Hi friends, it’s been a minute since I last posted anything for you to read!
To be honest I’m having trouble putting my thoughts into words. So many things race through my brain and I think “that’s a good blog idea!” then it leaves as quickly as it arrived, but I’m here now to tell you about TRAINING CAMP!
This Sunday I’m heading to Nashville to meet with about 15 of my squad-mates for the first time! We’ll be spending Sunday-Tuesday getting to know each other and spending quality time eating and worshipping together…honestly my two favorite things. Then on Tuesday we head off to Gainesville, GA to meet the rest of our squad and kick off the start of training camp! Training camp is 10 days where you get to worship the Lord, bond with your squad (can you say team building exercises?!), camp in your tent, take bucket showers, and eat foods similar to what you’ll eat on the race. To say I’m intimidated is an understatement.
Don’t get me wrong. I’ve never been more excited for anything in my entire life.
But putting 50 strangers together who are tired and hungry all week could easily turn into quite the disaster. I don’t expect it to, but it could happen!
Also, I’ve never camped for more than like 4 nights. 10 nights sleeping outside in the cold, possibly having to share my tent with one of these strangers? (oh yeah, we might “lose our luggage” in a back check simulation, so we’d have to share our stuff).
Also, I love oriental food but I saw a video where this guy had to taste something called the thousand-year-old goose egg……….NO THANKS.
But more than any of this, I am terrified of what the Lord is going to do in me.
I know there’s a lot of room for improvement in my heart and in my life, and I say that I’m ready for the Lord to change me and chisel away at my rough edges – but (if you’re a believer) you know what that requires. It’s painful. It requires giving up self. It requires hard work. It requires accepting and seeking wise counsel. And for me it usually requires a struggle because I’m not the best at listening to anyone but myself…and my mom.
So as training camp is quickly approaching I’m praying BOLD prayers over myself and my squad, and I’d love it if you would join me. Prayers that we will have laser focus on the Lord. Prayers that we will have patience and kindness with our new brothers and sisters. Prayers that God will rock our worlds and speak to us like never before.
I can’t thank y’all enough for your support as I step out in faith to the world race. So many sweet prayers over me and so many people willing to donate their hard earned money to this Kingdom journey. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
