In 8 days I am jumping in my grandparents van and heading down to Atlanta Georgia for training camp. When I arrive at camp, a group of January route ladies and I will be getting to know one another at a retreat called Beauty for Ashes. This retreat is meant to provide a time for us to get to know one another and to dig deeper into our stories as we grow closer to Christ. After this two day retreat we will merge with the January route men. Training Camp will allow us time to grow closer as squads, meet our teams, grow spiritually, learn a little more about what the next 14 months will look like, hike, camp, and worship worship worship.
A lot of people have been asking about when I am actually leaving. Great question! The Beauty For Ashes Retreat + Training Camp will last a week and a half and then I will be back home. I leave officially for the race sometime the first week of January.
As I prepare these next 8 days for training camp I hope to raise my financial support balance by 3%. How cool would it be to be 80% funded by Training?? To get there, I need to raise a little over $500 by next Wednesday.
I am humbled by everyone’s response to my fundraising efforts. So many people have blessed me immensely over the past 5 months spiritually and financially and I can’t thank you all enough. I am 23% away from my World Race support goal and I have almost all of my gear. If you would like to be involved in supporting me financially, click on the ‘support me’ tab or contact me for other ways to donate.
With Love,
Shelby
