1st Outreach Week!!!!

Hello readers! The fourth week has come and has been exciting to all of us, because it is our first official outreach week. This DTS in San Francisco is like no other! It isn’t anymore 3 months of lecture and 2 months of outreach, now it is a total of six months that is intertwined with lecture and outreach! We are trying to focus more on the community.
Monday, was not a usual day in the life of a DTS student. All the students were kicked out of their beds at 6 am and got put out on the San Francisco streets till 5:15pm! The staff wanted us to just get a taste of what it was like being homeless. Let me tell you the students definitely did! Some students slept on the streets, kicked out of businesses, literally got kicked, recycled for money or panhandled. That night the Fall DTS students arrived at the YWAM base for their last week.
Tuesday, both DTS schools joined together for an hour of worship. Then the students walked around the Tenderloin offering coffee, conversation and prayer for people. That afternoon we split off into two groups. The first one was worship evangelism and the other was called the prayer station. Both groups met amazing people and had great conversations. Later at night we had intercession with God about encouragement for ourselves and each other.
Wednesday morning we did prayer walks and then passed out hot chocolates. The main focus on our day was preparing and doing our ministry. It was a very relaxing day where we could just have some amazing alone time with God.
Thursday, there was prayer time with the staff and we meditated over the Lord’s Prayer. After that there…. Then after lunch we the food pantry was up and running again. This Thursday was very emotional for the fall DTS, because it was the day everyone was graduating. That night there was the ceremony where there was great food, worship, laughter and tears for the students and staff.
Finally Friday came and we did a morning meditation on Psalm 119:9-16. Then we did open ministry and that’s when we ask God where we should witness. Some people wrote out scriptures and then left them in places for people to find, witnessed, prayed, and supported small businesses. After lunch there were small groups and then hot chocolate ministry at night.
Saturday, in the afternoon the students split up into three groups to go to different cathedrals and spent four hours alone with God. It was very nice to reflect on what God has been teaching us this past month. That’s right we are 1 month into our Discipleship Training School! Arrivederci!

Holly!