I want to write this blog to give you a look into what the Race was like, but also to help me out. Re-entry is one of the most highly-anticipated parts of mission life and it is definitely really nerve-wracking. There are a lot of fears of what conversations will look like and how on earth I will ever be able to share and communicate all that has happened over the last 9 months. SO—I saw a racer last year write a blog like this (shoutout emma snow austin 🙂 and I absolutely loved reading it! These are all questions that have a story or memory behind them from the last 9 months of my life! Enjoy reading it and feel free to ask me about any or all of them whenever I see you next! I have kept a list in the back of my bible separated by place throughout the Race and now I get to put it into a blog. Without further ado: questions to ask me about the race!
Georgia : training camp
Who was on your team? Who was your team leader?
What was your favorite teaching?
What were women’s’ nights like?
Who became your instant best friend?
What was the first Target run like for you?
What happened in the healing teaching?
Who is Layna?
What happened with Katherine in week one?
How was the lake day? (Who got baptized?)
What was camping for 6 weeks like?
How many nights did you sleep in your tent alone?
What was the squad’s “favorite” breakfast?
What did church look like in Georgia?
What is mold week?
What was worship like for your squad?
What movies did you binge at the first debrief?
What did the Lord teach you about grief?
How did you grow emotionally?
Louisiana : samaritan’s purse
Where did you stop on your road trip from Georgia to Louisiana?
How did your team grow in Louisiana?
Where did you go for the weekend?
Who is Miss Bobbie?
Who is Gary? What did you learn from him?
What did ministry look like here?
What kind of food did you have?
What was the fort/how was Jack Boone’s birthday?
What did you learn about friendship?
Guatemala
Who are Manuel & Mayra?
Where did your squad live?
What was lice week like?
Who was Kevin/what did he do twice a week?
Did everyone get sick often?
How was Thanksgiving on the race?
What did the Lord teach you through flowers?
How was the coffee tour?
What was Morgan’s last night like?
How was your ministry Christmas party?
What were Activations?
What did you do for Will’s birthday? (What happened to him?)
How was Christmas on the race?
What was the craziest thing you did on the lake trip?
What made ministry so hard?
How were team times without Morgan?
What was it like when the boys left for a week?
What happened to Maddie?
How were debrief teachings & worship?
What was cool about your second team debrief?
South Africa
What is GLA?
Where did you live in South Africa?
What was it like when Maddie left?
What did your team do for ministry?
How did you almost get a concussion at ministry?
Who is Ezi?
What was your favorite thing to do on the weekends?
Where did your team go (way) too often for lunch?
How did you become a “surf mom”?
What is a braai?
What happened at the Timeon worship night?
What was it like the night you cried to KJ?
What is an “honor person” on Gap H?
How was the food?
Who is Wendy?
What was Baefy Week?
What was it like when Meadow left?
Who were your ministry hosts?
What did your squad do for Ava’s birthday?
What did your squad eat on the weekends?
What did the Lord teach you about worship?
How did your squad grow in community?
What was the squad split week like?
What is PVT?
What did you teach about during PVT?
Who is Crazy Dave?
Ecuador
Who are Mabe & Fabi?
How did you learn Spanish?
What did you do for ministry?
Who is Jose?
What was the Equator like?
What did the weekends look like here?
How was it with your squad being split up?
What were team changes like? Who was your new team?
How was the food? What was your favorite?
Who was your “fan club”? What did they do for your birthday?
How was the trip to Mindo?
How was quarantine at Casa Blanca?
How did your squad prepare to go home?
What did the Lord teach you about rhythms and discipline?
What did Katherine get you for your birthday?
How was your spontaneous trip to Cotopaxi?
Who are the Swans? What did you learn from living with them?
Who is Alegría?
What did the Lord show you through Mabe’s testimony?
Thanks so much for reading!! I cannot wait to sit down with you and share stories and glimpses of this incredible year and journey with the Lord!! See you so soon!
His love + mine,
bree
You are just going to have to come to Knoxville so you and Katherine can tell me all these stories. The door is always open and the light is on. Welcome back to the South! I’ll be praying all of you through debrief – treasure up all the final memories. Love ya.