This is a while in coming, but it took me a while to figure out how to summarize our week at training camp. There were so many things that happened and it was all so good! I know I can't talk about every detail, so I want to tell you about the things that made the most impact on me.
First of all, whenever I go away on missions trips or other places that I will be with people I don't know, I get pretty nervous. This is especially true about the week before I leave. So, meeting the people that I will be journeying with this year was so wonderful! It made this whole thing feel more real. But the best part is that I learned that I have an amazing group of 53 other young men and women to experience this year with God! And my team is a fantastic group of women. I cannot wait to learn more about each person in my squad and my team. It's going to be great!
I also was not sure if I could really do this. There were questions of "what if I can't…"? I've never really done street ministry. I don't have much experience with healing. And there were a few other things. But with talking to the amazing staff and some of my new brothers and sisters, I came to realize this was a fear from the devil. I CAN do this! It doesn't matter where I am in my journey! God will use me where I am and how I am now.
The last and most important thing is that there is much change to come. I am not one to share my emotions with many people. I have been working on that, but it has been a slow process. At training camp, God was slowly chipping at my heart. And then one night, He finally broke through. I cried in front of many people. Not just a few tears, but true weeping. It was a great release! I know that God is going to break me down hard core. It is scary, but I am excited for it too. Because I know that He has to wreck me to make me stronger!
This is going to be a year of true transformation and I cannot wait for it to start!
