Broken. Shaped. Overwhelmed. Encouraged. Content. Uncomfortable.
Training camp was emotional. Every day presented me with another challenge to face, but it also gave me an opportunity to lean on God for the help I was seeking.
One of my first challenges was most definitely my sleeping arrangements…. my tent. This was my first experience camping in a tent, and it would be my home for the next several nights. Trying to go to sleep in Georgia’s sticky summer nights was no Goliath, but it was hard. I missed the AC and I missed going to sleep without sweating (lol). After the first few nights, this challenge became my safe haven. My tent became the host to my early morning talks with God, and my only time of privacy (I spent everyday with roughly 300 people).
While we are on the subject of the 300 crazy encouraging, Jesus freaks… a majority of this population was us lovely ladies. We all shared six stalls, with six Lowes buckets that were filled with cold water. Ahhhh cold bucket showers. Yes, this was also very foreign to me, but at this point I was okay with being uncomfortable.
Day 2 of camp, my man “Deon” said, “God didn’t ask us to be comfortable, He asked us to be effective.” So, my ability to be safe in my comfort no longer applied to me in my day to day walk. I want my life to be effective.
God loves me the way I am, but He doesn’t leave me the way I am. I am completely and recklessly in love with my Father. His plans for me have such opportune moments for me to grow and be more like Him, and this is all I can hope for.
Roughly one month.
Forty- eight days.
Seven weeks….
I will be walking out Gods plan for my life starting in Guatemala. It blows my mind to see God working and moving all around me. Not only will I be pursing my passion, but this is also Gods plan for me. God’s plans have ALWAYS been incredibly better than what I had planned for myself. I had some doubts about stepping away from college, but after training camp, I now know this is His plan for me. I am excited to find myself in Him. You can either be an echo or a voice… and I am so ready to tell the nations about my God and how he is a “good good Father.”
These are my people.
Shout out to T-Squad for winning squad wars!!!!!!
much love for this crew
