oh snap!

tonight was the final of the Mr VG (van Gilder) competition. VG is a guys dorm and the competition is to see who represents the dorm best. the winner gets a special parking spot and stuff. haha. tuesday was the first part and tonight was the final. they did all sorts of things from carrying cinderblocks up a hill, improv skits, duct tape/cardboard costumes, a talent show, and heaps more. well tonight they did some fun stuff (there were four guys left competing at this point) then they did testimonies. WOW! one of the guys that i am closest to here was in the competition. his testimony was so amazing! it made me cry! he is the type of guy that ALWAYS jokes around and makes everything funny... but tonight i saw the serious side of him and it was amazing! he was trying so hard to hold back tears when he was talking.... it didnt work and he started balling halfway through. im gonna share a bit of it with you guys. he grew up in a Christian home... typical testimony. but when he was 13 (?) his dad left his family after cheating on his mom for 2 years. then Caleb's grandfather got put in prison, and his mom got cervical cancer. this was all within a span of about 3 years. then he said something that really hit me.... he said "i wish i could say that at this point i turned to God, relied on him, and trusted him. but i didnt. i blamed God.... i hated Him, and hate is not an exaggeration of what i felt toward God". that really made me stop an think. im pretty sure at this point the whole crowd was tearing up. to see where Caleb is now, i would never have guessed that he had gone through any of that. it shows how powerful God is, and that even when we turn out backs on Him, he never leaves us. it is such a comforting feeling knowing that i am placing my trust in someone who really will never fail me. it was a really intense night and that was the highlight!

well thats my post! :D