Sooooo I’m going out again as a squad leader...

I JUST LANDED IN JAMAICA!! Here’s a little back story: in April, one woman from staff (now my mentor) asked if I would pray about leading a summer trip. After a few days of wrestling with the Lord, I felt like He was telling me to go. The cost of my yes this time around was definitely harder with having a job, but He is so faithful. I’m so glad I’m here.

We had a week of leader training before the racers came. This group of leaders was SO amazing. I had my best friend from my gap year Jaylynn with me and she’s leading a trip to Guatemala, and the other women are great too. The Lord did a lot this week in my own heart. I had to ask Him for humility coming in already having led, and He taught me so much! It’s cool to see how He was preparing me for this with how the last 6 months at home have been. 

Training camp was also really sweet. He completely anointed the whole time with His peace. I found myself wondering at points why I wasn't flipping out, but I realize it's because He's made me so steady compared to my last trip. My squad (N squad) has 14 in total with 12 girls and 2 guys. They’re all wonderful people who are hungry for the Lord. I felt myself having many pockets of time to rest this week which was much different from last time. There is just a LOT different in general from last time and it’ll be so good!

We’ll be here for three weeks to do disaster relief and I’ll be back the first week of July! SO QUICK. Also my mentor Hannah will be with me on the field, so even though I’ll be the only squad leader, I won’t be alone which is a blessing. I don’t want to rush it in my mind because it’ll be done so fast. I know God has a lot to do here and I’m happy we get to be apart of it.