I just got back from kickin it in the red Georgia clay for 2 weeks! Heres 10 reasons why it was the best of times, and the worst of times.
Worst of times:
1. I got a wasp stuck in my hair during my first bucket shower. Definitely have PTSD from it
2. I was never clean. I would shower and then put on dirty clothes which defeated the concept.
3. Everyone forgot nail clippers, I think that explains enough.
4. Porta-potties (honey buckets?) seemed to overflow quicker than they were drained.
5. Daddy long legs. In your tent, your hair, sometimes taking a nap in your sleeping bag!
6. Sleep deprivation. No matter how much sleep I got, I never failed to drift off in sessions.
7. Fitness hike kicked my butt. Not the easiest morning I’ve ever had.
8. Crickets for breakfast! My very picky self was pretty hungry that day.
9. SO MUCH RAIN! Came home with a pack full of soaking wet clothes.
10. Georgia is hot and humid and sometimes is a little difficult to bare.
Best of times:
1. Community! I have never before experienced community so raw and real. I felt fully known and loved, and I had just met these people!
2. The worship was out of this world. Felt out of my comfort zone in the best way.
3. Team Radiate. Blessed beyond words for my beautiful team.
4. FREEDOM!!! Experienced true freedom for the first time ever!! Best feeling in the world.
5. Formed a deeper relationship with my creator. Loved God before, but now we’re homies.
6. Experienced healing for the first time ever. God used our hands to do some crazy things, from healing hearts to making legs the same length!
7. Got to learn about the cultures I’ll be going to! So important to know how God plays a role in different people’s life.
8. Experienced forgiveness. God brought up old wounds and healed them. He is making me a person of honor and respect. He is so great I can’t even explain it.
9. I was vulnerable. So vulnerable. I let people I just met into my life and my story and watched them minister to my broken places.
10. All this led up to me deciding to get re-baptized! God has been in the backseat for too long, I’m excited to let him take the wheel.
I loved training camp so much. All of the hardships I experienced shrink in comparison to how mighty and wonderful God is. He crumbled my heart and created a strong foundation. I can’t wait to see how he builds a kingdom culture in my heart this next year!
I leave the country in 7 (7!!!) weeks! Please keep us in your prayers as we embark on this crazy journey!
Here is a video I created about training camp! This video does glamorize it a little, so hopefully this blog gives you some context!
