As I've gotten older and am now approaching the end of not only my high school career but the end of public schooling in general, I've had a lot of anxiety about what I'm going to do in my life. As a kid, I always wanted to be an engineer. I've always enjoyed problem solving, and I felt like I was bright enough to do it. The salary that many engineering jobs come with wasn't exactly a deterrent either. So I took some high school math classes to get prepared for the more difficult ones in college and realized that not only do I not like math, I'm not very good at it either. So all of high school, I've been pretty lost. I've been unsure of what I want to study in college and what kind of things I want to do in my life.  Then this summer, I went to a church camp. I've been to church camp a few times before, but I think this summer's had the greatest effect on me. As I went to church and listened to Chris Koleman (our guest speaker) talk about how, while salvation is free, following Jesus comes with a cost, I realized there are more important things in life than a salary. Chris talked about how living a life dedicated to ministry was something that we do not because it is easy, but because it is worth it.  Even after several nights of being spoken to by the Chris and by the Holy Spirit in both large sermons and private conversations, I still felt on the fence about dedicating my life to the ministry. So while all the boys were playing sports during our late-night time and all the girls were in the pool swimming, I was praying in tabernacle. I was asking God what I should do with my life and to send me something to let me know what I was supposed to do. As I was praying, a boy named Draven patted me on the shoulder. I looked up and said thank you, and he sat next to me. It sparked a conversation where we talked about some of the problems in our lives, and we looked for biblical solutions. I realized that the life in ministry that Chris was talking about did allow for problem solving. Solving the biggest problems in people's lives with God's word, all without the math. So the next night, after one last conversation with Chris, I gave my life to the ministry and set my ambitions in life to spread God's word, all without the math. To reflect that change in plans, this year I've really been putting my foot forward in helping lead our local chapter of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes in Bible studies as well as community service. I wasn't asked to help out by our official leader, but we've all been not only asked but told to spread God's word by Jesus himself. I've held Bible studies about dealing with tough issues in our lives like the problem of evil, divine hiddenness, understanding what true humility is, and stress in school. I've talked with people individually about Christ and how he is the solution to every problem. I've volunteered with the Salvation Army in ringing bells for donations for the homeless outside of Hobby Lobby, doing food drives for homeless and animal shelters, and cleaning up the yards of the elderly in our community (all of which are just more wonderful to spread God's goodness).