YWAM Samoa
This next step of my life has been the culmination of many years
of preparation and a journey that God has brought me on resulting in such a
peace, joy, and excitement about going and serving in Samoa. It started over
two years ago when I met a girl named Tiffany at Youth With A Mission (YWAM)
Harpenden and heard about the base in Samoa, and at that time, I had no plans
to go except maybe someday to visit her.
If you are wondering where Samoa is, it is in the middle of nowhere. Somewhere between Hawaii and New Zealand.
So after this past Discipleship Training School (DTS) that I
staffed, I decided it was time to leave YWAM Harpenden and staffing DTS and
felt it was time to go back to teaching. As I prayed about it, I realized
that God was calling me back to teaching but not away from the mission
field. He continued to remind me of things such as my heart for teaching
children without access to an education, of starting orphanages, helping
communities thrive and become self-sustaining, of going into places others
would not, and more. Through a series of events, I decided to go to Samoa
and pray about my next step while visiting my friend, Tiffany.
I looked on the website of the
YWAM base where Tiffany lives and works to see if they had any needs posted
and found out about the Learning Center and the need for teachers. Everything
clicked into place. Not only will I get to live in community with
Tiffany, but I will have the opportunity to teach children who have no access
to an education. It was God’s hand leading me in this direction the entire
time. Every piece of the puzzle fell into place and exactly
correlates with the heart and vision that God has placed in me and what I
feel He is calling me to do at this time. He knows our hearts
and desires and fulfills even the smallest details.
The Learning Center
A lady at my church, while praying
with me, asked me what makes my heart rise up.
Immediately I remembered a time in Africa earlier this year when my
mentor looked at me and said, “I have never seen you so alive and so fully you
as here on the mission field with these kids.” And it is true. Being in the center of God’s will and on the
mission field surrounded by children is where I feel the most alive and
fulfilled.
The view :)
If you want more details let me know and I can email you or we can get coffee. Please be praying for me as I am preparing for this time of very big change. The Learning Center is a place for children ages 5-17 who have never had access to a formal education to come and learn fundamentals and receive an education. Currently there are 40 kids who are wanting to come. There is a building in place, but no one to run it or teach. If you want to see more about it, the website it http://ywamsamoa.org/?page_id=427.
