Training Camp- a week of growing in my relationship with God, having all of my expectations blown out the window, and meeting my awesome squad of 55 people that I will be doing life with, and meeting my team of 7 lovely ladies I will be doing ministry with.
11. I am done putting God in a box. I put God in a box for so long in my life that I didn't really know what God had in store for me this past week. I felt God bring up things in my life that I had to deal with, that I thought I'd already dealt with. I felt true freedom in Christ this past week. I feel like I am a new person.
10. Community isn't all that bad. I did life with 55 people for a whole week. I shared a tent with someone, slept in a bus, slept under a huge tarp, and slept in a tent by myself. I learned how to be open with the people around me, and learned that I'm not alone in life. I learned the more I was open with someone, the more free I felt.
9. I can do life without a phone. I had my phone on me, but it wasn't ever something I needed. I realized that I was more attached to my phone than I realized and glad that it had died in the beginning of the week.
8. God speaks when you take time to listen. Growing up, I didn't feel like I ever could hear the voice of God. We had one night where we were split up in two groups. One line had to have their eyes closed, while the other line had to ask God what He had for the other person. I was kind of hesitant as to how this was going to work. I spoke what was coming to my mind and to my surprise the person in front of me needed to hear those exact words. I learned that night, that God does speak to us and that we just need to take time and listen.
7. I am going to be doing life with 7 awesome ladies. The whole week we were put in certain groups and observed in different scenarios to see who we would work well with and who our leaders thought we could possibly have as our teammates. Thursday night we got our team assignments and I am going to be doing life with Team Chayah. Chayah is hebrew for life, meaning to give life, or life of restoration.
6. God is a God of redemption. I learned this week that I don't have to live in my past. I am not the same person I was 10 years ago. I learned that God truly loves me and wants the best for my life. He isn't someone who will hurt me. 🙂
5. My dream of running an orphanage is no longer. I learned this past week that the world perceives the word "orphan" as no one. I have a total different outlook on wanting to run my home. If God lets me, I'm going to run a home for kids. I want kids to know that they are loved and not just a statistic.
4. I am a daughter of the most high King. All my life I've always known who I am, but never believed it. I now know that I am loved by the King of the universe!
3. I can live with just a few things. I learned this week, that I can go days without showering. I can survive having to dig a hole for my bathroom, I can eat small portions, I can live without a lot of clothes, I can share, and that I can live without electronics.
2. I am a World Racer! The World Race isn't just something I'm thinking of doing anymore. I am going on the World Race in about a month and I am so excited about it! 🙂
1. I can trust God. When I say I can trust God, I'm not saying I don't struggle with it, but I gained a deeper understanding of trust in God this week.
I leave in July, which is just a few weeks. I am super excited to go on this journey God has called me to. I have a couple deadlines coming up before I can go to launch, here they are.
June 15th I need $6500 in my account. I am only $2200 away from meeting that deadline. If you would prayerfully consider coming along side me and partnering with me financially, please click on the link on the left hand side that says "Make a Donation? Click Here"
I would like to thank you in advance for every donation everyone has made, I'm truly grateful!
