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MY JOURNEY THROUGH FAITH. By: Kasadee Elizabeth York Inspired by: All the Youth Leaders from C-21
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Page 1: My journey through faith

MY JOURNEY THROUGH FAITH.

By: Kasadee Elizabeth York

Inspired by: All the Youth Leaders from C-21

Page 2: My journey through faith

WHAT WAS GOING ON BEFORE I WAS INTRODUCED TO JESUS

Before I was introduced to Jesus it was a series of extremely emotional hardships. I just couldn’t seem to find reasons to be happy. Yet, I never stopped smiling around others.

I was experiencing things like death’s, heartbreaks, being bullied at school and struggling to find love and support from others. It was just a very hard

time in my life. In general, I was thinking to much and it was leading to suicidal thoughts.

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MY FIRST ATTEMPT

The first time I ever tried to harm myself was in Grade 5. It was the last day of the school year and I was being bullied after school in the playground. Kicked, Stepped on, Spat on, Punched and Yelled at. I still can’t even remember why I was being bullied.

It was pretty intense and I was very scared (being only 10 years old) that I was never going to be able to be happy.

I was really little at the time so what I did was tied a skipping rope to the monkey bars and tied the other end to my neck.

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THOUGHTS GOING ON IN MY HEAD

“I have no life, It’s pointless to keep trying to please others. I should give up”

“People are right about me. I am a worthless piece of crap”

“Death would be easier then living this life”

“ I don’t deserve to be alive.”

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TRYING TO TURN MY LIFE AROUND

Life was hard but, everyone experiences the same stuff I did right?? WRONG !! I shouldn’t have been treated that way. So, I finally decided to do something about it.

I did the wrong thing though. What I did made my life even worse causing my parents to ground me for over a month taking me away from the one place that made me smile. WORD OF ADVICE: “Don’t pull

knives on people, it will not end well.”

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THE ONE PLACE THAT MADE ME SMILE

C-21. It’s literally the most amazing thing that EVER happened in my life.

When I first started going to this AMAZING youth group, I knew not one person. Now, I am great friends with a bunch of the leaders and think of them as family.

My thoughts were starting to change slowly but, not fast enough. I was still really depressed because of other things going on in my life.

But, I still managed to fake a smile at C-21.

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CERTAIN PEOPLE THAT HELPED ME

There was certainly a lot of people that were trying to help me but, I remember this certain couple that was always there for me every second I needed them.

Renita and James Parlee

All the leaders from C-21 were very helpful and supportive. But, I was still upset.

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ASKING FOR A BIBLE

I was really upset but, Something was telling me to try harder so, I got up the guts to ask my youth leaders for a bible. MAN !! I sure am glad I did.

I started reading it more and more every time I got depressed and it seemed to be working. Maybe not the way I wanted. But, It was still making me feel a little bit better.

This is when I realized that Someone always love me.

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FINDING GOD

It wasn’t easy but I eventually started hearing someone talking to me. I was scared at first but, The voice kept re assuring me not to be afraid.

I started to realize that Jesus was always there for me. Even if I couldn’t hear or see Him. He was still always right beside me. Then came the thoughts of “

He can’t be real, It’s to far off. It won’t change anything”. Wow ! Boy was I wrong. It made all the difference in the world.

Page 10: My journey through faith

BULLIESEven though I had Jesus with me. The bullies didn’t stop teasing me. In grade 8, Last year. I was so scared to even walk into my school because of bullies. I tried to talk to people about it but nobody seemed to care.

God helped me in learning how to cope with being made fun of and beat up. He always told me “ You are better then them, I promsie you. It will stop”. But, It didn’t.

Even now, I’m in Grade 9 and still nothing has changed about being bullied. I try not to let in get to me as much anymore. But, It still hurts a lot.

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GOING TO CHURCH

My youth leaders, Being so nice. Agreed to take me to church on Sundays when I asked them one day. It was the thought of belonging to something that made me want to continue to go.

Now that I am used to being apart of something. I was able to stand up to the bullies. It wasn’t easy but, I didn’t go through it alone. I had Jesus every step of the way.

Church is the one day of the week that I look forward to. Not because of the people I was going with but, Because of the way it changes my thinking.

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BEING THANKFUL

Now, Looking back to the way it used to be in Grade 4. I get more and more thankful everyday of how different life can be with the support and love from Jesus.

I never would have thought that someone’s life could change so fast in the matter of a couple of tries. I didn’t give up hope in myself and I stayed strong. It all paid off in the end.

With the right support, love, hope and strength…… You can truly change anything you want.

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THANK YOU TO ALL THE PEOPLE WHO SUPPORTED WHEN I NEEDED THEM MOST !

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BY: KASADEE YORK

INSPIRED BY: THE LEADERS FROM C-21

Thank you all of you !


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