Teen Girls Challenged To Seek God First
By Eva Wilson
January 2010
“Be God crazy, not guy crazy.”
Christian recording artist Jaime Jamgochian gave this challenge to girls attending the KNCSB SHINE retreat for teen girls. SHINE was held Nov. 13-14 at Webster Conference Center, Salina, Kan.
The weekend marked a significant milestone for WCC: for the first time in its history, the facility logged more than 40,000 user days in a single year.
Along with her music, Jamgochian is known for her “Modest is Hottest” conference. She shared her personal journey with Christ and gave the girls tips on dressing modestly. Visit her Web site at http://jaimejam.com/site/
As a child, Jamgochian was diagnosed with severe learning disabilities. But getting involved in music unlocked her natural talents and led helped her achieve academic success.
Like many teen girls, Jamgochian focused her attention on boys.
“Unfortunately, I became boy crazy,” she said. “I made a lot of wrong decisions as a high school student because I wanted boys to notice me.”
She urged to girls to be “God crazy, not guy crazy. We were created … to be loved by God.”
Despite her success as a musician, Jamgochian felt something was missing in her life. “I ended up hitting rock bottom.”
That was when a Christian friend helped her find a relationship with Jesus.
“It was a journey,” she said of her newfound faith.
She urged the girls to go home and live the commitments they made at SHINE.
“You’ve got to take it home and possibly make some very real changes,” such as breaking up with a boyfriend.
The girls also heard from Emily, a worker who serves in Africa. The country where she serves is 90 percent Muslim. Only 1 percent of the people are Christians.
Emily asked the girls to pray for the Muslim man who serves as her security guard. She also sought prayer for the children in her country to hear the gospel. Most girls there get married when they are young teenagers.
SHINE participants also had the chance to put missions into action by:
- Doing hands-on work projects at Webster Conference Center.
- Collecting items for the local crisis pregnancy center
- Writing to soldiers deployed overseas
- Giving money to buy solar-powered playback devices to be used in Africa
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