After letting the students pray over the different outreach locations, the final teams were recently selected. I have been chosen to lead this team to the country of Nepal. My Co-leader, Katya, is on the far left. The girls in the back are (left to right) Kelsey, Victoria, Bex, Amy, Brittany, and Brianna. The two guys are Ian and Adam. I am extremely excited to lead this amazing team. Even when I met the two guys on our team in the first week I felt like I had known them for many years. We have really bonded together and they will be bring much joy and strength to our team. They are ridiculous and we are always laughing. We will go through the next three months of lecture phase growing and learning together, as well as preparing to go overseas in late March.
Over this past week we have spent time bonding together as a team, sharing our dreams and expectations. We will be taking some personality tests soon and really learning how we can function as a team and serve one another well. We want to learn to function as a family and to lean on one another in the work of Christ. We also really want to have fun together. There are so many awesome stories that I could already tell you about our team; God has really brought us together purposefully. We have also spent some considerable time interceding for the country of Nepal already.
Nepal has historical been very hostile to the gospel and Christianity. YWAM Maui has had the privilege of working with the same contact in Nepal for the past 12 years. There has been an incredible amount of groundwork laid in the country that we will be able to build on. The current team that is there has already seen over 200 people come to Jesus. We are truly believing for God to do amazing things in our midst there, and we are going to be sowing into prayer over the country every week for the next three months as a team.
This lecture week is on hearing the voice of God. It has been amazing to see some of the students come alive to the living and active Word of God, and to hear him speak clearly and powerfully into their lives. The Holy Spirit longs to give us vision for God's life lived through us, and so many on our team are coming alive to his ministry in their lives. What a privilege to be a part of! Please be praying for our team to continue to bond together in the unity of Christ as we prepare to take the gospel to Nepal. To Know God and To Make Him Known! This is the motto of YWAM. We are truly living in special times. Thankyou all for your continued prayer and support. More to come!
