Training Camp…man, oh man. Where do I even begin. These last four days have been one of the most incredible, passionate, life-changing times of my life. It was also by far the hardest. I never knew that I wasn’t listening to what God had to
really MIND BLOWING. We have hiked up mountains with logs to experience the weight of all the things we are leaving behind. We camped under a tarp in the FREEZING cold with only three items to experience limitations in life. We have worshiped till we can no longer speak, and we have pushed ourselves to the point of exhaustion. But, through all the sunburn (and there was a lot!), all of the vulnerable moments, all of the frustration, all of the breakdowns, and all of the tears, God has shown a new and amazing light. One that I personally have never experienced. I watched people SPEAK God’s word to me. Like, God TOLD them to tell me things. And I FELT the warmth of God’s presence. I felt like I was on fire with life. I have painted and sung and talked myself blue in the face and I have cried ever fear, weakness, and every single bad moment in time away. My eyes are so open to a new way of life and I finally feel like I am enough. I have found the place where I belong. I have found the place where I can be me. I have found the place where I feel the most beautiful I have ever felt. I have the most amazing family of God to pick me up and share this joinery with me. I am equip, I am healed. I am a warrior of God. And that, my friends, is one unbelievable start to this God given journey
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(This was the banner that we painted. We have footprints and encouraging words/verses to represent our journey across East Africa this summer. The darkness is a broken window, representing the darkness in Africa and all the pain that the people who don’t know God are experiencing. But, breaking out of that darkness is this beautiful light and life.)
“Walk in wisdom towards those who are outside, redeeming the time. Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.” -Colossians 4:5-6
(These are some of the BEST friends that I have already made. Thank you Stephi, Jesse, and JaraBear<3)
