This time last year, I was getting prepared to attend my first ever training camp with the World Race and I was a rollercoaster of different emotions. Nervous, excited, scared, giddy, you name it. The Lord showed me so much about himself, and myself that I could not contain it all.
But here I am again, a year later and going into my second round of training camp for the World Race in 23 DAYS. There is still some nerves and fears and what if’s, but this time I feel more relaxed and ready.
Anytime you have been apart of something once and you go back to it, you kind of have this attitude and thought of “ok so this is how it is going to go and this is what is going to happen,” or “ I have encountered this before so I will coast through and help others who may not have experienced this before.” It is so easy to have this attitude instead of the mindset of it being a new experience with new people in a new way. For me, I am wanting and praying that the Lord would give me the heart and attitude of me going in for the first time with a fresh perspective and desire to draw closer to him, hear from him, go out of my comfort zone, be challenged, and called to higher. As I share this I am being reminded of scripture when Jesus Tells James and John “you do not know what you are asking”. Of course this in reference and context to them wanting to sit at the right and left hand of God. But God may be right, I don’t know what I am asking because as I pray this, I am terrified in a good way yet terrified still in all, because I know God will do this and then some, in ways I have no idea on how. But with the things God has been teaching me lately, trust is the main one.
Even more so, I am actually grateful to be going for a second time, because, as I was there the first time, my mind was distracted and I was more focused on what was going to be left behind and how things would be when I got back, that I missed out on some other things that God wanted to reveal about himself and the things he is leading me in and wanting to do in my heart and transform me in. This is another opportunity to experience the fullness of the Lord which is one of the reasons why I wanted to go on the Race. I will be honest, I am not looking forward to walking up a mountain again, but God showed me some pretty cool things the first time and I pray that he would get my attention and reveal more of himself and things he desires to show me again in a new way.
I am looking forward to squad wars and getting to meet my team and share lots of laughter and life with this incredible family of Christ I am being placed with for the next year. Lastly I am looking forward to the growth and restoration and fullness of Christ that will happen.
I want to personally thank everyone who has supported me this far with your donations, prayers, encouragement (as it has been a challenging journey I almost gave up on numerous times lol), and any other way you have supported me. There is still a need for your support because truthfully I cannot do it without you guys being obedient to Christ and supporting me especially financially. Currently I am about $3800 away from my next major deadline of $10,000 that is officially due by July 20th. Please consider making a donation by clicking the donate button on my blog. This is a major deadline because this allows me to actually launch and fly out to the first country and I would love for this deadline to be met so that I can be a apart of what God has called me to. If you cannot personally give, then please pray for the Lord to put it on the hearts of those who can. this has been one of the challenges that has caused me some doubt recently if I am still to Keep waling in this direction but the Lord has encouraged me to endure and persevere and not give up.
thank yall and I look forward to sharing with you guys what all God does at training camp.
