Emilie Land

Role and number of years on staff:
Campus Staff at Wofford; on staff since 2011

Hometown:
Statesville, NC

Graduated from:
Presbyterian College ’09 in Christian Education

My Story:
During my first two years at PC my life looked really good on the outside – I was committed to not drinking before I turned 21 and went to multiple Christian ministries on campus. Inside, though, I was living my life for other people’s approval – my greatest desire was to have friends and be accepted. When I turned 21 the need to fit in and be accepted drew me into the party scene at PC. I cared about who I was seen with and what they thought of me. I lived for the weekends and I would go out Wednesday-Saturday nights and would do whatever my friends were doing. Fall semester of my senior year, one of my good friends, a believer involved in CO, went through a tragic season when her brother was killed in a car accident. I wanted to be there for her but didn’t know how. She pursued Christ; I pursued the world, and our friendship had drifted during college. In his grace, the Lord completely changed my heart through her brother’s death. I began to question what I was living my life for as I saw firsthand how life is so short and can be taken from you in an instant. That December, I went to CO’s New Years conference and was given practical wisdom on how to live my life for the Lord. The difference this time was that I was not blinded; the Lord had opened my eyes, and I was a new creation. The verse the Lord gave me to help me see this is 2 Corinthians 5:17 “Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.”

My hobbies:
dancing, shopping, journaling, listening to sermons, going out to eat with friends, crafting, reading, exercising.

My favorites:
the color pink, Lilly Pulitzer, ice cream, nail polish, chocolate chip cookie dough, Carolina Tarheels, Brixx pizza, gerber, daisies, goldfish, John Piper, LOFT, handstands, fall, country music, children.

What you probably didn’t know about me:
I played soccer in high school and I was the goalie. Throughout middle school and high school my dream was to be a Georgia Gym Dog! The summer before my senior year of high school I went on a 23 day camping trip out west (Teens Camping Tour of the West).

Favorite links:
Desiring God, Blue Letter Bible, Lilly Pulitzer