Abandonment, Brokenness, Dependence, Empowerment, Calling, & Confirmation.
Abandonment– we step away from our comfy beds, away from our parents reach, and go outside of our way of life and step into another’s culture.
As I was walking in to McD’s (where K Squad met before heading to training camp) I felt alone. I had no had to hold, I had no one to hid behind. It was intimidating meeting people who had already met one another. I had texted my brother, Josh, asking “what did I get myself into!?”
At camp we slept in our tents, one day I had a ‘slumber party’ with a squad mate (she is now a team mate!), another day we slept in a hostel and then on a bus. 70 people on 2 buses = very little sleep.
We had showers available but finding time was virtually impossible the first couple days. We smelled but I got use to smelly people so the smell no longer bothered me.
Little –> no outside communication. I don’t like to text people when I am around others, I find it rude, so I didn’t use any technology till the 6th day! Of course I missed my family and friends back home but it was part of the process and wanted to get everything out of this experience.
We were abandoned but not by God
–Gen. 12:1
Brokenness– we face the unknown, step away from our safety net, and become so broken that God can only fix us.
Now I am praying to be broken again! 
Dependence– As we come out of brokenness, we find God and rely on him FULLY.
This is soo true! After I broke down, I was able to put my past negatives on God. It truly was a weight lifted off of my shoulders!
I AM FREE!!
I am on Gods time
