Sorry it’s been so long since I’ve written. I have so many things to write about that I decided to just not write about any for a while.
I’ve been back in the states for almost 6 weeks, went to Georgia to meet up with many from my squad for a States-side debrief last week, and am adjusting to life here day-by-day. It’s been awesome to catch up with family and friends and to just spend time with my people!
Here’s a blog I wrote a couple weeks ago and now would like to share:
These are letters to my three teams from the Race.
Dear Radiate,
You taught me to look to the Lord and to never give up. Yes, I learned a lot from you while we were on a team together, but it was a gift that keeps on giving. I’m still learning from the experiences together those first four months, as well as how each of you integrated into and grew through your teams that followed. Ex-teammates truly do make the best friends! Thanks for loving me, for taking responsibility for what’s yours to own and for challenging me to do the same, and for being God’s best first team for me. I love you!
Dear Wolf Pack,
You taught me to be a player on the team and not just sit the bench. You called me into purposeful conversation and real accountability like I’d never experienced before. You were the safe place to laugh at…well, everything-the good, the bad, the ugly, even in the face of fear itself. You were my experience of unified community to the level that I’d only seen in the book of Acts. Thank you for being patient with me, for putting in the time and work to fully get to know me, and for being God’s best second team for me. I love you!
Dear Fun Bunch!,
You taught me to live fearlessly while being of a cautious and wise mind. You were a place of refreshing emotional respite for me. You challenged me to ask the Lord for specifics and challenged me in my consistency in relationship with Him. You took me through Africa, the continent of my heart, and God blessed me by giving me a team who seized the day for whatever it could possibly hold. You showed me what it truly means to live being interruptible. You witnessed with me the limitless love, pursuit, protection, provision, fierceness, and unimaginable creativity of the Father. Thank you for your consistency, for the unadulterated expressions of joy/justice/love/exasperation/patience/confusion/surrender/etc., and for being God’s best team for me to end the Race with. I love you!
It’s been quite a year. I’ve been challenged, loved, stretched, drained, and filled beyond what I imagined possible. Thank you, A Squad 5th Generation for being the constant witness to this last year with me. I love you all!
-Madi
