It has officially been
2 weeks here at DTS and I feel that the Lord has been teaching me so much, not
only through the classes, but also through the day-to-day activities.
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| The DTS Team |
The other day we went to do a
“Community Development” project to a little town (pueblito-Santa Cruz de la
Soledad) on the other side of the mountain. We walked as a team down the mountain about an hour to the
pueblito. On the way back however
one of the staff drove down to pick us up, so a bunch piled into her
truck.
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| Santa Cruz de la Soledad |
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| Plaza @ Santa Cruz |
Since there wasn’t
enough room for everybody in the truck, Erika, one of the DTS leaders, and I
walked back. It was a long hike up
the steep mountain back to the YWAM base.
The entire hike was uphill, so we started setting small goals (picking
out trees to rest at). God started
to show me that I need to do the same during this time of the DTS. Sometimes I can get overwhelmed by
looking towards the final goal of what God wants to do in me, when I really
just need to focus on the small goals that are going to lead me to the final
goal. Pretty basic, but I needed
the reminder.
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| The mountains surrounding the YWAM base |
In this first week of
classes the focus has been Worship.
Worship is not just singing at church on Sunday mornings. We all worship something or someone,
however every being was created to worship God. Worship is our reaction to who God is and what He has
done. Worship is a life of
surrender to God; to hear His voice and obey.
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| Class on Worship |
This week’s classes were very convicting for all of us. God broke me down the first day in
asking the question, “Would you be willing to give up ______ for me?”. If my answer was a “no”, or even a “hesitant
maybe”, I have been worshiping something other than the Creator. Ouch. It has been a challenging week where God has asked me to
surrender everything, because Jesus, being God, surrendered everything.
God has spoken to me a
lot through Colossians 3:2-3
“Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.”
Thank You all for your
prayers and financial support. It
has been such a blessing to see God provide through your generosity.
Praise Report:
-I was granted my visa!-God has provided financially for the Lecture Phase of the DTS (The 1st of 2 parts)
Prayer Requests:
-God would show me what it truly looks like to Die To Myself, passions, dreams, etc..-Rest- The DTS schedule is very intensive with very few times of rest.-Continued Unity in the DTS team. We are a group of 18 students from different cultures and languages.
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| Saying "See Ya Soon" to Abby & Petty at the orphanage |
