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Our week with everyone in Atlanta, GA! / Sep 25, 08:39 AM
So, the Sunday after we all got to Chicago, we all piled up in a borrowed 15-passenger van and set off bright (dark) and early to get to Atlanta. I didn’t even know we were going (must check email more often!) until Jen told me at the airport, so it felt really spur-of-the-moment. I love road trips, so that in itself was good for me. Anyway, we got to this farm just outside of Atlanta, called God’s Farm, and met all the other teams from everywhere else. The farm was really cool, because there was an annoying little dog, and mini goats, and horses, and a Great Dane who was very affectionate and VERY dirty! So that was good for me too, getting my animal fix. And being able to fellowship with everybody and meet all 60 MY volunteers, plus all the other city directors, Leroy Barber (the president), and the rest of the guest speakers for the week. Kind of funny that we were learning about urban outreach on a farm, but it’s all good. So we had amazing worship and lots of interesting speakers and really good food and there was even a pool that we could swim in and play basketball and stuff. So our days were full of everything and it was an intense week. I’m so glad we had the opportunity to do that! And that also really helped with Chicago team bonding, because we got to know each other pretty well, instead of just seeing each other for training and Citywides and needing to become friends that way. So that was cool for us, I think. But by the end of the week, I was ready to go back and put all that they had told us into practice, so I was glad to go back. Chicago is already starting to feel like home and all my teammates are so great and I am so excited about this year, and being able to grow in my faith while doing practical things for other people. And doing that alongside 14 others is fantastic to me and I am feeling very optimistic right now about this whole thing. Good choices.
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