I spent the week of Oct. 12-19 at World Race training camp and what a powerful week it was! My mind is still spinning and trying to process all that happened. It was a week of meeting my squadmates (!), testing out gear, going through simulations of border crossings, eating new foods, powerful worship times and most importantly, learning a LOT about the Holy Spirit, healing, forgiveness, and ministry.
One night that was especially special (yes, I just said especially special) to me was one where our squad mentor, Hope, talked to us about listening for God’s voice and letting Him speak into our lives and other’s lives through us. Although I have been a Christian and attended church since I was little, I have not had much experience with prophesy. It just hasn’t really been a part of my culture. Well, this night, we first had a time of prayer where we asked God to give us a word, picture, etc. for us personally. The phrase I heard God telling me was “Rita, you are my child. I know what is best for you”. After this we took turns speaking words over each other. The first thing my squadmate said as she prayed over me was that God wanted me to know that I’m His child. She had no clue that I had just heard the same thing! I was blown away and took this as confirmation that those were the words that God wanted me to hear that night.
When it was my turn to pray over a squadmate, I was so nervous. We were doing this blindly so I had no clue who I would be praying for. And as I mentioned before, prophesy is not something I have any experience with. These thoughts were running through my mind – What if I don’t hear anything?, What if I think I hear something, but it ends up being way off?. As I closed my eyes to pray though, I felt this sensation, kind of like a fire, in my chest. I could feel the Holy Spirit within me and it gave me a peace. He gave some words for my squadmate and when I opened my eyes to see who it was that I was praying over, I could tell that she had been encouraged by my prayer. Wow! This night gave me so much confidence. I often feel inadequate when I think of ministering on the race…like surely God can’t work through little old me. But I know these thoughts come straight from the enemy…God can work through me and He already has!
Switching gears, I now know who my team is!! First of all, for those who aren’t aware of how the World Race works, I will be traveling country to country with my “squad”. There are around 45 of us in my squad, I believe. At training camp they split us down into smaller “teams”. My team is the group that I will be doing ministry with each month.
Here’s a slightly blurry picture of my squad…second generation C squad!
And here is my team…Team Wrecked Warriors! They are from left: me (of course), Stacy, Christina, Breanna, Miranda, and Beth. I’m so blessed to get to minister with this amazing group of ladies next year!
Well, that’s all for now! Thank you all again for all of your support!
Rita
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