Today is move-in day. Well, not for me.
For the past 3 years, I have moved in to my room/apartment at Olivet a week earlier than most residents. I’ve moved in early to begin RA training.
RA training has been the single best week of my year…every year.
Anything from powerful praise/worship time in KPC, to being prayed over at North campus, to “Behind Closed Doors,” to multiple trips to Splash [Hurricane] Valley, to just relaxing with my team. Such an amazing week preparing for the year of ministry we have ahead of us.
There’s just something about the community of RAs that I love so much.
This is the week when I get to catch up with some of my best friends, make new friends, and just be in COMMUNITY.
This thought just hit me:
I’m really not moving in today. I’m not moving in at all this year.
Instead, I’m moving out. I’m moving out of the country.
Where will I be living?
Well… that’s not quite clear just yet. I mean, I have a really great tent. I’m just not sure where I will be pitching it.
If I’ve learned anything from the past 4 years at Olivet, and even more so the past 3 years as an RA, it is this:
I long for community so much.
When I’m not surrounded by people my own age, living in close quarters, I’m not myself. I fade away. I think I will make a very bold and honest statement now:
I do not know how to exist normally without community.
To me, nothing satisfies me more than being around other people in a group coming together with the same purpose – to serve God through serving others. [and sharing a bathroom with 25+ other girls isn’t so bad either].
God definitely knows my greatest desires & has provided yet again a place where I will be in community while serving Him. Thank you, Lord, for The World Race!
I’m excited for the COMMUNITY that will be built throughout this next year among my team & my squad. I’m excited to be in an environment where community is almost forced. Oh I love it. I love love love it!
