Chris loves music! He taught himself how to play the piano and is a worship leader at his church. Chris is currently in the process of writing and recording worship music.
“I came to Wanake to work as the heath director. I was searching for experience in the medical field before going to nursing school to become a medical assistant. As I left high school, I felt a change was needed before I started college in the fall. I was trying to move on to bigger things during my transition into adulthood. I was going through a hard time, and I constantly felt like I wasn’t enough.”
“I soon found that being the health director at a summer camp was more complicated than I had originally thought. I not only had to learn to properly take care of myself, but I was now responsible for routine health care, injuries, and sicknesses of campers and staff throughout the camp weeks. I ended up growing and maturing in many ways during that summer. I feel as though that summer was the time when I transitioned from a young adult to a full adult. While I may not have felt like enough when the summer started, by the end of the summer I found that I was enough, with God.”
“That summer transformed me in so many ways. I went from not feeling ready to be on my own to being ready to take on bigger and better things. With God’s help I continued to care for those around me who were struggling. In the years following that summer I took in three kids that had difficult home lives and were suicidal and mentored them, helping them know that they are loved. The first song I wrote, “Your Love is Enough”, helps remind myself and those who hear it that God’s love is enough.”
Your gifts make it possible for people of all ages and stages, like Chris, to mature, try new ways to live, put their faith into action, and experience the love of God first hand. Thank you for your generosity!
