Author: Adventures

Get Ready, Get Set, Go!!!!

Wow, we’ve come to the final day of training camp already. Although it has only been four days, I believe our team has found a bond that feels as if we have known each other for much longer. Team Nicaragua 1 and 2 ~ we’re ready to go! These last four days have been absolutely NOTHING like I would have ever imagined, yet I am completely thankful for that. I expected training camp to be in stuffy conference rooms, but yet here we are at White Water Express, one of the most beautiful campgrounds I have ever seen, surrounded by nature and learning and growing as individuals and as a...

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Let’s Make it Rain

Hello all! Oh man it has been quite a crazy adventure the last four days. I can tell you right now that I already feel like a different person! Awesome! I just want to say it right now that I love love LOVE my teammates! They are so encouraging and understanding! And I cannot wait to get closer to them on this journey that we all are taking together. During these last four days God has showed me that I am worthy to be known and that I am wanted and all that I really need to do is to take that leap of faith and open myself up to people and a new opportunities to show people who I really...

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God’s Presence

Through this training god has come and spoken to me, he has told me to listen to him, to be able to call on him when i need help. God can be present at anytime, through worship, speaking and listening to the sound of god’s voice. I have learned that sometimes we have a plan for our lives, but god may have totally something different in mind. It may not be what we want, but it is good for us because it is all in god’s plan. Through this you grow in your relationship with Christ. You learn to follow his ways and trust in him with your whole heart. By being apart of this training...

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LIBERTAD!

I’m sitting at our connection in Miami in anxious anticipation of what will happen in Jinotepe, Nicaragua this summer.  That nation, too, waits in ANXIOUS EXPECTATION.  Why?  Because the victory has already been won!  My heart can’t stop smiling at what I (creepily) read when the girl in front of me was texting.  “I just sat on a flight with a bunch of college students heading to spreading the name of God to Nicaragua.  It’s so great to see youth in love with Jesus!”  That’s not at all what I pictured someone in an...

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Real Close Real Fast

I arrived at Chattanooga Airport around 3:00 p.m. on Friday to meet my teammates who were all complete strangers to me. Little did I know, several hours later we would be spooning in a home-made tent from two tarps in the middle of the woods. Since each team member got to bring 3 things from their luggage, 3 of us shared 1 pillow the whole night. Talk about getting Real Close Real Fast. Adventure does not even sum up our first night experience. This was only the beginning of our teams bonding. God has really shown me the importance of community in Him. He truly taught us how essential it is...

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Declaring the truths to the mountains!

When I walked into the Chattanooga airport on Friday I was overwhelmed as I was met by nearly two hundred college age people. All of us were headed to the same place, training camp. Now I have to admit training camp is a lot harder than I expected. But I believe that I am now so much more prepared for the trip that I am about to partake on. The very first night at training camp was a challenge and also an amazing team bonding time. We all picked three items from out suitcases and left the rest of out belongings behind. We then headed into the woods to spend the rest of the night sitting...

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