The most unique month of my World Race has finally come to a close. This month was special because this month my team consisted of ALL MEN, something very rarely found on the mission field. My squad has 35 people who go country to country together, 25 women and only 10 men including myself.
With that being said, this month was an experience that very few get the chance to be a part of. Through it I discovered something that I will carry with me the rest of my life.
TRUE BROTHERHOOD
Now I have had a lot of experience with different types of “brothers” in my life, from my actual family, my bible study, to the military. I learned a lot from them and experienced a whole lot of life by their side.
Brotherhood was often one of two things:
The men who fight alongside you during really hard experiences
OR
The ones who encourage you, lovingly hold you accountable, and lead you to Christ.
This month I found both in the same group of men, along with another irreplaceable trait: inspiring me to hunger and dream for more
This month we had a huge growth in our walk with God as we pursued Him and fought alongside one another. I was so happy to see all the guys really fighting for authenticity, openness and “iron sharpening iron.”
A big moment of change for me came about when Caleb Pauls, a teammate of mine (you may have seen his youtube vlogs) expressed a big frustration of his.
“We had a lot of talk and not a lot of action.”
So, he wrote down a goal that each of us set for the month and posted it up in our living room. He channelled his frustration and took some action. Simply writing the things we said we wanted down and putting them up all to see was very powerful and moving for me.
It stirred something that I hadn’t really seen much in my own life, inspiring and pushing eachother to act.
This is what True Brotherhood has become for me.
While it’s a simple lesson, it’s one that started in my heart that I am just now able to put into words. It is exactly what I have been praying for.
Thanks for reading what God is teaching me on this journey, and keeping me in your prayers.
Please continue to pray that God would teach me heart lessons that make their way to my head. Opposed to how I used to learn, mentally ascending to an idea, but never whole-heartedly believing/activating it.
Yours in Christ,
Andy
