Jayho, Athos, whatever you want to call him, he is great. I got the pleasure of meeting Jayho last semester in the library one day and knew soon after I met him that we would be pretty great friends. We started venturing to the parkway with Josh instead of going to class and realized how rebellious we both were. Our friendship blossomed into the three musketeers and if one was there, the other two were not far behind. One of my favorite memories with Jordan is the late night decision to drive on and all around campus. I don't mean drive around campus on the roads designed for that though, I mean drive up around Greer and ride around campus in his jeep. From then on out, we started to realize how similar we are.
Jordan is quite the character. Haley always recounts the days she was intimidated by him, and we just have to laugh. Jordan is the definition of a diva; he is sassy, he whines, he never follows the crowd and (like me) gets what he wants. Being around him is absolutely hysterical and I wouldn't trade a moment with him for anything else. His heart longs for justice, freedom and joy for those who cannot find any and treats every situation he is placed in as a blessing for God. All that he does is because Christ asks him to and he would never enter into something without taking the time to pray and ask if it is truly what he should be doing. He relies on the Lord solely to help overcome his troubles and never backs down from a challenge. It is a beautiful thing to be in the presence of such a devoted follower of Christ, and inspiring to see the joy he finds in even the smallest of victories.
The greatest thing I have learned from Jordan is compassion. His heart truly feels for everyone and everything and his emotions are so present and so encouraging to others. Jordan is one of those people who is vulnerable with everyone he talks with, which makes others comfortable and willing to be vulnerable with him. He is so gifted in the way he relates to people and his heart beats for his creator and his creator alone. Jordan, thank you for demonstrating love to those you know and even those you don't. I am lucky to have a friend who will call me out when I am wrong and rejoice with me when I am focused on walking in the Lord's path for me. Love you forever!
Isaiah 61:1
"The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is upon me, for the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to comfort the brokenhearted and to proclaim that captives will be released and prisoners will be freed."
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