Eggs and Surrender

AIM Training Camp.  Whew. 
4 Days.  Amazing.  Exciting. 
Challenging.  On Saturday night we
were all given eggs as we walked into the gym (of sorts) for the evening
service and told not to crack them but to keep them on our bodies until we were
told what to do next.  We sang and
listened to a man speak about surrender really challenging us to leave all of
our anxiety about anything and everyone in the States.  Markers were passed around to about 150 of us
(going all over the world with AIM) to scribble what we needed to surrender.  When we were ready we walked to the back of
the room, with acoustic music lightly playing in the background, and placed the
egg in a carton signifying my surrender of all distractions.  What a weight has been lifted!  I’m ready to go.  I’m ready to see what God’s going to do
through our AMAZING team in Kenya.  (Read
their stories on this blog too.)  We’re
headed to the airport tonight for our early flight in the morning.  Hopefully, I’ll be able to blog about once a
week or so.  Even if you’re not going far
away from home this summer, you can still surrender those things in your life
that you’re clenching and not giving completely to God.  It’s amazing. 
It’s exciting.  And it’s
definitely challenging.