First, I want to say how much joy it brings me to share what Jesus is currently doing in my life with you all! I praise God for the changes happening in my life. I've created this blog to keep you all updated on what's to come through this next season of life. I'd like to share a bit on where I am now. I applied & have been accepted to attend a Discipleship Training School (DTS) through Youth With a Mission (YWAM) beginning January of 2018! Up until I leave I will be in Lincoln nannying full-time for an incredibly beautiful family, pursing photography & investing in the relationships I have here at home. I've never felt peace about a decision in my life quite like this, & all I can express with you is my excitement towards this journey that is just beginning! I'd love to answer the questions as to what is YWAM & why I am doing a DTS so you can get a better understanding as to what my path will hold. what is YWAM?Youth With a Mission is a non-profit missionary organization that focuses on knowing God and making Him known to the nations. There are hundreds of bases located literally all across the nations. I will be doing a Discipleship Training School (DTS) through this organization. This schooling is 6 months split up into two parts. I will spend 3 months in Kailua-Kona Hawaii on the main base for lecture phase, & during this time I will focus on area of personal growth such as hearing Gods voice, finding my identity in Christ, biblical studies & cross-cultural ministry. I will also be active as a travel photographer/videographer during my DTS & will post photos on this blog as well as other social media forms. Then, the next 3 months will be spent on outreach with a small team formed from lecture phase working missionally using what we've been taught throughout lecture period. The location for outreach is currently unknown, but will be revealed weeks into lecture phase. why now?Most people knew I was initially planning to attend UNL this fall and plant my roots here for at least the next four years. I had it set that I was to join a sorority, study journalism & begin my own professional photography business. However, these plans I was pursuing were never quite what I had desired for my own story. Ever since I had returned from India the previous summer on a missions trip through Lincoln Berean Church, I knew the Father wanted me out on the field in the nations. Yet with constant influence telling me it was smart to get a degree first without knowing exactly what I wanted to pursue, go to a college in-state to save money (although I would still be putting myself in debt) & wait to pursue missions until after I acquired a degree, I was convinced it was a safe option. what?! Somehow I got caught up in this & decided it was the path I intend to follow, regardless if I had peace about it. Then the Father spoke (or I chose to finally listen). One evening just 3 weeks before I'm to move on campus & begin school, He spoke to me through a prayer & I was filled with this unsettling feeling that I was going somewhere He had not lead me to go. I just knew something wasn't right & it was so clearly because I wasn't patiently asking the Lord what His will was for me. After many nights spent in prayer & solitude that next week, I decided to follow in His steps & abandon my reckless pursuit to follow the cultural norm. Now in no way am I putting down investing in an education or starting school without quite knowing what career to pursue, this just wasn't what was intended for my story! After He spoke to me I felt an immense amount of peace as to what I would pursue instead of schooling at UNL. for years I have been so interested in YWAM & their programs offered. Watching friends leave for DTS & coming back transformed & having a better understanding of their next steps in life only brought me more excitement to finally apply for myself. It took me some time to realize this is what is needed for my story, but only because the Father made it so known to me. What an incredible blessing! how you can supportFirst, I want you all to know for this transition in my life I am in need of support! Prayer is essential for me to be depending on the Father completely & I'd love for you to be in my corner during this time. Please pray that I continue to seek the Father's will for me, that the Lord will provide financially, prayer for my travels, to keep a servant's heart working for this ministry, & for the community I will encounter to thrive working as a team.
Lastly, I am trusting that the Lord uses the people around me to send me on this journey financially! I need $10,000 to cover the cost of the school & outreach altogether. If you were to partner with me financially, your funds would cover my plane tickets to & from lecture phase & outreach, room & board for the entire six months, & all of my meals. I am hoping to be fully funded before I leave, but the first payment will be $4400 for lecture phase due on the day I arrive, January 4. I want you to know how much it would mean to me to have you by my side during this time; through prayer, encouragement & donations if the Father is placing that on your heart! here's a link to my gofundme where you can donate to my schooling: https://www.gofundme.com/corrinnedouglassdts If you have any other questions or would like to chat head on over to my contact page. ▼
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