I have graduated YWAM DURBAN DTS 2013!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you everyone for your support and your prayers! I could NOT have done it with out you all!
I know I left off with going to Lesotho, and a lot has happened since then, but I did want to show you the video we made for our graduation which has a synopsis of what we have done including our last part of outreach in Swaziland. ENJOY!
What am I doing after?
The past 6 months has been quite intense for me, and I came to DTS with my own plans but also with a lot of uncertainty. The tag line for YWAM Durban's DTS is " to Discover your God-given Destiny". To be honest I did not know that until I came here, but it was EXACTLY what I needed.
I know that God was calling me to a worship school, and I looked at one very close to my house. But God first wanted me to go to YWAM so I went. Then I felt him still calling me to a worship school, but this time to Australia. So I looked into a YWAM in Australia that focuses on worship. The only thing is that it did not have as much training as the one 4 hours from house. The course only goes for 5 months, and I felt God telling me 2 years. Obviously though he didn't want me to go to the 2 year program in Florida though.
A few days later, I was reminded of Hillsong College. It felt right, but to be honest, two other guys from Westville Presby (my church here in Durbs) were going, and I wanted it to be "my" thing. But after praying about it for over a month and getting many different confirmations from God, God got through to me that I needed to stop being stubborn and prideful. So I decided I would go. (It took a lot longer for me to humble myself to tell people I was going, BUT it's all part of the learning journey.)
So I am going to Hillsong College, and after I am looking to returning to Durban to work in full time ministry some where there. Super excited for everything the Lord has been doing!
Thank you again for your prayers and support! I will be updating my blog once again as I get closer to Hillsong just to keep everyone updated, but my YWAM chapter is closing and it's time to open to the next adventure. Thank you!
Love, Shannon
