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Freedom to Dance

January 16, 2012
Adventures
General Posts

So, tomorrow I will leave on a plane to go to AFRICA! I am so excited about leaving, but God has taught me so much during these few days at training camp. The first day of camp, I became very fearful and doubtful of if I was doing the right thing, and if I was going to actually be able to handle this adventure. During something they call the “surrender hike” here at training camp, I gave up a lot of things I had been holding onto and a lot of fears I have about what this trip is going to be like. It was so overwhelming to feel God’s presence and love surround me and...

Silence myself.

January 16, 2012
Adventures
Training Camp

Psalm 37:7 Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for Him.. God has shown me I just need to wait. I need to silence myself and let God take control. No matter how or what is going on I just need to wait. I need to sit back and wait for what He has in store for me. I may feel like He isn’t going to be there or he is far from me but I know He is always there, When I feel like He is gone it is because I have walked away from Him. I need to completely rely on God not on my friends or family and know He is always there. Psalm 139:9-10 If I...

When God speaks, I want to listen.

January 16, 2012
Adventures
Training Camp

What a rush. Training camp has been CRAZY! for real. It is amazing to see the hearts of everyone here. That their passion is to go to these nations and serve the Lord. These past few days feel like years. My team is my family, short and simple and God has been working in my life in indescribable ways. For one of the first times I am truly understanding the POWER of the Holy Spirit. The POWER of Jesus name, that simply speaking out His name can change the world. Regardless of any challenges we face the name of Jesus will hold strong. This time of training has truly been...

Going in Blind

January 16, 2012
Adventures
General Posts

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...

Surrender

January 16, 2012
Adventures
Training Camp

Before coming to training camp I thought that I had surrendered everything to God, but over the past couple of days God has been showing me that it is not only the physical things in our lives that we need to surrender, but also our emotions. Through out my life I have always struggled with hurt, sadness and personal thoughts about myself that has brought me down. God has shown me that I don’t NEED to feel the pain and suffering of being in these prisons and that I can be free of these hurts and be fulled completely with his unconditional love and desire for us. But He...

The Beginning

January 16, 2012
Adventures
Field Support

I am currently only on day three of training camp, not even in Africa yet, and God has already begun to work on changing my heart, on growing and stretching me in my faith, and on pressing me to do, say, and believe things I would never have dreamed of before. Thursday night, I thought I knew what to expect spiritually. I thought I knew who I would become and who I’d be at the end of this African adventure. I’ve discovered, however, that God’s intentions are far greater and more extravagant than I could have ever imagined. ...

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