Everybody, what is going on? You know what time it is. You're listening to join the Journey podcast with your host, Emma, daughter.

Thanks for joining and Merry Christmas. I am in the podcast studio with one of our Watermarked students, Ms. Ellen Kendrick.

Hi. Ellen, I'm so glad you're here. You are 15. Is that right? I want to know, Ellen, in your 15 years of life, what are some of the best Christmas gifts you've ever received?

The trips. So we went to Big Bend and Yellowstone. Big Bend and Yellowstone as a family? Yes. So that was like, instead of a bunch of presents, you got to go on a trip.

Yes.

That's cool.

That's so fun.

My parents always talked about doing that growing up, but then we never actually did.

So I'm glad you got to do it.

My dad would always say, maybe we'll do a ski trip this year.

And then we never.

Those are fun.

Yes. this year. And then we never. Those are fun. Those are fun. Yeah. See, yeah, you know, we went on one ski

trip. It wasn't over Christmas, though. It was, I don't know, spring break or something like that.

But, Ellen, we met today, and this is about as much as I know about you. You're 15. You're a

freshman in high school. You're a cheerleader, and you've got on some cool trips. And in just a second, you're going to talk to us about Revelation 7, which as we were getting ready to press record, you were telling me you're a little nervous at first, right? But before we dive in, I want to know how did you come to know Jesus?

So I grew up in a Christian family.

I've had parents who've loved me in my entire life.

And before I accepted Christ, I kept secrets from my parents.

When I accepted Christ, it changed my life completely because I viewed things differently.

I act differently. I was more open. I wasn't

scared of hiding. I wasn't like with my small group. I was really open with that too.

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