Team changes came and while it was hard saying goodbye to Team Surrendered, it was also a beautiful transition.
My new team is wonderful! When we prayed about the heart of the team we got words like empowerment, laughter, light, sonship. So we became Team SONshine!!
We prayed over each other the last day of debrief and God honored me with visions for each of them and what giftings they have!
Hannah, our team leader exudes quiet joy in every big and small thing she does. A simple smile from her can light up the darkest of nights. She is a beautiful paper lantern, cut with the experiences of her past. In the places she felt the most emptied are the places through which she shines the brightest!
Michelle, our treasurer and a real treasure to the team, carries gentle strength. She is like a river stream – calm but underneath rushes a strong moving current. She changes the landscape around her.
Meagan, our storyteller, is a gorgeous Conch shell. She echoes the ocean of grace. Beautiful inside and out, she carries the sound of freedom and of a vast and deep love. No matter how far she travels, she takes the air around her and gives voice to the Father’s heart.
Becca, our Beauty for Ashes coordinator, was visualized as a dandelion flower. She is beautiful and engaging. She makes people pause and discover their dreams. She then sends her seeds of hope and wonder across the waves of the air to reach new places and new heights without obstacles.
Jillian, our Party Planning Committee member (you might recognize her from Team Surrendered), flew in as a dove! A dove of beauty restored and taking flight to show the glory of God. They glide and while they are technically classified as pigeons, they are unique and have a new name simply because they are white instead of grey. Doves in scripture often represent transformation and the Holy Spirit.
God also gifted me a vision of myself. I was a large solid rock that was firmly planted in the ground and although my outside was plain, I was in actuality a geode. I had a beautiful and layered thick shell that opened into a heart of crystals in the center void.
I’m so excited to walk into this next season of SONshine.
Our ministry for the month is working with Victory church and while some days we are doing various events for the church we will mainly be focusing on their village outreach ministry!
Please pray for clear communication, bonding with this new team, energy and hydration in this heat (it’s like a Florida summer y’all and we don’t have AC), protection from bugs bites, Malaria and Dengue fever in particular.
