A year ago I was certain that when I officially graduated out of the youth group at my church that I would become a statistic... you know one of the 72% or something like that of teens who leave the church after graduating high school. I had absolutely no reason to continue going to church after that. My parents wouldn't care, I'd had a feeling they were unhappy with our church anyways. Then I was approached by one of the leaders over the middle school ministry and he told me that he thought I would be a great asset to the program and he'd love to have me as one of the assistants. I told him that I would pray about it and see. A few days later I felt that I had to do this. I wanted to make a difference and this was a great way to do so. After that last summer camp, I joined the High Tides ministry and found myself growing attached to the kids up there. I've loved every second that I've been involved up there with the middle schoolers. I've formed bonds with se