I get a call from my mobilizer to set up my blog and she tells me how my team is really social already on social media. She says they’re ‘already like family!’ and I’ll fit right in. I was a little apprehensive. Sure, with social media now a days, it’s easy to stay connected with people. I can send a text out of the blue to someone I met years ago or a tweet too and we can chat for a few moments and it’s like no time has flown by. But this was different.
I posted on my team’s Facebook’s page and instantly it was flooded with responses and I was getting friend requests. I downloaded and app so we can all stay in contact through chat since we’re from different states. When I started the chat everyone welcomed me. Me. Little known gwen debaun whom they’ve now seen a picture of, can creep on my Facebook see more of me, my Twitter if they want and Instagram. But they don’t know me expect for that and whatever God may have told them about me.
Little did I realize that this is a Family I am stepping into. Also, probably one of the worst times to download that app with my long to-do list of things I need to get done as far as school goes; but it was so worth it! I got to talking to these people, seeing their conversations and encouragement to one another. It is amazing how I don’t know how long all of them have been committed to the Race for, but they have already bonded.
In 3 Weeks we will finally meet face-to-face, be able to laugh and hug one another and grow deeper in our Faith.
No, I never thought I was going to be going on this journey by myself. But I guess I never really realized just how much of a Family everyone was going to be. Sure we’ll be living and serving together for 11 months, but this is the prep time where we aren’t in community together physically, but we are in together spiritually. We are texting each other prayers, asking for encouragement to one another, giving each other encouragement, telling one another what is going on in our lives, and just being there in common unity.
I feel like I can’t even example like really and truly as I’m sitting here typing this I just want to be like “OH MY GOOSE I’M LOVED BY ALL THESE POEPLE WHO JUST SEEM SO AMAZING! AND I CAN’T EVEN EXAMPLE IT!” But I don’t know how much that is going to get the point across, so bare with me on this.
I’ve lived in community before with dorms and roommates but this is so much different. My family is already opening up about lives, what we do, struggles in health and family to get to go, and how God is working. It is so amazing to just see how God is preparing us all together in One Body to spread His Love.
I really just can’t wait to get to know my beautiful family more.
