Hey! My name is Ryan Anfinrud, I go to NDSU, and I love Jesus. That may sound strange to many of you, but I cannot deny the change that Jesus has made in my life. I enjoy car trips with friends, movies, video games, and reading. Although, I’ve had little time for video games and reading this past year.
Most people consider comm majors to be able to write efficiently. unfortunately, I disprove that rather effectively. Most of what I write will be slip-shod, but all of it will be from my heart!
My entire life, I’ve grown up in a Christian home. As long as I can remember, I’ve known Jesus. I don’t truly understand what it is to be without him. Although my “conversion” was pretty anti-climactic, I have had constant growth throughout my life. I went to Park Christian School from kindergarden through graduation. Here, we had daily devotions and Bible classes. I learned all about the background information of Christianity, and even what a Christian is “supposed to look like.” Although I remained sincere throughout my high school career, I know that at any time I could stop believing and still look like I did.
I remember an event called WAF (worship and fellowship) which was a student led worship service where we learned about God and spent time in intimate worship to God. It was here that I was first exposed to hand raising in worship. Here, I learned what true worship looked like. This stage in my life, I would define as re-dedication to Jesus.
In college, Jesus became real to me yet again. I was shocked to see the craziness of the hand raising and jumping around style of worship in Chi Alpha. I attended fall retreat and another retreat called Salt. Both of these affected me intensely and I came home on fire for Jesus. Unfortunately, homework and time passed and the passion faded. The second semester, I began attending Cru. Although the worship wasn’t as crazy as I had become accustomed to, I still learned a lot about who Jesus is.
I have been through a few spiritually dry areas of my life, but Jesus has always brought me out! My desert times come on slowly. I never realize that I’m in the middle of a desert until I’m most of the way through and very dry. Thank God for my friends who encourage me and help bring me out!
