It's come to that time of year. Our Lifeteams year has almost come to a close and it wont be long before we will all be driving down that big driveway and continuing on the journey of our lives.
It's been a wild adventure these past 8 months. Full of ups and downs and lessons. A lot of lessons. People generally ask me what has been the most significant moment of my year and I don't have an answer for them. To tell you the truth, this year has been filled with so many significant moments it's hard to draw it all down to one big one that defines my whole year. If I were to describe my whole Lifeteams experience down to one sentence, I can't. There aren't enough words to give the perfect description, the perfect sentence, the perfect way of saying Lifeteams changed my life.
It's been a wild adventure these past 8 months. Full of ups and downs and lessons. A lot of lessons. People generally ask me what has been the most significant moment of my year and I don't have an answer for them. To tell you the truth, this year has been filled with so many significant moments it's hard to draw it all down to one big one that defines my whole year. If I were to describe my whole Lifeteams experience down to one sentence, I can't. There aren't enough words to give the perfect description, the perfect sentence, the perfect way of saying Lifeteams changed my life.
You don't know until you know.... You know?
You don't know the feeling until you've felt it. You don't know the connections until you're connected. You don't know the change until you've been changed. There is no way for you to fully understand what I have gone through in the past 8 months without actually going through it yourself.
But I can tell you this:
Lifeteams has been the most inspirational, faith shaping year of my entire life.
God has worked in me and through me despite all of my struggles and short comings. He has shaped me and molded me into becoming a stronger woman of Christ without my even knowing. He has placed people in my life who have become so important to me and given me the acceptance and love I have longed for in such a long time.
I have been taught a numerous amount of things that I am going to hold on to for the rest of my life. Things that will only shape me for the better and help me to become a great youth worker. There were things that I was taught this year that were hard and not so comfortable but there were also things I was taught that only opened my eyes wider to the love that God has for his people. And trust me, he loves them A LOT! I was given an undivided heart and shown what it looks like to really care for and love the people around me unconditionally. I was pushed further than I had ever been pushed before and that is just the half of it. The lessons I've learned have been incredibly life giving.
I can't tell you the extreme emotions I am feeling right now (though I think you can probably guess). A plethora of different feelings is floating in and out of me as I look around my room to only see boxes and bags filled with my roommates' stuff. The walls are bare and it makes me sad. But also excited. Because I know that we will be moving on to greater things and continuing on this journey that God has called us to. For a short while our journeys crossed and it was an incredible joy and delight to get to know each one of my housemates individually and together. We were all placed in this house for different reasons but we all learned to grow and live together as a family. I'll admit, very difficult at times but such a blessing.
I will never forget this year at Lifeteams and the people who came into my life. I have been blessed with one of the best years of my life. Soon I will be leaving this place but I will always remember what a great place it is.
The Lifehouse is starting to look less like a home and more like someone else's great adventure.
And I am so excited for them.
And I am so excited for them.
With love,
Cassia
