A voice of one calling in the wilderness,
"Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for him.
Every valley shall be filled in, every mountain and hill made low.
The crooked roads shall become straight, the rough ways smooth.
And all people will see God's salvation."
Luke 3:4-6
As school leaders for the ASL DTS, we are called to be John the Baptists, voices calling in the wilderness, preparing the way for the Lord. That is exactly what we have been doing this last couple years by speaking the ASL DTS into existence and speaking with people we have met (calling in the wilderness). God has been preparing Dan and I through training and experience in Costa Rica and the last year here in DC for such a time as this! It has been a joy and pleasure!
Rachel, Kayla, Carole and Dan
God blessed us two weeks ago with the arrival of two amazing women, Kayla and Rachel, who will be staffing with us! For the last two weeks, we have been preparing our hearts and minds for serving 7 radical disciples for 6 months! Everyday, we have worshiped God for who he is because he is worthy, prayed together for each other and our students, taught each other kingdom culture pieces (culture of faith, culture of holiness, culture of courageousness, culture of soul winning, etc) that we are setting as a norm for the DTS, read through the book Is that Really you God? by Loren Cummingham the founder of YWAM allowing our faith to increase of hearing the voice of God and getting to know each other by discussing personalities, love languages, strengths and areas of growth and developing individual discipleship plans! It truly has been an amazing two weeks of laying everything bare, cleaning our hearts, renewing our minds and soaking in his presence!
Natalie, Rachel, Kayla, Kim, Carole and Rachel
Our base is launching two DTSs, that will be running along side of each other for the next 6 months. The ASL DTS and the David's Tent DTS, focused on raising up a generation of priests who minister to the heart of the Lord like David did. This past Saturday, all of the women DTS staff got together at the Hershey house to plan out logistics and discuss roles and responsibilities for the next six months! Discussing meal ideas, schedules, typing school manuals, reviewing and finalizing budgets and shopping for things needed for the arrival day, June 27th! We recognized that every little shopping trip or discussion about the schedule, we are bringing the Kingdom of God to earth. By making manuals or deciding meals, we are preparing the way for the students to deepen their relationship with Jesus and we count it a joy to do so!
Our base is launching two DTSs, that will be running along side of each other for the next 6 months. The ASL DTS and the David's Tent DTS, focused on raising up a generation of priests who minister to the heart of the Lord like David did. This past Saturday, all of the women DTS staff got together at the Hershey house to plan out logistics and discuss roles and responsibilities for the next six months! Discussing meal ideas, schedules, typing school manuals, reviewing and finalizing budgets and shopping for things needed for the arrival day, June 27th! We recognized that every little shopping trip or discussion about the schedule, we are bringing the Kingdom of God to earth. By making manuals or deciding meals, we are preparing the way for the students to deepen their relationship with Jesus and we count it a joy to do so!
Prayer Points:
-grace in pioneering
-joyful attitudes and spirits for all of us
-the joy of the Lord as our strength as this week will be FULL preparing for the students to arrive
-working together as one body
-discernment and wisdom in good decisions for ourselves (spending time with God, enough sleep, etc)
-safe trips for all of the students arriving in DC this Thursday, June 27th
-eyes opened to see God in everything we do and praise always be on our lips
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