Author: Adventures

Coming up with words to describe my experience at training camp is extremely difficult. From the moment I stepped foot in Atlanta, God has just been blowing my mind. I am so overwhelmed by the amazing people God has placed here. It's so mind boggling to think of how he HAND CHOSE each one of us to go on this specific trip, to this specific place, at this specific time. Coincidence? No.. that's just God. The unity within our team after just a few days is amazing. I literally feel like I have known these incredible men and women for years, and I truly love each one of them with my...

     This is my first blogging experience. There’s a reason for that: It makes me uncomfortable. Going places I have never been and stepping out of my comfort zone has become a major theme in my life over the past few years, and it has been delightful.      Tomorrow, I will be on a plane headed for Nicaragua with people who were strangers to me just about 4 days ago. This is once again, me stepping out of my comfort zone. This past week I have been preparing to take this big step by taking smaller steps to solidify my trust in God and build...

Day two/three: Tocca Falls, GA AIM Training Camp In the second day of training camp, I truly felt the presence of God within me! The day started opff with some great worship and then some very powerful words. One of the AIM admins (Jimmy) took control of the sermon and said a very powerful quote, “God works in spite of us.” This means that even when we may think that we don’t have anything to offer or that what we do have to offer isn’t enough, it truly is enough and we do have something to offer to Him. God is so ever present in anything we say and do, and He...

Tears, Fears, and Obnoxious Cheers…..   …..that's what this camp has been made of!   One qoute that had really been sticking with me lately is one from Marguerite Youreanar.   "To possess is that same thing as to know: the Bible is always right." When I first read this I thanked God for the ability to understand and to know things like..   His power, love and grace Beauty in its most natural form How to make sweet tea How to talk and communicate   But…what I didn't know that God was gonna do was allow me...