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YWAM Destination Paradise September

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In these 3 months I am going to be doing
something just a little bit different. Due to
a few really cool God moments in the last
few months I have the ability to take a
step back from leading DTS and to seek
God in a different way for myself first
and foremost!
This is also an opportunity for me to take
care of all those things that get set aside
for that time of later which in the busy-
ness of life never really come. That hot
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culture mentality of Maana, Maana
(tomorrow, tomorrow) for the things that
are not time sensitive but do need to be
done at some point. Later is here now
mostly!
Please be praying for me in this season that
I would be able to manage my time well
and be able to take care of all the things
that I need to but also have much needed
down time to rest and prepare for the next
step in the journey.
Its going to be a fun new season...
The Glory of
God is man fully
alive
And as we let our
own light shine, we
unconsciously give
other people the
permission to do the
same. As we are
liberated from our
own fear, our
presence
automatically
liberates others
- Nelson Mandela
- St. Irenaeus


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In this season I feel like my
word from God, to learn more
about, Him and to see Him
have a greater influence in my
day-to-day life, is HOPE.
The main thing that I have
learnt so far is actually the
difference between the
worldly idea of hope and the
biblical view. In worldly hope,
its an expression of
uncertainty. Biblical hope is
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not just a desire for something
good in the future, but rather:
A confident expectation and
desire for something good in
the future.

It not only expects it to
happen; it is confident that it
will happen. There is a
certainty that the good we
expect and desire will be
done. Hope is something that
is rooted in the faithfulness of
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God. Hope is the part of faith
that is based in the future, the
part unseen to us. Faith is the
assurance of that which is
hoped for, the conviction of
things not seen Heb 11:1
Where there is a full assurance
of hope there is Faith. Faith is
the full assurance of hope. It is
a confident expectation and
desire of good things in the
future.
Yet I still dare to hope when I remember this; the faithful love of the Lord never
ends! His mercies never cease, great is His faithfulness; His mercies begin
afresh each morning. Lam. 3:21-23
HOPE

To expect with
confidence
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To cherish a
desire with
anticipation
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Faith is our confidence in the
Word of God, and whenever
that Word has reference to
the future, you can call our
confidence in it hope. Hope is
faith in the future tense.
My goal is to better
understand what it means to
dare to dream, to do so in
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confidence to allow God to
direct things for the future, to
submit to Him those things
that my heart longs for.


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After the three-month lecture
phase, we embark on a two-
month cross-cultural outreach,
activating newfound knowledge
and faith like never before. Its
tough. Its intense. Its awesome.
They often face primitive living
conditions, long days, hard work
and other challenges. We live,
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work, worship, pray and minister
as a team. Sharing Gods love in
word and deed can take many
different shapes from painting a
police station or holding
orphaned babies to facilitating a
hospital-based vaccination
program or teaching a bible
study in a local church. Outreach
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locations are prayerfully
determined during the lecture
phase and could be anywhere in
the world; so far I have been to
Solomon Islands (March - May
2013) and Morocco (March - May
2014) from December 2014
through to February 2015 I will be
in Papua New Guinea.
Outreach

The second
phase of the DTS
program to
Make God
known

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What is Outreach?


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Papua New Guinea
My next Outreach location
for
December through to
February
Ever since I was younger I have had a pull on my heart to go to the nations What that meant I didnt really know.
At 18 most of you know I took the first step on that journey with doing my DTS, and during that time God began to
be something that was more of a solid foundational part of my life than just a mystic up there being. As I spent
time seeking God from that point on about what was my life to look like, what was my purpose, I have learnt more
and more that it is simply to be in relationship with Him, but inside of that He dreams over me, He has desires for
what my life would accomplish. I have been feeling for a long time that I am called to Islands. What that looks like
fully I dont know. I think it helps and is mildly ironic (if we believe in irony) that Jersey is an Island, as is Ambergris
Caye, Belize where I now call home. It has been a trend throughout my walk with God and will continue that way as
I step back out into the world leading an amazing team of 11 students into the Pacific Islands again this time to
Papua New Guinea.