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One Month Isn’t Long Enough I had zero expectations going to YWAM Maui. I was excited, but completely unsure of what to be prepared for, what the seminar would consist of, and generally what it would be like. All I knew was that I was ready for a change. The year before, I remember feeling …
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In the YWAM community, the word discipleship is thrown around a lot. The introductory program is a DISCIPLESHIP Training School after all. But what does it mean to be discipled or to be a disciple? In Jesus’ day he had the 12 disciples. Peter, James, John, Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James, Thaddaeus, Simon and …
My walk with Christ before my DTS was stagnant and there wasn’t a lot of spiritual growth going on in my life. The call to go to YWAM Maui and do a DTS was clear, and so was the purpose God has for my life! I have grown up in church my whole life and …
Wow! I am not sure how to explain the season God has placed me in. So much has happened over the past six months of DTS. Before I went to YWAM Maui, I didn’t even want to go at all because I was concerned that I wouldn’t fit in --but I was so wrong. My …
A week and a half ago, our latest Discipleship Training School graduated. The teams were excellent working cross-culturally and their ministry was fruitful. They saw new cultures, ate new foods, ordered that food without speaking the local language, learned to navigate foreign transportation systems, and saw God use their efforts to draw people to Himself. …
I have never done a DTS myself, but I have had the opportunity to live at the YWAM Maui base and can tell you what I have observed. THE YWAM COMMUNITY When I first met the people on base, I was greeted with open arms (sometimes literally). The people here on base are from all …
As believers we have been accepted as sons and daughters of God and are covered by Jesus’ sacrifice, we are justified. But what comes after that is what’s been on my heart recently. At YWAM Maui it is our goal to raise up men and women of Christ to walk in the truth of the …
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 …
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 …