Sorry it took so long to write the follow up guys, things have been crazy busy!
The second half of training camp moved from the more introspective stuff to focusing on our teams and ministry. We formed teams by breaking into sample teams, doing team-building activities, then interviewing about how we thought the people in those sample teams would work together. This process happened four times over two days and on the second day, just before the final teams were announced, I got called upstairs for the surprise of my life. It turns out, that I am going to be a team leader on the World Race August 2009. I was totally dumbfounded. I had come into training camp looking forward to being one of the younger racers, learning from the older, wiser ones, and sitting back and finding a role in the background. From the first day of camp, though I felt God calling me to something more, I just wasn’t sure what. To top it off, my team was significantly different from the last two sample teams, which I had let myself expect were going to be pretty much the same as the final teams.
At first, I panicked. I was terrified and felt ill-equipped and totally overwhelmed, but my team was FANTASTIC. Each member did so much to affirm me and support and encourage me in this new role. Since the shock wore off, I have realized two distinct truths. First, that each one of us on the team is a leader in some capacity, and secondly, that even though I’m not super comfortable with it, this is exactly where God wants me to be. I have realized, plain and simple, that I do not have the ability or experience to fill this role effectively. That’s what freaked me out. But then I realized that it is maybe for that reason that God has called me to lead. i know that I absolutely cannot do this on my own strength, so I am learning to rely wholly on Him for everything. Even in three days or so at training camp of being a leader, I realized that if I depend on Him, He is faithful and He WILL see me through!
I’m not stressed or worried because my team is absolutely amazing. Jodi, Audrey, Rebecca, Patch, Robin, and Anna are all AMAZING, and I can already see how each person’s individual strengths will fit together to make us strong as a single team. More importantly, though, I know that this is what God wants for my team and for myself, so even though I’m a bit nervous, I know that He is going to take care of us and do amazing things in and through us. Now I just can’t wait to head out on August 9th.
Thanks for reading guys, I may have one other update before we leave, at which point I’ll probably be writing weekly. I love you all!
Adam
