Since the start of the race, and for the entire race, I’ve been living in close community with other people. When I applied for the race, I didn’t realize what exactly close community meant. I definitely do now and isn’t exactly the easiest but its been really good for me.
I’ve always been a person who likes my own space. I grew up in a small family so I was fortunate to always have my own room. I’ve never had a group of friends who I could truly trust and tell anything and everything to. So living in community with my team, as well as two other teams, was kind of dramatic difference than I was used to.
Through out these last three weeks, I’ve had to let my guard down. God has shown that that the six awesome teammates I’ve been blessed with don’t care but at the same time they do care. They don’t care about my past but they do care about me as a person. They care about where I am right now and what my struggles are. They have already pushed and challenged me deeper into my relationship with God.
No, it hasn’t been easy. We’ve had some moments but that’s to be expected when you live with six other people 24/7. I’m thankful though that I get this opportunity to live life with these people and know that there are people I can trust and its only been two weeks.
