Every two months all 56 teammates on my squad meet together for three days and debrief about what has been going on in our lives. We get taught lessons by our squad coaches. It is supposed to be a time of rest and growth. I feel like I am getting the growth, but the rest… not so much. Here we go.
-In the past week I have gone three days on just 3 hours of sleep as we fly from Australia to Maylasia to the Phillippines.
-We have had nights of awesome worship.
-I have eaten sketchy food on the street that should have killed me but didn’t (I wont do it again mom I swear).
-I played with orphans.
-I cried for my best friend here on some issues going on in his life.
-Someone else cried for me.
-I have had the desire to quit the race and would have if someone didn’t step in and speak truth into my life because I was too overwhelmed with all the changes.
-I have never felt so in the right place before.
-I have had major headaches because I can’t really sleep.
-I decided I dont know what is going on and dont care that i dont understand anything right now.
-I have gone to church where I was reminded how important the power of the gospel to our lives is the only reason to keep going.
-I have had my first fight with my team.
-My team finally feals like a family where you call each other out and argue because you love the person.
-My team is all the better for the struggle.
-I got to eat partailly developed egg in a shell called balot.
-I got to plan a Nerd Party Night for my team for a night to just have fun.
-I got to encourage someone over exact struggles in their life withouth knowing what was going on.
-2 hours later a random teammate did that for me.
-I saw the Holy Spirit work during worship as people were being healed and grown.
-I hurt for my friend.
-I saw a miracle as God healed my teammates feet from cronic pain she has been dealing with for years.
-I am wrestling with Exodus and how I am just like Israel
– I am trying to figure out why God has me here with about 80 other people when all I thought God wanted was for my team to finally be alone and serve as a team.
-I have gotten to know two pastors this past week and am going to hang out with them this month.
-I just found out that I am going to be spending my afternoons with an orphan who doesn’t know that they are about to have to let him go because he is to old and its almost positive that he wont be adopted. So now I am going to be doing one on one stuff trying to disciple him for a life without a family.
One heck of a week eh? and ministry actually begins tomorrow. =)
