So my new year starts on February 8. I don't usually give much of my party time to new years eve. But regardless, I can't deny that it is the start of a new year. and man what a good one 2012 was!
I have been a bit quiet on the blog front in a while. I am working on a new format for updates, but it is taking a while (largely due to my un-suaveness with technology) So here is a bit of a run down from the past year...
Winter Dts 2012. Amazing. Students had new revelations of the Father Son and Holy Spirit, which is freakin awesome. And our outreaches were sooo good! I was in Argentina with Michele Fulginiti and a team of allstar students. Lots of people in Argentina met Jesus for the first time, we helped lots of other YWAM bases and had a general great time cruising around talking about Jesus.
Theeeen it was Endurance DTS. 12 more incredible students. All the usual incredible DTS curriculum with a ton of extra transferable back country skills! Including CPR an wilderness first aid responder certification. And then to top it off - another mind blowingly incredible outreach!
Cassie Horn and I took 11 students to Canmore, Alberta for two weeks and then flew to Cambodia for the next six weeks. One of our students got the opportunity to work with Team extreme and Tidal Waves ministry right here in Montana and he is still working with them now! Canmore was full of amazing evangelistic awesomeness. Helping with local events. And helping my home church, "The Branch" kick off their first ever morning service. Kristy Wilke got a super talented worship team together and came up just for the day to help us kick off our first service with some fantastic worship! And Cambodia... wow... Cambodia. Yeah. What a totally life changing trip. Amazing people. Beautiful country. And a people that is really ready for their Savior to become real in their lives.
I had an epiphany there: "God doesn't need a bunch of westerners people to fly around the world to change a country. Sometimes he just needs a bunch of westerners to come behind his people that are already in that country and help build them up so that they can help change their own people."
And that is really what we did. We were able to play with kids. Teach English. Help out with building projects and just stand behind the local church. We had lots of opportunities to do bible studies with local Christians and help strengthen them. And I know that these amazing people are the ones that are going to see revival in their country.
Since EDTS finished I have been helping our WDTS 2013 school get ready. Jan. 7 class starts!! We are looking at the biggest winter that YWAM Montana has ever seen. How cool is that?!?! I am fortunate enough to be leading a snowboard/ski track on the side. Kind of a bonus option for students that involves a little bit of riding, lots of evangelism and helping the Whitefish Snowboarders for Christ crew get some new Sunday night stuff going! It is gonna be incredible!
So thank you for following along with my ramblings once again. Having friends support me love and prayers is honestly soooooo amazing. Humbling. I am honored. Truly.
One goal i have for this year that is not just a solid goal, but an incredible necessity, is getting my financial support up! I am still about 60% below where I need to be each month. So if you love the above list of fantastic things and want to be a part of the action, join up with me! Because we need each other to be the parts of the Body that we are currently called to. Right now God has me as the hands and so I can't be the wallet. If you feel walletty right now, please check this page out:
www.canadahelps.org
Your donation (if you are Canadian) is tax deductible! If you aren't then its just a really easy way to give! In the search bar, click ywan vancouver. Click on the pink "YWAM Project Funding link and donate away, by clicking "donate now" or "donate monthly"! Do it once. Or monthly. Or whatever you want really! Pay pal or credit card both work. Just specify in the message box that it is to Kris Friesen at YWAM Montana and we are all set. And then you and I begin an awesome new stage of relationship that is team work!!
thank you thank you thank you
love and be loved
-kris-
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