I'm in Orlando, serving with YWAM and I wanted to take this time to share all the prayers that have been answered.
I prayed to live in a micro-community of missionary minded Christians and that has definitely been answered. This form of communal living is exactly how it should be. One community, one mission: it's the way to live! I got the top bunk in my room and a cool roommate from New York named Ryan. I have no real privacy and I don't miss it at all. =) Living life with a Christian team is awesome. Living with people who understand the need for quiet time with the Bible is awesome.
Also I prayed for God to deliver me from the thorns, to deliver me from the distractions dragging me down in my former life and so far that has been abundantly answered. I have no desire to spend time on TV, video games, movies, or reading news sites. I spend my entire day focused on my purpose and it totally rocks! Did I mention that I don't have to drive a car either. Two weeks in Florida and no speeding tickets. Woohoo! Also, it's been so easy to take 90 minutes a day for prayer and reading the Bible. Consequently, it's been so much easier to take captive of every thought and make it edifying to mission at hand.
This lifestyle rocks! I am really impressed with how efficient YWAM is with keeping us fed and sheltered.
My base fee of $400.00 covers all my food and lodging for 2.5 months.
And praise God for the support I've received so far: $350.00. People gave even though it wasn't tax deductible. And even more good news: Now you can write a check to YWAM Orlando on my behalf for up to $400.00 and it will be tax-deductible! I talked to their accounting guru about this and he said it was totally legit. Don't know why there was an issue before-hand.
Lastly, I was complaining to God this past Sunday about how we were so busy with training that I spent my first week as a full-time missionary without sharing Christ. Then God delivered. While sitting in the local park doing some quiet time, I met a teenager named Travis and I gave him my copy of the Livin'IT DVD that Stephen Baldwin is producing. One of Travis's friends came trying to recruit him for a skateboarding competition which is the exact audience that the Livin' It DVD targets. It's so cool to see God in action.
I prayed to live in a micro-community of missionary minded Christians and that has definitely been answered. This form of communal living is exactly how it should be. One community, one mission: it's the way to live! I got the top bunk in my room and a cool roommate from New York named Ryan. I have no real privacy and I don't miss it at all. =) Living life with a Christian team is awesome. Living with people who understand the need for quiet time with the Bible is awesome.
Also I prayed for God to deliver me from the thorns, to deliver me from the distractions dragging me down in my former life and so far that has been abundantly answered. I have no desire to spend time on TV, video games, movies, or reading news sites. I spend my entire day focused on my purpose and it totally rocks! Did I mention that I don't have to drive a car either. Two weeks in Florida and no speeding tickets. Woohoo! Also, it's been so easy to take 90 minutes a day for prayer and reading the Bible. Consequently, it's been so much easier to take captive of every thought and make it edifying to mission at hand.
This lifestyle rocks! I am really impressed with how efficient YWAM is with keeping us fed and sheltered.
My base fee of $400.00 covers all my food and lodging for 2.5 months.
And praise God for the support I've received so far: $350.00. People gave even though it wasn't tax deductible. And even more good news: Now you can write a check to YWAM Orlando on my behalf for up to $400.00 and it will be tax-deductible! I talked to their accounting guru about this and he said it was totally legit. Don't know why there was an issue before-hand.
Lastly, I was complaining to God this past Sunday about how we were so busy with training that I spent my first week as a full-time missionary without sharing Christ. Then God delivered. While sitting in the local park doing some quiet time, I met a teenager named Travis and I gave him my copy of the Livin'IT DVD that Stephen Baldwin is producing. One of Travis's friends came trying to recruit him for a skateboarding competition which is the exact audience that the Livin' It DVD targets. It's so cool to see God in action.
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