Thoughts

New school....

2009-09-27T22:36:00.000-07:00

Wow...Its hard to believe that I have been here for almost a month in a half!!!!!!Ok so the new DTS school started on September 12,there are about 27 students all together.So as I have said before I work in the kitchen....sometimes its a little tough to cook for 60 people on an average day,but sometimes we have to cook for the secondary school (sbfm) school of biblical foundations and missions.So on an day when all staff and both schools are together I cook for about 90 to 100 people!!!!

Ok, like I said there are about 27 students in this school.So they have been here for two weeks but have only had a week of lecture.On Tuesday nights the students have intercession(prayer) from 6pm to 7pm then lecture from 7pm to 9/930pm....So this past Tuesday I sat in on their lecture and totally got the vibe that God was going to reveal big eye openers to them,also that this school is going to have a great effect on the nations when they go to their outreach locations.Right now this school is so hungry and eager to learn more about the bible and how to grow in their faith.The students in this dts school come from five different nations:Canada,Switzerland,Sweden,Norway and The States.I love the fact that I get to meet people from all over the worlds..I am thankful to be part of this YWAM base.The students here will go threw 12 weeks of lecture then about 2 months of outreach in one of the following nations:Nepal,China or Indonesia.This past week the students learned where they will be going on outreach and who their leaders are...Lets just say that they are super pumped to be going on outreach at the beginning of December.

So for the next three months which equals one quarter I as you already know will be in the kitchen,I will also have the chance to sit in one some of the lecture depending on my work schedule.Here is a glance at my schedule:Monday 9:30am-2pm so I help make lunch and clean up after lunch,that means dishes,pots and pans,leftovers..if there is any,sweeping,putting tables away(our lunch area is also a family room and a lecture hall),and making sure that the trash gets taken out so that we dont have to deal with maggots!!!!Ewww gross I know!Then from 5:45pm-6:45pm we have house cleaning..boys vs girls!Tuesday and Wednesday 3pm-7pm so that means that I make dinner and clean up as well.Thursday 9:30am-2pm so make and clean up lunch again.Friday 6:15am-12:30pm So I have to make and clean up breakfast then help make lunch with to other kitchen workers.Dont worry I dont work straight from those hours,we have base worship from 8am-9am so we leave the base and go to a local church at 7:45am and usually leave the church around 9:20am or so.So like I said I do have a chance to sit in on some lecture usually on Tuesday or Wednesday because lecture is from 10am-12:30pm.At the end of this quarter I hope to Head back home for a 2 week vacation for Christmas...since I was on outreach in Bangladesh last Christmas...And if you ask me what we did I can tell you everything we did for Christmas eve and Christmas day!I would love to be able to come back home for a little bit,since I do have a 2 year commitment out here in Maui.

Please please please dont say "Oh it must be hard living there in Maui huh?"Its not just fun and games here.other then living in a house with about 30 other girls,I also live with Cockroaches,Cain Spiders and Rats...Not exactly what you were thinking right?And if we do want to go to the beach we have to drive for about 15 minutes to Paia where it doesnt rain as much as Haiku.Yes we get rain in Haiku...usually on a daily basis,but I will say that if it does rain it usually rain for maybe 30 mins all day.You might think Im crazy but I actually do miss the Seattle rain sometimes!!!!Other then what you have read above I got to a Friday night church over in Kihei,I got to church on Sundays as well at the local church we have base worship at,that church is called Hope Chapel North Shore(HCNS).Then on Saturdays is our actual day off,most of us usually hang out in Paia,then play soccer at 4pm...We do that every Saturday.I also love the fact that during the week days I am able to hang out and get to know the dts students more,I can also be there for them to talk to during my off hours.I can also help explain some of outreach and any lecture phase questions that they may have...I love the fact that I get to pour into someone else's life,which can also lead to helping them and the people in the nations when they are on outreach.

If you have any other questions about me being on staff or just any other questions in general feel free to ask!

back in Maui

2009-08-26T17:49:00.000-07:00

Wow it's hard to believe that I have been here in Maui for 2 weeks!!!!It kinda feels like I had never left.I arrived here after a great plane ride....I was the only person on the plane to have 3 seats to myself,amazing right?!Some of the guys from the base came and got me from the airport, along with three other people who were arriving around the same time as I.The day after I arrived so the 19th I had orientation.I work in the kitchen,I didn't start working in the kitchen till the 21st because I had a couple days off at first.So the students left for outreach a week ago on Monday.They will all be in Thailand for a bit and then headed to Borneo and Bangladesh for their main part of outreach.
So us staff members have been playing games.Lately we have been playing the game "murder in the dark" its just like mafia,but we actually are towns people or the mafia so it's real life...so much fun!We also have had a staff conference the past couple days,for about the first three hours we are in a classroom/really conference setting...then after lunch for a few hours we have activities,like today we had a three lagged race and played on a slip n slide.This staff conference is so that all of the staff get get to know each other and to really seek God about the direction of this incoming school.During our conference today we learned that next year so 2010,is the 50th anniversary of YWAM.For this celebration they have asked that everyone memorize Philippians 1:27-2:18 in their native tongue.We are all so excited to be apart of this celebration...But for now we are all also trying to get rested up for the next school that starts Sept 12th.We all know that we need rest because this next school is big...around 30 students.I hope all is going well with you guys back at home!!!

I'm home!!!!!!

2009-02-21T14:05:00.000-08:00

So the first thing I wanted to say is that I am Safely back in maui,and the other thing that I wanted to say is sorry for not updating my blog while on outreach.I had no time to update my blog while in Bangladesh.During my last week here in Maui we will have debriefing,one day of lecture,team dinners,testimony night and Grad.Let me just say that it is nice to be back in America.

Im not even going to try to describe Bangladesh because you want be able to understand,but I will try to describe it when I am talkin about it at church or if you just hang out with me.I will have another blog up soon!

update before outreach

2008-12-09T23:58:00.000-08:00

Ok so my team leaves for outreach Wednesday morning at 4am,so that's 6 hours from now.So I'm not a big fan of good-byes because they just suck!!!We are all ready to go but it would be better if everybody who is here at the moment would be here when we get back from outreach.I know that Im going to have a blast on outreach but these past 3 months have flown by so fast!!!!I don't want to say good-bye because I know that after I do I won't see some of these people ever again.I'm really going to miss some of the students from the secondary school SBFM.

Prayers:Safe travel for all(dts students,staff that will be leaving,staff going home for Christmas,mission builders),Staying focused on why we are goin on outreach,rest/no stress for our leaders,Tara(student)she has Mono and is sick.

3 pics

2008-12-06T15:26:00.000-08:00

Sunset at our base beach day!!!!!We should have a base beach day more often,no joke.

These pictures show just how crazy we get in our vans for long drives.(Top)Karine wearin her sunglasses on the back of her head,that must be how they wear them in Norway.(Bottom)Gus and his surprise face/my eye and forehead.

week before outreach

2008-12-03T22:19:00.000-08:00

So we leave a week from today...we are all ready to leave and yet out there!!!!We are going to go to Bangkok first,long day of travel no joke.We fly from Maui to Honolulu,Honolulu to Tokyo,Tokyo to Taipei,then Taipei to Bangkok;with layovers everywhere!!!We are so excited to go to Bangkok,I'm also excited for Amazing Thai food!I'm not sure what we will be doing there, but I think that we might work with the MST.

This week are lecture is on World Religions and Cults,with Dr.Ron Carlson.He really knows his stuff!!!He has been to 79 different countries,He has also been to Canyon Hills Church just down the street from Northlake.Monday morning was just an overview of what to expect and Monday night was about Evolution,how to prove that it is false.Tuesday was about Jehovah's Witnesses and the Trinity.Today we learned about Mormonism/how to crack their Q's and open their eyes to turn to Christ.If possible Northlake should try to get him as a guest speaker because Ron is just amazingly smart and easy to listen to.

I will write at least one more blog before I leave for outreach in a week!Hope all is well miss and love you guys!!!

Overview of week and a half

2008-11-23T23:50:00.000-08:00

OK let's see if I can remember everything...So last Thursday we had night lecture which means after growth group we have free day.So for growth group all the teams got together and we all went to Iow Valley.There were probably about twelve of us that got Baptized,yes I got Baptized.Friday,what can I say excepted everyone loves Fridays.There were a few of us who watch Lord of the Rings 2,that was fun.Saturday was also great,we had a surprise b-day party for our base director Tom.Sunday went to church and after church we went an a boat,all of us DTS and SBFM students,that was a blast...felt like I was on vacation.

This week our lecture topic was Holy Spirit might I say it was my most favorite week,and the week that I have just been waiting for!!Our teacher was Amy Sollars she is staff at the Kona base,she's amazing hands down.Ok so on Mondays we have lecture in the morning and at night,morning lecture just consisted of getting to know Amy and her story,night lecture we had the choice if we wanted to to get baptized by the Holy Spirit.That night was just crazy amazing.I feel like back at home we don't really talk or engage in the Holy Spirit when we should because he is just as important as God and Jesus because he is the third part of the Godhead.All of us who participated on Monday night were in the zone,we were so focused and wanting to feel the presence of the Holy Spirit that nothing in the room or in the room even mattered at the moment.We waited listened to music and felt the Holy Spirit bring his presence to us,he had complete control over our night lecture.He had so much control that the others and myself included just started to shake and lose control over our bodies.I have never experienced anything like that before.I had control over my legs,which means that the Holy Spirit had control over the upper half of my body.It was the coolest thing I have ever experienced in my life before.The whole week was just amazing and we could all feel the presence of the Holy Spirit.So once again Thursday night lecture rolls around,it was quite the experience once again.So you know how on tv how people are getting Prophesied over and they fall backwards and ppl catch them and put them on the ground,well thats exactly what happened to us no joke.It was crazy I always thought that stuff was fake and only on tv,but it's not cause it happened to me.

We only have 8 lecture days left,so 10 lectures.This week we only have lecture Mon-Wed because of Thanksgiving.We leave for outreach on Dec 10th,so about 2 and a half weeks from today,which is hard to believe!!!It's hard to believe because some of the ppl at this base who have become my Ohana (family) I might not ever see again after I leave for outreach:(

Prayers:Our school is still paying fees and all the money is due on Dec 1st or some ppl might not be going on Outreach,as a whole my school needs around $20,000 still,prayers for that would be amazing.Safety while traveling all of us are headed to Bangkok first then after a week there we will part our ways for our outreach locations.Also our DTS staff works so hard that it can get a little stressful sometimes,pray that they won't get to tired or worn out by all that they do.

Hope to have some new picture up soon!!!

quick

2008-11-12T23:47:00.000-08:00

Ok so this is just a quick one.I leave for outreach in a month!All three teams are going to Bangkok first for a week,then my team is off to Bangladesh!I have been here for 2 months now,thats just nuts.Time has gone by so fast and I only have a month left at the base.This base is a little community,a little family...I LOVE it!!!

This week are lecture is on,Identity in Christ.It's really good,still lots to learn two more lecture sessions.I will recap the whole week at the end of the week.Just so many things going on from this point on till after church on Sunday.

new stuff

2008-11-05T22:36:00.000-08:00

Ok so as you all know We did a media fast here last week.It wasn't that hard,it was kinda nice actually.Not having to worry about who emailed me or what not,it was also nice not to have any distractions and to just focus on God and the Base.Last week lecture was "Bible Overview" with out base director Tom.It was a good week,going threw the bible from Gen to Rev.We learned the main theme of the Bible,which is redemption of man.Just hearing why our people killed Jesus made me feel like a JERK!They had no good reason to,they just killed him for who he was not what he did.I don't know about that but it got to me,so basically I killed my king.It made me think,what would I be like and what could I have done 2 thousand years ago!

So two weeks ago lecture was "New Hearts" with Vince and Lesa.I got to know them very well,they did there dts in Kona.I knew it was a long shot but I asked Vince if he knew Vern our missionary at Eden house,he said yes.I thought that was just nuts!!It just shows how small our worls is and that the YWAM world is even smaller!So beack to lecture,they both taught tag team style.Might I say they were pro at it!We have lecture 6 times a week,so twicw on Monday one from 10-12:30 and the other normally about 7-9:30 or so,But oh no...we started at 6:30 for night lectures and normally got done between 10:30-11.Thats just how much God had to say to us.Don't worry though we had breaks and we weren't just getting lectured at for those hours.We had time to ponder what they were teaching and to just wait and listen for God.Monday night was a little emotional for all of us,Thursday wasn't as intense but it was still a long lecture.

No injuries to report,but sadly to say that Stephen wont be going on outreach with his team to Borneo.Stephen as a chance to go to Med school back in NC.He decided to take that offer,don't worry he prayed about it before he made his final decision whether to stay here in Maui or to go back home.He feels at peace about his decision,he knows that God had this timing down for some reason.We all know it won't be the same without him,we all love him so much.Our dts group/base became a little family literally within the week that school started!Thats how much we all get along here.

I miss you guys too back home.Patti I'm sorry to say that I still wont be getting home till March.So until then you're just gonna have to suffer without me:(

I will be getting more pictures up soon,I just have to wait because my computer is being lame right now and wont import photos! Talk to you soon!

So...

2008-10-27T00:43:00.000-07:00

Ok so this next week starting tomorrow I will be on a media fast! Other then that this past week has been great.Our lecture topic was "New Hearts" with Vince and Lesa Mcclung.I have have just learned so much this week it's crazy!Like on Tuesday God reminded me that other then the bug things he shows us,we also have to pay attention to the small things he shows us.I will up date more when I am on some time next week,I need to go we can't be on the computer past 10pm.Hope all is well with the rest of you!

Past few weeks

2008-10-13T16:17:00.000-07:00

Sorry I haven't blogged in awhile.Anyway here we go......I will start of by saying for outreach I will be spending a week in Bangkok,Thailand.I believe we are going to the red light district.The after that my group will be going to Dhaka,Bangladesh.If you don't know where Bangladesh is it's next to India.

So lecture all the weeks have been great so far.Week 1 of lecture was Hearing Gods Voice,week 2 was Inductive Bible Study,we learned how to color code the Bible.Week 3 was World Views,that was just crazy!!!This week lecture is on Relationships.I will just say that this week is going to be the best,I can just feel it.So Abby she is teaching us about relationships,probably any kind you can think about.She basically told us her testimony and lets just say that was mind blowing and everyone in the room was feeling the same way.On Monday we have lecture twice a day, one from 10-12:30 and one from about 7-9.So yeah we have lecture 6 times a week,it's nice though cause lecture usually goes by pretty fast and we get a break half way through it.We also have a Chapel talk about twice a week,that's when us DTSers speak on something for about 15 mins or so,it's nice because none of us all think the same here so I learn new things about a new topic every day.At the end of every week we have to do journals,it's our homework.We have to do key points of lecture,a bible study,memory verse,personal response and a teaching of of that weeks lecture.

The staff here is amazing!We have 6 dts staff,who are the leaders for outreach.My leaders are Rachel Whaby and Brandon Doran.Other dts leaders are Will and Amanda Johnson,Nick Ryan and Elizabeth Calhoun.We also just have base staff who do anything from fixing the toilets to doing paper work in the office.There are people here from all over the world,we have Cook Islands,Switzerland,Canada.The whole base is so diverse.

We have had a couple of unfortunate events happen within the month we have been her.Joey the Kitchen Head fell off a Cliff.He fell about 20 ft pin balling his way down to the rocks and water below.Joey is doing great he was only in the hospital for like a week,Praise God.Then Last night Stephen DTS student got in a fight with some locals.He was lucky,you can tell he got punched in the face but he doesn't have a black eye,it's just a little swollen.Those are the only bad things that have happened to us her in Maui.

I love you guys,and I promise to update at least once a week if not more!

2008-09-24T18:08:00.000-07:00

Just some pictures!!!First you have the two from Norway,Karina and Ellisiv. Next to that is Josie and I,she's from the Cook Islands.Then there is a picture of Jess,Amanda and I after Exodus.Finally this is the room where all 18 of us girls sleep!!Yes there are 18 of us!These are only two of the six beds in the room,triple bunks!

I know!!!

2008-09-19T15:13:00.000-07:00

So I found out where I will be going on outreach!!

Any guesses?

Exodus

2008-09-19T00:11:00.000-07:00

So after opening night we did this thing called"Exodus".We had to be ready by 6:30 on Sunday morning,we'll just say it was really early for us.So we had to fit these next items in a back pack,2 pairs of under ware,swim attire,shoes or flip flops,long pants,sleeping bag,socks,sunscreen,bug spray,etc...Well Exodus was an experience to get to know the dts staff and students.We camped out for two night on a horse ranch,But it was up on a hill,just above the ocean.We told our testimonies,played games,slept under tarps with insects!All we had to eat for about 7 meals were oatmeal and chicken flavored top ramon.We had to eat that stuff with chop sticks and plastic red cup.On the last day of Exodus we played a game called"drip drip drop".Its like duck duck goose,but we played it with water and mud!Then we played a game with water,flour and oatmeal!So you can just imagine how dirty we got.I will have pics up later!

More Details

2008-09-13T12:23:00.000-07:00

Okay,so I arrived to Maui around 2pm on Thursday.Will and Amanda picked me up from the airport,they are married and are leading the fall dts and they are both from Texas.So there are 18 girls living in one room,it's actually really cool.It's like we are a little family in one room all the time.There are some students in my dts from Sweden,Switzerland,Norway,Scotland and Australia.Some of the staff is also from Switzerland,Sweden and the Cook Islands.On weekdays we eat outside for every meal,and on the weekends we eat breakfaat and lunch in our houses or wherever and have dinner outside as a family.It's crazy how comfortable we are here,you might think I'm crazy but on the second day I started to call the base my home.We are like a little family now only on my third day here on opening night.We have Friday morning worship which Ben leads and he is also on staff.More to report later!

Maui so far!

2008-09-12T22:10:00.000-07:00

So I arrived yesterday around 2pm hawaiian time.I got picked up by Will and Amanda the leaders of fall dts.There are so many of us here,some ppl are gone at church right now so it's really quiet. I feel like family here everyone is so cool.There are ppl from canadia,sweden,norway,scotland.Just to name a few.Anyway this was just a quick update more to come later!

Jill

Soon.....

2008-08-21T15:59:00.000-07:00

As some of you know I will be Doing a DTS this fall.It's literally right around the corner.I leave in three weeks for Maui.I know this will be a great learning experience,the only thing is I have no idea what to expect!Some say that's good,I guess it just depends on how you look at it.Maybe it is a good thing not knowing what is to come,I mean I wouldn't be going if God didn't want me too.I know that it's best not to know because after all we need to learn to trust him in everything we do.I just can't believe it's almost time to leave.I remember filling out the application as if it were yesterday,but I filled it out in April,I also remember getting a phone call saying that I had gotten accepted and that I will now join a new Ohana soon.I hope that I can spend quality time with people before I leave.I'm excited to see what God has in store for me.

O Patrick

2008-07-27T22:07:00.001-07:00

This blog is not about me but still has to do with me a little...So as some of you might know Pat Dinneen is going to China to play in a marching band.I went to go see the performance today that the band was having and might I say it was Awesome!! Pat did so well, he told me that the other band members think he's like 18, I just started to laugh because he's one of the youngest there.I'm going to miss my Pat!!!I know that he will have an amazing experience over there.Who wouldn't be honored to go to the Olympics and play music in front of the whole world!! I just wanted to remind you all to pray for the team but especially Pat.

2 months

2008-07-13T19:43:00.000-07:00

So I was just thinking and I leave in less then 2 months!!!Holy smokes!!It's so close that I can say I am getting very excited about it,and that I'm not nervous quite yet. Soon I will be in Maui wondering what everyone is up to and miss how crazy people are at youth group.Well I know this might sound scary but I leave on sept 11th. My thoughts on that no big deal it's probably one of the safest days to fly now within the U.S. Any who thats it, my thoughts for the day.

Today....

2008-07-02T21:41:00.000-07:00

So today I went to the airport to say goodbye to Bekah. In just a couple of months I will be the one saying goodbye while I am headed off to Maui. I am getting so exited to do my dts I feel that I could be leaving any day,however when the day comes I will probably be nervous and wanting to set the clock back a few days, to make sure I made time for some last goodbyes. I will be the second one from my church to leave for a Ywam experience. I believe there will be five or so of us from Northlake leaving in the months to come. I know that my life will be full of new adventure in Maui as I am away from my home/family.I can't wait to see how God is going to change me!!!

first

2008-06-21T01:11:00.000-07:00

So for all of you who do not know I will be going to Maui in September.If you are wondering why I will tell you. I will be doing a DTS-Discipleship Training School. I will be spending three months in Maui then three months in a different country. I am so excited to go it will be a great learning experience!