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Declare Yourself.

June 6, 2011
Adventures
Reflections

I am Loved! I am Beautiful! I am Wanted! I am Free! I am Pursued! I am the Beloved! I am the Bride of Christ! Picture it. Thirty people standing in a field in the middle of the mountains in Copperhill, TN during the darkness of the night. One girl says, “I am Loved.” The group follows her screaming at the top of their lungs, “I AM LOVED!” The people are so loud you can hear the echoes far into the mountains and all around the campground. These people who shouted to the mountains are my group, Team Nicaragua. On Saturday, we learned of declarations during a...

Make a Banana Boat and Float

June 6, 2011
Adventures
Reflections

Tomorrow I’m jumping on a plane to Nicaragua, where I’ll be serving for the next two months. Tomorrow!! I am so unbelievably excited to see how God will move and use me during my time there, and the past few days at training camp have completely reaffirmed why I am going. My purpose in life is to be more than just a “friendly person” but to be a godly person that is here to share His love and hope with everyone I encounter. I now, more than ever, am confident in my identity in Christ as His beloved daughter. He made me special,...

Open Ears

June 6, 2011
Adventures
General Posts

We have learned so many different things these past few days. But I think the most important thing that I will take away from training is to open my ears and listen to God's words. We did an exercise last night where we prayed that only God's words were to be heard and then to speak them upon people. I have never experienced anything like that before, but just feeling the presence of the Holy Spirit in the room was amazing. I realized how powerful His words can be and how important it is just to be quiet and listen to Him. Training camp was not what I was expecting. It was...

Strength from the Lord

June 6, 2011
Adventures
Reflections

The last four days have been the hardest for me, but they have prepared me in such a way for the trip & for life in general that I would not have gained in any other way. I have learned quite a bit about the reality of life & how easy I have it back home. I have gained a whole new understanding of the Bible verse Philippians 4:3, "I can do all things through Him who gives me strength." I have realized that too much in my daily life I do not turn to God or trust Him like I should. I have definitely seen my blessings in living where I do &...

The Adventure Begins…

June 6, 2011
Adventures
Admissions

…and what an adventure it has already been! The past four days of training camp in Tennessee have been a whirlwind of new faces, teaching sessions, team activities and reflection on God and his awesome purpose for these next two months. I’ve heard more southern accents, sighted more fireflies and seen more people wearing Chacos, Tevas and Toms in one place than I ever have in my life. I’ve worn two shirts and taken one shower since my family dropped me off at the airport Thursday night (don’t judge me—I’m surprisingly one of the cleaner people here). I...

Training camp

June 6, 2011
Adventures
General Posts

Going into this trip I didn’t feel at all prepared for what we were doing. Thankfully, AIM offers an amazing training camp to help all those unsure people such as myself. Throughout the four days we have spent at camp the AIM staff has done such an amazing job working with us and preparing us for the next couple months. Through community building activities such as sleeping in a tarp shelter our first night freezing our butts off, awesome dance off’s, and creating our own mural representing our team and what we want to gain from this trip, we all feel as though we have known...

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