I am sitting here trying to recap for you the past week of my life. The easiest way is just say, “Training Camp,” but really it was much more. It was meeting life long friends, talking with God on a deeper level, being broken so God could rebuild, and so many more things that I am not sure it would all fit.
While at camp I was finally able to meet my squad (“W squad” is all of the racers that will be on the same route as me) and I was assigned my team (the racers that I will be living, eating, ministering, and hanging out with for the next 11 months; pretty much my family for the year)! Most of the free time I had was spent getting to know these folks. They are all really incredible and on fire for the Lord!
I don’t want to go into too much detail about the experiences and challenges of camp because I think that the mystery helps future racers to enjoy it as much as I did. I will say that camp definitely pushed me to places where I had to admit how prideful I am, how greedy I am, and how completely dependent I am on God. One thing God did this week was show me how He has everything in control and He has a plan for everything!
Arriving at camp, I had my mind and heart set on being a team leader. I knew the leadership abilities that God had given me and so I was sure that I would be selected to be a team leader. As the week went on, the thought of being chosen as a team leader consumed me to the point where that was all that I was thinking about. I kept asking myself how I could prove myself to the squad leaders so they would select me. Finally, after talking with a squad leader and praying to God about this distraction, I was able to let go of my desire to be team leader and just trust God to place me where I could bring Him the most glory.
In the end, I was not selected as a team leader. However, I was asked to partner with another guy from my squad to do Squad Logistics. This role is an amazing opportunity for me to grow and will teach me how to handle the logistics for any future mission trips that I help plan! God is so good! He always knows exactly what He is doing. I could not be in a better role for what Jessie and I feel God is calling us to do in the future.
So in conclusion, training camp was awesome and has me totally pumped for the opportunity to bring the kingdom of God to earth!
I would love for you to comment with how God has been at work in your life this past week!
