Author: Adventures

wow! today is the day that i have been waiting for, for months!! i didn’t realize how much God was going to move just at training camp.. we have done so much in these past 4 days that i NEVER expected! i wish i could write and share all of it.. Community with a group of believers is something that i have not really been involved in. I has been incredibly challenging for me to set aside my pride, not worry about what anyone thinks and just be vulnerable and open up. It is so exciting to be surrounded by these 15 other girls and our 2 leaders and even though we have only known each...

Our first task as a team during training camp was to go out into downtown Atlanta and talk to people we meet.  There was really no directions, we had a certain area of downtown to stick to, but other than that we could do whatever we wanted.  We also had one dollar per person to do whatever we wanted to with.  We walked around without a clear sense of direction until this called us over to her because she recognized that we were her angels.  This is the name she called us by the entire time we were with her.  Binett was quite the interesting character.  She was...

Hey everyone!  So, the day is finally here! We are leaving for the airport this afternoon, and then it is off to India! Training camp was such a great experience, and our team really started to become a family. These past four days we did team building activities, tons of AMAZING worship, and had sessions on preparing for our trip. This week also helped our team realize our goals for the women we will be working with in India. We are ready to set India on fire! Our hopes are that these women would know that God is their warrior and that they are his beloved. We are so ready to start...

Traveling is one of my passions. I would live out of a suitcase if it meant seeing new and exciting things all of the time. However these past few weeks I feel like I have been going, going, going. A recent family vacation (prior to training camp for my mission trip to India) seemed like an awesome idea at the beginning of summer. Somewhat like one last hoorah with my family before we say goodbye for the summer. The trip was amazing and worthwhile, but it left me exhausted getting to training camp. My body was physically and emotionally drained. However, slowly I could feel my soul being...

Flashback to the preceding couple weeks before training camp: as anticipation builds in my mind and heart there is excitement but as the same time, a frustrating feeling of dread that I cannot shake. The same string of thoughts keep plaguing me; “God, my life is in no way shape or form in order, and I have absolutely no idea what I am getting into. How can you use me to speak your love to other women when I feel like I am all over the place?”  Now come forward to Saturday night worship service in a auditorium full of flags from around the worlds and young men and women of...

Monday was our last full day of training camp. After an early breakfast, all 100-something of us fire-breathing missionaries gathered in the meeting hall for our last worship together. As we took our seats, the director of training camp stood up and asked us to quiet down. He suggested we take a moment to stand in silence and listen for the Lord to speak. As we stood there, it was completely silent–except for the faint whispering of the Holy Spirit. In a very clear voice I heard the Lord say to me, “You will heal Alison tonight.”   Alison has acid reflux disease....