Six months have passed since my trip to Kenya, one since my return from Colorado. From trudging through the sewage strewn streets of Kibera, to hiking Pike’s Peak at over fourteen thousand feet. From fighting Malaria and poverty with the Gospel of Christ, to battling conflicting worldviews that fight for the heart. From filming the former president of Kenya, His Excellency Daniel Arap Moi, to filming world renowned speakers David Noebel, Jeff Myers, Ryan Dobson, John Stonestreet. From giving piggyback rides at an orphanage to children with aids, to showing students how to truly love God with their minds.
Today, I sit in an old swivel chair, dreaming, tucked away in the cozy basement of a small house in Redfield, Iowa. The chair in which I reside spins lazily in a continuous clockwise circle, my head cocked aimlessly in such a way that I catch fleeting glimpses of an off-white ceiling through half opened eyes. Incoherently, I hear the all too familiar sound of my bare feet sliding through thick carpet, as the distant ticking of a clock on an adjacent wall keeps time. This is home.
After seven months of nonstop running, it is nice taking this short break. I use the word “break” loosely, for even as I swivel, my mind is also ever turning. Between finishing long overdue graduation thank you cards and editing through seventy hours of Kenya footage, I have my work cut out for me. Then there are thoughts of my future in general: Universities to attend, internships to pursue, places to go, things to do, and yes, even trying to see how a girl might fit into this collage I call my life. I have ideas, aspirations, and vision. Though, how exactly to pursue them I am still at a loss to discover.
If my life were a movie, what would come next? Is this the part were I return to Summit Ministries for another summer of intense spiritual growth, or do I buckle down and work hard saving the money I need for Full Sail University in Orlando? What of other internships, such as Sherwood Pictures, or doing work for Ryan Dobson? It’s comforting knowing that regardless of what I choose, Christ will be glorified. That, my friends, is my only real precept; Christ’s glorification. If any of these options would in anyway diminish from that aim, it would cease to be an option. Though as none of them do, all that is left is for me to choose. Pray, yes; but in the end I need to make a decision.
A shrill beeping interrupts the silence. Thoughts redirecting, I plant my feet bringing my chair to a quick halt. Working habitually, I reach over to retrieve yet another tape from a slowly dissolving pile, now facing eighty-six square inches in LCD monitors. It’s time to get back to work.
As I go about my now daily routine of importing tapes filmed in Kenya, my mind flashes back to the locations they were filmed. Nairobi, with its vast city landscape, submerged in poverty. Kitengela and the amazing glass city we found across its thin wire bridge. Rongai, where John Stewart taught forty hours of apologetics and church history. Naivasha with its hippo, monkey, zebra, giraffe, boar, snake, flamingo, and every other animal imaginable. I remember a late night watching a beautiful lightning storm on a neighboring mountain and praising God for His creation. It brings a smile to my face when I glance back through my old blog posts and reminisce on the thoughts I had in writing them. It amazes me just how much God has worked in me since my first post only seven months ago. Praise Him!
I would be lying if I didn’t say Summit Ministries had a big part to do with my spiritual growth. Manitou Springs, Colorado is another place I am proud to call home. At God’s prompting I left my family and friends in Iowa and jumped on board with Summit last May. For me, the idea of stepping out of my comfort zone away from familiarity is enough to keep me awake at night. While independent, I don’t do well alone. Though, God used that time of change to draw me to Himself. I know I could have served Him in Iowa, but being lukewarm when God had something better in mind, seems like a waste; and to put it plainly, I refuse to waste my life.
Where does this put me? I am left praying that God would make it clear where He wants me this summer and in the years to come. I know that wherever He sends me I will be satisfied to go. To quote John Piper, “Christ is most glorified in us, when we are most satisfied in Him.” My prayer is that I would always be satisfied in Christ. I’m not sure where it will take me, but I can’t wait to find out!
I want to thank each of you for your support of me in one way or another. I am always appreciative of your prayers and letters. In the high likelihood you have received this correspondence via the US Postal Service, I would like to direct you to my blog, www.VideoKRUE.blogspot.com It contains my posts while I was in Kenya, along with my thoughts when I was in Colorado this past summer. Or, if you’re viewing this online right now, I want to thank you for being a faithful reader. In any event, I would love to hear from you. So please feel free to leave a comment on this post or write me at:
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Also, if you would like to keep updated with where the Lord is taking me in the business field, you can visit my home website at VideoKRUE.com There you can glace at a list of my recent projects and find clips to some of my work.
May He Be Glorified,
Andy Krueger
“Wait for the LORD. Be strong and let your heart take courage. Yes, wait for the LORD.” Psalm 27:14
