My hysterical laughter filled the bus when I FINALLY realized what I signed up for. “Nine months! Wait…like 270 days!!!!! That’s like 6,000 hours… Oh my….my impulsiveness has finally got the best of me.”
Training camp was physically, mentally and spiritually exhausting. We were pushed to our limits and sometimes past what we thought was possible. In just eight days my squad became a team– a family.
I have no words to describe my week. So here are bullet points. I am still working on comprehending everything that took place.
New Things I did-
- Bucket showers (most refreshing thing after 3 days with no showers)
- Slept all night under the stars with just a sleeping bag, sleeping pad and my amazing new friends
- Slept in a ENO hammock tower
- Fit 43 people on a bus and slept over night in it.
- Finished a workout where we completed 130 sit-ups, 50 burpees, 60 push-ups while holding a plank until our next set. 55 long jumps and right and left deep lounges and it was over 90 degrees outside
- Experience God in a whole new way and never want to go back to being the girl I was.
- I allowed the passion I have felt so long to be released once again. For so long I struggled with feeling alone in my calling, but I can’t hide it anymore. I want to share it with the world
- I rejoiced when I got to use the Chick-fil-a bathroom and some of my teammates even saved mouthwash that was provided in the restroom hahaha! After using porta-potties or a bushes all week public restrooms are heavenly.
- I actually dreamt about sweet tea and was so sad when I woke-up and realized it was a dream…I think I have a bit of a problem.
Things I learned-
- I absolutely love not having a mirror! There is so much freedom in it. On day six, a little shriek came out of my mouth and my team asked what happened and I had to explain on my reflection scared me because I forgot what I looked like. Let’s just say we laughed for quit a bit.
- How to use anything I had to put up a tarp in a tree, including peoples name tags.
- God doesn’t want you to live a cleaner version of your life, but his life.
- Colossians 2:13-15 is a beautiful prayer!!
- Drop all expectations because you are only putting God in a box. There is no limit to what God can do.
- I do not give the empowerment of the Holy Spirit enough credit.
- The devil places fear in your life because he is so afraid of you. He places fear in your future because he knows what you are capable of.
What a beautiful thought, huh?
Ready to know where I will be going!
Drum roll please…
Guatemala!! Thailand!! Botswana!! Ahhh!!!!
Last thing before I free you from this long post…
Meet my beautiful team, Lavished Warriors
Thank you for making this trip possible! Only $2,800 to go until I am fully funded!
