Who am I? Who does God say I am?! And who does God say He is!? Growing up as the eldest of six, my family was everything. From a young age I taught myself to put the wellbeing of my family and my responsibilities before myself. Through that, I neglected my emotions and became numb …
The Sent
How many of us have been sent somewhere? Somewhere you don't necessarily want to go. Your parents tell you to take out the rubbish, your boss tells you to attend to a situation, your Grandma asks you to get some milk at the grocery store. All of these things can seem...well, like tasks. Things are …
The Sweetness of Surrender
Before my commitment to YWAM, I was living in Nashville, TN for several years. During my time in Nashville, God spoke to me a lot about dreaming with Him-and encouraged me to dream bigger with Him often. It was a beautiful season, and a time for those dreams to grow and develop. When God asked …
A Journey From Anxiety to Surrender
It is just one of those things that are hard to put into words. You can’t really make it sound pretty, fancy or put together because really it all seems like one big mess. It is just something that I find hard to write about but I’m going to give it my best shot because …
Community in the Midst of Reality
When I came to YWAM I was welcomed by an overwhelming embrace of Christian community. I was constantly surrounded by people who wanted to do bible studies, worship, pray, and discuss our day to day struggles as Christians. The relationships that I formed were like no other and the joy that I felt from being …
May 2019 Update – Keeping in Step
Here at YWAM Maui, we are doing our best to stay in step with the Lord (Gal 5:15-26). This always begins with surrendering our own ideas, knowing that God’s ways are higher than our own. When the Lord moves it is not always the way we think would be the best plan, so being in …