Holy Innocents' Episcopal School

 

I grew up in a Christian home with two very loving parents.  Growing up, if you would have asked me if I were a Christian, I would have said yes.  I believed in Christ, but something was missing.  In high school, I was in a performance based mode where I got involved in just about every activity I could become involved with at school.  On top of this, I was swimming year round, clocking in an average of 30 hours a week at the pool.  I barely had time to breathe, and I began filling my life with just about every activity that I could.  I was the true definition of the adrenaline junkie.  I was extremely close to my year round swim coach.  I had been a freshman in college for about 5 weeks, when I first received news that my coach had been killed in a car accident.  This was my first experience with death, and I had a hard time making sense of it.  I started asking a lot of questions, and I knew there had to be more to life.  I got involved with Crossroads, a student-led Christian ministry at the University of Georgia.  It was my freshman year after attending a conference with college kids from all over the SEC that I knew I desired to know God in a more intimate way.  My life has not been easy since my decision to follow Christ, but it has been during these times of brokenness where the Lord has truly revealed himself to me.