DTS-BLS Thus Far.
It’s just crazy how fast the time soars by, day by day, week
by week, month by month and year by year.
I have rapidly realized more and more being out of high school now, just
how correct Dad and Mom were every time they said to me, “just wait until you
get older, time fly’s!…” yikes that is crazy.
Point being, this Discipleship Training School that I am staffing on
feels like it just started…but truth is…we are actually entering into the 8th
week and only have 8 week’s until we go on outreach. The Sports DTS which consists of 8 students
and 4 staff; is splitting into two different outreach teams. One of which is going to Scotland to do
ministry at the Commonwealth games and the other team to Brasil to do ministry
at the Soccer World Cup.
The past 6 weeks have been packed with lectures, in this
order from week 1- of the DTS the students have had teachings on these topics, Character
and Nature of God, Hearing Gods Voice & Intercession, Father Heart of God, Lordship,
Relationships, Spiritual Warfare, Worship and Identity, and this week we are
learning how to have the Holy Spirit be a part of our daily lives. It is awesome to grow as a staff member and
to be able to learn so much more by hearing all of these things again and with
a different perspective. It is so much
fun to see these students who have come from literally all around the world to
see God move in their lives. God has
been showing me his excitement for his children that are doing this Discipleship
Training School, he has really been showing me why he has called me back to
Australia; I get to help them on their journeys to get to know God and to make
Him known all around the world…So Exciting!
I remember on my DTS being the one that came over to
Australia to seek God and be changed and do whatever he called me to do. It is such a different perspective as a staff
member, yes I am still growing but am helping other grow as well. But to see the students where they were in
their walks with the Father when they first arrived here in Australia and to
see how much they have already stretched themselves and gone all out for Christ
is so encouraging to see.
MENTORSHIP! It is so important to grow in Christ and to be
held accountable. I have been being
mentored since being back. It is so good
to be able to share with a person who can hold you accountable; the things that
you wouldn’t share with other people. It
has helped me grow in relationship with Jesus by being able to process things
with my mentor and pray with him. Doing
so keeps me accountable and striving for an even more intimate relationship
with the Father.
Outreach!
I will be co-leading an outreach team with another staff
member named Lauren Frazer to Brasil in South America on May 31st. We have a solid team that consists of four
students in which all are men. They are
Rafael from the Netherlands, Peter from Switzerland, Patrick from Australia and
Dylan from Barbados, I’m sure you would most likely assume that they are from completely
different backgrounds than one another…very true! We have a wide variety of likes and dislikes,
strengths and weaknesses, introverts and extroverts.
There will be a mix of ministry types that we will be a part
of. We will arrive in Sao Paulo a city
of about 11.3 million people on the 1st of June where we will be serving
the YWAM Kickoff crew doing evangelism, sports ministry, children-youth
ministry and many other things we will be asked to do. We will be there until the 14th. Then we will travel up to Rio de Janeiro a
city of about 6.3 million people on the 14th where we will be doing
about the same work there as we will be doing in Sao Paulo until the 5th
of July. After, the location is not yet definite…but
we are most likely going up north another 6 hours to a place called Vitoria
where the town is smaller yet, it’s has about 313,000 people. Now the ministry
in Vitoria will be completely different.
Though we will be highly relational in Rio and Sao Paulo, it will be
even more so in Vitoria because we will be in smaller communities and villages
where relations will be much more valued. We will do more house visits, village
ministries, speaking in churches, English teaching, service projects, options
are honestly endless! Overall, no matter
what, we are there to make Him known and to bring people to Christ.
So to sum it up. The team as a whole is super pumped to go
to Brasil and to shine the Fathers light and love on the people! We have a crazy opportunity to go and to
apply what we have spent so much time learning about during the Discipleship
Training School.
Prayer Points…
-Team Unity.
-Financial Support for everyone
on the team.
-Health and Safety.
-For God to soften the people’s
hearts of the people we will come in contact with.
-For God to instill inside of us
creative ways of ministry that would best make an impact in them.
-And for an overall massive
heart of each and every person on our team that is ready to explode at the
seams with the Fathers love for each person we meet!!!
Now for myself.
I do have a few needs that have come up during my time here.
I am in need of some healing in my body, I have had a terrible jaw for about 2.5
years. What’s issue? It is completely
out of alignment, so much so that the back teeth no longer touch each other and
that makes it difficult to eat. With that comes teeth grinding and pain in my
jaw that sometimes even gives me headaches.
So with that, through prayer it has been getting better, but to be at
full potential it needs to be 100% healed and God can do that! Please pray with
me.
Financially I am very mediocre, I have been able to pay the
monthly payment of $250. AWESOME! Thank you so much for the support thus far!!
But I do need to see more monthly support come in! Although I have monthly payments coming in, I
do not have any extra funds that are coming in which I can intentionally save
for outreaches, possible medical needs, other emergency needs or for any such
things. I know that some of you may feel led to support me, please do, and
remember you are not just supporting me, but you are supporting the Kingdom of
Heaven! If you have any questions on how to go about supporting me financially please contact me via email and I will answer you! I will have a very simple Paypal account access on my blog soon.
Thank you so so so much for taking time to see how I am doing and what God has been doing in me and the people around me. God is Love! May He bless you with plenty!!
Also could you please take my email address: norrismichael70@gmail.com, I would love to receive emails from you guys and answer back.
Team Brasil 2014
Michael (me), USA, staff
Rafael, Netherlands, student
Dylan, Barbados, student
Patrick, Australia, student
Peter, Switzerland, student
Lauren, Australia, staff
Thank you so so so much for taking time to see how I am
doing and what God has been doing in me and the people around me. God is Love!
May He bless you with plenty!!
Also could you please take my email address: norrismichael70@gmail.com, I would love to receive emails from you guys and answer back.
Sincerely, Michael G. Norris
