C Squad/My family
What I learned at Training Camp is something I can take with me in all aspects of life. Be open, be uncomfortable, learn to share, be vulnerable, have accountability, learn to listen, speak up and praise The Lord. God has changed my life. Not only did I “survive” training camp for The World Race, I learned so many qualities about myself I kind of forgotten I even had.
I met so many different personalities that brought joy to my heart. Everyone was so on fire for The Lord, that’s all everyone wanted to do. Praise His name and pray for those who were hurting. I don’t think I’ve ever met such an awesome group of people all at once. We grew so close as a family it all put us out of our comfort zone at first but it was well worth the effort we had put into it to draw close as a team and family. It was so powerful because just a week prior to training camp we all were on different routes and had no time to really get to know one another. I must say God rocked my world. Spiritually one of the toughest weeks I’ve had so far but God showed up and took that pain and turned it into joy.
I want to share just one small but powerful testimony that had happened in my training camp experience. Not only is it great but it showed me to fully trust in the Lord with my actions and not just by me saying it. It was the first night around the camp fire in the cold, damp woods in the middle of the mountains. I was feeling freezing, tired, sore and kind of ready to go to bed. I saw a few people I had met before training camp so I walked over to the camp fire to say hello. I began to talk to someone from another squad and proceeded to tell them my back had been hurting me again and I was about to go to bed. They did not even hesitate to wait and asked me if they could pray for it. I was down for the prayer so we closed our eyes and began to pray for my back. All of a sudden I felt hot, like super hot as just 2 seconds ago I was freezing. My friend turned and asked me how was I feeling I stood in silence and realized, WHOA my back didn’t hurt anymore. Like I felt no pain at all! My back was on fire and i just had an overwhelming sense of joy come over my entire body that I had to sit down. As I sat there in shock trying to make sense of what had happened I started to just laugh uncontrollably like as if a bucket of happiness fell upon my head! (I am pretty sure the people around me thought I was a little weird but I was just too happy to even realize what was going on) That night lead to a group of us praying over people around the campfire and God DID show up. We all felt his presence and it is SO real. As it got later in the evening I wasn’t tired anymore, I was so full of joy that my body felt rejuvenated. At times I felt like my back was hurting me again, but God reminded me that He is a healer and I need to stand strong in His word and keep trusting in His promises. Isaiah 53:5 “By His wounds, we are healed.”
This was only night number one of training camp. So come hungry to learn more about God. Expect the unexpected, Have no boundaries when it comes to God and give Him your all. I know this is what I am suppose to be doing! God will provide for my trip for The World Race, not only do I walk a more solid walk, but I am bringing the light with me wherever I go.
