To My Friends

Sorry, I'm going to be busy over the next few weeks. I may not post much besides grace letters for a while. (I also apologize for the delay, yesterday was really busy)

Dear friends,

I'm not sure how many of you will actually read this letter. If you do, please don't feel pressured. I want your hearts to be able to make your own decision of whether to follow Christ or not. I hope one day we'll be able to be brothers and sisters who stand together strong in faith, but in the meantime, I pray you'll hear my heart.

I have been friends with a lot of you before I became a Christian, so I've known you for a long time. I know many of you aren't attracted to Christianity because of your personal values, which is perfectly alright with me. Like I said earlier, I want each of you to make your own decisions. But I hope there are people in your lives that know Christ and are able to manifest His unconditional love for you.

Looking back on my own life, I vividly remember how I came to know Christ. A few years, back in 7th grade, I was going through a time period of extremely low self esteem, and that summer at Camp Judah, I rededicated my life to Christ and began anew as a new person. When I went back to school the following fall, the school year went a lot smoother. I don't know your stories very well, so please don't think I'm saying that you will come to Christ the same way I did. Everyone has their unique story.

Just because I've accepted Christ doesn't mean I'm perfect. I'm still human and prone to making mistakes. If I hurt your heart in any way, let me know so I can strive to not make the same mistake again. I want to build up a community where we can all be honest with each other and not have anything to hide. I hope we'll be able to build up said community in Christ, the strongest foundation possible.

In the meantime, all I can do is pray for each and every one of you. If any of you have hardened your heart to God because you don't believe you're good enough, don't believe that. God loves you wherever you are, no matter how broken. I pray you'll come to know His unconditional love for you at some point in your life.

Your friend,
Yahan