It’s still kind of surreal. I’m flying over Texas right now, on a crash course for Sin City. I just had one of the best and most pivotal 10 days of my life. Training camp was more than I ever expected. Everyone that I met was more amazing than I thought possible. My team is a blessing from God. I was given the honor of being asked to be a team leader. This means that I am sanctioned with guiding one man and five women across the planet as we bring God’s Kingdom forth.
The day before we left, we were told to do a treasure hunt. A treasure hunt is where you ask the Lord to give you clues that will direct you towards the goal of sharing His love. This was a little scary for some, but we made it fun and Papa came through in big ways. He brought our little family even closer together and gave me a glimpse into the next year of my life.
We have been drawn together by Jesus for His purposes and not our own. I think that as a whole, we left with a different purpose than what we had arrived with. This training camp gave me freedom. I have been given charge of a team and have been told to heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, and cast out demons! I like it! We were told that the first night! Like I said, my expectations were blown out of the water. Some people might think that those words might be a little extreme. Jesus said it first. Mathew 10:8 says, “Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out demons. Freely you have received, freely give.
Until recently, The World Race was just an organization that was sending me around the world. Now it’s a family that cares for every one of its members. Everyone from the Race that I met was all about the love of Jesus. He put so many amazing people in my life that were all about building me up and making sure that I was prepared for the Race. I can now say that I back the World Race with all my heart. If it’s in my power to give, it’s theirs.
It’s time to freely give! I have been given so much undeservedly and I feel compelled to give it away. I think that when I hit this revelation or rather when this revelation hit me, is when “it” really started to get good. The second that I started giving away all that He had given me, He gave me more. Granted, I had to let Him show me how to receive more. He always has more to give. Which means that as long as I am obedient, so do I!
It would be so easy for me to sit back and coast through these next few months before I go to Guatemala. I feel like that would be an epic fail. He has given me the gift of more time at home to give to those that I know and love. The same loved ones that I won’t see for at least a year. Papa, You are an endless ocean. Thank You for continually teaching me how to swim!
