In the Beginning...

So the school has started! Thank God for keeping me and my family safe while getting here! It is b-e-a-utiful in Montana right now. The skies are blue, it is hot, and I am happy. There are some really awesome people here too, the atmosphere and community of like-minded Christians that all have a hungry heart for the Lord is really encouraging and uplifting. Everyone here is so kind, and willing to give up their own comfort for others. I have already made a couple of close friends.

DAY 1: The DTS started with a meeting in the Lecture Hall with all of the schools: Discipleship Training School, School of Biblical Studies, School of Worship, and TITUS Project. We all gathered to mention who we were and where we were from, and then we began worship together. It was great!!! After, we were all dismissed and went to Lunch. It was after lunch that we had some free time, and I went down to the field to scrimmage the Montana flag football team. So because I wore court shoes to the scrimmage, I still went all-out and would make fast cuts, but because court shoes aren't exactly designed for slippery grass, I spent most of my time on the ground. After free time, the different schools separated and began their individual courses. Then, we commenced a 6 hour long testimony session from 5 to 11, where everyone in the DTS shared our testimony. That's about 54 testimonies :) But I loved it! Every single one was really entertaining and interesting to listen to. So we really hit it off the first night!

Day 2: The food was amazing!!! For dinner we had polish hot dogs with beef, and chips, and macaroni, and fruit! It was soooooo delectable! Anywho, besides the food we had a Bible meditation lecture, a lecture on worship, and two sessions of worship music. Let me just skip to the worship because it was SPECTACULAR!!! And yes... I purposefully put that in all caps because I am screaming how good it was. They really like Jesus Culture songs here, which is sweet, but that's besides the point. It was great. Afterwards, we all started a session of intercessory prayer in small groups. Becca, Skylar and I (Skylar is one of my close friends here) went outside where it was quiet, and just started praying for each other. Annnnnnnd I cried. There, I said it. I LOVE THESE PEOPLE! Seriously though, I knew that I was going to cry at some point at YWAM, but I never thought it would be the second day! Well, there's still 5 months to go minus two days, so I'm exited to see what amazing things are going to reveal themselves in the meantime. I can already say that going to YWAM is the best decision I've ever made in my life, besides accepting Christ into my heart :)