Proof The Bible Is True

Hiking and camping weren’t new to me that summer of 2010. I’d been enjoying the great outdoors since my teen years. But now I was leading eight junior high kids through the Appalachian Mountains in Virginia. That was a lot of responsibility.

 

When I was a teenager, time in the woods meant freedom from my difficult home life. The sights and sounds of nature quieted the condemning voices I’d grown up hearing at home. But I could never completely escape them, especially when others were counting on me.

 

So far, this camping trip was going great. I used our hike through the woods to encourage the kids to “turn north” to God during tough times. Even when there are no trail markers, I told them, God will show us the way to go.

 

“Mr. Heim!” one of the girls in the group called. “I thought we were supposed to be heading north. My compass says we’re walking south.”

 

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