With serving Jesus I think that there is a lot more responsibility to be present and ready. When you serve the least of these you are serving Jesus, and that should be done to the best of your abilities. That makes choosing what to do with your down time harder. It pushes you to prepare by reading God’s Word and being ready in any moment which is really hard. On the spot moments are the hardest for me. When I don’t have the time to prepare before I need to do something. For example, I was told I was leading a Bible study this morning for a couple girls that I shared a host home with last night. I didn’t have much time to prep for that. When I found a moment to journal and pray at the end of the night I felt that I would be able to do that task even though I didn’t have the time I wanted to prepare. I think that experience was helpful for overall preparation for the trip because I had to just go for it and do my best and trust that God was going to help me give something that was worth listening to.
Another way that I am wanting to prepare for this trip and show up differently though boot camp is just being filled with Joy. It was a fruit f the spirit God has really emphasized for me the past month as I prepared and prayed for this trip. I want to be someone that is filled with Joy and able to be encouraging to my team and others.
I think that physically I am wanting to be prepared as well by building in my endurance for long days and being able to still sit attentively in conversations and long Bible studies. Last time I did the Internship boot camp was really hard for me it pushed me in a lot of ways but I think that I was not really as ready as I am this year. I have more of God’s Word in me after two years of being in Bible college, but I still have so far to go and that is part of the reason I am excited that I get to be apart of the Bible studies and worship sessions this year. I get to grow in my understanding in the Word and continue prepping in Boot Camp.