If you had told me a couple months ago that I would be living in a house with eleven other girls, I probably would’ve laughed in your face.
Even after being accepted on the race I had convinced myself that I would be put on a co-ed team. Having three brothers and having five guy neighbors and more cool guy friends, I thought that I needed that balance of girls and guys on a team to feel normal.
However, at training camp they called my name along with five other girls, and not only that but we were informed that we would be living in a house with another full team of girls.
I about died.
However, living here for two months with these girls and doing ministry with these girls, my eyes have been open.
Girls are not full of drama. Sure there are some hurt feelings at times, but we are good at lifting each other up in the name of Jesus.
I don’t have to be jealous with these girls. Being picked on for a couple years has caused some insecurities inside me, but the girls in my house have spoken life into me, and have called me beautiful almost every single day.
We don’t have to hide. I’ve had a couple of people walk in on me mid-cry and just hold me. They didn’t have to say anything, they didn’t tell me to stop crying and get over it, they just held me.
When ministry is hard and I feel useless, my girls are here to go on a walk and talk or distract me from the stress from the day.
They’re here to laugh with me, to cry with me, to cook with me, to encourage me, to do life with me.
They shine the light of Jesus like none other.
I can walk outside in the morning and there are three girls doing a personal bible study, then I can go upstairs and on the balcony there’s another girl worshipping on the balcony.
They are the perfect group of girls to pour Jesus’ love into me and I couldn’t imagine being in Antigua living with any other group of people.
So DOZ and Kingdom Seekers, I love y’all.
On another note, Jesus is doing fantastic things here. My heart is changing in ways I didn’t think it could, and I’m only just beginning month three. I can’t wait to see what more changes He will do in me with the next couple months and THREE more countries. That’s right, instead of jumping straight into Lesotho from here, Gap G squad is going to be flying into South Africa where we will be living all 36 of us together for a month! Hellllllooooooo 4n9!!
