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Shelby's Seminary Tuition Fund

My name is Shelby, and my friend suggested I make a GoFund me to help cover the portion of my tuition/books/housing for seminary that FAFSA isn't going to cover. I start school at Faith Evangelical Seminary in Tacoma, WA on March 16th this year, and I am SOOOO EXCITED!!! I love Jesus, and all I want to do is share His love with everybody I can!

My testimony...

I always knew about God as a child, and attended private Christian school grades k-6, then moved into public school. When I was 8 my little brother and best friend Spencer was diagnosed with brain cancer. May of 1999 I was in Spencer's ICU room at Mary Bridge Children's Hospital, when Spencer started yelling that it was too bright. My mom turned off the lights and TV, but Spencer kept saying it was too bright. My mom started telling Spencer to stay with us, and pushed the nurse button, then started screaming out the door at hospital staff to come help. Spencer's heart moniter went flat and beeped, he was gone. A flood of nurses and doctors stormed into the room trying to revive my four year old little brother. After a few minutes, Spencer gasped for air and opened his eyes. He looked at my mom and said, "Mom, I saw the face of Jesus!" My mom didn't believe him at first and asked the doctor's about how much of his meds they were giving him. (Not yet realizing medication cannot affect you when your dead!) But Spencer persisted, "No, mom. Really, I saw the face of Jesus. He told me I couldn't stay because I need to make sure people know how to get upstairs, and not downstairs." (Spencer was talking about Heaven and Hell).   When I was 9 years old Spencer lost his battle with brain cancer and went home to be with the Lord Christmas morning 1999 when he was only 5 years old.

I rebelled against God in my pain over the loss of Spencer, and ended up in an alternative school where I ended up rededicating my life to the Lord and became a born-again Christian. I had a vision while I was in a class at that school.  I saw a lake of fire and people falling into it. Everytime someone fell into the lake of fire I heard God say "I never knew you". Then God started telling me to stay away from idols (I had a drinking/drug idolatry problem as a teenager). Then I heard Satan say that he could give me anything I wanted, even Spencer. Then God told me not to be decieved, and I saw Spencer behind a white fence. God continued to talk to me about staying away from idols, and following Him. It was at this point I got serious about quitting drinking and drugs, and growing in Jesus Christ.

Now I am in ministry doing street evangelism, and the literature resource for House of Hope Prison Ministry of Kitsap County. To this day I share Spencer's testimony about his visit with Jesus. And still, his visit with Jesus continues to stir hearts to make that first time commitment, or rededication to the Lord. I can't wait to learn even more about the Bible, how to minister into the lives of broken people , feed Jesus' sheep, and live a life for nothing but the glory and honor of my Savior Jesus Christ, the King above all kings!!!

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Shelby Olson
Organizer
Gig Harbor, WA

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