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Here starts my journal of thoughts... preparing for, during, and after the MAD DTS with YWAM. Please feel free to contact me with any questions, etc.

1.16.2008

Miracle and Lordship

I am meaning to update you on last week's lectures and goings on, but first I must report an amazing story, actually I'll call it what it is, a miracle.

At this YWAM base there are multiple DTS groups going on at one time, they all begin and end at different times and have different durations. When our MAD (Music, Art, Dance) school started, there was also another school starting called Frontiers. Though not in our same school, I've grown to know a few of the students on that school and consider them part of this YWAM family. Their outreach phase starts tomorrow and lasts until after we get back from our outreaches.
For the past month or so their outreach teams have been fighting for their fees to come in and knowing this I decided I wanted to give. I withdrew money the other day and prayed about who should get the support.
This morning(written on monday) we had our community meeting and there was a report of how much money was still needed for the Frontiers. I should mention that if all the money doesn't come in before they leave, they don't leave (or the individuals don't leave... they wait until it comes in). They had two teams going, one to India and one to Thailand, and three weeks or so ago they needed around $30,000 as a whole. The report this morning was still $8,000 to go for the India team (thailand received all of theirs)... and as I said earlier, their flights leave tomorrow.
One of the elders on the base suggested we take an offering right away, not pray and give during the day, but take time right then to pray and then go and get the money you have right away. I knew then it was time to just put in what I had to give. Many people went to their rooms to get money, and put it in the box... I did so, and then just prayed continually as others put theirs in that it would be multiplied. We all were praying and praising God as a few people gathered and counted. A few people had some words to give to the team and some from the team spoke some as well. As they finished the total was told to us.... $7,500+ ... PRAISE JESUS...
Honestly, I believe it was a miracle... this was a room full of ywamers, students, missionaries... I fully believe that God did multiply the money. Later we found out the total rose to $8.000+...
I thought it was worth blogging because I have never witnessed such a huge need being fulfilled in such little time. What a testament to God's faithfulness, love, and peace. He comes through and blesses in ways we cannot comprehend. It gives me that much more faith that He will provide for me in all of the ways I need as well.

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