Hello!

This past week at training camp has been a mixture of high and lows.  Challenges were created and new friends were made. Early mornings, cultured food, pretty waterfalls, exercise, backpacking, worship, miracles, and powerful messages are just a few of the things that could sum up my crazy week. All good and exciting things, right?

At the same time I can not but help feel anxious about the unknown ahead!  Self-abandonment and brokenness are beautiful things.  They allow me to solely rely on God.  They allow His power to be perfect in my complete and utter weakness // 2 Corinthians 12:9. I am slowly but surely learning how to break away from the "American Dream" and learn to live a lifestyle of less. Live the life God has planned for me. To pursue the dreams, adventures, and desires God has for me. I will not stop. After all, God has far, far bigger dreams that utterly surpass mine in ways that I can not comprehend. Lets just say that I am so ready to experience this adventure with God - to experience Him in new ways, to feel Him, and to be filled to the brim with His power! The same power that raised Jesus from the dead lives in me // Romans 8:11.  < - - Uhmm okay, cool with me! 

We are made in His image, simply put - we are made for wonder! In order to find our life, we must lose it! We are meant for so much more. 

So I am here to tell you..treasure every moment. Treasure the hardships, the numbness, the brokenness, the unknown, and the emptiness. As Chris Martin would say, "nobody said it was easy" BUT trials and obstacles make you who you are and they lead you on a journey.   A journey that is way more meaningful and important than you can understand at the moment. Just be patient and let God lead & fulfill you! Take a deep breath. You are just where you need to be. Never underestimate your place in this world..you would be surprised how much change you can bring to the world.

"We show the depth of our brokenness and the degree of our foolishness when we're even tempted to think there's some set of circumstances, some person, some relationship, some paramour, some lover, some change in our world, some sensual experience that can satisfy the restlessness in our hearts. But we're made singularly for you, Jesus: we're designed to be fulfilled and completed only by you. Never let us forget this, and allow us to come more fully alive to an insatiable thirst that you alone can meet. You are the most loving and tender bridegroom who cherishes a most unlikely and ill-deserving bride."      - Scotty Smith

Yours truly,

Andrea Christine Grant