such an inspiring person!

so i’m reading a book called “Crazy Love” and theres a part in it thats called “Are You Ready?” there’s a story of a girl and it makes me cry every time i read it. this is what it says. 

Brooke Bronkowski was a beautiful fourteen-year-old girl who was in love with Jesus. When she was in junior high, she started a Bible study on her campus. She spent her babysitting money on Bibles so she could give them out to her unsaved friends. Youth Pasters who heard about this brought her boxes of Bibles to give away. Brooke wrote the following essay when she was about twelve;

                   ” SINCE I HAVE MY LIFE BEFORE ME”

“I’ll live my life to the fullest. I’ll be happy. I’ll brighten up. I will be more joyful than i have ever been. I will be kind to others. I will loosen up. I will tell others about Christ. I will go on adventures and change the world. I will be bold and not change who i really am. I will have no troubles but instead help others with their troubles.

You see, I’ll be one of those people who live to be history makers at a young age. Oh i’ll have moments, good and bad, but i will wipe away the bad and only remember the good. In fact thats all i remember, just good moments, nothing in between, just living my life to the fullest. I’ll be one of those people who go somewhere with a mission, an awesome plan, a world-changing plan. and nothing will hold me back. I”ll set an example for others, i will pray for direction.

I have my life before me. I will give others the joy i have and God will give me more joy. I will do everything God tells me to do. I will follow the footsteps of God. I will do my best!!!”

During her freshman year in high school, Brooke was in a car accident. Her life on earth ended when she was just fourteen, but her impact didn’t. Nearly 1,500 people attended Brooke’s memorial service. People from her public high school read poems she had written about her love for God. Everyone spoke of her example and her joy. 

Franis Chan shared the gospel and invited those who wanted to know Jesus to compe up and give their lives to Him. There must have been at least 200 students on their knees at the front of the church  praying for salvation. Ushers gave a Bible to each of them. They were Bibles that Brooke had kept in her garage, hoping to give them out to all of her unsaved friends. In one day, Brooke led more people to the Lord than most ever will. In her brief fourteen years on earth, Brooke was faithful to Christ. Her short life was not wasted. The words from her essay seem prophetic: “You see, I’ll be one of those people who live to be history makers at a young age.”

What an amazing inspiration and a gift from God that little girl was!