«YWAM ¡Hola!» will turn 2 years on July the 1st, 2021!! #Hallelujah

During these years we have run a Discipleship Training School (DTS) every quarter of the year. For a pioneering base, that’s HUGE!! A DTS requires patience, teachers, commitment, money, finances, places, contacts, logistics, etc. etc. And although my first thought was to start with ONE DTS a year, the Lord made it clear that the number of schools was already set. He had made up his mind, and we just needed to follow Him.

This is a photo of our very first DTS, the Backpack DTS. July 2019.

This is why when the Lord spoke about merging two of our most favored schools, we couldn’t avoid feeling a bit strange.

Our Backpack DTS is our first born. For me, is the school that carries the identity, and apostolic/visionary calling – infused and passed by to all of us – of my sending base in Norway, YWAM Rogaland. It represents our beginning, our identity, and one of our main call as a base: the nations. And because of that it’s more than just another DTS. The school of this year looked promising by having the biggest amount of students we have ever seen in our short life: 10! But we didn’t have a leader, nor teachers, neither staff to run it.

On the other hand, the Sports DTS had a rocky beginning. The leader of the first school went away after following God’s call for her life, leaving the only – and inexperienced – staff in charge one month prior the start of the school. Christopher and I had to built it up from the very beginning, and it was «born» during pandemic times. It turned out to be one of the schools that has witness a powerful move of God in signs, miracles and wonders!! The school of this year had staff, great teachers and amazing activities, but lacked students. And although we had two, and one to confirm, something was off.

The students of our very first Sports DTS. April, 2019.

The idea of merging the DTS came to my head one night, after praying. I wasn’t sure if it was the Lord’s. I kept it for me for two days, and prayed – Lord, if this is your idea – I said, – then let Christopher (the leader of the school) feel the same. Nothing really happened, so one day without planning I shared the idea. To my surprised, he peacefully agreed.

Meanwhile processing this blogpost with him I felt strongly in my spirit that the merging of the two DTS will be extremely significant for the upcoming season of the base.

It will represent a step further towards maturity, as we move away from our mother base’s identity. It doesn’t mean we will get rid of it, but that the lord is confirming our own. It will merge key elements: the visionary, pioneering, and apostolic anointing of the BP DTS with the discipline, and call for holiness of the Sports DTS, resulting, with God’s help, in an powerful school! And it will multiply leaders, equipping them with the best we have to offer to go to the nations to share the good news!!

What an amazing time we have ahead!! What a wonderful God the one we serve! Partnering with Him is a privilege!! And I’m sure that our newest DTS: the XTREME DTS, has come out of His very heart!

All glory to our King!