Hello!
So this is going to be the little bio about me, Marie-Christine (I prefer Jack by the way); first and foremost, I’m not even an adult yet. Just like Victoria, I will be celebrating my birthday on this trip- and become 18. I’ll get the basic out the way; I was born April 10th, both my parents are Christians but they themselves weren’t’ brought up in that environment. I have 1 older brother; he will turn 20 in March and just started University. I personally am not even in College yet. See in Quebec, where I live, you finish High School (which is what I did), go to College then University. Or just start working directly after College. I decided to take a year off instead and I’m glad I did; to pay for this mission trip I worked full time in retail.I worked 7 months at the same store and fell in love with this domaine; you realise a lot about yourself when day in and day out you work.
When I come back from India, I intend on studying in Nursing; my biggest satisfaction is when what I say or do helps someone. Whether it is that they feel better about how they look or if they just feel physically better. I admit though I don’t function really well in school, I love learning yet I just don’t’ agree with the cookie-cutter-way they teach us. Right, back to my basic information: My mother-tongue is French and if you must know I really love walking in Montreal, taking public transportation and the color green. I might warn you that I do have two tattoos, and I love them. They (and the other ones I have in mind) represent who I am. Am I afraid that I’ll regret is always the first question people ask. I answer that I’m more afraid that I wake up, 50yrs old, and regret not having them done. Thought I just slipped that in.
Faith-wise, yes I had the privilege to be raised by loving Christian parents. Yes we argue. Yes we get on each others nerves. and yes we manage to find compromises. I made a prayer when I was 7 yrs of age with our summer nanny to follow our Lord. Did that change my life? No. Yet when I moved back to Canada (I spent 8 yrs living in Europe) in 2004, I realised, being accepted and having friends didn’t make me happy. I realised, that there was something lacking. So in 2005, I made that prayer again. I got baptised in my Church (Greenfield Park Baptist Church). I had regular devotions. Yet slowly, very gradually, things slip. I’m more comfortable helping people, showing God through my actions then verbally. I’m more comfortable comforting someone then having to depend on our God. I know what I struggle with and trust me, when we meet in 2 weeks, I’ll still be a work-in-progress. I need to depend. I need to be proud of what can save you from hell. But I just can’t wait; I’m just so excited about being with you girls. Being with you and having group unity, going to somewhere we all felt called too in different ways. I’m excited about all that. I’m excited about having my eyes opened once and for all and getting at the same time to open other peoples eyes and heart. Let you all trust that God will never abandon you, and trust that He will finish his work-in-progress.
