Hurray for pictures! I was finally able to load some, thanks to my roommate Nicole for lending me her laptop.

This was a pretty rough week for DTS. We received a teaching on the Father Heart of God from Jeff Pratt, the base director at YWAM Axiom in New Haven, Conn. I think this was definitely a breaking point for a lot of people, including myself. It is statistically proven that one's view of their Heavenly Father is based off their view of their earthly father. If a person's earthly father was loving, caring, and nurturing, then that same person will more than likely think the same about their Heavenly Father. If one's father wasn't any of those things but in fact mean spirited and abusive, then they will think the same of their Heavenly Father. A lot of us did not have aweome relationships with our earthly father, and have struggled with the fact that God is a loving Father who desperately loves us and wants us to love Him back. So the first two days of teaching was very hard to swallow, but we had a day of "practical application" on Wednesday.

We've talked about the hurts and wounds in our lives, and how living in openess and complete brokeness heals the wounds. So take a wild guess what we as a class did on Wednesday? One by one, we each confessed a wound, a hurt, or a sin that we've been struggling with. I was able to admit about things in my life that I've carried for a very long time, and it was wonderful to be embraced by a God who is really a loving Father. I won't go into detail as to what was said, but we prayed for each person after sharing their testimony, and we were able to intercede on their behalf. It has definitely brought the class dynamic closer together, knowing that we can trust each other and fellowship with each other.

I've definitely notice things a bit more differently then before DTS. I've noticed that people are naturally drawn to us whenever a group of us go out. Yesterday afternoon a group of us went to 16th street in Denver to just chill and hang out. On the bus there was a guy who asked us if we were part of a church, which was funny because none of us were wearing anything resembling Christ. We talked to him for awhile and found out about things in his life, and we told him about YWAM and what we do. He seemed pretty impressed at what we do, and he was a pretty cool guy. We also went to Boulder to hang out last night, and met a couple of homeless people there. They desperately need someone to love them, and that's what we tried to do. It's funny, because we had no intentions of making our trip to Boulder an evangelism trip, but it's a 24/7 job.

I also found out that my sorority, Delta Delta Delta, has a chapter at UC Boulder. This school has struggled with substance abuse within fraternities and sororities the past couple of years, and quite a few student deaths have happened due to substance abuse. Since our visit to Boulder, the Lord has laid it on my heart to really reach out to the Greeks at Boulder and educate them on substance abuse and the true meaning of sisterhood. The only thing is that the school year is coming to a close, students are going home for the summer, and there are no Greek activities over the summer. Maybe this is something I'm suppose to do in the fall, if I decide to return to Denver? Hmmm, I'm not really sure.

Speaking of outreaches, we are going to Albuquerque, New Mexico next week to not only learn about evangelism but experience it as well. We will witness to people and perform dramas at prisons and youth detention centers in the afternoons and evenings while receiving teachings during the day. And we almost has our oversea outreach teams set. We will have our first outreach meetings on Tuesday, and we'll start prepping for those outreaches as well. And this week our base director, Peter Warren, will teach us on the Fear of the Lord. So quite a few exciting things are happening lately.

On a lighter note, the pranks have already started. I won't say anything more than that...

Here are some current prayer requests:

• Apparently I spoke to soon about people getting better. One of my roommates, Phil, has a chest congestion. She normally sings in the band that I play in on Sunday mornings, but she couldn't this morning. She's hoping to see a doctor tomorrow. Please pray that Phil will quickly get over her chest cold and feel 110% better.
• Definitely pray for our outreach preparation for New Mexico. We've been rehearsing dramas for the past week, and we're hoping to make an impact on the lives of these prisoners. Pray that we will continue to carry the Gospel with us no matter where we go.
• Continue to pray for the oversea outreaches, especially preperaton for the outreach and the funding raising process.
• Pray that the pranks want get too out of hand.

Overall, I'm still doing very well. I'm fed pretty well here, and the weather has been warm for the past couple of days. However, it's suppose to snow the next two days. Weather is really crazy here!

I pray that all you lovely readers are doing well, and enjoy the pictures!