Honestly I don’t know what words could ever do justice to the beauty that is training camp. As a racer, training camp shook my life and views quite a bit. As staff, it continued to rock my world.
My world was rocked yet again by the words Ron spoke, by the way racers were so hungry for the Lord, and by the amount of love I felt from complete strangers.
Here are some things I took away from training camp;
I met people who are going to change the world. The next set of racers we are sending out are a passionate, crazy, beautiful group who are going to bring the Kingdom to the Nations. These are people who are not tolerant of the things Satan is trying to accomplish. Knowing that my job helps mobilize these racers; these world changers, brings me so much joy.
I came in hoping to pour into the racers, and instead ended up taking away much more then I could ever give.
I was reminded of the beautiful family I got the pleasure to travel with last year (I miss you X). I am blessed to be part of a community of people who are forever my family; a community of people who fight for each other, who continue to lift each other up in prayer and who (despite the distance that now separates us) continue to make me feel so loved. The best part about this is it didn’t stop after the race, I moved to Georgia where I am part of a beautiful community at Adventures. Like second generation X squad these people have made me feel so at home, loved me well, and helped push me and shape me into the person I want to be.
I was reminded of the heart I have for lands far away, for the beautiful faces I once held and loved. As racers asked stories about the places I’ve been and things I’ve seen I was reminded of so many around the globe who hold pieces of my heart. I was reminded of the people I’ve come to love, the ones I can’t help but pray for even now, and the faces I long to see again. I am reminded of countries, cities, places, and views that captured my heart & taught me how creative my Father is.
I was moved as the racers tried to gather every ounce of wisdom they could from alumni, and felt blessed to be able to help when I could. I remember trying to collect every piece of wisdom alumni were willing to give. I remember the alumni being incredibly vulnerable with us about their lives, their stories and the things they learned on the race. Last year on the race (and at training camp) I learned a lot about vulnerability. Getting to be vulnerable and honest with racers about my experiences and the things I learned was incredible. To all the alumni that invested in me pre-race, during the race, and who continue to help me now, THANK YOU!
The first time I did training camp I was shaken. By the time the week had come to an end I was emotionally, mentally and physically exhausted. Training camp looks a lot different on the staff side of things with a schedule in hand, but that doesn’t make it any less challenging. It pushed me physically, emotionally and mentally all over again. It was beautiful and messy but it was a week I never want to forget. Thank you M, N, O, P & Q squad for making my second time at training camp so incredible. I can’t wait to see you all in January!
To all my supporters,
thank you for allowing me to be part of something so amazing. It is because of you that I am working with an incredible organization that mobilizes my generation to change the world for the Kingdom. Because of you I am learning so much about the father and the calling He has for me. I am still looking for supporters to help me reach my next deadline (I need $1700) November 1st. If you are interested in supporting me financially you can donate online by clicking on the “support me” tab on the left hand side of this page. If you’d like to know how you can be prayerfully supporting me send me an email at [email protected].
Thanks again!
xo
Aimee.
