I am writing this at training camp right now. It has been a very beautiful and powerful experience. I can’t remember any other time in my life when I was able to grow so close to a group of people in such a short amount of time. This has really confirmed for me that God wants me to be on the world race.
The most powerful time for me was when we had a journalling experience where we wrote out all of the painful things that happened in our entire lives. I didn’t have high expectations for the activity because I don’t place a lot of stock in journalling. But as I did it I filled up maybe a half a page of all the things that caused me pain emotionally and stuff. I was absolutely blown away as I saw these things and how they affected the rest of my life. There were like subconscious vows that I made each time to not open up my heart in that way again to protect myself. I had no idea how damaging that had been to me.
That experience gave me so much insight into my life and the way that these things have been constricting me without really consciously knowing it. I feel a lot of freedom and a lot of excitement to open up my heart in these certain areas now.
Also it was cool to be stretched and surprised and challenged. I’m really appreciative for this experience.
God bless you all!
