Location: Cambodia

Its difficult to summarize the extent to which I've begun to change in my thoughts, heart and spirit while being here at YWAM. The teaching I'm getting here is absolutely phenomenal and the passion and love that underlies this whole organization is hard to explain in words. The desire to know God and share His love with others builds the foundation of everything that takes place. I sense very strongly that this is the place I am supposed to be for this season of my life to learn and experience things that will shape my life and my future from here on out. Thank you to everyone who has supported and encouraged me so I could be here.

Also, it has been finalized that Cambodia will be my home for three months starting in the middle of December! One DTS staff member, 11 other students and I will be doing outreach there as well as taking a 10 day side trip into Vietnam. Though the details regarding our outreach plans are not yet concrete, the focus of our ministry will likely be geared toward ministering to children who are at risk - those who live are in poor communities or orphanages, are diagnosed with HIV/AIDS, or are involved in human trafficking. Other groups from my DTS will be traveling to Thailand, Philippines, India and Rwanda. 

God has really been taking me on quite the journey during this initial month here at YWAM. In many ways my ideas about who God is and my relationship to Him have been lovingly deconstructed and reconstructed that I might come to a fuller, truer understanding of His greatness and His goodness. I'm encouraged to explore and discover who I am and what I am passionate about doing. It is a privilege to be given the freedom to pursue what I feel called to do and be the person I feel I am called to be in this world. 

The scene at one of the local churches in Kona.