A Life Changing Week

Hello everyone!
This past week has been so amazing. The Lord God has blessed my heart mind and soul beyond anything I can imagine. The community around me is something that I am so thankful to have, and our leaders are truly led by the holy spirit.
There is already so much that has happened, but I’ll go over the highlights. Starting on Saturday when I arrived I had an amazing time meeting new faces and spending time with the people I would grow to love. Saturday was also the day that my mom and I got to be in service together and in the end pray for each other. It was honestly one of my favorite moments I spent with her.
The next day was very similar to the last except that now I would say goodbye. I won’t lie, I felt sadness having to send my mom home alone but I was more excited for this journey ahead. But that doesn’t change that I love you mom and I’ll be praying for you and the littles(you too Mariz).
So fast forward a few days, during this time we have been taught about being a unified body. Not meaning that we have to agree on everything, but rather that we respect each other despite differing opinions. I truly believe in this and so I was really happy when on Tuesday night, Abby, Emma, Natalie, and I all had a conversation on what the roles of men and women are in the church and the home. Little to say me and Abby had some very different opinions, but we were able to have a really in depth and constructive discussion. we talked for about two hours and by the end of it there were about 20 people around us and afterwards I was just so so blessed that we walked away not in anger but with new perspectives and stronger relationships.
Now we skip to Thursday night. This night was CRAZY!!! It was a revival worship night and we were all excited to just sing and dance. I find it hard to let go of pride and to get “undignified” before the Lord, especially because I want it to be genuine and not just to fit in. That being said, the Lord overtook me and filled me with the Holy Spirit. I was shouting, dancing, crying, laughing. I hadn’t cried in years and the holy spirit broke down that mental wall I had put up and I burst into tears of joy. After this I was so thank full, just crying out to God and all the sudden I had this picture of me as a child dancing with Jesus in lush green pastures. This broke that final bit of me and I just broke out in laughter. I was so happy to be with Jesus that I couldn’t stop laughing and it went on for hours! I started dancing like a wild monkey, to the point that I fell to the ground and was rolling around, just so happy and filled with joy. Never in my life have I felt such peace and Joy! The worship was over and I went back to my tent laughing and giggling all the way. Truly I felt like the world was gone and I experienced the kingdom of God.
Now today as I write this God still is working. A guy named Andrew just sat down with me and revealed a lot of things in my life that I hadn’t really thought of and let alone said. I’ve also never met this guy before, but God spoke through him. I’m loving my time hear and I’ve already seen so much change in my life. Thank you everyone, and THANK YOU GOD!!!