Communion. Taking communion is a common Christian practice, but what does it mean? What is it really supposed to be like? Written below is an excerpt from my journal, coming out of one of the times I spent taking communion-- and to me, this is an example of what communion truly is. Taking the body …
A Mom in Missions
When we first heard the Lord calling us to staff at YWAM Maui, my husband and I had just found out that we were expecting our first child. So I was well on my way to planning for the start of our family and "settling down." It took me months to finally fully embrace the …
Some Day 83 Contemplations
*note: this blog post was written by a student on June 12th, 2020 🙂 * Today is the day that  I thought I'd be graduating from YWAM Maui’s DTS program. I thought I’d be returning from outreach, celebrating and sharing all the things God had done overseas and reminiscing about all the memories we had made. …
Community
I’m Rebekka, from Germany, and I was a part of the Winter DTS of 2020! During my time on Maui, the biggest thing that the Lord taught me was to enjoy living in community. I grew up with four siblings and I really loved being around them. I also loved hanging out with friends. But …
Leadership
When I was asked to staff the Surf DTS my mind instantly flooded with anxious thoughts. Thoughts like “why me?” and “I’m not equipped to be a leader.”  Leadership has always been a weighty word for me, a word where so many names would come to mind, but never my own. Bethany Hamilton, Loren and Darlene …
The Winter DTS & COVID-19: A Student’s Perspective
Looking back on my DTS I can’t help but feel like it was a dream. It was such a beautiful experience that I am so thankful to have had, even though it ended sooner than I had ever anticipated. DTS was a season of “refining” for me. I use the word refining because there were …
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It’s Okay If You Sing Off Key
Worship is such a cool thing, it’s so cool, not to be repetitive but it is so cool. I learned pretty young that worship was a lot more than someone singing a song while the congregation clapped along. I was blessed enough to grow up in a house where worship was in everything, despite the …
Relationship with God.
Hello everyone!!! I am so so excited to fill you in on what the Lord has been up to here at YWAM Maui. The past few weeks have been filled with lectures, quiet times, work duties, weekend adventures, intercession, cliff jumping, heart pruning, outreach prep, shenanigans, hard things, homework, worship and SO. MUCH. JOY. It's …
Day One.
HI EVERYONE!!! I am currently sitting on my bed (the top of a three-tier bunk bed), with a pretty sick sunburn (yes already, even with sunscreen), surrounded by 12 sweet girls who are all beginning the same adventure, and BOY am I grateful. Every moment thus far, including this one, has felt very surreal. And …