Hiking and Hearing

The past two weeks I have learned about God's character and nature as well as hearing his voice in my life. One great thing that YWAM emphasizes is relationship with God over religious devotion. We have started reading "Is That Really You God?" by Loren Cunningham, the founder of YWAM. We also have hiked up Ben Lomond and Queenstown Hill. We hosted an open worship night at a local church and were able to minister to a few people in Queenstown. This week we are starting lectures on spiritual warfare. I have gotten a heat rash on my hands which is a little uncomfortable but not a big problem. I would appreciate pray for that and prayer for God's continued protection of me and the other students. We will find out our outreach locations sometime this week, so I will send another update soon. Thanks for all the prayers and support. I miss you all.

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