I am safely home from a week of Launch training in the Dominican Republic. We got 77 new racers started on their journey and I am so encouraged by what God is doing in their midst.
Joshua Maisner is a team leader for the July squad and I love how he writes about what he is experiencing. It sums up why I do what I do….take a peek!
It’s finally begun to set in that THIS is my life for the next 11
months. This isn’t another week long mission trip, but an entirely new
way of life. The past 10 days have been an incredible experience.
I wake
up every morning not recognizing the man whom God is bringing me up to
be. I am walking in the life that He has for me as a warrior for His
kingdom. A man who no longer believes the lies the enemy so desperately
would have me listen to. While it’s not always easy to die to your old
self, it is incredible to see what the creator can accomplish when the
creation stops fighting back and allows the maker to sculpt in HIS
image.
months. This isn’t another week long mission trip, but an entirely new
way of life. The past 10 days have been an incredible experience.
I
spent my first week in Santo Domingo with the entire squad as we poured
into each others life, went through LOTS of leadership meetings and
began adjusting to this crazy lifestyle called the world race. I can’e
begin to describe the ways God moved in the lives of those around me
this past week in addition to my own.
spent my first week in Santo Domingo with the entire squad as we poured
into each others life, went through LOTS of leadership meetings and
began adjusting to this crazy lifestyle called the world race. I can’e
begin to describe the ways God moved in the lives of those around me
this past week in addition to my own.
I wakeup every morning not recognizing the man whom God is bringing me up to
be. I am walking in the life that He has for me as a warrior for His
kingdom. A man who no longer believes the lies the enemy so desperately
would have me listen to. While it’s not always easy to die to your old
self, it is incredible to see what the creator can accomplish when the
creation stops fighting back and allows the maker to sculpt in HIS
image.
As launch came to a wrap teams were
divided up into two groups. We now have four teams in Haiti, and SEVEN
teams living in San Juan, Dominican Republic.
divided up into two groups. We now have four teams in Haiti, and SEVEN
teams living in San Juan, Dominican Republic.
Oh
wait, did I mention those 46 people are living in ONE house with only
FOUR bedrooms! I’m wishing I had some video cameras, because it seems
like it would make great reality television! It’s pretty much Big
Brother: minus relationships, air conditioning, and space.
wait, did I mention those 46 people are living in ONE house with only
FOUR bedrooms! I’m wishing I had some video cameras, because it seems
like it would make great reality television! It’s pretty much Big
Brother: minus relationships, air conditioning, and space.
We
are all in charge of cooking for ourselves and cleaning in la casa, and
on a VERY limited budget!! haha
are all in charge of cooking for ourselves and cleaning in la casa, and
on a VERY limited budget!! haha
The other
leaders and I are definitely stepping into these coats as we learn what
it takes to try and manage a house and big family! Every single person
pitches in with cooking and cleaning as things get dirty pretty quick
with open windows to combat the heat!!
leaders and I are definitely stepping into these coats as we learn what
it takes to try and manage a house and big family! Every single person
pitches in with cooking and cleaning as things get dirty pretty quick
with open windows to combat the heat!!
Although
our introverts might be going a little stir crazy, I’m loving every
minute of it so far! THIS IS COMMUNITY! It’s messy, hard, and a whole
lot of fun!
our introverts might be going a little stir crazy, I’m loving every
minute of it so far! THIS IS COMMUNITY! It’s messy, hard, and a whole
lot of fun!
