United with Dan on a Mission

6.6 FEAR of God From the start of the DTS this was the week that I was dreading. The ‘FEAR’ of God was one of the centre pieces that fuelled my anger and opposition towards God in the past.  For most of my life the only reason I chose God, was because if I didn’t,…

Chapter 6.5 The power of blessing Another thing that Sean shared with us and had us do this week, was praying out blessings over each other with the authority of God. We started this also on Thursday the 11th of October, and let me just say that I claim absolutely no fame in regards to…

6.4 Week 4 Sean (pronounced Shawn) Everyone is talking about experiencing the presence of God. Almost everyone is experiencing manifestations and it’s the 4th week and I don’t actually feel any different. I spent a lot of time this past 2 weeks praying and fasting and was running out of motivation and tolerance. I was…

6.3 My Progress Week 1 Orientation We covered the 3 pillars of YWAM: Mercy Ministry, Evangelism and Training, and some of the DTS goals, e.g. enabling people to grow in God, prepare people for an active world mission (or home) and to acclimatize people to YWAM. We also learned that there are three main players…

6.2 So far this week we have done a lot of soul searching. On the 21st we were asked in regards to Matthew 13:3-23 where our seed is. After some tough reflecting I’ve come to realize that my seed had in many ways fallen among the thorns. “The seed falling among the thorns refers to someone…

6.1 On the 10th of September I departed from Cape Town International Airport for Glasgow Scotland, via Dubai. I was a little bit anxious as it was the first time that I would be traveling out of the country, and specifically on my own. But for the most part it was actually quite easy and…

We all knew that 2018 would be a year of change, but just how much change it would bring, we had no idea! It started off on a very different note. For the past few years, New Year had been celebrated with an all night LAN-party at our house. But this year was different. Nathan…

Part of the application process for DTS, required a reference from a church leader. This was rather awkward, as I hadn’t been to church in a long time, so to cross this hurdle, I decided to give in to my youngest brother (Benjamin)’s demands to go to Church with him. Apart from getting the reference…

3.2 From a snowball to a mighty avalanche I downloaded the application package for YWAM Seamill and immediately encountered the first hurdle: I need 3 references… a church leader (I hadn’t been to church in a long time); an employer or teacher reference (had no prior employers and being an online student meant that none…

3.1 From a seed to a snowball I was wrapping up my 3rd year of university and wrestling with what to do afterwards. Having majored in both Sociology and Psychology, my options were numerous. My original plan was to continue studying towards either Honours in Sociology, or in Community Development, but lately I had been…