Hey everybody! Training camp has just ended, and I am writing this from the airport in Chicago. I desperately wanted to write an entry during camp, but there just wasn’t time. It will be literally totally impossible for me to recount all the events from the nine days or so (my teammates and I were talking about how it seemed like we had been at camp for a month!), so I will try to summarize as best I can.
The first couple of days at camp were very difficult, as the staff sought to get all of us racers to look within ourselves. For a lot of people, there was a lot of pain that had been stored up under the surface that had to be confronted, and I must confess that I dealt with some pretty heavy stuff in my own life that I did not even realize was there. It was an EXTREMELY intense couple of days, but the Lord was so faithful, providing confirmation after confirmation through His word and others that the process would be worth the difficulty. These couple of days did more than any other time in my life to solidify my identity as a son of the King.
After the first few days, God began to stretch me in several ways. First of all, I was able to see the Holy Spirit working in ways that I had never seen before, and it was very new to me. Just being in different environments was quite stretching. Additionally, while we were at camp we were sleeping in very primitive conditions, with outdoor hose showers (which were FREEZING by the way). The food was also really different – each day represented a different region of the world (yes, I did eat cow tongue, thanks for asking), and the portions were definitely not what I would call substantial. Then, after three or four days, we went on a camping trip where the only thing we could bring for shelter was a couple of large tarps. The staff left us for the night and of course, it started pouring down rain. Needless to say, I was stretched with regard to my need to be comfortable. God really worked with me on this one, and I think I have finally been able to lay down my “right” to be comfortable to Him. I thought this was such a huge stretch beyond what I am capable of dealing with, but the Lord was just getting started!!!!
I will have another blog entry coming shortly in which you will find a description of one of the biggest surprises that God has ever given me, it’s CRAZY!!!! Haha, I love you all!
Adam
