Since I Have My Life Before Me

I've been reading the book called "Crazy Love" By Francis Chan. Amazing Book! If you have not had a chance to, you SHOULD read that! So in the Second Chapter there is a portion that discusses the value of life and how we need to take the best of every opportunity. In this chapter it talks about 14 year old Brooke Bronkowski. She was a young christian girl that would babysit for money to buy Bibles to give away to her unsaved friends! Seriously --- 14 years old! Youth pastors heard about this and brought her boxes of Bibles to her. Brooke wrote the following essay when she was about 12 years old.

“Since I Have My Life Before Me”
By Brooke Bronkowski

I’ll live my life to the fullest.  I’ll be happy.  I’ll brighten up.  I will be more joyful than I have ever been.  I will be kind to others.  I will loosen up.  I will tell others about Christ.  I will go on adventures and change the world.  I will be bold and not change who I really am.  I will have no  troubles but instead help others with their troubles.

You see, I’ll be one of those people who live to be history makers at a young age.  Oh, I’ll have moments, good and bad, but I’ll wipe away the bad and only remember the good.  In fact that’s all I remember, just good moments, nothing in between, just living my life to the fullest.  I’ll be one of those people who go somewhere with a mission, an awesome plan, a world-changing plan, and nothing will hold me back.  I’ll set an example for others, I will pray for direction.

I have my life before me.  I will give others the joy I have and God will give me more joy.  I will do everything God tells me to do.  I will follow the footsteps of God.  I will do my best!!!

--SERIOUSLY -- 12 years old!  


During her freshman year in high school, Brooke was in a car accident while driving to the movies. Her life on earth ended when she was just 14, but her impact didn't. Nearly 1,500 people attended Brooke's memorial service. People from her public high school read poems she had written about her love for God. Everyone spoke of her example and her joy. Francis Chan shared the Gospel at her memorial service and invited and invited all who wanted to know Jesus to come up and give their lives to Him. There was about 200 students on their knees at the front of the church praying for salvation. Ushers gave a Bible to each of them. They were Bibles that Brooke had kept in her garage, hoping to give out to all of her unsaved friends. In one day, Brooke led more people to the Lord than most ever will. 




---That's just a short tid bit of the story and a short gander at the beginning of the book!! Great  great book! I'll post more once I finish it :)