Our whole team arrived here yesterday! It was so exciting getting to see many of their faces for the first time! I had known five of the members from UCLA, but the other nine came from all over California (Cal Poly SLO, Chico State, Stanislaus, Merced). Everything that we had been planning over the past six months became more and more real as each student walked in. The couple of days before the briefing started I had become a little nervous about leading this team and how good I would even be. But as one of the coaches for our team reminded me, "The safest place you can be is in God's will." I know I am in the Lord's will in this mission, and have been affirmed by all of the support that you guys have been giving me. And I know I rest safe in the number of prayers that are being lifted up for this team, not only from my prayer warriors, but every one of the support teams the students have put together.
We had our first time to sit down and get to know each other as a team last night. It started out light, just like any other time you get to know people in a semi-awkward group situation. Then the students and us started sharing how we are doing coming in to this mission. They were so incredibly vulnerable, and it was amazing to see God at work in that room. We heard about pain, hurt, struggles, and victory. Students affirming, encouraging, and praying for one another. To tell you the truth, it was the type of sight that words cannot totally grasp. To hear where some students were coming from just made me amazed that they were even at briefing. God's sovereign hand was in all of it. We have been focusing at briefing on how to love the lord, love our team, learn a new culture, and launch a movement. It is so great to share with the student's our leaderships vision of the project and what their days will look like. I have been getting so pumped and it has been amazing. Thank you all for your prayers!
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