Today is day 3 of our Real Life training camp... wow. I am so happy to finally meet the people who will become part of my family. At the AIM base in GA, we have 4 teams being trained, India, Swaziland, Nicaragua, and of course Kenya. My team consists of 4 guys and 8 girls. Yesterday we began to dive into the heart of training and thoroughly discussed things like surrendering our rights and expectations, The Kingdom of God, to the role of The Holy Spirit in our lives. It rocked my world to see and hear how these discussions and experiences have impacted the hearts and minds of my teammates. They have all chosen to step into this process with both feet and see where God takes them.
 
 
As we listened to a speaker in the evening give a talk about the Holy Spirit, I looked around at my team and saw the Body of Christ in a cool way. I saw my team as a portion of a larger tribe. A group of people cut from the same cloth, the same DNA, that of Jesus Christ. A group sent out in unity on a quest to find the Kingdom of God within. A tribe set on seeking the Heart of God. This is my family, my community, my tribe. What tied this together for me were the bracelets we are all wearing. A dear participant brought with her, these blessed bracelets made by Filipino women in a ministry in the Philipines. We all picked our favorite color and wear them proudly. To me, it makes us stick out as a family, and a unit under the same covenant. I love these people already.

 
 
 
This is an exciting time watching my teammates grasp for a deeper understanding of God. Please continue to pray for our unity and growth. This is still very much the honeymoon stage, as good as it is right now, soon enough things will change and we will be challenged in new areas. We leave for Kenya on Sunday. Thank you for your prayers.