I don’t think anyone was more nervous than I was going into training camp. You name it, I was nervous about it. Making friends, the food, what I would have to do, when I would get to shower, sleeping in a tent. Literally everything. And as soon as I got there I checked in and received a packet of information that was missing one huge thing: a schedule. So now I really didn’t know what was coming.
But the Lord was faithful.
Right off the bat I met three girls who shared my nervousness and just happened to be very introverted as well. In that moment, I knew I was going to be fine and survive this week. The nerves slowly started to fade away. As the week went on I began to interact with more and more people on my squad and began to feel more and more comfortable. I began to enjoy not having a schedule. On Tuesday night our assignment was to cook dinner over a campfire and just hang out as a squad. This was the night I started to feel like a part of the family. We cooked together, ate together, laughed together, shared stories, prayed for each other, and worshipped together. It was a beautiful picture of community.
love them
One of the things I was most nervous about for this week was finding out who I would be on a team with. The small group of people I would live with and serve alongside with in ministry. The Lord was faithful in this too. I am incredibly excited, and if I’m being honest way more excited than I thought I would be, to introduce you to Team Braveheart. I see Jesus in them and love each of their hearts and personalities, and I cannot wait to see what God has in store for us next year both as a team and individually.
My teammates: Katie D, Katie C, me, Harris, Ali, Kimberly, Seth
So now that training camp is over and I’m back in Tuscaloosa, I miss my B squad family. I miss everything about training camp and wish to go back. I’m wondering why I was ever nervous in the first place. Why did I doubt that if God called me to this journey that He wouldn’t provide friends to go alongside with and to live in community with? I’m so thankful for the complete turnaround this week was. Throughout this next year I’m sure there will be times of uncertainty and nerves, and in those times I hope I continue to remember that the Lord is always faithful.
He who calls you is faithful; he will surely do it. 1 Thessalonians 5:24
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