I have arrived!
It has been SUCH an insane transition, but I am finally here on staff at YWAM
in Colorado Springs as God promised a year and a half ago. A year and a half
ago, God gave me a picture of me blind folded and on the edge of a wilderness
valley. He asked me over and over, "will you walk through this with me?" For
some reason, I said "yes, I will wlak through anything with you Lord". It's
been such a crazy journey, but when I arrived, God spoke a word to me of how
he lead His people with a pillar of cloud and fire. I felt Him saying to me,
even though I can not see, to trust in faith, He is with me and leading me
every step of the way. Each day when I wake up, look at that pillar of cloud
and follow in faith as God leades me. I am not sure If I have arrived at the
other side, but I am still definitly divinely being lead by God.
Strategic Mission Seminar:
This month, I have been takeing an awesome course on strategic
missions. I have learned SO many beneficail and practical things such
as how to think strategicly in missions, gateway people groups,
community development, worldviews, mobilization, and servant
leadership. Through this course, I have been equiped with principals to
help me pioneer ministries over seas as well as be effective in
ministry here in Colorado Springs. This course has gotten me so pumped
about missions to the least reached as well as discipleship and
mobilization here in Colorado.
What I will be doing:
My heart, passion, and calling is discipileship and mobilization. I
want to coach and mentor people in knowing who thier God is, who they
are in Christ, and the calling God has on thier life for His kingdom. I
am hear to help run discipleship Training Schools (DTS) which is a 6
month course with three months lecture phase and 3 months outreace
phase. Because this fall DTS was overstaffed before I even came on
staff, I will be serving in other roles until I get an opportunity to
staff a DTS full time (praying for January). In the mornings, I will be
doing child care for families with children who will be in the schools.
In the afternoons, I will be working along side/overseeing the DTS
students in thier work duties. I plan on spending every minute I can
invest in these students (who arrive Sept 13th) to build relationships
with them and mentor them any way I can. In addition to my actual jobs,
I am being proactive about getting connected in a local church body. I
am working on getting plugged into serving in Sunday school and
attending small groups. I also would like to begin more local
outreaches in the cities, thier are endless opportunites for this.
Praise Report:
I will be very intentional in raising financial support this month.
Pray God would release the finances so I can be effective in ministry
and nto be restrained because of lack of funds. Pray for monthly
financial supporters and grace as I do this, (it's not an easy task).
God has blown me away with His provision for my room mate and I. We both came with only personal belongings and bedding. With only about $80 total, we were able to aquire lots of furniture and make an empty room a home. (It is still in the works though). I still can not get over how good God has been to us in providing in unusual ways.
Prayer Requests:
* Pray God gives me grace as I continue to transition and get plugged
in this YWAM community as well as the community in my new local church.
* Pray for the DTS students that are coming next week and the
full-time staff. Pray I can find ways to invest in deep
transformational relationships with the students.
* I will be very intentional in raising financial support this month.
Pray God would release the finances so I can be effective in ministry
and nto be restrained because of lack of funds. Pray for monthly
financial supporters and grace as I do this, (it's not an easy task).
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