Awakening: A Christian Romance Novel (The Lewis Legacy Series, Book One) by JoAnn Durgin

Author:JoAnn Durgin [Durgin, JoAnn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Originally published by Torn Veil Books, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Published: 2013-12-31T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 24

“Lexa, wits about you, girl!” Natalie gave her a gentle nudge as they worked side-by-side cleaning up after dinner early that evening. “Where are you, anyway? You look like you’re a million miles away. Everything okay?” Concern laced her question.

Lexa continued picking up discarded cups and plates, tossing them into the bag Natalie held. “I’ve just got a lot on my mind. Thanks for the wakeup call.”

Natalie respected her space as they worked together in companionable silence. From Connecticut, she had long dark hair, luminous deep blue eyes and was quieter than most of her other roommates. She told Lexa in the schoolroom one morning that she’d met Amy, a native of Pennsylvania, at a New England TeamWork event. The two had bonded and worked a couple of TeamWork missions together the last few years. Both were also close with Winnie, a native of Texas, and the three always bunked together at the work camps.

While Lexa appreciated Natalie’s thoughtfulness and sensitivity, she couldn’t voice her uncertainties and fears. Maybe it wasn’t the best thing for her emotional or mental state to keep everything bottled up inside. Still, she’d been doing it for so long, it was second nature.

Tell the Lord, Lexa. Trust Him as your best friend.

What did Sam have to tell her? Why he couldn’t tell her in the privacy of his office, she had no idea. Anything was possible. As she helped Natalie gather the trash and the soda cans for recycling, Lexa prayed Sam didn’t have some startling new revelation to unload. Another thing she’d never particularly liked was surprises. Good or bad. In her experience, they usually weren’t good.

“Consider Jonah again,” Sam told them that evening. “Remember how he fled in the opposite direction from where God wanted him to go? Is that what you’re doing tonight? Are you fleeing from God and what He wants for your life? My guess is that simply because you’re sitting around this bonfire tonight, you’re exactly where God wants you. You’re here, supporting yourself financially, or with the help from others. You’re giving yourself, your time, your abilities, your all to TeamWork. And why? Why would you give of yourself so unselfishly for the good of others?” Sam paused, holding his open Bible in his hands, his eyes moving from face to face. The embers in the fire crackled, breaking the stillness.

“Because you’re followers of Jesus Christ. Because you want to show others the kind of love Christ showed us by dying a horrible death upon a wooden cross on Calvary. How wonderful we can call Him Savior and Lord. Have you shared Him with someone today?” Another pregnant pause. Watching him, drinking in his words, Lexa admired how Sam captured the full attention of everyone gathered around the bonfire circle.

“Have you told someone about the impact Christ has made in your life? Sometimes we get sheltered, especially in this camp environment. We’re like our own little holy huddle, if you want to call it that. But as

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