. In time, everything started to make sense. I started reading the Bible and never stopped.
Since that moment I’ve been transformed; I’m a new person in Christ. My ambitions shifted from corporate ladders to spiritual growth. I now cherish scripture, prayer, and walking with God. I value family and community over career. I can’t begin to describe the gratitude I feel now, for His sacrifice and His guidance and His will for my life, but I can say that I will never stop pursuing Him.
Ministry Calling
I’ve long been captivated by nature. As a wilderness therapy instructor I worked with hundreds of students, and witnessed miraculous transformations as nature stripped them to their rawest selves and built them back up. Still, it always felt like we were missing something. I didn’t know it but we were missing Jesus.
The wilderness has a unique power to reveal our deepest needs. Much like the Israelites in the desert, who learned dependence on God: “He humbled you, causing you to hunger and then feeding you with manna… to teach you that man does not live on bread alone” (Deuteronomy 8:3). I saw students heal, but without Jesus, their progress seemed incomplete, like a bandage over a deep wound. What can therapy offer that Jesus can’t? It often comes close, but only He offers true transformation and healing.
Looking back, I realize I was seeking Jesus in every trail and starry night, unaware of His presence. I longed for someone to connect nature’s lessons to His love and sacrifice without even knowing that was what I needed. Now, through Seeds Wilderness Therapy, I’m called to do just that. My ministry is to guide others to Christ using the tools of the wilderness. I’m devoted to helping others discover His healing, not just for a season, but for eternity.
“See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.”