DTS Equip is coming to a close. Saturday I leave St. Croix to go back home...mixed emotions.
I have had a great time here and have met some amazing people that are working in the mission throughout the Caribbean.
So, what happened the end of week 5. Our outreach week is over and God blessed me with the opportunity to meet a woman and pray for her. Last week Wednesday, I went into town with a few people from the group. When we got to Frederiksted we saw a man sitting on a bench looking out at the ocean. The other two people felt they should go speak with him, but I felt I should wait. I began praying for them and then about 3-5 minutes later a woman came and sat at a bench nearby. I felt compelled to pray for her. So I went over and asked if I could pray for her, she asked me a little about what I was doing and about YWAM in general, then I prayed for her day and strength (she worked at the bank and was on a break). By the end of my prayer she was in tears, which was an encouragement to me that I was speaking into her life. We were able to exchange emails and we both felt blessed by our encounter. Isn't God so awesome! Then on friday we did a pizza/dessert party for a group of guys that comes to the base for basketball every week. Not very many showed up, but it was a good time of fellowship together with those that did come.
Graduation Week. This week we had Jim Isom come and share about discipling people from difficult backgrounds. Topics covered finding vision and creating joy, shame and guilt, alcohol/substance abuse, as well as people sexual/religious/other addictions. It has been a great week, Jim is a great speaker and really speaks from experience.
Tonight we had our Graduation dinner and ceremony and then tomorrow is a wrap up day.
Thanks again to all for your prayer support.
Love in Christ,
Kathy b Miersma
Friday, June 19, 2009
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Outreach
Week 4 complete and onto Week 5!
WEEK 4
We had Jeff Wilke and Kim Hunt come and speak to us as well as having Jeremy West speak. We covered topics that included: small groups, one-on-ones, conflict management and resolution, crisis management, working a classroom, setting up an outreach, being recharged-staying healthy in life and in ministry, and culture shock. It was a lot of information last week. I found crisis management very interesting and how important it is that in the case of someone dying, that you consider the culture they are from.
Last week was very busy for me. I had a book report due on the Leadership Paradox. It was a great book about being a servant leader. On Tuesday, Annie and I presented on Championing Young People, a YWAM foundational value. It went great! On Thursday, I was in charge of preparing worship. We meditated on Psalm 37 and we listened to a few songs. One of my new favorite songs is Yearn by Shane & Shane.
WEEK 5
This week has been very exhausting and it is only Tuesday. Tonight I presented on another YWAM value, Having a biblical worldview. The presentation went great...Thank you Annie! Yesterday we started our week of outreach here in St. Croix. We did prayer driving (praying/interceeding while driving around the island) and then we did some group praying in Fredericksted. Then in the afternoon we split into two groups. One group went to Mombisue (spelling unknown) and then the group I went with felt we needed to interceed on behalf of Contessa Nadia Farber that lives in a castle on the east side. All we know is that she is an older lady that bought her title and sometimes lives here in St. Croix. We will see throughout the week if we are to do anything more than pray for her. On friday we hope to have an evening event with some guys from the community that come to the base for basketball, your prayers for this evening that hearts and ears will be open to hearing what we have to say to them.
Next week we have Jim Isom coming to speak to us. Friday is graduation and then Home again :) The time here has just flown by, I can't believe I am almost done. God is amazing and has really been giving me more confidence in the area of leadership and discipleship.
Thank you all for your prayers!
Love, Kathy
WEEK 4
We had Jeff Wilke and Kim Hunt come and speak to us as well as having Jeremy West speak. We covered topics that included: small groups, one-on-ones, conflict management and resolution, crisis management, working a classroom, setting up an outreach, being recharged-staying healthy in life and in ministry, and culture shock. It was a lot of information last week. I found crisis management very interesting and how important it is that in the case of someone dying, that you consider the culture they are from.
Last week was very busy for me. I had a book report due on the Leadership Paradox. It was a great book about being a servant leader. On Tuesday, Annie and I presented on Championing Young People, a YWAM foundational value. It went great! On Thursday, I was in charge of preparing worship. We meditated on Psalm 37 and we listened to a few songs. One of my new favorite songs is Yearn by Shane & Shane.
WEEK 5
This week has been very exhausting and it is only Tuesday. Tonight I presented on another YWAM value, Having a biblical worldview. The presentation went great...Thank you Annie! Yesterday we started our week of outreach here in St. Croix. We did prayer driving (praying/interceeding while driving around the island) and then we did some group praying in Fredericksted. Then in the afternoon we split into two groups. One group went to Mombisue (spelling unknown) and then the group I went with felt we needed to interceed on behalf of Contessa Nadia Farber that lives in a castle on the east side. All we know is that she is an older lady that bought her title and sometimes lives here in St. Croix. We will see throughout the week if we are to do anything more than pray for her. On friday we hope to have an evening event with some guys from the community that come to the base for basketball, your prayers for this evening that hearts and ears will be open to hearing what we have to say to them.
Next week we have Jim Isom coming to speak to us. Friday is graduation and then Home again :) The time here has just flown by, I can't believe I am almost done. God is amazing and has really been giving me more confidence in the area of leadership and discipleship.
Thank you all for your prayers!
Love, Kathy
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