This is a super old photo but I thought it was perfect. This is both a someone and a something that have a massive impact on my life. This is my youth group leader from high school, Zack Weingartner. I've know him since I was a freshman and he is super important to me. This picture was taken on the way to New Orleans in Jan. of my senior year. Zack was responsible for showing me what true love in the name of Christ looks like and he definitely has helped instill my value of the underdog. Many of my career choices and moral decision have been made because of things Zack taught me, showed me or put me in the situation to learn. New Orleans has shaped a lot of who I am and daily influences decision I make. If it weren't for Zack or New Orleans (which wouldn't have happened without Zack) my life would probably be drastically different.
I think every decision we make influences our lives for ever, but I think it's rare that you can specifically pick a certain event or moment that significantly changed the course of your destiny. I'm not talking about knowing that a butterfly in Brazil can cause a hurricane in India. I'm talking about knowing that an earthquake in Japan causes a tsunami in China. A very large event that causes a very large reaction. I think being able to have those moments and experiences makes you very special and I think they are few and far between. I feel incredibly blessed to be able to point to at least a handful of events and people that have cause tsunami's per say in my life. Zack and NOLA have hands down been the catalysts for the most drastic changes in my life's trajectory.
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