Seth:
So they expect me to condense everything I’ve experienced in the past few days into one paragraph? They don’t know me very well. I can’t fault them much though, they’ve only known me since Saturday evening, which is really strange. On the one hand, we’ve been so busy and enjoying it all so much that it seems like we just got here yesterday. On the other hand, we’ve experienced so much “crazy God stuff” (that’s what my former youth pastor would call it) that it seems like we’ve been here for weeks. I’d love to talk at length about the crazy God stuff, but, sadly, one paragraph… So I’ll just say that God is awesome; He continues to amaze me, and if training camp is any indicator, this upcoming year will be so much more crazy and awesome than I expect. And that’s saying something, because I’m expecting some seriously crazy and awesome things.
April:
Training camp. Meant to train you for the World Race, which I still can’t really fathom that I am about to leave on. I’m not really sure how to encompass what these past few days have been in just a few words. Before I came here, people said that training camp was amazing, and that it alone would change my life. On the one hand, this hyped me up, on the other, I was skeptical. I mean, it’s only 8 days, how much can you really change? Halfway through now, I can say that…it’s intense. Here, I have worshiped God freely, for hours on end (3 1/2 to be exact). It’s a beautiful thing. I have learned about community. I have learned about leadership. I’ve learned a lot about God. Did you know that God is love? As in, He has affection for us, He enjoys us. I am a daughter of God, and that comes with having the Father’s love. I known that forever, but I really learned that here. Like I said, really intense. There’s so much I want to pack into this post, but I suppose I will have to save it for later. This has been amazing so far, and I know it will continue to be. I’m drawing closer to God, which is life changing, because God will certainly rock you. So in conclusion, training camp doesn’t change you. It only takes you as far as you are willing to go. God changes you. He molds you into a reflection of His glory, His love, and His grace.
