My outreach team leaves for PNG on the 22nd; it's coming up fast! All my funding is in, praise the Lord (and thanks to all who gave!!), so I'm definitely going to be able to go (woohoo!). We're busy preparing for outreach; mentally, spiritually, and practically. Packing lists have been drawn up, and thoughts of buying needed supplies are arising in my mind. Just today I made an actual shopping list, and browsed Amazon for deals.
My life is changing all the time, in subtle ways. I'm growing in faith and knowledge of truth, and looking forward to street ministry in Papua New Guinea. We practice street ministering every Wednesday night on the streets of Kailua-Kona, and every Wednesday is unique. Some are more successful and fun than others, but I always come away with a story or two.
My relationships with my classmates are growing more intimate, and many of us have already made plans to see one another over the coming summer.
So much has happened, and yet nothing really that can be put into words. At least, I don't possess the words to phrase all that this DTS has been. Regardless, YWAM is amazing and God is ceaselessly working on the hearts and minds of people in and around the Ships base and the University of the Nations campus, both students and leaders. It's gotten to the point that if I had one wish for each of my friends, family, neighbors, and acquaintances, it would be for each of them to join a DTS and realize who God created them to be; what God has in store for them; and, above all, to know who God really is.