Sunday, October 30, 2011

Oh, This Has Gotta Be The Good Life!

Life is good. Seriously did you know that having classes five days of the week talking about one man (Jesus-for those of you who were struggling) being in a community of YWAMers, eating Swiss chocolate and cheese on a regular basis, waking up to the view of beautiful mountains right outside my window, living in Europe and so much more is the best.


The sweet view from my window!

A big shout out to all my wonderful supporters! I now have all the money for my next payment portion! THANK YOU! I am so blessed to have all of you in my life.

I have also recently found out where I'll be going on outreach! ......TOGO!! Here is a picture of where Togo is located along with some helpful facts.



*The prominent language spoken is french
*120,000 are living with aids (number taken in 2009)
*Christian 29%, Muslim 20%, indigenous beliefs 51%
*32% of the population is below the poverty line

I'll be leaving for Togo on the 17th on December and my final tuition payment is due two weeks before then around the beginning of December. The final tuition payment will be anywhere from $569 to $2,277. I'll let you know as soon as I know the exact cost. If you have any questions feel free to shoot me a message!

I'll leave you all with this song! We are learning a dance to this song for our outreach! So good.

Have a spectacular week!


Dancing Generation-Matt Redman
(sorry the video wouldn't load!)

Thursday, October 20, 2011

Swiss Update!

Hello everyone! Sorry for the long gap between blog posts! I have been crazy busy with everything going on, but I love it! I have so much to say so brace yourselves. :)
I'll start off by talking about how amazing the food is here! I could probably write an entire blog post about just how amazing it is, but since my blogs have been so few (thus far) I'll focus on the beefy stuff. To give you an idea though I'll say that I have three meals prepared for me everyday and each dish is so tasty. Since many different ethnic groups are represented at this base, the meals are usually foreign to me. It is so great to be able to get a taste of many different nations. The cheese and chocolate is indescribable!
But the food is not even the best part!
The lectures are always my favorite part of the day, which is good because sometimes we'll have up to five hours of lecture a day. The speakers have so much to offer and I learn so much from them. Each speaker has something different to speak on and they all have so much wisdom to share with us! This week Paul Hawkins is speaking on The Character of God, I find myself taking notes constantly! Really it is amazing!
Tomorrow we find out what our two destination options are for our outreach!!!
Since our class has many people, (25 students+staff) our class will split up and go to two different locations and we will find out where those locations will be tomorrow!!!

Things to pray about~

*God will show me what option to choose for my outreach
*I will be able to process all the amazing teachings I'm taking in and be able to apply them in my life.

Financial Info:
The next chunk of tuition is due before November 4th and I still need $1500. Please prayerfully consider partnering with me financially. I believe that God has called me to a life of missions and He has only affirmed that call during my time in DTS. If you feel led to partner with me long-term or donating just a one time gift, both would be gratefully received. To donate simply go to the PayPal link on the right side of my blog or you can send your donation to my church address at:

6200 Monona Drive
Monona, WI 53716
USA

and receive a tax deduction! If you write a check make sure to make it out to Monona Oaks Community Church with an added note the says my name and YWAM. That way you can receive a tax reduction and the accountant at my church will know that the money is for me.

Thank you all for supporting me with your prayers and financially!