Hello, again, from Tyler, TX! I am so thrilled to be writing you again from Youth With a Mission's Tyler base! This is my second week of being back in classes. My current school, School of Evangelism (SOE), is going incredibly, and I have been loving every minute of being back here! There's just something about this place that brings me so much peace and so much joy. I love being in a place where I am totally confident that God has led me. Being in His perfect will is such a fulfilling thing. I have such high hopes for this current chapter of my life, and I know that God is going to be using this time to teach me so much. My school consists of 27 students, which is a LOT more than I had originally expected. We have 14 students from our previous Discipleship Training School and 13 new students. It is a perfect balance of refreshing newness and familiarity. Something that I absolutely love about this group is the amazing mix of nationalities we have. In just our group of 27, we have students from all over the U.S. (including Mississippi, Illinois, Pennsylvania, New Mexico, Michigan, Minnesota and several others), from South Africa, from Mexico, from India, from South Korea, from Indonesia and from Mauritania. Every day I get to hear different languages, hear about different cultures and connect with people who have totally different experiences than me. It's absolutely thrilling! My 5 roommates are absolutely incredible. I cannot describe how blessed I am. From left to right: Kala (Mauritania), Allison (south Texas), Bekah (Pennsylvania), Whitney (New Mexico) and Esther (Texas). Each of these women have incredible giftings and callings on their lives. I'm so excited to be able to grow alongside them. God has given me such a solid support group! Being silly with the roomies. Class fun! With my work duty partners, Bethany and Kris! (All of the students have a duty that they are assigned to during the lecture phase. We do our work duty for two hours Monday-Friday and an extra work duty on the weekend.) There's a bit of an update on how everything is going, so far! I do have a couple of prayer requests that you could be lifting up, though. 1. That God would use this time to grow my faith 2. For boldness (this one is a particularly important one to me) 3. For a hunger to know God more but also a continued contentedness for being where God has placed me for the next 5 months 4. For God to financially provide for the rest of my tuition and outreach costs for my School of Evangelism. Thank you all SO much for your support, your prayers and your love. I am so grateful to have so many amazing people in my life supporting me. I love you all! Until next time, Olivia
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Hello, everyone! I have returned from a little break from posting on here. I have been back in DFW, waiting for my next school, School of Evangelism, to begin . After what seemed like a very long break, I am 3 days away from returning to YWAM! I am so unbelievably excited to go back, to be reunited with my friends, to learn more about God and to reach out to people who need His love so desperately! My break was very welcomed, as outreach was very fast-paced, high-energy and really took a lot out of me. I have spent the last 2 months working when I could, visiting my supporting churches, supporters and the Wesley Foundation, having my wisdom teeth removed (that was an interesting experience...) and spending time with my family and friends. Here are some of the highlights from my time off! My cousin, Kieran, got married! Celebrating Thanksgiving Celebrating Christmas cheer with my family ;) Getting our family portraits done by my amazingly talented friend, Nat Chittamai Christmas day with the family Celebrating New Year's with my best friend and old college roommate, Kelsey Reuniting with many precious friends I truly am so grateful for the time I've had back home. It was so refreshing and was exactly what I needed, but I am very ready to go back to YWAM, now. I'm ready to have a schedule again, to have set responsibilities, to learn, to work and to have something to put effort towards. As fun as this break was, I had very little of that. I'm ready for a challenge, and if SOE (School of Evangelism) is anything like DTS (Discipleship Training School) there will be LOTS of challenges that, hopefully, will result in spiritual growth. Thank you for keeping up with me as I continue my journey! God bless! -Olivia |
AuthorOlivia DeLaney is a recent college graduate that blogs about her transition into adulthood and the adventures along the way. Archives
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