Here we go!

This past year I wondered just what exactly God had in store for me. I juggled the possibilities of going to a four-year university as my peers did, applied to my favorite Christian schools, and despite being accepted to all of them, it just didn't work out for me.  Looking back, now I know it didn't work out because I'm not like my peers.  I need something different. I need to serve the Lord and I ache to learn more about Him and how I play a part in His plan.   I was recently accepted by Youth With a Mission to University of the Nations, and as a result I will be moving away to start my Discipleship Training School (DTS) in Kona, Hawaii, and to serve and share the love of God with His people. I know YWAM is where I'm meant to be and I couldn't be more excited!

My training school, Engage DTS, seeks to engage with the fullness of God, engage with what I was created for, engage in a discipleship community of faith, and to engage with God's heart for the world.  During this program, I will spend the first 3 months training and preparing for the last 3 months where I take a leap of faith into the unknown to serve God's people in another country.  It will be an opportunity to let God use me, to put into practice what I learned during training, and to show the love of God to others.  It will be challenging, but I know He will use it to shape and transform me!

I hope to be able to raise a majority of the funds needed by the time I arrive in January.  The lecture portion is $4325 which covers training, room, and board for the first 3 months.  Depending where God sends me, the outreach portion will cost between $4,000-6,000.  It is a lot of money, but God is faithful and always provides.

Please partner with me on my journey through prayers and support.  Pray for me and my Engage family, and pray that God will open up my heart and mind to everything new and beautiful He has to show me.  You can support me by following this blog which I will periodically update throughout our journey.  You can support me financially by donating through the donate button on this blog.

If you have any questions please do contact me through Facebook or by commenting, because I would love to share more and hear from you.  I could not be more excited, scared, and blessed for this journey and I pray you are as well!

Blessings and love,

Claudia