June 2012 I2I DTS Complete!

That's all folks! That's a wrap!

Our students officially graduated on Thursday from their Discipleship Training School of the last 6 months! 12 weeks of lectures and 10 weeks of outreach complete! We cheered for them as they were given their certificates during our Thursday night Community Gathering.

This past week was debrief and most mornings were spent debriefing in the board room with the students and staff. I didn't get to join in on most of it because the room was too small to not be distracting with my busy baby =) This week Noah has started to throw the occasional temper tantrum! He reacts a lot stronger when he doesn't get what he wants =) Shane spoke on Wednesday about forgiveness, repentance and reconciliation. I got to hear the first 30 minutes while Noah was napping and really wanted to hear all of it! Apparently it went really well =)

The stats are in for their time in Brazil! Through the ministry of our team, there were 42 salvations, 35 healings, 100+ commitments to missions, 1 church planted and over 200 people prayed for by our students! Thank you for each of you who were a part of this through prayer or finances! This is part of your inheritance too!

In the afternoons we had prayer room hours and it was so fun to get into the prayer room as a family! Shane normally helps the current DTS with work duty in the afternoons so it's been months since the three of us have been in the prayer room at the same time. This week was super fun as we got to be there together! Noah sure loved pacing with daddy! I hope we can incorporate getting there as a family more regularly! Generally Noah and I go for an hour while Shane is doing work duty from 4-5pm.

Yesterday we said good-bye to one of our students, today another left and tomorrow more leave. It will be interesting to see what happens in their lives in the months and years to come! It's the end of one chapter but just the beginning of another! One special thing is the family that was part of this DTS is coming on as staff in the new year!

So, that a wrap! From staff training in spring, to the beginning of lecture phase in June to debrief and graduation this week, our first round of staffing a DTS is officially over! What an experience!

They're Coming Back!!!

This morning, Team Brazil will be arriving back in Kansas City after 10 weeks in Brazil doing outreach! We are looking forward to their return and a week of debrief with them! We have been preparing for their return this week. Shane has been arranging and cleaning rooms for them to stay in on base and we have a plan for the next week as we support them in processing through the last 10 weeks overseas! It will be fun to catch up!

With great joy, we are pleased to let you know that one of our students is not returning to the US today =) We will miss her presence this week as we debrief but we are so proud of her! Calleen has felt from the Lord that she is to commit a year to stay in Brazil and work at the local YWAM base, be a local contact for other teams that could go there and learn the language. This is why we do what we do...walking along side young people, discipling, sending them to the nations and rejoicing as the Lord moves in big ways, impacting their lives and many others!

Welcome back Team Brazil!!! Can't wait to hear about outreach!

Team Brazil (and a local in the right corner that I don't know)