Personal Narrative: A Day At Bethel College

It all began on a humid Wednesday night late in August. Freshman orientation at Bethel College had just come to a close, and the first day of classes was looming in the distance much like a dark, ominous storm cloud fast approaching on the horizon. I, like many of my dorm mates, was very anxious about the coming year. I remember the night vividly: I was sitting on my bed listening to Twenty-One Pilots. I had just concluded an evening at the sand volleyball pit located behind my dorm. I began to drift off- it was almost midnight after all. All of a sudden, my door came flying open. The door hit a nearby desk: the resounding bang was loud enough to wake me from my sleep. I looked up only to see my RA, Big Kat as we call him, standing in my doorway. Before he spoke to me, he flipped back his long hair out of his face and said “Get your swimsuit on. It is time for the pond run.” Dazed and confused, I stumbled out of bed and somehow found my teal swimsuit. As I was getting ready, knots began to form in my stomach. Mostly due to the fact that what we were about to do involved running. This was a talent I did not possess because of my physical limitations. As I went out the doors on that sticky, humid summer night to join the rest of the dorm, I remember how bright the stars shone that evening. how I could almost see every individual star in the pitch black sky. I got the feeling something great was …show more content…
I went to church every Sunday, had two loving parents who were also believers, and I loved Jesus. As I got older however, those feelings began to dwindle and I began to struggle with my faith. A main cause of this struggle was due to the fact that my mild form of Cerebral Palsy had progressed to the point that I was required to be in casts and do rigorous physical therapy. I began to feel alone even though I knew God was real. I had chosen Bethel because I wanted to reconnect with God. During the pond run, God did just