Dear Gap T

 

Dear Gap T, 

The first few days of Training Camp I didn’t know how I was going to love you this year. There were a lot of you and I was sad about the a lot of Gap L that I had just finished mentoring.  

It wasn’t easy those first few days. 

And then I worshipped with you. 

And then I began to hear your stories and what the Lord has done in your lives and what you were still waiting on Him to do. 

My walls came down quickly because that’s the type of people you are. The type of people that bust down barriers with the kindness that you carry. You invite people to the table without even having to say a word. Without even realizing you are doing it. And that’s not an easy thing to do in our culture where everything is so individualistic and self centered. 

You didn’t have to let me in this year. You didn’t have to tell me all the things that were happening day to day. You didn’t have to trust some woman who mostly worked in the office. 

But you did. 

I am forever changed because of you. 

When the Lord told me about us being a squad around the table I didn’t realize it was such a huge invitation for me too. You taught me that it’s worth coming to the table even after I’ve been hurt by sitting at others. You’ve taught me how to keep sitting there even when it wasn’t easy. You not only taught me how to invite people to it but how to enjoy each other once we are there. You taught me that following Jesus can be incredibly joyful in all seasons. 

It’s been a true gift to walk this year with you. It’s been more than I could have ever asked for and better than I could have ever expected. And if someone would have told me at Training Camp that I would be this sad at the end I would have never believed them. You are the Generation Z that this world needs. 

Love you. Mean it.