Zach's Arise DTS Experience

  I am delighted to be able to tell you about an amazing opportunity that I have coming up. I have been accepted into the Arise Discipleship Training School (DTS) at Youth With A Mission (YWAM) in Queenstown, New Zealand. DTS is a 6-month training program that is split into two parts. During the first three months, I will learn more about God to be able draw closer to Him with fewer distractions while training to be a short-term missionary. Then, in the last 3 months, our class will be sent out to another country so that we can put into practice what we learn and share the gospel with others. This DTS usually sends their classes to Fiji, Papua New Guinee, or Indonesia. While I am unsure which of these countries I will go to yet, I will update you when I find out. I will depart on January 19th and return on June 22nd. I am thrilled to be able to spend half a year focusing on Jesus and obeying His command to share the gospel to the ends of the earth. I believe this is something that God