SO, I wanted to blog every day while on this tour. Obviously that hasn’t happened. So, I thought the first thing I’d do is bring you up to speed…quickly.
- Headed out on Friday afternoon. Here we are with last good-byes at AIM.
- Battled Stone Mountain when trying to drive in our tent stakes.
- We unleashed our most dangerous weapon – Ashley with duct tape! She won.
- Got the honor of meeting up with the VanGO girls (more on these ladies later.)
- Walmart and three carts of supplies later, we were ready for our first workshop.
- Workshop was success! Dreamers dreamed. Coaches coached. Connections were abundant.
- Team was stoked at the potential of what God wants to do through our dreams. Here’s a look at the workshops.
- Celebrated with hotdogs and music down by the lake.
- Sabbath day on Sunday. Met Jennifer as we were hanging out at Stone Mountain Skyride.
- Campfire and prayer with fellow campers, Connie and her grandkids.
- Monday, tore down camp. Conquered the mass of “stuff” and streamlined even more.
- Met up with two more tour folk – Seth Jr and Erin. Drove to Alabama.
- Set up camp and headed down to Birmingham to meet some wonderful people in a park. Some were homeless, some had been homeless. Some had big dreams, some dreamed of not being homeless.
This brings us up to yesterday – Tuesday.
Yesterday, I was feeling the pressure of falling behind in my tasks. My to-do list was growing and my time was slipping away. I confess, I was stressing.
God intervened though. We spent about an hour of “my precious time” worshiping and praying together. I’m pretty sure the hour spent at His feet was more productive for my soul. After that time with Him, I was at peace and much more effective when I did start chopping away at my task list.
Last night, half the team drove north to Fort Payne to meet up with some AIM people and our contact there who are working with the teams who come in to rebuild the lives and homes there that were devastated by the tornado.
(The other half of the team went south to Birmingham to spend some time with some guys in the heart of ministry down there. I’ll let them tell their story.)
For me, the story yesterday was about reaching beyond our tasks lists. Reaching for something more in the midst of our stress. Realizing that spending time with the Lord as the first thing on my task list does work.
“But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.” Matthew 6:33
