YWAM HOLOHOLO MINISTRIES
Holoholo DTS 2010-2011 Update 10/15
Coming into DTS, I had a lot of expectations and hopes. I came in spiritually hungry but I felt that I wasn't receiving the food I need or wanted- at least in my opinion. I expected God to work powerfully and obviously but only in the way I wanted Him to. I learned since being here that I needed to fully let go of my expectations as well as my attitude because ultimately that's been keeping me from experiencing what God has planned for me HIS WAY. I've been able to tell that my learning experience has been limited solely because I've been closed off to other ways. I want to go beyond and seek God without anything holding me down. Since doing that, I've been experiencing Him in new, different, and exciting ways! I feel free relieved and renewed. That's the result of letting go.Grace (chicago)
The first few weeks of the DTS have been really great and although initially 5 months seemed like a long time it's beginning to fly by already! One of my highlights has been helping with the iron man world championships. It was amazing to watch the athletes, both those at the front and those bringing up the rear. It was inspiring to see their perseverance and determination as they pushed through the pain and phyical exhaustion, stayed focused and completed the race. Having been involved in sports myself I know what a great effect encouragement can have so it was a privilege to be able to cheer the athletes on, offer them words of comfort and praise and to help with their physical needs by handing out drinks.
It has also been awesome to see the culture, but particularly for me the landscapes and climate out here. I have loved the different places we've been to inparticular, Makapala, and the amazing beaches. As I see new places, new animals, new plants and loads of new fruits, it gives me just a small insight into God's character and amazing creation!Beccy (England)
During the second week of DTS we had a speaker named Derek Shoenoff speak and he talked on character and nature of God. This was huge to me because I never thought God had character. In the Bible there is two covenants in the first covenant God had us doing scrifices of pure animals for relatoinship. In the second covenant he used Jesus dying on the cross for our sins so that sin didn't separate us and for a relationship with us as humas we will always fall short on the Glory of God. God's character is so amazing to me that He wants to be glorified through everything. His character is compassionate, gracious, slow to anger, full of love, abounding in faithfulness, and unending unconditional love. He is so forgiving even when we do worst of the worse things in life and He punished the guilty. All of these things He wants us to act on and He wants our character to be just like His character.Page (Alaska)
