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As I was working in high school youth ministry, I met a young lady that was unlike the other teens in our group. At the ripe old age of sixteen, she was ready to take on the world for the Lord. "Just You and Me" is a song that Chelsea brought to me one day in hopes that I could put down chords for her. I instantly identified with the lyrics as she sang and I followed along on guitar.

When I sing through these lyrics I see two pictures. On one hand I understand it from a deeply personal level, where my heart is longing to walk side by side with Jesus. To take Him as my one love in life and devote myself wholly to Him. The other picture is more bitter sweet. I remember the glowing life that Chelsea seemed to take hold of and her passion for the Lord and how she impacted those around her. I also think about her as a young lady taking off for a foreign land and then disappearing into the world, almost as if all that came before did not exist.

From the times that I spent with her, I know that she was struggling to balance the expectation of being a role model and yet never feeling like she could completely connect with her peers. She was under immense pressure to know everything and yet, she felt as if she knew so little. Many nights she would allude to her struggles, yet she tried to present herself as strong and confident. The last I heard of her whereabouts, she was living in Europe and "finding herself" in the pleasures of the world. I pray that the Lord would touch her heart. Please pray for her if you feel led to do so. I will update if I hear anything.

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