i come home in exactly two weeks. eeeeek I know. it is crazy how fast this time has gone.
i am definitely grieving the past nine months, but also so excited to see all of you. and i know a common question will be “so, how was your race!” It’s a good one, but practically impossible to answer. SO MUCH has happened!
lets schedule a lunch date! i would love to talk to you guys about everything that has happened and how the Lord has transformed my life!!
so this blog is a bunch of questions I can answer to give you the best idea of what this season of life has looked like for me. i stole this idea from my cool teammate Anjali, thanks btw 🙂
months 1-3 GEORGIA
what was the first night of worship like?
what was it like sleeping in a tent for two months?
who was your tent mate?
how was sleeping/sharing a room with thirty other people like?
what did Hailey scream in her sleep one night?
what does a day in the life look like?
who was Alicia and what was her role/relationship to you?
what were team times like?
did your team get along?
litterbox or hen house?
favorite porta pottie story?
what did the Lord teach you the most in this season?
what was the night under the stars like?
if you play a double reverse in spicy uno is it your turn again? (please let a girl know we still argue about this)
can you describe women’s week & what happened?
what was your favorite teaching?
how was your first prayer burn & what happened during it?
how much money did you spend on the vending machine?
what did showering look like?
what changed for your team at SP?
who were Perry & Patty
why did you cry for 12 hours straight?
what did your squad do for Halloween?
what was your baptism like & the meaning behind it?
what was Derider, LA like?
who left the squad, and what was that like?
what were the squads favorite games?
what did the guys do for the girls the last night?
month 4 HOME
what did you and Emma do when you found out you weren’t going back to Georgia?
why did you guys go to the emergency room?
what did you and Emma do after you found out you guys had covid?
what did your time with the Lord like in this season?
how many people came to visit you?
what was the hardest part?
how was preparing to leave/leaving home to go overseas?
month 5-7 COSTA RICA
what did you learn the first two weeks of ministry?
how was it finally having your own room?
what was it like having the guys live right across the hall?
what is the Hope Project?
who are the Mixons?
who is Quique?
who are Pablo & Luis?
what was the best day ever?
what did evangelism look like?
what did you struggle with the most?
what was Valentine’s Day like?
what did you learn about the church?
how did you wrestle with God?
what happened when all the showers were taken?
what did Hailey tell you in the backyard that you sobbed about?
what did you learn about waiting?
who were Caleb & Corrie?
what was Abraham’s project?
what two people did God bring you closer to?
what was stride introduced to that they can not live without now?
what was the dance party on the balcony like?
did you like Jaco?
who is Alfredo?
how was camping in a garden?
you took dance classes?
what was your favorite ministry?
who is Xinia?
what teams did ministry together?
who is Rachel?
who are Kacie & Jezie?
what did you learn about prophecy?
why we’re me and Anjali banned from the kitchen?
why were we banned from uber eats?
what was it like having to prepare your own meals on the weekends?
what’s the story behind jumping off a bridge?
why were you fasting sugar?
who was your roommate at debrief?
how did you feel leaving?
months 8&9 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
how did you feel when you first got here?
what was it like sharing a room with ten girls?
what happened during the first worship night?
how was it having two short term American teams with you?
you met people from Rochester?
what is SMT?
favorite SMT story?
who are the translators?
what was the funniest ministry story?
what did you struggle with the most?
who are Alec, Shannon, Callie & Tim?
why did you pee your pants?
who is Edwin?
what did you and Brent witness during quiet time?
what did you guys do for church?
what was it like being quarantined at the base?
what was it like worshipping with Haitians?
what was the spiritual atmosphere like?
what did you do at youth group?
what was the showering situation like?
how did you grow with the Lord?
how was it cooking for thirty people?
what was the beach like?
what was Hailey’s birthday like?
did you successfully scare Alec?
what happened in Alecs room?
did a mango ever hit anyone in the head?
who is Junior?
what were the bus rides like to ministry?
what was the party bus?
what were the squads favorite games?
why did you and Kenzie fight all the time?
how did Lidany handle all of the creepy men who catcalled us?
months 1-9
how did you change?
how did your relationships in the squad change over the course of the race?
how did your team change and grow?
what was something the Lord brought up in every season of the race?
what was it like living in community with 30 other people?
what is going to change for you in going home?
Ok, the first time I’ve ever seen a posted list of racer approved re-entry questions. Let me know how well this worked, you may be on to something.
Who is Tim??