Transforming

Typical day in the life of a SOS YWAMer :)
7:00am Breakfast
7:45am Morning Work Duties (kids have duties throughout the building)
8:30am Worship\Teaching
10:30 Team Time (the groups have time alone as a group, with no YWAM staff)
12:00 - 5:00 The groups do different things...
Bucket Brigade - The group go out into the TL and go in stores and clean things that need cleaning, if it is sweeping or mopping, dusting or cleaning the windows.
Prayer Walk - The group goes out into San Francisco & prays for numerous things, depending on what type of walk it is.
Homeless Plunge - This starts at 5:45am when they are kicked out and given money only for one bus transfer, they are homeless for the day, they were the clothes they wore to bed, they are kicked out of our building till 4.


*These are just a few of the things the groups go out and do


5:00pm Supper
5:45pm Evening Work Duties
6:00-10:00 Different things
Hot Chocolate - The groups go out onto the streets with jugs of hot chocolate, handing it out to the homeless people, making conversation. It isn't about the amount of cups of hot chocolate you pour out, it is about the conversation you are engaged in.
10:00pm Quiet Time
11:00pm Lights Out


These past two weeks, I have been in the kitchen, it is a lot more physically demanding then working with MA groups, I definitely enjoy working with the groups then being in the kitchen not interacting with others, I am definitely a people person.


God has been transforming me so evidently, everyone here at YWAM know that things are going on in my life and I am changing so darn drastically, they are always so excited for what I have to say. Many of times, I will tell them something and they say "Awe, we are so proud of you." I love hearing that, I have never had close friends that I could talk to about anything personal or spiritual, but now I have that here. 


I have made mistakes throughout this entire process, that have hurt myself and others in different ways, but I think everything happens for a reason, and we become stronger for it, we become better christians, we can learn from our mistakes. I am so thankful for the forgiveness God gives us, I have had to ask for it here countless times & sometimes I have to forgive, even just in my head, because God forgave me, I will and can forgive others. It is such a blessing, everything here has been! I am so thankful my family & friends pushed me to come here, because they knew I would be radically transformed & rocked, that has happened.


I am missing home a lot right now, but we only have about 4 weeks left here and I know when I get home, it will feel like I never left, but I will take what I have learnt here and bring it home with me. I want to make a difference in the lives of people in my own community - Winkler. I want to volunteer a lot of my time throughout the week, just serving & blessing others. I am so excited for God's plan for me, it has become a lot more clear in the past week, and I am so thankful for that. 


God is so good.


Tessa