I think my fellow DTSers would have to agree that DTS changes you. You go through a 5 month intense process of learning who God is, who He is to you, and what He has for you. You come out the other side a different person, and what’s worse, you never want to be the same. You see just a fraction of God’s love for you and this world that you can’t help but be changed. I hope forever.
For me this change has caused me to reevaluate how I want to live and where. More than anything, I want to listen to God’s will for me and hear Him speak directly into my life as to what it is that He wants for me. It is really easy for me to do what I want and say that it is God’s will, but there is so much more satisfaction in knowing that God is leading me forward. More often than not, I find that God is asking me to dive in headfirst and follow Him, and that is really hard! However, He always promises to lead me on (Eze. 47).
After DTS ended, I felt like God asked me to extend my time with YWAMi.net by working as a staff member here in Canada. This means, I am living in a charity house, which is a charity that offers people in crisis a safe place to stay, off the streets. In addition, the man and woman who run the charity believe it is important for these people to receive God’s love and the option of seeking a new way of life. In addition to their charity, they are choosing to take over YWAM DTS’s in this area, and we will be working to start our next DTS in March 2013, along with several other local outreaches, such as a teen drop in center, a youth group that will give teens the opportunity to be real and get to know God in a personal way, hosting community nights in coffee shops, getting involved in local churches, advertising DTS, and participating in everyday life here on the Farm. We will also be doing some fundraisers over the next few months.
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| The Farm |
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| The three of us DTSers who have stayed on with YWAMi.net. We have a lot of fun together! |
We are only just starting our work up here, but I ask that you pray for the Farm, upcoming DTS, and me. I will be coming back to Minnesota in April, and would love to see all of you while I am there because I don’t know when I will be home after April. Please send me an email, comment, or facebook me, and I would love to spend some time with you.
Thank you so much for your prayers during DTS, and for continuing to pray for me. I don’t think words can describe how grateful I am at your continuing to cover me in your prayers.
