Try to imagine this: you are surrounded by almost 60 people in the middle of nowhere in Georgia, none of whom you know. You are expected to get to know them quickly, to be vulnerable, to sleep with them, shower with them (sometimes – many would argue not nearly enough!), and eat with them. You live on top of each other, you play in the dirt together, and you realize that you will be spending the next year of your life all over the world together. This has been my reality since Saturday.
As scary as it may sound, it has been wonderful. Leaving the comfort of my bed for my 3rd story bunk, hot showers for cold showers from a hose, and air conditioning for hot humid Georgia air was hard at first. I like bodily comfort, and the idea of living like this for a year is a hard reality for me. But God convicted me that all of those things are false comfort, and so with joy I commit to living my next year of life leaving worldly comfort behind and resting only in the comfort of my Daddy’s arms.
The people here are awesome. No one here is without their flaws, but God’s hand is upon their lives. It is amazing to see everyone come into who they are in Christ as they realize who He says they are and what He has made them for. Last night I sat in a circle with some new friends holding hands and talking about what God did that day for hours. We prayed, we claimed things for each other, we claimed things for ourselves, we spoke Truth over each other.
I am so excited for all that God is going to do in the next year. I just can not believe that He has blessed me to be able to do this. Please be praying for God’s continued presence in our last few days at training (we will be leaving on Sunday) and that we would continue to surrender to His will and ways.
