Ask somehow what it was like when their first child was born, and they will stammer at you. Ask someone how they felt when they said “I do” and they will be speechless.
I’ve caught a glimpse of what it feels like to stammer, to be speechless, to be asked to describe an indescribable event. My World Race Training Camp, while maybe not quite on par with being given a child or being married, changed my being in some pretty ridiculous ways.
(Our tent city! Home away from home. Photo: Lauren Sigmon)
You could ask me what it was like to cry for two hours on the concrete floor of the pavilion, forming a puddle with my tears, but I wouldn’t know what to say.
You could ask me what it was like to be completely free to worship, dance, hurt, laugh, run, encourage and listen, but words fail that sort of freedom.
(My squad is professional at dance parties. Photo: Kaci Eccles)
How do I describe the hours of worship and the joy that hung in the atmosphere?
How I do illustrate the hours of prayer and time with The Lord? Words have meaning, but those meanings mean nothing when compared to experiencing my God.
I can tell you that I felt more free over this past week than ever before, but I really can’t describe to you that feeling…it was just so big, so fulfilling, so life-giving.
(Pictured: freedom. Photo: Kaci Eccles)
I can tell you that I slept in a hammock for three nights, shared a tent with another bro for one night, and was squeezed in between a guy and a huge pile of packs on another night. But I can’t tell you what it was like to sleep surrounded by God’s nature, and surrounded my new family.
I can tell you that, in one week, I showered twice, wore three boxers and ate with my hands for most of the meals, but I can’t express the camaraderie that developed in my squad. After all, we were all living the exact same (dirty) way!
(Team Trust Without Borders. Couldn’t be more proud of this team! Photo: Kaci Eccles)
God existed in me, my team, my squad and the whole camp during this past week. That’s why it’s so hard to describe what happened to us during Training Camp…how are you supposed to fully describe God?
Thank you for reading this blog and for supporting me, my team and my squad. Your encouragement pushes us more than you know. If you wish to support me through prayer, please send me your e-mail address and I will add to you my prayer list! If you wish to support me through a donation, you can click on the ‘Support Me!’ link under my blog’s profile picture, or contact me for other ways to partner with me financially. Above all else, I hope that this blog is a ministry to you. Be encouraged to know that God moves, loves and works. For from Him, and through Him, and to Him, are all things. – Reid
