Coming into Training Camp I knew I wanted to grow in trusting and receiving other’s love. This has been a place of insecurity for most of my life. I have feared that others will only love me for what I provide to them and that once I am in a place of need that they will consider me a burden and no longer love me. Consequently, I work hard to love others well, meeting their needs and hiding my own. I know this isn’t healthy and surrendered my fear to the Lord during training camp and prayed that he would give me opportunities to learn and grow in trusting and receiving other’s love.

            Later that week I fell during our training hike and fractured my tibia!  In the moment that I fell, I knew I had significantly hurt myself and would need to rely on others to make it down the trail. My incredible squad members literally carried me on their backs to get me off the trail and on my way to the ER. Over the next several days, my squad members took the best care of me. They championed, encouraged, accommodated, challenged, comforted, and loved me. God was using the circumstances of my injury to provide opportunities for me to trust and rely on the love of others.

            Two weeks after my injury, my orthopedic looked at my x-rays and told me he believed I would need surgery and there was likely additional soft tissue damage and breaks in my fibula. Surgery would require several additional months for healing and I wouldn’t be able to launch with my squad in January. He asked for additional x-rays and a CT-scan and was shocked that there wasn’t additional damage to my leg and put me in a walking boot with the hopes that I will be recovered and out of the walking boot in about a month - two weeks before I launch for the World Race!

            I am so excited to be able to launch with my squad in January and am so thankful for everyone’s love and support over the past several weeks! Thank you for rallying around me, encouraging me, providing for me and loving me well. God is teaching me a lot about relying on others and trusting their love for me and I’m excited to continue to grow in this over the next year.

Praises:

• I will be launching with N Squad on January 8^th, 2022!
• God is working miraculous healing in my leg and I am regaining strength each day.
• The incredible support system and partners God has surrounded me with!

Prayer Requests:

• My transition back to living independently.
• Transitioning back into working full-time and in person.
• Continued healing in my leg.

Psalm 23:1-3

“The Lord is my shepherd; I have all that I need.

²He lets me rest in green meadows; he leads me beside peaceful streams.

³He renews my strength. He guides me along right paths, bringing honor to his name.”