So we just got back from Colorado Springs yesterday. We went through some pretty intense stuff with the Navigators. The first week we were there, we attended a Listening and Healing Prayer seminar, and it was absolutely fantastic! It really brought some things to the light for me, and I can definitely tell that Rachael went through a whole lot of emotional healing. God really did some great things that week.
The second week was a bit on the different side, but I strongly feel that it was just as impacting. We studied the spiritual side of fundraising and how that applies to us as we begin to raise funds for our trip to Japan. I think the most powerful thing I heard/read through the week was that when we see our donors as people giving us money (Having a horizontal-giving relationship), we tend to view them as merely banks for our missionary bank account. But when we see them as giving to God (Giving vertically), we will in turn receive the gift from God (Receiving vertically). It gave a whole new light to asking people for help - or literally, asking them to prayerfully consider being a part of our financial team. Now that sounds more Godly.
Lastly, since we WERE in the mountains, we did a whole lot of hiking. We actually got to hike once during our very busy second week with a group that we were training with. Well, we walk to this waterfall (Dorothy Falls) in the canyon and continued back to get to the "Punch Bowls", which were literally these small pools of water that looked like bowls. Well, after some daring and having already slipped in once, I attempted a belly flop into one of the punch bowls.
The good news is that I scored an 11 out of 10. The bad news is that it was cold... and it hurt... really bad. hahaha. And it actually left a ring under my sternum that was blue. REALLY blue. That's about it for our first post.
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