Week One! Bonding.

Well, week one has just come to a close! :)

I flew out early Monday morning after a not-so-great three hours of sleep and was picked up at the airport by some staff here from YWAM Denver. That Monday was mostly registration, getting unpacked, and settling into our rooms. I have five fantastic roommates! We get along great and spend a lot of our free time together.

Between my lack of sleep and the change of elevation, I wasn’t feeling good at all that first night. I went to bed just thinking to myself, “Okay, why am I here?” The next morning I woke up feeling the same discouragement. But that day, God just affirmed that I AM supposed to be here, and He’s with me every step of the way. We have had beautiful worship times and teachings on fundraising, intercession, and the flow of worship.

My school started having sessions, and our director was able to share his heart for our class. My director is Mark Davies, and his wife Maritza is my small group leader.

This school is all about growing your character and becoming a leader in ministry who lasts. Mark said it breaks his heart to see people, who have been in ministry for years, end up succumbing to junk the enemy throws at them. He also shared a very sad, sobering statistic that only 30% of people in ministry make it through without a huge moral failure.

Mark talked about the importance of being able to learn from anyone. No matter who it is, you can learn from people. Ask good questions. Glean wisdom from the things people have gone through. He also joked about how our School of Ministry Development (SOMD/Phase Two) is also called the School of Mastering Death and Weeping. Haha!

We went over class homework and projects we will be doing, such as public speaking, creating a “Vision Project,” and organizing a mock outreach to another country.

I know that the next three months will be challenging, rewarding, and worth it!

I’m so thankful for your prayers. Keep em up! :)