The second year

Twenty- Four Seven as a second year cadre,

is a totally different experience from my first year. I am blown away by how much God blesses me by allowing to lead and mentor a great group of first years, especially the girls.

This Weekend we returned from our first trip of the year; going through it again from a different perspective made me realize that trip is my favorite one from the whole year. No one really knows each other, but we all pull together and lift each other up. Watching how all of the first years pushed themselves and carried their teammates through common struggles was such an incredible experience. I was reminded of how God carries us in our hard times, but He's given us people in our lives to support us as well. Last week was a great way to start off the year, and I loved being on the other side of the experience to help plan and lead.

As a second-year cadre, I have a lot more responsibilities. I didn't know what I was getting myself into when I began training before the year started for first-years. I knew this year would be hard, but learning how to balance everything and prioritize has been a huge lesson for me so far. Planning events, being in charge of everyday events, and mentoring and leading first years is going to give me so much valuable experience to use for the rest of my life.