Back in part 2 of this series I wrote about Shawn and Lydia. They were 16-years-old when they had met at a Christian youth camp. Lydia Robinson was from the town of Oak Springs way down in southern Oregon. Shawn and Lydia carried on a long distance romance for two years. Then they suddenly broke up. Shawn never told anyone what had happened between them.
In this installment I'm sharing more about Shawn. I'm basically picking up where I left off in part 2 of the Morning Star Fellowship series. I think I'm going to talk about Shawn in two parts here.
Shawn Hart (part 1)
After Shawn graduated from high school, he went on to Kye Valley Christian College (KVCC). He felt called to be a pastor just like his Dad. He had a desire to encourage people and minister to those who were hurting. In college he studied to be in the ministry. Shawn also started working at the church as a part-time assistant to the youth pastor. He often helped lead the youth Bible study on Wednesday nights at Church.
For about a couple of years Shawn dated no one. Though he had gone on with his life he still thought of Lydia. Sometimes he would see a girl with long hair, and he would remember Lydia with her long brown hair. In the spring he noticed flower gardens blooming, and he remembered that Lydia loved flowers. Shawn remembered that she often wore floral dresses, and sometimes she even had a flower or two woven into a braid in her hair. There were times when he wondered how Lydia was doing. Was she going on with her life just like he was? Was she doing okay?
Shawn felt responsibility when he lead the youth Bible study on Wednesday nights. He wanted the boys in the youth group to not make the same mistakes that he had made - mistakes that he had told no one about.
Shawn carefully told the boys, "Respect the ladies. Honor them. Protect their purity as well as your own. Stay righteous before God. Think about everything that you're doing, and don't do something that you'll later regret."
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