Personal

The book I am currently reading is called Bruchko. It is a true story about one young man who had just graduated from high school who gets a calling from God to go to South America and share the love of God. The main character of the book, Bruce Olson, grew up in a Lutheran family. His church is very strict and ritualistic. He starts questioning God and His existence one day when he comes home to his dysfunctional family once again. Bruce had never been someone who people would be attracted to, in terms of physical appearance and personality. He starts reading his bible and wants to be changed like John the Baptist and the other disciples were changed after meeting Jesus. After praying, he accepts Christ as his personal savior unlike the Lutheran God who was there to judge the world. After accepting Christ, Bruce finds a friend in a boy named Kent who happens to be the son of a pastor. He starts to go to a new church while trying to please his family by going to the Lutheran church. Bruce feels that he should become a missionary because of a missionary conference that he attends through the new church he begins going to. I can relate to this because my church in America has this same missionary conference. I have grown up attending these conferences and have been blessed by them year after year. I always enjoyed listening to the amazing stories of the missionaries’ adventures. I can understand how Bruce felt convicted to do something through the conference.