MUST HAVES:
•Leave-In Conditioner, enough to last the entire five months
•Tampons. Tampons. Tampons.
•Deck of cards
•Markers/Pens/Colors, my apologies to everyone on my last squad for the amount of times I asked for pens. & to Luis for pickpocketing your pen and never returning it! Haha
•Papers/Cards/Envelopes specifically for writing thank you/love notes for people
•A PLETHORA OF UNDERWEAR
•PACKING CUBES
•Good Deodorant
•A hat
•A mosquito net
•A Shower Comb
•Granola Bars&Peanut Butter
•A cute outfit
•A Good COMFY HOODIE
•A bunch of comfy tshirts
•Makeup: like mascara and lipstick
•Skirts/length-appropriate shorts
•Tennis Shoes (good for running&hiking)
•Sleeping Pad/Bag
•Vitamin C,B,D,E water enhancement package thingys
•Cranberry Supplements/ life-savers ladies. Trust me.
•Water Bottle, don’t be stingy in this one. Get a good one that can endure some trials and tribulations.
Not must-haves but very awesome and handy to have:
•Hammock
•Headlamp
•Different games (phase 10, BANG, etc.)
•headphone splitter
THINGS I WONT BE BRINGING THAT I BROUGHT LAST TIME:
•A big pack/ don’t be swayed by my doing this. If you think you’ll love having yours along, please bring it. If you honestly don’t think you’ll want it, don’t buy one. I spent $200 last year on mine and dropped it. It was something I felt The Lord was asking me to do because I had/have an attachment to stuff (We are still working on it). So I’m bring a mid-size pack.. about 35L and possibly a small daypack thingy for like my bible and journals.
•A tent/ didn’t really need it and ended up dropping it and don’t want to bring it this round. Personal preference again.
•travel shampoo/conditioner. Just get the big ones in the other countries in my opinion. Unless you have one here(as in America) that you really like.
•An entire medicine cabinet. Not necessary in my opinion but I also don’t get sick very often.
•An entire closet: I brought mine initially and dropped down to like 2 pants, 3 skirts, and maybe 5 tops.
This will be a season that we truly learn how little we need to thrive and how much God provides when He says we can leave our home without merely a bag. He does mean exactly what He says. While I may not feel called to come without a bag at the moment (that may change idk), I know that with Him I very easily could. Coming from a side of the world that we have so much to choose from, and going into places where there’s barely any option (it’s not like that everywhere), is so eye opening. I love my country and I love where I come from and I am so grateful for the life I am able to live. I’m also grateful to learn about others lives too and to live with them, like them, beside them. I am so excited to be going back out as a Squad Leader and pour into others as they begin this journey with Our Father! He’s got some awesome things in store and I am thankful to be a small part of it!
Im still in need of donations, if you’d like to partner monthly or maybe give a one-time offering so that I can go back out…. any size amount would BE DANCED OVER! Ive cried over a $5 donation. So I assure you no amount is too small and there’s no amount too big! I need to have $3,500 raised to be able to stay the five months and right now I’ve only gotten $25. I know that The Lord will provide and if you feel a stirring in your heart to give, please do so. Thank you for allowing me to be your hands and feet and for all that you do!
