“Remember not the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold, I am doing a new thing;” Isaiah 43:18-19a
Now in this context, the Lord is talking about the original exodus of Israel. But for me an my life this past month as been all about closing the door on one season as the Lord opens the door for a new one. This past month I have gone to Training Camp, where I met my new squad!! I met my girls, my leadership team, and stepped into a new role that is completely unfamiliar. But man, the Lord is sweet. I also had PSL, where I closed the door on my Race and opened another to the rest of my life.
Training Camp was ten days of preparing for what is to come on the Race. It was full of worship, teachings, meeting new people, trying to remember a lot of new names and stepping into this role that the Lord has called me too. It was awesome to see how on fire these Racers are about getting to go out and share the sweet news of the Gospel! It was neat to see them and remember what I was like at my own training camp just a year ago. To remember how much the Lord grew me on my own Race. And to think about how much He is going to grow these Racers in these next nine months.
Now this was really cool…
During one night of worship, we were singing “What A Beautiful Name” by Hillsong Worship. Now this song has meant a lot during my entire Race. The last Sunday I was home in America in 2017 I asked the Lord to confirm if the Race is really where He wanted me because I was nervous to go. I said, “Lord, if I am suppose to go I want you to play this song at church.” It was the first song we sang that morning. After that confirmation I sang that song with all my heart for the rest of the year, knowing I was exactly where God wanted me. We sang this song at Training Camp and I heard the Lord say, “I am closing this door but I am also opening a new one.”
Wow, how sweet is God. First to allow me to be transformed by Him all year long. Then to now ask me to come alongside these peeps and see all that change and transformation He is going to do in them up close.
After Training Camp I had PSL, or better known as Project Searchlight. This is exactly a month after we get home from the Race. It gives Racers a chance to come together in Gainesville to talk about what life at home has looked like in the last month. To come together and say, hey this has been hard or listen to what God has been doing!! It’s the time where we kind of put the seal on this last season of our lives. It’s a time where we remember all that the Lord did, but prepare to encounter all His goodness for the rest of our lives. It was an emotional time for sure. On the last night all the Racers got to worship the Lord one last time, then we came together in a circle and just sang out to Jesus. It was a beautiful moment where we were all saying that this season was over. Ok, cue tears. Happy tears.
It overwhelms me to know that my Race is over. Didn’t I just get accepted yesterday? But it excites me to be able to do it again with my girls. I’m excited to lay down my old flames to carry the Lord’s new fire. (thanks Hillsong for that analogy !!)
With love and a new flame,
Sav
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