So I realize I'm way overdue in updating all of you back home on what's been happening here at YWAM Toowoomba... But here is the latest on what God's been doing. (I'm gonna give updates in all that God's let me be involved in using categories cause God's been on the move like crazy!)
What's happening with the Fall Music & Worship DTS that I'm staffing...
Wow, God has done so much in the students since they first got here! We just finished Week 6 of their Lecture Phase and there has been so much growth. They've been challenged in so many areas such as hearing the voice of God, Intercession, having Godly relationships in every area, having a Biblical worldview, compassion for the poor and needy, learning how to put others before themselves (living in community will do that hardcore!), and a whole lot more. God's teaching them how to truly forgive, how to fully surrender to God in every area of their lives; it's a privilege to be able to witness and be apart of the work God is doing in each one of our 31 students. The students have come to life with the joy of the Lord, falling in love with their Creator!
They have been put in 3 teams for their Thailand Outreach, Teams A, B, and C. They will be doing all sorts of ministry there from working and evangelizing in the slums of Thailand, to the Red Light District, to ministering to women in the sex trade, to the people in the villages who don't know the Lord. By the power of the Holy Spirit, this radical group of Jesus-lovers will be able to make a difference in the lives of so many people in Thailand during the 6 weeks they'll be there! God is so good!!
What's going on with City Women's Bella Sistah/Bella Chicks...
As some of you know, in addition to being DTS Staff at the YWAM base, I've also been working with a ministry here in Toowoomba called City Women--mostly working with the 12-13 yr old girls who attend Bella Sistah's & Bella Chicks every fortnight. These are girls who are almost all unchurched, they come from rough, broken homes where some even face abuse and other tragic circumstances. Bella Sistah's is a night where all the girls get together for fun & games, tons of hugs, worship, small groups, and prayer. At these meetings they are taught important truths about God's love for each of them, His plans for their future, and how He created them beautiful and wonderful!
A few weeks ago we had a Bella Sistah Camp for the weekend where the girls learned of the importance of thinking positively and walking in the love of God. On Saturday night, they got to hear from a father about the Fatherheart of God, what a father is supposed to look like and who our Heavenly Father is. Half the girls were in tears and afterwards we had an awesome time of worship where Father God showed His love to them!
Here are a couple pictures from the Bella Sistah Camp :)
A few of our YWAMers at the camp ^^
What God has been doing in me these past 3 months...
God has been working in me constantly these past few months... It's been a struggle at times, an incredible victory always, I feel the Lord rising up in me, teaching me, speaking to me, convicting me, and using me to minister and show love to those around me. God is the only explanation for the joy, hope, and peace inside me.
I turned 21 since my last post, and I come to the conclusion that although I'm technically an adult and all, I doubt my child-likeness will ever go away. Thank God for that! I see the Lord working in me, preparing me for the journey ahead of me, wherever and whatever that may be.
What's next?
The students will leave for their outreach in late October. While they are gone, the Lord has put together ministry for me to do here. The first week of the student's outreach will be spent in rural Australia, I will be going with my co-staff, Zach's team, as support during that first week of outreach! After that, they will go to Thailand and I will return to the base for about a week and a half. Then, the Lord is allowing me and another of my co-staff Madeleine to go on a 15 day music tour with Easterfest! We will play 15 shows in 15 days, all at different locations in order to promote the Christian Music Festival, Easterfest!
After that is done, I will most likely return to the base for an Internship with City Women, helping them in their office until the students return from their outreach.
Like I said--the Lord is at work like crazy here and so much is happening! It's been an incredible privilege to be apart and I can't wait to undergo what the Lord has ahead for me and the team here at YWAM Toowoomba!
I want to thank all of you for all of your prayers and support! I wouldn't be here without the Lord providing me with such an incredible family of God supporting me. May God bless all of you!
With Love,
-Chelsea
Amazingly beautiful and well spoken. We hear His heart for you; your heart for Him; and you living and experiencing the promise of God in your life and you learn to trust and obey in all things. Radical Jesus following and I am in tears at the simple idea that you are on such a love journey with Jesus. I love you and thank you for taking the time to update us!
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