Hi, I'm Charlie Clarke. I minister in Honduras.
Word of Life FL students coming to Grace Island in Bermuda (www.graceisland.org ) for 2 weeks of Teen Camp will be either;
Counseling a cabin of students (11 – 16 years) – 9/cabin
Working on Camp Program Team (leading activities)
Leading our Camp Crew volunteers (providing service)
Each WOLBI student will have opportunities to share their testimony, lead cabin devotions, mean one-on-one with campers, lead in team games and activities.
Learn more about the ministry in Honduras.
I accepted Jesus in 5th grade. And I thought, “Thats It, now I will have an easy life!” But not long after that, I would soon know what it means to be a warrior for Christ!! Fast forward to six grade, I started have A LOT of Health Problems, with SERIOUS DEPRESSION. And I ended up running away from home in the middle of the night. I was gone a while before I ended up walking back and telling my parents I was sorry. Fast forward a couple of more years. I still had a lot of time where I almost ended up going into the hospital.
Finally in my 10th grade year of High school, I went into a psychiatric health Hospital for 16 days. During my time in the hospital I was lost, scared, afraid, felt alone, and confused and angry at my self. But It was in my darkest hours that I prayed and felt the Holy spirit again since the time I had first come to salvation!!!
On the last night before my discharge. I was VERY SCARED TO GO BACK HOME!!!! Because I thought my family would not love me and reject me since the devil was putting lies in my head and it was hard not since the devil is the master of lies. But it ended up not true in the end!!
But even after the hospital stay, I believed in God but still didn’t understand what being a child of God meant and I still had a hard time understanding the gospel…
it wasn’t until a few years later that I discovered a TV show called “The Chosen”. Seeing how Jesus called people who were sinners, from fisherman, tax collectors, etc, despite being unworthy to be apostles… Jesus still loved them so much that he ate meals with them, healed the sick and would eventually die for everyone sins including the man who betrayed him, Judas. This truth is noted in John 3:16
All of a sudden it clicked the I am a child of God and Jesus loves me and has always been by my side even through the fires and times of trials.
Since then so many incredible things have happened throughout my 18 years of life!! I have been on a mission to know him, grow in him, and go serve him.
I would like to encourage any who is currently in a time of trial to remember this verse… “Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”
Matthew 11:28 ESV
I am a living testimony that God is here for us and that He loves us!
He brought me out of the pit of despair into His light!
The Lord provided me a loving family, some amazing friends and Christian mentors and now my WOL family! All of whom have been a part of my journey. I pray we can be a part of yours.
If anyone would like to know more of my story or who would want to talk about your own story, I am here and so are our counselors. So please don’t hesitate to reach out.
I am proof that God is good all of the time…. All the time God is good!
Address:
Charlie Clarke
Word of Life Honduras
PO Box 600
Schroon Lake, NY 12870
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