Where do I even start? I’m home after two weeks of camp, one week of World Race Training Camp held in White, Georgia and a week with my Georgianna Youth family at Youth Reality Camp.
I finally met my T-squad family in person, and after several months of video chatting with some of them, I was super excited to finally get to meet them and give them big hugs!
What is training camp?
-Training camp is a time where you are stretch, mentally, physically, emotionally, and spiritually
-you get emptied out and filled up all at the same time
– you have your personal space “bubble” popped(if you had one)
-you sleep in every sleeping condition –from on a school bus, to in the woods in a 51 person tent, and doubling up in your tent, when someone’s gear gets “lost” on an airline.
-you listen to different speakers that share great wisdom on stuff you will face in the missions field.
-you learn how to eat meals as if you were in different countries and what some of their customs are.
-They teach you about different personalities and how they work together as one body.
So many things happened during training camp but here is a specific story I want to share with you about Gods love for each of his Children.
My prayer during training camp was this “Lord Jesus Do anything you need to in me, so I may do anything through you. “
During a worship session, I had been on my knees praying to God to fill me with his presence because I just felt so empty and kind of numb to his presence. And that night he explained to me that it wasn’t about what I felt but it was about what I know is true. That it’s not about having a holy experience, it’s not about a performance, about tears, it’s not about a feeling, but it’s about trusting God. So I sat in his presence that night and it was greater than I can explain in words. I went to sleep that night drained of all I was holding on to about expectations of what I should feel in the presence of God and filled with an even stronger understanding what it means to have a true relationship with God.
The next night-ish or two later, my sweet friend Ali prophesied over me, she received an image from God of a white barn in a field, a big open field, sun was bright and clouds were white.
At first when she said this, I was thinking to myself… Um God what does a white barn in a field have to do with me? (I don’t know anything about farms?)
But as she is telling me about this picture, and praying over me, God starts to translate it to me in my heart and mind.
She said that there was no one around and at this point I became sad because that is how I felt, like I was in this really calm beautiful place but that I was all alone.
Then she went on to tell me that I wasn’t alone, that there was an over whelming since of God in this place, that in that empty void, God was and is present. And in that moment I was filled with tears of Joy and an overwhelming since of peace.
I’m so thankful for such a sweet message from my God. It’s crazy-awesome how the Lord knows each of his children so deeply, that he knows I’m very visual (because he made me that way), and that he chose to show his love to me through an image. That he knew what I was struggling with and he guided me through it. I’m so thankful that my Papa is a relational God that loves me and desires a relationship with me.
and just incase you were wondering, he knows you this deep and he loves you too.
Photoshop re-creation of image from God by Tina Meyer made in 5mins
Few quick announcements:
I would also like to introduce you to my Team :
Team Doulos
These are the sweet girls I will be serving side by side this next year.
-And I also have the great honor of being asked to be a coordinator for “Unsung Heroes” along with my friend Guille Rodriguez . ( I will explain more about what this position is after my training for it is complete) I'm soo excited about this opportunity!
-I have received my launch date: I will be meeting back up with my squad in Atlanta on July 3rd 2013
-my last Sunday at Georgianna will be the 23rd of June (well at least for a year, you know I will be back at some point after the year, you all are my family)
– My last fundraiser is June 7th and 8th and it’s a yard sale (where I will be selling my belongings)
– I only have $4,000 left to raise for support… So please help me out if you or someone you know would like to support me on my journey to share the love of Christ with the world!.
Thank you, all for your support and Prayers
