Because this is my first blog, it will probably be a little long, so if you say “TLDR,” I totally understand. If you don’t know what that acronym means, you’ll probably be compelled to keep reading or you’re on google.com right now looking it up.
So, for the purpose of efficiency I’m going to consolidate an about me blog and what’s been going on blog.
I was raised in a Christian family, I went to a Christian school, and I thought I was on a pretty good track; however, I’ve found that Training Camp has redefined what I believed being a Christian was.
The faith of my peers has been something that blows my mind, and something I could barely fathom, much less being able to see myself with. That being said, it was a little intimidating coming into the first of many worship services and seeing things that are not found in traditional Baptist or non-denominational services.
Even for an extreme extrovert, the World Race is going to test the extent of outgoing personality and what I feel comfortable doing. In a room with 150+ sets of hands in the air, my upbringing and nervousness kept my hands to my side, despite no one in the room watching me or really caring how I chose to worship. I’m getting a little bit more comfortable, but not quite at a hands-all-the-way-up stage.
I feel like one of the best things I’ve discovered is I know what some of my major challenges are going to be, which is usually the hardest part. I’m not worried about adapting to foreign cultures of practices, travelling long distances, or even the standards of living we’re going become accustomed to. Some of my greatest obstacles are going to be adapting to the changes that are going to occur internally, finding and breaking the boundaries of my extroversion, and developing ways to overcome my introverted style of worship.
