Here’s a lil life update for ya!

For the past 10 days I’ve been living in Gainesville Georgia at the AIM base alongside my 37 squad mates!

It’s been a complete whirlwind so far. The last two weeks back at home were hectic and filled with last goodbyes and hangouts with my loved ones, with little time to process the new transition about to happen in my life. Then suddenly, I am living in a tent listening to almost 40 other people breathing. It’s super weird I’m not going to lie.

I got my tent put up all by myself! And haven’t come across any large scary bugs yet! It’s the little victories ya know? Yay God

I haven’t met a person I don’t like. And most days are spent having intentional conversations with them and learning new things about my new family. We spend every day attending sessions diving deep into the Word and debriefing with both our squad as a whole and in our individual teams of 5-6 people.

Most of the time you will find me sitting in a hammock laughing way too loud, watching movies with friends, and slowly trying to fit into my role as a nature girl. It’s been raining most days here, and flooding of tents is a very real concern I never thought I would have. But I am learning to push myself to have a good day even if my tent does flood. The porta potties are a part of camping life I’m still learning to love, and to be completely honest I seriously miss flushing toilets.

Despite the hard to swallow parts, there have been so many moments where the Lord has moved and spoken to me in such caring ways. Life here is sweet and pretty surreal. I am spending my days trying to discover what I find restful and coming to terms with the life I left and the many adventures I will have in the future. Overall, I am just in shock of God’s timing and the way that His promises are always fulfilled even if it’s not in the ways I expected them to be.

Also Update!!!! On October 16 my squad and I will be travelling to New Orleans, Louisiana for two weeks to partner with Samaritan’s Purse in hurricane relief in the city!

More updates to come, but until then I am sending all the love from my tent in the middle of the woods!

In Him,

Delaney