We made it to Thailand!!! I haven't even been gone a week, yet I have learned so much. My team is amazing and I know God has a special plan for us. There are 22 of us all together, and then we have 2 leaders. We all get along so well and each one was put on this team for a reason. God is going to do amazing things in Thailand and will use us as His tools to further His Kingdom. These past few days have been hard on me. I've been missing everyone at home and I had started to question if this was really God's plan for me. I was having doubts about myself and whether I could offer anything to my team or not. I know that it was all Satan trying to make me question myself, which was exactly what I was doing. Training camp made me realize that Satan's voice is so deceiving and convincing, but it's not true. Training camp has made me so much stronger in my faith and in myself. I'll be honest, I was not looking forward to training camp at all. However, training camp challanged me and, in the end, made me stronger. It has made me do things I would never have normally done. It has also made me step outside my comfort zone and do things that were uncomfortable for me; but by doing the uncomfortable things, I've grown in my faith and I've started to change. I've learned so much from training camp. I learned that I can do incredible things for Christ, because I have the Holy Spirit inside me. I also learned that when the real life team tells you to grab three items out of your bag that really means grab your pillow, blanket, and mattress pad. Being outside your comfort zone + expecting the unexpected was what training camp was all about. There were things that I really didn't want to do at training camp but in the end it has made me start to become a better me and a better Christian and I love that. I cannot wait to see what God has in store for my team and I am so excited about doing His will. So let the adventure begin…
