INDELIBLE - cannot be removed, washed away, or erased

Get to know us!  I love them all!

 

Cathy and Noah- An amazing example of a Christian team brought together by God to become life partners. They make me smile just thinking of them.   When they speak, we all listen.  Cathy's smile is addictive and Noah is the rock that I believe will guide our team.

 

Robyn- What a sweet spirit she has! From the moment I knew she was out team mate, she has not taken that grin off her face. Always up for anything and a beautiful gift for team Indelible.

 

Matt- is the bomb.com!  He is so ready to help at a moments notice and is the most genuine, easy going guy I could ask for to be a strong male leader for the team.

 

Hanna- keeps me laughing all the time; I'm not even kidding I am laughing right now just thinking about her!  She will keep it real with you and I love that about her, I love u Hannabananna!

 

Kim- our team leader, the best!! what can I say, I couldn't ask for a better role model and amaizing example of a Woman of Christ.  You know I love u girl. 

 

And me, Anna; I can only hope I mean as much to them as they do to me. I will do my best to the best team mate I can be.

 

To sum it all up, I miss these people so much!  I can't wait for our journey together and to share the experience of a lifetime with them.  God has put us all together for his magnificent plan to travel the world and spread His glory!

Being home for me has been pretty difficult.  I have become so restless because I was so used to a schedule at camp.  I am not working right now, but I am hoping to just get a part time job for the next couple of months.  I have really been praying about if getting a job would be the best idea, so please keeep me in your prayers!  I suffer from migraine headaches and I have been getting one just about everyday.  I am a little nervous about my health on the trip, but I know there will be some hardships and I am ready for what the Lord has in store for me. 

 

I can't tell you how much everyones messages, pictures and videos have put a smile on my face! I miss you guys!  I  can't wait for a couple of months when we are all reunited and I get to spend time with the most incredible people in the world.  I love you guys and I just wanted to tell you!

  Two days ago we were challenged to think about what held us back from living a guilt worry free life, our negative experiences we have gone through, and any hurt we might have that we are still holding to.  I'll be the firlst to say that it was a huge challenge for me because I had a lot. 

 

  A van took us to an undisclosed spot in a field and we were told to find a log.  What was I going to do with this log and why was I sitting in a field?  We were then told to use a marker and write down our burdens on this log.  My little log was full of things that I knew I had to overcome so I grabbed another one and begin to write on it. (Still didn't know why we were doing this).  As I layed in the sun in that field with my logs, someone approched me and asked if they could pray with me about what was hurting my heart.  It wasn't hard to tell that I had a lot to deal with because it was written in front of me and all of a sudden tears started flowing, a lot of them.  I was asked if I was ready to let go of my burdens and give them to the Lord.  I said yes, kept crying and was told to start walking, that they had a "trail" for us to walk down and eventualy we would be able to lay these logs that represented physically our emotional demons at the bottom of a cross.

 

Well, it was not  quite a trail-it was a mountain, a very rocky steep mountain we had to walk alone carrying two logs.  There were several check-in points through the hike and each time I saw one I kept looking for the cross because I thought I was ready to lay down my burdens. 

 

 The cross didnt appear until about 2 hours from the start of our journey.  I had never been so happy to reach a resting place.  After praying with a leader, he asked me if I was truly ready to give these burdens that were too heavy for me to hold on to 24 hours a day to the Lord.  I was!  Not just because carrying two logs up a mountain by yourself is enough, but I knew it was time to let go.  I threw my logs at the bottom of that homemade wooden cross and prayed the Lord wold never let me hold on to that weight again.  I felt overwhelmed with the spirit of the Lord and tears came again.  This time good ones.  The weight was gone and my spirit was free. 

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I am truly so excited and feel so blessed to be participating in the World Race that I really don't have to many expectations.  Last night I as I layed in bed I could not sleep because i was thinking about the trip, what I am going to pack, how I am going to say goodbye to my friends and family, If New Years Eve will be the last time I sleep in a real bed....on and on and on.  I am ready for anything though.  I think it will be so important to be able to lean on each other during our Journey.  We will be each others family for the next year and I do expect highs and lows.  I am so honored to be a part of this program and I am so proud of each and everyone of you that we are all on the same page. 

 

 I don't wan't to sugar coat my true feelings about this trip though.  I am not apprehensive, but a little scared.  I am not worried about anything, but a little anxious.  Please keep me in your prayers that this weight will be lifted of me.  I pray for you guys every night and I can't wait to meet you so I can find out what your voice sounds like and how you pray and see how all of the different personalities come together. 

 

This is one of the hardest things I think I will ever have to do, but also I know it will be the most rewarding.  I can't wait to see what God has in store for us and those we meet along the way.  I am almost sad that some of my friends are not going to experience this because I know no pictures, video's blogs or stories will be able to truly describe our mission.  You are all in my prayers and thoughts constantly and I can't wait to meet my new family!!!