We just finished hiking El Camino de Santiago! I had the opportunity to hike a section of the Camino I haven’t done before, Pamplona to Burgos!
I absolutely love the Camino. I love the freshly baked chocolate croissants and café con leche we eat along the way. I love the community dinners of spaghetti, wine, and bread.
I love that the physical strain, blistered feet, aching legs, and bone pains are all reminders that my flesh is weak and my body is fragile. And I am blown away at the reality that even in my weakness, I am strong because of Christ who lives in me.
El Camino really brings you to the end of yourself.
I wrestled with God almost every day on the Camino. It was weird to hike through Spain again with an entirely new group of people. I fell in love with my previous squad and my heart was super sensitive and nostalgic as I was reminded of all the great times I had with team Phoenix and One Hungry Trailblazer on my first Camino venture.
It didn’t dawn on me how much I missed them until my squad leader Laura gently assured me by telling me it was “okay to mourn my old squad”. Suddenly, it all made sense.
God was allowing me to walk through closing this last chapter of my life and entering into a new one of alumni team leading.
When your body is screaming for rest, pain relief, food, and water, the flesh can become domineering. I really found myself walking through deeper healing in areas of patience in leadership. Specifically toward myself.
My biggest heart cry to the Father is one of transformation. I want to be more like him in every way. I know this is a transcendent goal. I know I won’t be perfect until we meet face to face, but I am still being perfected. Being an alumni team leader and a follower of Jesus means dying to the ways of my flesh and choosing the ways of Christ.
We met incredible people on the Camino who became like one big happy family to our squad. We shared about Jesus countless times and, through a squadmate, one girl came to accept being a part of Jesus’ family. We’ve seen God do some incredible things. My teammate prayed for a woman’s leg whom she saw healed!
I’m so thankful for this opportunity to pursue God, growth, and community. Thanks so much for your prayers and for continuing to follow my journey!
We head into Morocco today and are in great need of your prayers.
My team and our squad are expecting incredible things to happen!
Please pray for unity within our team and our squad. Please pray for me as a leader. Pray against all sickness and spiritual warfare. Pray that we would shine like the Son in Morocco.
If you would like to support me financially, I am still in need of financial donations to stay on the field until December. Thank you so much!
