Summer Mission Work

 Season of Service and Training (SST)

Summer of 2024

Dear Friends,

 Hello! This summer I had the opportunity to staff YWAM's Season of Service Training in Tyler, TX from July 14-28. SST is a Discipleship and Missions program for teenagers. 

Meet my small group. I had the honor of being able to disciple these five young ladies this summer, who came from all over the states to learn and grow in their relationships with Jesus!

  

School of Transformative Joy.

Our school of 61 students was called "The School of Transformative Joy". We spent one week on base where the students had classes on how to hear God's voice, who God is, and preparing for the outreach week where they were able to put what they learned into practice.

Because of the size of our school, we split into two teams for outreach. I was on the team that went to New Orleans. The other went to Houston.

Teaching VBS Crafts 

A portion of outreach was a VBS where the students were to lead. Myself, and a fellow staff member, taught a small group of students crafts, so during VBS they could do them with the kids.

 

SST students took part in several other ministries which included, street and homeless ministry, and work duties around YWAM NOLA to bless the missionaries there.

                                                        

"The Lord your God is in your midst, A victorious warrior. He will rejoice over you with joy, He will be quiet in His love, He will rejoice over you with shouts of joy." Zephaniah 3:17 

Here's a short SST Student Testimony!

"Before coming to SST I struggled with trying to carry my own burdens and it made me so anxious about everything but coming here I have learned to let God carry those burdens because I can’t and that I can really talk to him about things that are making me anxious."

Update on Current Training:

As I stated in my last post, I'm currently enrolled in EMS training.  I have completed the instructional phase and I'm now going into rotations.

I have 2 shifts in an ER and 4 shifts on an ambulance.

Prayer requests:

• The Lord continues to speak into our 61 SST Students.
• Rotations go well.
• I pass EMS testing.

Blessings,

                   Grace

A Welcome and an Update!

Hello friends this is Grace, welcome to my blog!  Here is where you'll find news and updates about my journey in missions. I want to thank all of you who have prayed and supported my missionary journey and I hope you find this post, and blog, enjoyable and informative!

 

A little about me and my journey: 

When I was eight years old, part of my homeschooling curriculum was a book called "God Speaks Numanggang" (pronounced New Mung Gahng). As my mom read this book to me and my siblings, God spoke to my heart and told me that being a missionary was His plan for me. Now, many years later, I'm pursuing that calling.

In the fall of 2022 I began missionary training in Tyler, TX with Youth With A Mission. YWAM. I attended two schools there. Discipleship Training School (DTS) and School of Evangelism (SOE). This was a wonderful experience for me. 

After attending YWAM Tyler, I participated in Bible-Survival-Combat training (BSC). This is an intensive rescue and relief missionary training course, which is an area of mission work I'm very interested in.

 

As I type this post, I'm on base at YWAM Tyler to staff SST. This is a Discipleship and Missions program for teenagers. I will be here for the remainder of July. I'm so excited to be back on base and look forward to working with the SST students again this summer and taking them on outreach.

What's next? 

• To help further prepare me for the rescue and relief mission field, I am currently training to be an EMT through Texas EMS.
• After completing EMT school, I plan to take a Wilderness EMT upgrade course which will help me with emergency care and first aid in remote locations. This will be perfect for the mission field!
• After I complete all of my training, I am planning to join up with a rescue and relief organization where I can bring help and hope to those in need!

I have been researching different organizations and teams and praying about which will be the place God can best use me. One of these I'm looking into is MercyWorks which is part of YWAM. I did my DTS mentorship with MercyWorks and really enjoyed it. 

Prayer requests:

Please pray for the SST students, staff, and leaders. 

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Blessings,

                Grace.