Chello friends, Welcome back!
I recently just returned home from Gainesville, GA where I attended a ten day intensive training camp for the World Race. The best part of that was that I got to meet all my brothers & sisters face to face for the first time! We showed up as strangers on the same squad but left as a family. I learned that we are a family of many different backgrounds, talents, quirks, smiles and so much more. A squad striving for unity and love. Boy oh boy was the time with my new family incredible! Training camp is a time filled with many emotions, laughs, cuddle puddles, stacked hammocks, bucket showers, crickets for breakfast, clif bars, community and so much more. Since being home, I’ve spent days and days trying to find the words to best describe how impactful these 10 days were. Seeing God in ways that felt more tangible than ever before but also seeing God in the smallest of glimpses. There’s no possible way to explain everything in this one blog so following this blog will be a couple more of cool stories I cannot wait to share but for now…
Ten Training Camp Takeaways:
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Bucket showers are a blessing + the best way to bond
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Humidity is REAL !!
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God is good, ALWAYS.
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A single Clif bar is meant to be shared with at least five other girls
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Three people fit nice & cozy in a single person eno
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The AIM staff voices we heard over the phone all this time are actually the coolest people ever !!!
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Apparently porta potties are referred to as porta jons
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Z-squad was made for a good dance off
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Be prepared for a girl to scream “spider” in the middle of the night and come crashing into your tent
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Prayer is SO SO powerful.
Meet my FAMILY… Z squad. A family made up of 24 people from all across the country, all brought together by our love for Jesus. We’re tiny but mighty and so ready to live for the kingdom!
A few snippets from this week…
Most mornings looked like this & our showers looked like they came out of a Shrek scene but with good friends anything can be glamorous.
Maddy, Kendal, Emily, Gemma, Kinze, Angela & our leader Bern make up my team, team Jaimasi which means praise the lord or victory to the kingdom. An incredible group of young women I get to serve along side & grow in relationship with for NINE MONTHS! Stoked to say the least.
and lastly, a few good friends that’ll be important for the story in my next blog;)
Please meet my girls Brittney & Sydney.
Thank you all for following along in my journey. I cannot wait to continue sharing this incredible adventure with all of you. Thanks for reading, until next time.
Love always,
Cass
