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New people, New adventures, New ME

August 30, 2012
Adventures
Awesome

My first thought about training camp, was that it was going to be in a nice resort, we'd pack the conference center with worship. I didn't expect anything from my team. I thought we would just get along but not really be close. It might've been awkward, and since it's sometimes hard for me to open up, I thought I would be shy around them. I also thought it'd drag on just because I've been so anxious about this trip. When I first saw the Passporters In the airport, I got so nervous, but I gained the courage to walk up. Immediately I was greeted by Karina, my leader...

Proud Jesus Freak

August 30, 2012
Adventures
General Posts

Like I was informed yesterday, often times, people don’t realize they have kept these expectations locked in their subconscious until one becomes disappointed when those expectations come unmet. All this to say, as I get ready to leave Training Camp, I have no disappointments whatsoever. Maybe that means I arrived anticipating nothing, but I learned a lot. Before coming here, I truly felt suffocated when confronted with Christians that used words like, “rapture,” and “Believer,” and phrases...

Training Camp: Yoga for Your Soul

August 30, 2012
Adventures
Training Camp

Trust. Surrender. Speak. Listen. Learn. Love. Follow. Serve. How is it possible to learn and grow so much in just three and a half days? I expected to come to training camp and learn about how to survive without committing some social taboo (or getting malaria) and to bond with my teammates, but I could not have foreseen the incredible lessons I have learned this week. In the past few months I have been "preparing" for this semester: buying ministry clothes and bug spray, saying good-bye to my family and friends, and googling everything about Puerto...

World Changer Bootcamp: It’s Getting Real, Real Fast

August 30, 2012
Adventures
Training Camp

"Welcome to training camp passporters! Here's your first assignment: You have ten minutes to return to your cabin and get THREE items. Those three items are all you will have till tomorrow morning. Choose wisely!" I don't know what I was expecting for training camp, but THAT certainly was not it. Using the boyscout skills I don't have to build a shelter out of tarp and ropes was not what I expected. Sleeping outside in the Georgia humidity and pine needles was not what I expected. (Our first night at training camp, sleeping...

The Adventures of Guat Girl: The Beginning

August 30, 2012
Adventures
Training Camp

The past week I’ve been sweating it out in the Georgia backwoods, training to become the perfect, put-together missionary that surely God intended for me to be… so I thought. I expected bugs, the humidity, and quality hammock time. And those expectations were met within the first night of training. But I didn’t expect my team of 7 girls to become inseparable within the first twenty-four hours. But my favorite time of day is meal time, because then we’re all together, laughing until we cry. I didn’t expect to spend my first night sleeping in the woods under a...

home is wherever I’m with You

July 31, 2012
Adventures
Reflection

"For a day in your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere." Psalm 84:10 Home. Home is a warm embrace Home is a sweet fluffy pup Home is laughter and cuddles Home is free laundry and hot showers Home is my own bed Home is… Home is no longer one place anymore. Home is palm trees and coconuts. The smell of tortillas and sweat. The sound of passionate worship and pouring down rain. The taste of fresh guacamole, sweet bananas, and tangy pineapple. The touch of the warm Guatemalan sun and hugs from my brothers and sisters. Long...

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