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Hey Everyone, My name is Zak Kennedy and I am now officially a senior at Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids, Michigan. I am a marketing and management information double major. Well enough about my background how about my testimony.
So my testimony. Well its not one of those crazy stories that you will hear like I was a huge partier and my life flashed before my eyes. Or it isn't I was in a terrible car accident and then saw God standing there. But it is still a testimony so here we go. Well every since birth I have been raised in the Lutheran faith. I was baptized shortly after birth (you would think they would use warm water :-P), and went to a Lutheran grade school and high school. When I was going to Lutheran Schools it was a requirement for me to go to church and do certain "Christian" events so that I could meet school requirements or so that I could get funding to help pay for my schooling. Due to that fact my faith wasn't real strong. Yes, I believed that God died on the cross for my sins, but what did that really mean to me.
So my senior year in high school my grandpa passed away from a sudden heart attack 2 days before thanksgiving and I was at the hospital when he arrived. That hard day really made me step out in my faith. I was pissed at God and the world. I grew in my faith for a bit then but still was just acting. When I left for school in the fall of 2007 I went to a public university and never thought to bring God with me (even though he tagged along anyways). I knew while at school I would keep my faith but I just wouldn't act on it. I would keep my Christian morals but not practice my faith. I didn't even take a bible with me. I just didn't see the importance of staying in his word.
After almost a full semester at school I was invited to a group on campus called Campus Crusade for Christ or CRU for short. This is a small (hopefully not for long) non-denominational Christian group that meets once a week on campus. I went to one meeting and liked it but didn't pursue it to much. A few weeks later I decided to go again. Soon I was a regular and had a solid group of Christian friends around me on a daily basis (I still have most of those friends three years later now).
I decided at that point to make my faith my own and gave my life to him. I am now a leader with CRU on the GVSU campus and just want to help others see the great joy the Lord has brought me. I am excited to use this blog as a way to tell others about my faith and the questions I still have about it. I hear comments everyday that make me ponder my faith and I plan on using this platform to bring it up to others. I hope that if you ever have questions that you will please comment and we can talk more about it. I would love to help grow your faith with the Lord or maybe help you start your personal journey with him.
Well that is a lot about me today. I will post again soon (probably tomorrow) with the whole reason I started this blog.

Have a great day!
1 Timothy 4:12 Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity.