What Way the Liquids Come

Abstract

This story takes place around my fifteenth or sixteenth year, and my brother’s thirteenth or fourteenth. My family had to leave the mission field in order to enter counseling, and my brother was attending to a life-controlling issue at the same time. The plot revolves around my own internal battle with what was happening; loss of home, loss of self, and anger. However, a small portion of my brother’s story is also included. Ultimately this is my conversion story. The person I portray in the text seems foreign yet familiar. I grew up in the church my entire life, but sadly it took a major event to actually accept Christ as my Savior. Northwest University has many students with a similar background as my own, and by participating in this story, Northwest no longer says: “these are my parents,” “I grew up in the church,” but rather says, “I believe this” and “I go to church here.” Psychiatry is also a large part of the story. I want it known that whether it is depression, anorexia, or any other ailment, one may not have just a spiritual battle but a physical one. Don’t be afraid to seek help. Christians, we are broken and we all need fixing. Be strong.