On July 6th 2015, I knowingly (and also unknowingly), embarked on one of the greatest, craziest, and soon to be hardest adventures of my life.
The next ten days were filled with sweat, lots of sweat, bucket showers (that usually ended up being pointless), tears, joy, and love like I’ve never known before. I was thrown into a group of about 48 people that I didn’t know. That are just as crazy about Jesus as me. That wants to serve Him just like I do. Who are willing to give up a year of their lives to do so. The World Race training camp is where I met these wackos. But I am glad I can call them family. They are some of the most joyful, loving and non-judgmental group of people I’ve ever met. I couldn’t imagine being in another squad. This is my squad.
At training camp, God was really teaching me to be joyful, and to let people pour into me. But the biggest theme was God saying, “Let Me love you!”. It blew me away. The Creator of the universe wants to love me. My heart hasn’t ever been this full. Joy was greatly abundant to say the least. One of the songs we sang during worship lyrics went like this,
“…Cause You’re a good good Father, it’s who You are, it’s who You are, It’s who You are, and I am loved by You, It’s who I am, who I am, who I am…”
It’s who I am. Who I AM. I am loved by the Father. It’s so crazy!
Training camp has helped me prepare for the race ahead of me. To remember to dig into Christ when things get hard. But also that I have an amazing team and squad I can turn to who will push me to grow in my walk with the Lord. Who will pray for me, who will be there alongside of me when I need someone to help me along.
I cannot wait, to live life with this group of people. To experience God in ways I never have before. To live life only on the bare necessities (“…cause it’s the bear necessities the simple bare necessities…”). To only have 2 backpacks for a whole 11 months. To eat food that I’ve never tasted. But most importantly, to love the lost and share Christ with them.
Some days, it’ll be hard. But that is why I have an awesome support team here at home and in my teammates and squad. When days are rough, prayer will be the key to helping me back on my feet.
This may be the craziest thing I’ve ever done. But I cannot wait to see what the Lord has in store for me and my new family.
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