On July 10, 2018, approximately 280 World Racers showed up to our campus in Gainesville, Georgia for ten days of intense training for life on the field. They worshipped, learned, and grew through informative sessions, Spirit-ever-present worship sets, and various field scenarios. They learned about the cost of discipleship, different pathways to connect with the Lord, different religions, how to interact with different cultures, forgiveness, roadblocks to intimacy with the Lord, and so much more. They lost their luggage, slept in an airport, slept ultra-community style when they weren’t simply sleeping in their tents. Their schedule was jam-packed, and they were joy-filled troopers.
It was three years prior, on July 6, 2015, that I myself stepped foot on the Adventures in Missions campus for my own World Race training camp. My oh my, how things have changed in three years. Being a trainer for Gap U was such an awesome, full circle moment. I was able to pour out some of the very things that I learned at training camp three years ago about identity, community, hearing the voice of God, intimacy with the Father, fighting for one another, among other things that have transformed my life. I sat with them as they processed, wrestled, sought community, and sought the Lord in ways they never had before.
Training camp was an honor. The seven girls I was with (shout out to team JR FLOSS) for those ten days invited me into deep parts of their story and lives with such boldness and vulnerability. It was beautiful and incredibly humbling.
Going into training camp I was dry. I prayed the night before Racers arrived saying “Lord, I am completely empty. I feel like I have nothing to give right now, so I’m not sure how I’m supposed to pour out for the next ten days. But I know that you have everything to give, so use me however you want.” I had no idea that this prayer set the tone for those next ten days.
The Lord used this training camp to reinvigorate my spirit. Even after long, hot, emotionally draining days, I felt more alive than I had in months. Holy Spirit breathed life back into my lungs. As I processed what this meant, the Lord spoke to me about how I am created for discipleship. I have been poured into and have received so much since I started walking with Jesus almost ten years ago. I now have the opportunity to freely give what I have freely received.
So please join me in prayer that the Lord presents opportunities for discipleship right where He has me. It doesn’t have to be super structured or complicated. Discipleship is just living life with another person as we both walk with Jesus. I am currently praying about what this needs to look like in this season of my life.
My lovely T, U, and V squads launch to the nations for 9 months at the beginning of September. At that point, my first set of Racers will have completed their preparation journey – the journey that I have the privilege of walking them through. And as they depart, a new set of World Racers will be entering the beginning stages of their own journey.
My prayer is that I get to continue this process for however long the Lord has me here in Gainesville. In order to do that, I am responsible for raising $6,000 a year on behalf of Adventures in Missions. I have currently raised $4,171, and have $170 in monthly support. This means I am projected to be approximately $1,050 short of my annual goal.
In order for me to continue my work with World Racers at Adventures in Missions, I am looking for $330 more in monthly support, or a one-time donation to help me bridge the gap in my $1,050 projected deficit. A donation of $25, $50, $75, or $100 dollars a month, or even one time, goes a long way toward helping me continue my work as an Admissions Advisor.
Will you commit to praying about financially supporting my ministry with Adventures?? If you would like to set up a monthly or one-time donation, simply click the “Donate” button at the top of the page.
THANK YOU for your constant support in all the Lord calls me to do. I could not make this Kingdom impact without you!
