Training Camp…Here I Come

0 days till training camp.

 

What have I gotten myself into? I asked myself that hundreds of times as I packed my life into a backpack. I was packing for training camp, which is my next big step towards the 9 month trip. For the next 10 days, I will be living in a tent in Gainesville, Georgia with my other squad mates. I don’t know any more specifics except for that. I know I will be stretched and challenged like never before. I will meet strangers who will become my family and get a small glimpse of what the race will be like. During this time, I hope to learn more about myself and what I can do. I know I will be pushed to my limits and even pushed a little farther. 

 

I’ll be honest: this type of stuff is completely new to me. The whole camping and backpacking thing hasn’t ever appealed to me. I have never really camped and I never sleep outside. I just don’t do things like this.

I just laughed writing that – “I don’t do things like this”. I’m laughing because I do things like this now, I am doing things like this. This is my new life! I will be living out of a backpack and sleeping on the ground. If I’m being honest again, I am excited to start something new in my life. I want to camp and I want to sleep outside; I want to do things like that. 

 

I have recently been writing out a few prayers of mine and I want to share one of them.

 

I pray for my squad and my future team: That they will be strengthened by God’s power and overwhelmed by His peace. That they will come to recognize His still small voice reminding them that this is where He has called them. I pray that I will be surrounded by great forgivers and strong lovers. That we will become a family who will be strong, encouraging, loving, forgiving, and comforting. I ask for teammates who will love unconditionally and accept all faults. Most importantly, I ask that God moves through my squad. I pray for open hearts, willing spirits and changed lives. I have faith that God will do great things in my squad and team.