I’m in Valparaiso Chile and have been for the past 2 days. My squad is slowly gathering here for a few days of debrief before heading to Argentina for month 2. I got here a few days early to make sure everything was ready for the squads arrival.
A little background; I went to the hostel where our coaches will be staying (our coaches are a couple from the states who are part of our support team. They don’t travel with us but they come to spend time with us at debrief) anyway, I went to their hostel to leave a welcome gift for them. As I was walking into town to find something to eat I passed a chapel and the gates were opened so I walked in and sat down. It was the first time I’d had a chance to sit down, with no distractions, and be quite for a moment since arriving in Valparaiso. The day before I had been able to just relax andcatch up with myself so at this particular moment I was feeling a little overwhelmed, for a lot of reasons.
So here I was sitting at this chapel and I started praying basically unloading to God how I was feeling. When I finished I looked over and saw a totally white pigeon walking around and I was reminded of how God used a white dove to remind people that they are not alone and that they are his beloved- When Noah was on the ark and the dove brought back the sign of hope, when Jesus came out of the water after he was baptized and a white dove descended.
In that moment I felt loved by my Father and that no matter what will come up in this next year that I am not alone.
