I just got back from training camp last night! Going into training camp I had no idea what we were gonna do I just knew it was preparing us for the trip. When I got to training camp I was overwhelmed with emotions I couldn’t believe I was actually there with my squad! The first part of the week was physically and emotionally tough! Physically I was exhausted from the flight to Georgia with 4 hours of sleep then immediately jumping into things with hiking and setting up camp. Physically I was tired, but I was totally okay with doing the physical requirement which was a 3 mile hike in 50 minutes. Emotionally I was not expecting would be a problem at all, but wow I was wrong. Going to training camp I felt like I had it all together in my life, but God absolutely blew my mind!! God showed me that things I thought were resolved in my past actually weren’t and I was holding it in. I remember during one of the nights of worship being able to actually forgive things in my past that weren’t resolved and breaking down crying and not holding onto them anymore, but giving it all to God because I am no longer a slave to those things I am a child of God. God poured into my life so much in these ten days more then I ever expected in a short time. Some other things we did at training camp besides worship and sessions we also had a different culture day so changing the food types each day to get used to the different cultures and foods. The only showers we had were cold bucket showers…. that was an experience for sure. Another awesome thing the guys got to do was going on a twelve mile hike on the Appalachian Trail! Another thing that got thrown at us was different sleeping scenarios so it varied from getting your luggage lost for a night, sleeping in a building symbolizing an airport layover overnight, or an all squad praise and worship night which we had members of our squad up all night worshiping and praying till the sun came up. During training camp we also figured out who our team is for the first 3 months of our trip, and I also found out that I am the team leader. These last ten days of my life have definitely been a journey, but God did amazing things in those ten days and I cant wait to see what he does in 9 months.
