It’s been a few days since I’ve last given an update!
I have had several inquire about donations. So, to start, I
would like to answer by posting the donation website!
idts.co.nz/payments
Simply fill out all of the information asked and our head
accountant will send a tax deduction to all who donate. If it doesn’t come
right away, just know she has hundreds of other people that she is getting
these for and will get it to you!
Thank you tremendously to those who have donated through
one-time gifts or through monthly support! Be on the look out for a blessing in
return, that’s what God enjoys doing for those who invest in what He is doing
all over the world!
Now, on to some updates!
PAST:
As you know, we have had intense studies on several topics.
All of which, I am excited to come back home to share with you all! A few have
been The Character and Father heart of God, Cultivating intimacy with God, a
life of Worship and many others. Through these lectures, we have been set free
from bondage and set on fire for freedom.
I want to share one story of a friend that I met on the plane from LAX to Auckland, NZ. His name is Chris and He is from Texas! His story goes like this…he was raised in a Christian home but didn’t believe the truths for himself. He sought out love and acceptance through the thrills of the world. He became heavily involved in drugs and the party scene. During these struggles in his life, a friend of his and a staff member here at YWAM Bethlehem told him about this particular dts. Shortly after Chris left a rehab center, He decided to come here. My first impression of Chris was, Oh boy! I thought I was coming to a training place for Christians who have already dealt with all of their ‘junk’ and are ready to be sent out into the nations. Sadly, but surely, those were my first thoughts. Within the first week, He was surely saved. He was set free from the bondage of sin that He was in. He got out of a sinful relationship with His girlfriend. He said yes to the Lord for the first time in His life and hasn’t turned back. I love His diligence in seeking what the Lord wants to do in His life. He has been so fast at growing and has made incredible progress as a new believer. On our third week, He became this wild evangelist that organized late night trips into town to share the love of Jesus. During these trips, we have been able to pray for people and see physical healings on the spot. God is moving in Tauranga! I believe He doesn’t want us just to impact this city, which leads me to the…
I want to share one story of a friend that I met on the plane from LAX to Auckland, NZ. His name is Chris and He is from Texas! His story goes like this…he was raised in a Christian home but didn’t believe the truths for himself. He sought out love and acceptance through the thrills of the world. He became heavily involved in drugs and the party scene. During these struggles in his life, a friend of his and a staff member here at YWAM Bethlehem told him about this particular dts. Shortly after Chris left a rehab center, He decided to come here. My first impression of Chris was, Oh boy! I thought I was coming to a training place for Christians who have already dealt with all of their ‘junk’ and are ready to be sent out into the nations. Sadly, but surely, those were my first thoughts. Within the first week, He was surely saved. He was set free from the bondage of sin that He was in. He got out of a sinful relationship with His girlfriend. He said yes to the Lord for the first time in His life and hasn’t turned back. I love His diligence in seeking what the Lord wants to do in His life. He has been so fast at growing and has made incredible progress as a new believer. On our third week, He became this wild evangelist that organized late night trips into town to share the love of Jesus. During these trips, we have been able to pray for people and see physical healings on the spot. God is moving in Tauranga! I believe He doesn’t want us just to impact this city, which leads me to the…
PRESENT:
Starting tomorrow, we are loading up in vans and heading out
to eight different cities within the ‘Bay of Plenty’ here in the North Island
of New Zealand. This mini outreach has been inspired by the Circuit Riders and
Impact World Tour who have impacted this nation in the past. Over 20,000 souls
were saved back in 2006. These people were between the ages of 13 and18, which
makes them between the ages of 20 and 25 today. It just so happens to be around
the ages that most of us are at here on this dts! We are excited to go back out
to these cities to share the Love of Jesus by serving at local businesses,
evangelizing, and listening to what God wants us to do by the hour. The fun
thing about this trip is that it’s a total faith journey inspired by Matthew
10! We are only allowed to have one back pack each with a few toiletries and a
water bottle! We can also take out pillow! Things we are not allowed to bring
are money and food! We will literally have to depend on God to provide for us
to eat, for us a place to sleep, and for ways to serve and love throughout our
trip! We leave at 8am on Thursday morning and will return at 11pm on Friday
evening! I cannot wait to share our journey with y’all! This mini outreach
leads me into telling y’all about the….
FUTURE:
Apart of our two-day faith journey, the plan is to lay a
foundation in these cities. We are paving the way for future YWAM teams to come
in and build upon us. We are also laying a foundation for when Circuit Rider
teams will come through in the fall of this year! The agenda for the Circuit
Riders is to rally up those 20,000 saved and equip them to be sent out with the
good news! This ride across the nation has been birthed out of our dts on the
third week and is something that we as students have been invited to join in
on! I personally do not know if God wants me involved, but if so, they are
holding training for this in Fiji two weeks after I graduate, then from there
will be back in New Zealand to get started! How exciting?!
More future news is the soon approaching outreach that my
class has been preparing for over these last eight weeks! We, along with your
help, are preparing to impact the nations of Thailand, Tahiti, Singapore,
Philippines, Cambodia, Fiji, Turkey, Israel, and all of New Zealand! We all
have specific goals in our different nations! We will mostly learn what we are
doing when we arrive for our first few days of training. As of now, I know we
will have many opportunities to preach and teach in many different churches! Prostitution
is huge in the Philippines and we plan to show the women how worthy they are
and that their identity comes from Christ.
We plan to have many updates for all of the ministry that we
do on our Philippine blog as well, be sure to follow us at teamphilippinesywam.blogspot.co.nz
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Thank you for your partnership. Thank you for your
faithfulness to walk with me!
Until this weekend, Kia Ora! (hello or goodbye in Native
Language!)
