Today was our last full day as the team we’ve been a part of since training camp. As we transition into month five, we welcome new squad mates as our teammates and say goodbye to the ones that have been there every step of the way since day four of training camp. At our last team time this afternoon, the Gospel Girls created a list of all of our most memorable moments over the last four months.
We’ll be able to look back on this list down the road and remember the days when our team of six strong, bold and beautiful women of God took on the first four months of our World Race together. Enjoy!
Dominican Republic:
- The day of the mad cow
- Abby’s Birthday with fake chicken nuggets
- Head shoulders knees and toes
- Blackout team time
- Passing tents down the stairs
- Team Colmado trips
- Jumping in the pool in our clothes while it was raining, Lauren in rain jacket
- Face masks at debrief and watched She’s the Man
- Team time painting nails with Grace
- The frog in the bathroom
- Team time at the “restaurant” where we got hot dogs and tacos…Te Bote
- Dragging stinky rotten trees down in the mountain and picking up rotten mangoes
- Clipping hedges together
Haiti:
- Noah’s Ark team time
- Spicy Uno and banana grams
- Ashley’s birthday with funfetti cake
- Vulnerability Night
- Communion on the mountain at BHM
- Getting ice cream with the Haitian guys and getting stuck in the rain
- Medical depot
- The best bread in the world
- Waterfall hike
South Africa:
- Surfing together
- UCSA camp (dead fish, fainting children, monkey marathon, skit night, emotional)
- Performing the Monkey at mini –debrief talent shows
- Running to Hannah for a hug at mini-debrief
- Choir practice in a half constructed log cabin
- Running in downtown Jeffrey’s Bay for team time
- “Teacha”
- Ostrich egg water bottles
- Amanda leading worship
- Elle and Amanda getting tattoos!
- Eating bone marrow and snails
- Movie night at Wendy’s
- Camping oceanfront
Botswana
- Van time in the Bush (#hedid)
- Being surrounded by lions
- Wrapping our heads for the funeral
- Heads Up
- Ashley yelling in the shower, burning cornea’s , and misery in the bush
- Christmas gift exchange
- Orphans stealing underwear and breaking in
- Attempting to start a fire in the bush
- Taking naps in the sand on our sleeping pads
- Horseback safari
- Praying for elephants all month
- Mufasa dad
- Attending an awards ceremony, a funeral and a wedding with strangers
All four months:
- #teamtypically
- Sandy, Chiquito, Lobo, Snickers, Rosie, Lizzie, Ginger, Summer, Shadow, Madison and all the strays
- Feedback gesture
- Blackout team time
