Hey everyone, just wanted to give you all a quick update because I LIVE IN GEORGIA! It still feels like I’m living in a dream and I cannot believe it, BUT the Lord is so faithful always. Sitting inside the AIM base and realizing that I’ve known I’d be here for 14 months now and praying for it for even longer than that was one of the most surreal moments of my life. I cannot believe how good the Lord is and how well He has prepared me for this season in ways that I didn’t even realize!!
I have a stronger sense of peace here than I ever have before, and I am so thankful. I know it can’t be anything other than the Lord because in the moments that I should be most frustrated or anxious or worried, I have an absolute calmness in my spirit that honestly can’t be explained.
I am so thankful for everyone that got me to this point through prayer, financial support, encouragement, and just loving me so well through transition. I am so confident that this is exactly where the Lord wants me and I can’t imagine choosing anything else for this season. While it was hard to say no to college and a normal beginning to young adult life, it is so evident to me now, on a Monday night sitting in a room listening to my new family and community worship the Father with passion and surrendered hearts, that I have never felt more at home!!
I am so excited for all the Lord has for us in ministry, but I am finding such sweet ways to rest in what he has for my squad right NOW, in a season of waiting and preparation. Yesterday, we had the opportunity to Sabbath, and the rest and closeness with the Father that came from intentional time of nothing was exactly what I needed. I am coming out of a super busy season of summer events and goodbyes and lasts, and while it was a FUN last three months, I was exhausted by the time our car rolled onto campus last Saturday. It is so cool to see the way that the Lord led our leaders toward encouraging us to intentionally rest because it was exactly what I needed!
I’m finding so much joy in getting to know my amazing team (TEAM HAVEN WOO WOO) and our sweet team leader Morgan (ily morgan hehe)! We are learning to love each other so well and are teaching and learning from each other in the most beautiful ways. It’s so clear that the Lord put us together with so much purpose and intention, and I am so excited to tell you so much more about these sweet women so soon!!
I love you all so much and please continue to pray for my squad and everyone here on the AIM campus right now!! Pray for healthy bodies and a COVID-FREE campus for the next few weeks! Pray that our hearts would be open to the ways the Lord is ready to change and grow and shape us to get us ready for all the ministry and encounters He has prepared!
Speaking of ministry…… a FUN announcement!!!!!! my squad is going to LOUISIANA! We will get the chance to work with Samaritan’s Purse for the last two weeks of October and help with some of the hurricane relief efforts happening there! We will need lots of prayer and I can’t wait to tell you more about this also!! Praise God for this opportunity & for a chance to love and serve these people that have experienced so much disaster!
Thank you so much for reading, its been 2 days and I already have so much to say soooo…… BUCKLE UP!!
His love + mine,
bree
Continued prayers ????
Love you and praying for you! LOVE reading your writing- as always!
Continued prayers for all the squads. I know God has amazing things in store for each and every one of you. This will be an experience of a lifetime.
I am so proud of you and what the Lord is doing in your life! I am praying for you and everyone on your team!
Bree!!!!! You were the very first person from your squad to come to our house and you stole my heart the moment I saw you!! How amazing it was to watch you and Mary Grace hanging out, laughing hysterically, setting up all your gear you had already purchased well over a year ahead of time in my living room, being such a good friend to MG, and standing at the bottom of the stairs with tears streaming down my face as I listened to you sing with that beautiful voice of angel pouring out of you worshipping together. You were made for this and the Lord is going to use you (and He already has) in so many ways. I’m covering you and every squad member in prayer every day!! Love you! (hug my girl for me!)
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Bree, You have been the biggest encourager of your squad long before y’all ever arrived in Georgia. I have no doubt you continue to pour into your squad mates and look for ways to bless others all around you. The gifts of encouragement spill out of you! And because of your constant pouring out, I’m grateful that day one was dedicated to rest for you. After all the hard good-byes, all the flurry of activity in launching to AIM’s campus, how beautiful to begin with a day to just be, to just sit with the Lord and rest. Years ago, I learned that weekly rhythm of rest is vital to my life, to my walk with my God. I cannot be my best me, walking in the Spirit, hearing His voice, seeking His way without that weekly Sabbath. So, yes, press in to those Sabbath days/moments and gain HIs life for your own.
Thanks for the ways you have already blessed Katherine this week. I know you were intentional in making her feel noticed, special, loved on her birthday. Yes, ma’am – I’m “bucked up” and ready to hear all the stories, see what God is doing amongst your squad, and continue to cover each of you in prayer. Love you!