Wow, where do you begin? I came to Camp Lurecrest 5 summers ago from California because I wanted to work at a christian summer camp. I didn't even really want to leave California but coming out to NC seemed like an adventure and one of my best friends said he had heard great things about Lurecrest. I had no idea that God was going to rock my world the way He did.
When I got here Jerry Martin lead the staff in devotions about the Gospel... that Jesus Christ's work for me in His life, death, and ressurection was my security in the eyes of God the Father. Somehow Jesus helped me see that He loved me. Up until being here I just didn't get it, I was constantly fighting to please God. I felt like a failure because I wasn't perfect, frightened because I knew I never would be, and hopeless because even my best attempts to satisfy the law written on my heart were futile. When I was living "right" I felt happy, when I was sinning I was depressed... nothing was secure... there was no life, no freedom, no peace, no joy. I was tired of trying to be something that I wasn't, tired of trying to convince everyone that I had things put together. Then I heard the Gospel. Wow, I am righteous before God because Christ lived the life that was required of me, died the death that was the proper judgement for my sin, and raised from the dead and sits next to God the Father and says that I am righteous and worthy to enter Heaven. Amazing Grace.
Since that first summer I've been just trying to live like I am who Jesus says I am. I am so thankful that the Gospel is perfect, that I cannot mess up what Jesus has done for me. Who I am before God is clean and blameless because Jesus is clean and blameless and I can't mess that up. All I can do is keep on living, and rest in the fact that He loves me and has good things for me. What do I have to be afraid of now? So yeah, now I'm trying to figure out how to do the next thing and the right thing. Unfortunately I am not very good at that either, but heh... Jesus is still right there with me. It's amazing to see how faithful He is to us, in my darkest moments He speaks to me saying... "hey, you're my son, you are so valuable to me that I came to make you mine, you are free, get up and let's go." Wow, yeah, I'm thankful that He is my hope.
Jeremy Britton
Former Counselor and Crosstrainer Director
Current Waterfront Director and Full-time Intern
