Sammyk Creative

• This is a community with wide-open arms and limitless adventures. Coming to RUF for the first time in January was a big step for me. Though I’m mostly an extrovert, I still have a big part of me that’s introverted. I walked into a room of over 200 people that I didn’t know, and they let me get involved right away. I’m so grateful for God’s sovereignty in giving me a new community of people to do life with in Athens. Don’t be afraid of stepping outside of what you know in order to grow more into the person He made you to be.

• I see wilted petals, discolored pieces, and an imperfect flower. The Lord sees beauty, promise, and a life that is blossoming in His plans for it. What if we stopped seeing ourselves through our own insecurities, and what if we, instead, saw ourselves in the way that God identifies us? Holy, beloved, and sanctified.

• While in Germany, most of my cousins only spoke German. I was super thankful for the ones that spoke some English with me! But what I realized was that there are some things that language can’t separate. Smiles, hugs, gestures, and meals shared with my family didn’t require conversation. There was a deeper understanding of how much we enjoyed being around each other, and that didn’t need words. My little cousin Jakob didn’t speak any English, but we still played for hours in the yard and shared a lot of laughter together. Language doesn’t have to separate us.

• “The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands.” // Psalm‬ ‭19:1‬
Sunset lake cruising with the cousins will never get old!! @ Hartwell, Georgia