I had no idea why training camp was going to be so long. How many days in a row could they possibly tell us about the countries we are headed for? Were they going to teach us about culture or just how to be socially acceptable? Was this going to be like a class where they just give us history of the countries? I had a million questions about training camp. I didn’t have any idea what this camp would look like or even where I would be sleeping. I made the decision before coming to just give it to God, knowing I had to do that over the next four months anyway.
After everyone arrived on day one, walking around Atlanta on a very open-ended adventure began our team bonding immediately. Looking up each member of my Expeditions 2 team, I had no idea how blessed I am. My team is fun-loving, Gond-honoring, encouraging, and full of laughter. I wouldn’t trade them for anything. We won the d
Training camp wasn’t any of the things I had made it in my head. I learned more about who I am in Christ, than about what’s coming in the next four months. In just the past few days, I finally let go of some burdens I have held onto for too long. I’ve torn down barriers I had built up around myself, and, in an exercise that pulled me further out of my comfort zone than I have ever been, I learned how God speaks to me.
God has already changed my heart. Any emptiness I have from where I was storing burdens of the past and fear of the future is now filled with the Holy Spirit. If God can change me so much in just these few days, I am eager to glorify Him in these months to come and see what else He has in store.
