It is now my pleasure to introduce my wonderful team of beautiful, talented, and Godly women that God has purposefully placed together to form the one and only, Steadfast Pursuit. Since training camp I have gotten to know and talk to these amazing women and now they have become family. I cannot wait to do life with them and wouldn’t have it any other way, but it didn’t start out that way.
Going into the race and also training camp I only wanted to be in a Co-ed team. I have never been really girly and growing up all I had to hang out with was guys. Life was just easier playing tag, exploring creek, and shooting some hoops, it was also more drama free. The thought of an all girls team terrified me more than anything. I kept thinking I’d quit; I just wont go on the race if I am placed on an all girls team. Well here I am, one week before I head to launch and on an all girls team.
The moment we started doing the “process” of team selections I knew I was going to be on an all girls team. It was pretty obvious after every single activity we did had only girls in it. I wasn’t excited but I pushed though it and really loved all the girls I was with but it wasn’t the same. When the teams were announced it was just so hard but I put a smile on my face and knew that God placed me on this team for a reason, and He knows what He is doing.
After going out with the girls and spending the next day or so with them I had a major heart change. Comparison is always something I have struggled with. There are a few things that I was made fun of for growing up and they haunt me still today. I have learned to embrace it but it is still hard for me to walk into a room of girls and see what they all have that I don’t. That’s exactly what I thought was going to happen being on the team, that I was going to constantly judge and compare myself to these girls.
I have discovered that just about every single girl in my group has this issue. Once that wall was broken down, I was no longer intimidated. I finally saw the true beauty these amazing women held and how much they just want to love and encourage one another. I knew that God wanted me in this group in order for me to see myself the way He sees me. To see the beauty not only in myself but also in women all over the world! So now that you know the backstory and conflict that went with teams, I cannot wait for you to meet these girls.
Brittany, Rachel, Emily, Annie, and Shara are my new sisters. They each hold a very special place in my heart and fill me with complete joy. We have laughed together, danced together, cried together, prayed together, and have started doing life together. They each have something unique and special about them that make our team stronger! We bring out the best in one another and strive to make our relationships with the Lord stronger.
I don’t want to give too much away right now. I will do special blogs about them individually in the future! These women have huge hearts for the Lord and for seeing His name be proclaimed all over the world. Together we are going to do amazing things and experience things we didn’t know possible.
I want to take a moment to talk to you about our team name STEADFAST PURSUIT. Picking a name was wayyyyyyyy harder than you think. It took us hours and hours plus lots of food and prayer to pick this name. We wanted something that would really define our hearts and us. We tried to put all these cool sounding words together but nothing felt right. We all talked about how we want to be a team that pursuits God and His people with full force. To be bold, dauntless, and unwavering. Finally it clicked Steadfast Pursuit was the answer. We want to unwaveringly pursuit God’s love, word, grace, mercy, and His people the same way that he never stops pursuing our hearts! It is perfect and I cannot wait to see what team Steadfast Pursuit does this upcoming year!!
Thank you so much to everyone who has supported me and just been interested in this calling that the Lord has given me. As we have a week left to be with our friends and families, I just ask that you cover us all in prayer. The enemy is constantly attacking our hearts and filling our minds with lies about who we are and this journey we are about to embark on. Pray that we are intentional with our time we have left, pray peace that surpasses all understanding, and pray for our families as they get ready to send their children all over the world!
ONE WEEK!!!! AHHH !!!!!
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