UPDATE: I spent the past 10 days at TRAINING CAMP for the World Race!!! Gainesville, Georgia. RED, red dirt. Rain. Sweat. Tears. BUGS, bugs, bugs. Bucket Showers. Foreign meals. SO MUCH JESUS. And more. Man, what a crazy experience it was. This was one of the most challenging 10 days, spiritually, emotionally, and physically, that I’ve ever faced. I learned so much about the Lord. I felt His love and presence in ways that I didn’t even know existed. It would take me days upon days to write a blog about how amazing camp was. Writing…or even stories don’t do the memories justice. Seeing my generation bowing down, falling on their faces, and struggling to express their strong praises to our King grows my reverence for God. Hallelujah my King!!!!
I am overwhelmingly excited and prepared for revival…I mean REVIVAL in the next 9 months, overseas. And it doesn’t stop there. All I want to see in this lifetime is: nations, tribes, and tongues all around praising the Lord of lords and knowing how loved each of us are by The Most High.
Here’s a little highlight reel of Training Camp. (It doesn’t even cover half of TC though and clearly video is not my strong suit, so sorry!!!)
VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JP2rgjbyAmw
Captured:
Dance parties upon dance parties.
Unexpected meals.
The cute dog that roamed around campus, but had fleas.
Laughter.
Chacos, chacos, chacos.
My beautiful and loving team.
Dish duty.
More dancing.
Tents AKA our home.
The fact that on many cultural days we ate off the table with our hands.
Not captured:
The few, frigid, yet refreshing buckets showers we took.
the wretched smell of waste filled porta-potties.
the unbearable craving of sugar or something slightly sweet because prior to training camp we were taken over by desserts.
The roar of the entire training camp when we were informed we were getting dessert on the last night.
Sleeping in a “South Korean” airport.
The sweet, melodious songs we shouted as a squad during dish duty.
so many moments of laughter, creativity, and humility that my squad constantly pours out.
hours of dance because, well, WE’RE FREE in Christ & that’s what we do.
the love my squad/family has for each other grounded in Christ.
all 300 (approx.) people at camp and each unique and special, ordained passion they have to grow God’s Kingdom.
the way The Holy Spirit was tangibly present during worship, meals, team time.
the immense growth that took place in hearts.
AND SO MUCH MORE…..
FINAL FUNDRAISER: I currently have $13,800 raised. THANK YOU so much to everyone again who has supported me in prayer, financially, or any other way. I still need around $1,000 to be fully funded. On Tuesday, July 18 at 3:30PM-5:30PM my head is getting shaved right outside of Apex Baptist Church on the corner of downtown Apex. All (estimate) 14-16in. of my hair is being donated. BUT, here’s where you come in. You can either support in shaving my head/my mission with a donation to my blog (as if you were sponsoring a chunk of my hair being cut off.) OR you can come out and donate $10 to cut off a chunk of my hair yourself. That’s right….you can take scissors to my hair. C’mon guys this is a once in a lifetime chance, don’t miss it. INVITE all your friends or family. Love you guys with my whole heart.
With love and JOY,
Annie Bolick
