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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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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