Nicholas Patrick Markoutsis
Mentor: Chuck Dexter
Favorite Bible Passage:
“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”
John 3:16 Confirmation was something I didn’t think would be as fun as I thought and it wasn’t it was even more fun, but it wouldn’t be as fun without my fellow confirmands, Pastor Mike, and my mentor Chuck Dexter. This year I learned more about God, Jesus, The Holy Spirit, the Church, and myself more than I ever could have without confirmation. This year I learned that God works in very mysterious ways and I know this because before my family moved here because we got robbed and that was why we moved here. I felt like I could not connect with God at my old church and ever since we moved here my understanding of the bible and my faith have grown tenfold. I believe God works in mysterious ways and the situation my family went through, helped our faith grow stronger. Because of the issues we faced, our faith is very strong. Now because of that I want to help others as much I can in any way possible whether it is a conversation or a lunch at McDonald’s because you’d be surprised how one little thing could mean the world to someone else. I believe that we each have a purpose. I believe that we all have God whispering in our ears. I believe that we all can push past the limits of our faith. I believe that we all can be more than who we think we are. I believe that we can help others. I believe that God, who is our leader and creator, chose Jesus to die on the cross for our sins and to bridge the gap between our souls and the kingdom of heaven. I believe that Jesus is the gatekeeper to the kingdom of heaven and that he died on the cross so that we could have eternal life. I believe that I am being guided by the Holy Spirit to be more like Jesus. I believe that the