so if you are following along with my team change chronicles… here is the latest and greatest. team change number 7.
my beautiful, wonderful, amazing, new team.
so team change number 7 has been so great for me.
i was hesitant and nervous before team changes happened again. team changes for me have become rather routine and kind of annoying actually. like "why can't i spend more than two months with the same people." or "i was just getting to know them and now im not with any of them and no longer have people i trust." so obviously. i wasn't really looking forward to this one either.
i didn't want to be on a team without the guys Dan, Nathan, and Chase. Even one or two of them would have been awesome to be on a team with. but that is just not how it worked out for me. at first i was quite unhappy to be on an all women's team again. also, i was not on a team with Julie anymore, which was also sad. Julie and i had been together for the past five months. we literally became sisters… the kind of sisters that are like "i love you, but you are driving me absolutely insane right now."
but then i let the list sink in.
the names of the five other women who would surround me for the last three months of my race.
yes. yes. yes. yes. yes.
"this is gonna be good."
asia doesn't even know the kingdom that is gonna happen.
i am so ridiculously in love with my new team. we laugh harder than i think i have ever laughed in my life. we can sit together for hours and just talk about nothing or something. we support each other when it needs to happen, in the moment and we don't miss opportunities with each other.
the last three months of the race the six of us together are TEAM OVERFLOW.
we want to overflow with the Spirit.
we want to overflow Grace.
we desire to overflow with intimacy and truth.
we want our love to overflow into our ministries.
part of our overflow is the checks and balances of our strenghts and gifts. where one is lacking another is in overflow. the last three months of my race [this month and the next two] are a time of just being myself. i dont have to fake anything with these women. i can try, but they call it out. they call it out then speak truth into it. it is such a beautiful way to do life and community and i am honestly thrilled to be on a team with these amazing women.
Sammie Jo- Sammie is our team leader. This is her first month stepping into leadership and she is doing a wonderful job. She is fun and loving and just free spirited. She is a heart seeker and will love everyone the best way she knows how. Sammie loves conversations and is not afraid of pretty much any topic. She is approachable and has so much freedom and joy that is contagious.
Aisha- Aisha is our wonderful treasurer [shoutout to all team treasurers!!]. When I heard I was on Aisha's team I was honestly so hapy. I have been waiting for this since I got to hear her wisdom all the way back in month one in Guatemala. Aisha speaks with so much wisdom and authority and gentleness. I could listen to her talk all day. Aisha is a powerful, silly, fun woman of God whose dreams and hopes will be a reality and I hope that I get to be a part of the process after the race.
Casey- Case was my original team leader [night vision] from training camp. She was the first person I knew who walked in the gifts of the Spirit without any shame at all. This woman speaks so much life and truth into people and she is a warrior for the Kingdom. Casey can find a way to laugh in almost any situation that we find ourselves in, she leads worship with grace and humility, and she has a power within her that is not of this world.
Stacy- Stace was also part of my original team [night vision]. Stacy has grown so much on the race and it is beautiful to see her progress. Each day i love this girl more and more. She has an amazing prophetic voice, she is honest and truthful and is not afraid of saying the things that might hurt for a minute but are so good for you in the long run. She is going to do some wonderful things in her life, although she isnt really sure what those things are yet. But I know they will be amazing.
Katie W.- Katie was my team leader on team number four for me [majestic summit]. Katie and I have a really cool bond from that team. I was the treasurer when she was the team leader and that created a special bond for us. Katie is one of my favorite people to laugh with and make sily faces with. But, when it is time to be serious the words that come out of her mouth are powerful. Though sometimes they are few, the few that are said are worth more than an hour of rambling.
Each one of these amazing women are a safe place and safe people for me. I trust them. I trust them to love me no matter what, to speak truth, to be bold and tell me when I am being ridiuclous and to overflow their beautiful hearts into my life. I am so honored and blessed to be able to serve with these women to finish the race. This final team change was exactly what my heart needed and exactly the right thing.
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Katie, Aisha, Casey, Me, Stacy, Sammie
Romans 15:13
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Colossians 2:6-7
So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.
1 Thessalonians 3:12
May the Lord make your love increase and overflow for each other and for everyone else, just as ours does for you.
Much love,
-A
