You know you've been at Training Camp when:
- You commit to sleeping in the wilderness for 8 days when it’s your first time camping
- Stuff everything you own into a hiking backpack only to then evaluate how many days it’s O.K. to go without clean clothes/underwear/hair so that you can pack lighter.
- You sweat... through everything... no matter how many times you change.
- You encounter Jesus in strangers and experience healing that you’ve been longing for &fall deeper in love with Jesus and in awe of all of God’s wonders.
- You realize that the stench that’s been following you—that you’ve been blaming on everybody else—is indeed in fact you when you go to give a high-five or hug and get a whiff of your own armpit and clothes.
- You consider fruits and vegetables a “treat”
- The "5 second rule" turns into the "5 minute" rule because your hungry and lets face it– it will most likely be the only food you eat for the next 4-5 hours.
- Sharing everything you have–clothes, underwear, toothpaste, toothbrush, stories around a campfire or during dinner about your bowel movements, laughter and tears, food–not to mention sickness–is not out of the norm.
- Dancing (and not always well) is a regular occurrence
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You find your voice—to sing, to scream, to declare, to encourage, to praise, to love, to laugh.
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You leave training camp feeling like you’re saying goodbye to 50 new family members, even though you’ve only known your squad for a total of 8 days or so.
Well, there of course is more that I would LOVE LOVE LOVE to tell you about…
Like my TEAM members
(that I will be traveling the world with)
and my TEAM name
So, Stay tuned folks. You’re in for a treat.
Love ya’ll 🙂
**PS these FANTASTIC photos were taken bymy beautiful Squadmates Brianna Danese and AJ LeVan
