Wow another week has passed! And im already writing an other blog because there is just so much to say!
What a joy this last week has been! I went into this week hungry and expectant for the Lord to show up and that’s exactly what He did! I feel like I have lived so much life with the Lord in this last week. Im in awe, I’m encouraged and I’m excited for what’s to come!
This last week was filled with teachings on culture, God’s heart for the nations, being students of the word, spiritual warfare and more! We have also spent some time in ministry scenarios. During these, we go through scenes and such that often occur in ministry and prepare. This allows us to get a glimpse into good ways to handle them! These teachings have been filled with beautiful reminders, and fresh revelation! Everything about training camp has been so intentional and lovely. Im truly loving this place!
This past week me and some other girls from my squad got asked to be apart of Adventures In Missions women’s ministry while on the race. So I will be working with 3 other girls this year with Beauty For Ashes. This will look like planning girls nights for our squad, doing outreach with women in other countries and creating a space of vulnerability and safety for women to connect with each other and the Lord! Honestly, I don’t know why I was chosen for this role, but I know the Lord has so much in store! I am already so excited for what’s to come through this!
This week we got to go out and evangelize! It was such a sweet time of being reminded of the simplicity of sharing the gospel. I’ve been so convicted this week. I think so often in the American church we over complicate the how simple sharing the gospel and evangelizing can be. We allow the enemy to control our thoughts and often operate in the fear of man. We overthink until we miss our chance and never take the time to stop and genuinely love those around us. It’s not hard to share the truth of Jesus, the world is lost and dying and it seems more evident than ever right now. We as Christian’s have the answer and it’s Jesus. The living breathing man who still moves, breaths, saves, and desires the hearts of everyone around us. So I am challenged with the question of what will my response be? Anyways evangelism was beautiful and hard and left me desiring to live a life on mission even in America.
Another sweet time from this week occurred Wednesday!! This whole day was truly Holy. The Lord brought some beautiful things together us my heart on this day. Along with this, our squad leaders prepared communion for us and we got to take it as a squad. This was such a precious moment to me. With this, our leaders also went so low and washed out feet. I wept and wept as I witnessed this act of humility. My heart was moved as I saw the humility of Jesus personified. Never before have I been served in this way. As my fleet were washed I was prayed over and it was nothing less than beautiful. I was deeply moved. I want to be humble as low in this way, Lord please make me like this. Later that day, we had revival night, just a set apart time of going after the presence of the Lord. During this time I saw the Holy Spirit come and dozens of people get baptized. I rejoiced with them, I am in awe of the Lord!!
Ahhh I could keep going on and on! I could talk about the many moments of pure joy and laughter with those around me, I could talk about squad wars and how we won best dance (literally DA BEST), I could talk about how the Lord has met me in the quiet and comforted me. But to not ramble life has been beautiful.
Jesus Is everything. He is beautiful to me. I want to look more like Him. I want to know Him in ways I never have before. One more week of training camp, I am excited, I am expectant.
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