Well things are starting to get real!
Today is the day that I fly to Atlanta for my World Race Training Camp taking place June 8th-18th in Gainesville, GA. As I’ve been prepping for my mission trip over the last 9 months, people have persistently asked, “so are you nervous? Excited? Anxious?” And to be honest… I hadn’t even begun to feel the reality of everything until the past few weeks. The fact that I will be leaving the U.S for 11 months hasn’t fully hit me yet. The first big step of this journey was committing to go on the trip last September. The second step was leaving my job on May 27th, which was bittersweet for me as it has been like a second home over the past two years. A special shout out to my Valassis people for being so awesome!! The third major step is heading to Training Camp, and the final step will be leaving the country the first week of August.
The next two weeks at Training Camp will consist of team building activities, worship, simulations of life on the field, squad wars, individual team assignments, roughing it in the hot Georgia climate, and so much more! I’m hoping to share some of what I learn at camp (in a separate blog) when I get back.
Below is a short snippet of what Training Camp will be like:
While I don’t completely feel the reality of what the next year will hold for me, I’m not afraid. I feel a sense of peace and contentment. Mentally, I know that I will experience incredible moments, but will also face challenges and hardships that are seemingly impossible to overcome in the moment. However I don’t feel worried. It’s all in God’s hands, and if there is anything that the Lord has taught me over the past two years, it’s that He uses every struggle and success to create something more beautiful than I could’ve imagined. I don’t have visibility to the whole picture, but He does…and I’m giving up all control to Him because He’s got it!
Please keep my squad in your prayers over the next couple weeks as we meet for the first time, and I look forward to sharing more with you when I get back!! As always, thank you for your support!
Love,
Emily
