You Have Changed My Life
(by: Taylor W)

Hi Nick & Staff,
I'm so happy that you all are doing what you're doing. Nick's story is truly inspirational, and has changed my life forever. I heard you speak at the Nashville YEC yesterday. I went to YEC with a friend and only went because I thought it would be fun to hang out with friends. I hadn't stepped foot in a church since I was 10. I have believed in God over the past 6 years but I have questioned it daily. I was afraid of dying because I wasn't sure as to what came after it. You talked about suicide and asked people to raise their hand if they had considered it, I raised my hand. You talked about a teenager that is depressed and hopeless and doesn't know what to do with their life because Christ isn't in it. You talked about a broken family. You talked about how people gossiped and how it hurt others. You talked about drinking and how those people weren't truly happy. I literally shrunk down in my seat. By this point I was already crying. I was thinking, he knows I'm here. He's talking to me. You're entire speech was moving and eye opening. I have attempted suicide twice and lucky for me I have been unsuccessful. I thought if there was a God then why do I feel like this? Why do I have this much pain at 16 years old and how much is there to come later? And after the speaking, I had the answer, you gave me the answer. He knows what He's doing, He's doing it for a reason and I should just go with it. This morning, I went to church. Not only that, I knew everything would be fine, I knew that I could love and trust somebody who would always be there. And it didn't take a stupid boy to give me that. I woke up with so much love I thought my heart would burst. All in all the reason I'm writing this is to thank you. Thank you so much. You have changed my life entirely. You have saved my life, because I don't know how many more suicide attempts in would've taken to kill me, but now I'm done trying. It's selfish and I'm messing with God's will. Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you!

Love,
Taylor Wright