4th generation (4DTS) Discipleship Training School Youth With a Mission (YWAM) Discipleship Training School (DTS) is a 5-6 month Christian Missionary Training School. YWAM is one of the world’s largest missions organizations with over 18 ,000 full time staff in more than 100 countries in e v e ry co n t i n e n t ( e x ce p t Antarctica). !YWAM is a dynamic and fun group of young people who are passionate about knowing God and making him known to all the nations of the earth, and

every tribe and tongue across t h e g l o b e . T h e g r e a t commission is our commission! So, on October 22nd, 2013 a g r o u p o f 1 0 s t u d e n t s endeavored to the outskirts of Ensenada to begin the 4th DTS at the YWAM Maneadero base. This cohort was composed of four Korean Canadians, two native Mexicans, two Koreans, and one Korean Brazilian. 5 m o n t h s o f t r i l i n g u a l community...talk about culture and language! Our community

was a glimpse of what all nations would look like. !4DTS w e n t t o fi v e different locations to do their outreaches, having to overcome the odds of being comprised of d iff e r e n t b a c k g r o u n d s , l a n g u a g e s , c u l t u r e s a n d objectives. However, by the grace of God, they were able to come together and work together towards the same goal, to know God and to make Him known.

T o k n o w G O D and to m a k e H I M known

CLAM Center for Latin American Mission

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Interested  in  doing  a  DTS  or  in  any  of  our  other  ministries?    

EMAIL: ywammaneadero@gmail.com TEL: 646.211.1639 (Mexico) TEL: 213.505.4077 (USA)

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What’s  a  DTS?    

• To gather and challenge people to worship, listen to and obey God, releasing them (in the context of the D T S ) t o s e r v e t h r o u g h evangelism, intercession, acts of c o m p a s s i o n a n d o t h e r expressions of God's heart for the world, possibly even pioneering new ministries. • To inspire and cultivate growth in one's relationship with God resulting in Christ like character, which is based on a solid Biblical foundation, the work of the Holy Spirit and the personal application of Biblical truth, especially concerning God's Character, the Cross and empowering Grace. • To sharpen one's ability to relate to, learn from and work with people, including those of different cultures, personalities and perspectives. • To further equip each one to serve God's purposes either in or outside of YWAM Family of Ministries, strengthening a commitment to reach the lost, especially the unreached, to care for the poor, and to influence all areas of society. • To impart the vis ion and foundational values of Youth With A Mission International as well as that of the host operating location and to provide information regarding a variety of opportunities for service.

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Mexicans, Canadians, Americans and Koreans coming together to learn, to grow and to know God with the purpose of making HIM known.

4DTS meet us: the students

4DTS meet us: the staff

john adriana

joanne lorin meliza timothy

elihu

brenda

jose

jane

christine

david

charles

ricky

juno

abel

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For the past five months, ten students went through moments of happiness and joy, of trial and sadness, of grace and mercy. Through their time of DTS, a close knit community was developed, many sacrifices were made one for another because of the love that each one has for Christ. Even though there were so many different types of personalities, perspectives and backgrounds, Christ showed the power of His love through this group of students and staff. One word that can describe this group would have to be passion. Each one has a fervent passion for God, to know Him, and to understand His will. Though different in the way He showed himself, God really touched and met each one in an impactful way.

4DTS in community

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4DTS in lecture During the five months of the DTS, three months were dedicated to lectures. The lectures were designed and chosen not only for its knowledge, but because of t h e p ra c t i c a l i t y o f i t s message. The foundation of t h e l e c t u re s w a s G o d inspired life change.

There is no doubt that God touched the lives of both s tudents and staf f . His presence was palpable, and the seeds that were sown into the lives of the students can be seen growing.

These lecturers are men and women whose lives are dedicated to God and His ministry. They are men and women living out the word of God daily. They set an example to the students of what it means to be a man or woman of God. The students are grateful for the time and investment they have made within their lives. �5

4DTS on outreach The students went to five locations for the outreach phase of DTS. During this phase, students worked with a variety of ministries, such as children’s, youth, adults, rehab centers, retirement homes, and indigenous groups. The purpose of going on outreach is to use what the students have learned in their lecture phase, and put i t in to practice in the world around them.

Outreach phase is a real test of patience and endurance. It stretches students because they are put into situations t h a t m a k e t h e m f e e l uncomfortable, but have no choice to do otherwise. This phase real ly helps the students seek God and His will upon their lives.

All the students would agree that the outreach phase was the hardest part of their DTS, however, it was the most

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“D.T.S”,Discipleship Training School. 5 months in this training school totally transformed my life. The biggest change and miracle is probably the fact that I’ve been daily waking up at 6AM for the past 5 months. The reason why I say this is because I used to be someone who couldn’t wake up in time to go to school. I don’t know if I’ll ever have a reason to wake up like this again. Oh, one more thing, I know that I may look messy, but in fact I am a very clean person and I hate to be in messy places; most of my friends know this very well. I would like to mention that because of the fact that I dislike living in a place that’s so messy and dusty, being here is in itself a miracle. !Before I came to DTS, my life was like standing on the edge of a cliff. There was only a bluff to fall off in front of me, and behind me there was a jungle where I could not and did not want to go back to. I had nobody; no one to tell or to listen to my story. All I had was a feeling of absolute loneliness. I didn’t dream and didn’t want to pursue any dream. It was so painful to wake up every morning to have to face another pointless day, so every night I thought to myself that dying would be better than to continue living like this. So I jumped off. I jumped off the cliff. It was my only option to get out of the repeating cycle in my life. I didn’t want to jump, because obviously if I jumped I would die, but I had to. In all of this, God was there; He saw me, and He used the situation to corner me and to limit me to one option: doing a

DTS. ‘Do not be afraid. Since the first day that you set your mind to gain understanding and to humble yourself before your God, your

words were heard, and I have come in response to them’ Daniel 10:12. !This was the message He gave me when I decided to do a DTS. He placed confidence in my insecure heart. Yes, I realized that He had actually been waiting for me, and then at that moment I set my mind to obey Him, He was ready to respond to every single word I would be saying. I was changing little by little as my time in DTS passed. Actually, my heart was changing before I even recognized it. The more I looked for Him, He showed me more and as the more I found Him, He allowed me to know more of His love.

It wasn’t always happy and joyful here. This is what I said when a friend of mine asked me about my DTS life, ‘It can’t always be good because of the fact that people live here together’. Certainly there were hard times when I was annoyed and stressed. In the beginning it was hard but the more that I tried to stand before God with my problems, He made those problems His and not mine any longer. My chains were starting to break and eventually I became completely free; Amen. I did not know fully when I was in the ‘5 months of DTS’, but now I know. I know that He already has done all the plans He had for me. The 5 months that I thought would be a huge waste of t i m e b e c a m e t h e m o s t i m p o r t a n t a n d unforgettable moment in my life because God had made all happen.

Ricky Kim

D o n o t b e afraid. Since the first day that you set your mind to g a i n

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Carlos  Noh    15 년전에 마약때문에 죽을뻔 하다가 하나님을 만나서 새로 태어났었는데…두번 다시는 죄를 안질거라고 다짐하며 새벽 기도도 나가고 찬양팀도 섬기며 여름마다 선교도 다녔었는데…어떤분이 말씀한게 기억이 난다. 방에 있는 먼지가 보일듯 하면서도 잘 보이지 않았던것이 햇빛이 창가로부터 들어오면서 보이기 시작한 먼지는 상상치도 못할정도로 싸여 있있다라는 말씀이 왠지 나의 지나온 15년간의 삶을 보는것 같았다. !난 몇번이나 회개하면서 헌신하겠다고 부르 짖었던가?...

하지만 나의 죄는 점점 싸이고 또 싸이면서 언젠가부터는 두 얼굴을 가지고 신앙 생활을 할수밖에 없는 상황 가운데 들어가 버렸던 것이다.

교회에서는 찬양을하며 밖에서는 세상 사람들보다 더 더러운 삶을 즐기며 하나님과 나의 관계는 완전히 파괴되어 버리고 말았다. 담배, 술 그리고 마약과 완전히 타락해버린 난 더 이상 빠져 나올수 없는 중독에 빠지면서 더이상 소망이 없어져 버렸다.

“이것이 진정 나의 모습이라는건가? 난 벌써 몇번의 기회를 받고 그 누구보다도 하나님께 값지 못할 인생의 빛을 진 사람인데 왜 난 이렇게 죄를 즐기는 것인가?”

남이 나를 보면 크리스챤이라고 전혀 상상치도 못할 정도로 더러운 삶을 걷고 있었다는 것이였다. 그리고 더욱 더 무서웠던것은 내 자신이 망가지고 있다는걸 알고 있다는것과 하루 하루가 지나면 지나갈수록 빠져 나오지 못할 중독에 빠지고 있다는걸 알면서도 더 이상 희망이 보이지 않았던 것이다. 미쳐버리는 느낌이였다. 상태가 심각했던 난 이젠 귀신같은 영을 보기 시작했다. 밤에 불을 끄고 잠을 자려고 누웠는데 먹구름이 방 안을 가득 채우며 용같은 영이 내 몸에 그리고 입 안으로 들어가

는것을 느낄수 있었던 것이다. 이제 죽음이 앞에 왔고 갈때까직 갔구나라고 생각하며 두려움에 떨던 나는 하나님께 나갈 길 밖에 없었다. 그리고 어리석고 망난이같은 내 자신을 알지만 난 진심으로 다시 한번 더 회개하며 기도했다. 그리고 난 더 이상 하루라도 이런 인생을 살고 싶지가 않았던 것이다. 너무나도 고통스러운 마음에 난 이렇게 기도했다.

“하나님, 더 이상 어떻게 싸워 볼려고 노력해도 매번 쓰러지고 똑같이 반복하는 저는 소망이 없어요… 이렇게 사는것보단 차라리 죽는게 낳을거 같아요… 하나님, 저를 묶어 주세요. 더이상 내 뜻데로 움직이지 못하게 저를 묶어 주시고 나를 끌고 가 주세요. 전 더 이상 못하겠어요…”

하나님은 그 이후 오랬동안 뵙지 못했던 김현수 목사님과 사모님 그리고 오 집사님을 다시 만가게 하시고 상담을 받으면서 목사님이 운행하고 계시던 YWAM DTS 에 대해서 말씀 해주셨다.

그때 나는 멕시코로 떠날 상황이 안되 보였었다. 제정, 가족들 그리고 회사일 때문에 도저히 갈수 없다고 생각했지만 하나님은 그 짦은 몇일 사

이에 너무나 확실한 싸인들을 보여 주시고 난 모든것을 내려놓고 멕시코로 떠난것이다. 순종하며 떠나던 그 순간에 하나님은 벌써 내 마음을 만지시기 시작하셨고 ‘헌신의 마음’ 을 심어 주셨다. 15년동안 교회에서, 부흥회에서 그리고 수련회에서 너무나도 많은 헌신을 한적이 있었지만 이번만은 나의 헌신이 아닌 성령이 심어주신 헌신이였던것을 확신하였다. 나의 삶은 더 이상 없어져 버린것이다. 나 노영완은 이제 죽어 버린듯한 마음이였다. 더 이상 내 자신을 보지 않으리… 더 이상 나를 위해 살지 않으리… 내가 하루를 살던 일주일을 살던 한달을 살던 내 자신을 위해 살 바에는 죽는것이 나을 것이라는 마음을 가지고 살아갈수 밖에 없던 것이였다. DTS 생활을 하면서 매일 내 자신을 죽이자는 마음을 가지고 하루 하루를 살기 시작했다.

예수님이 십자가를 지니고 골고다 언덕을 올라간 모습을 묵상하며 이제는 내 십자가를 지니고 예수님을 따르고 싶은 마음뿐이였다.

힘들었다… 고통스러웠다… 내 인생을 뒤돌아 보면 난 눈물을 흘리며 하루라도 하나님을 기쁘게 해드리고 싶은 심정뿐이였다. 더 이상 내 십자가만 아닌 내 형제 십자다도 들어주고 싶다라는 마음까직 부어 주신다… 그리고 더 이상 십자가에 못박힌 예수님을 바라보는것만이 아닌 예수님과 같이 죽기를 사모한다. 그때 나를 보면서 웃어주실 주님을 바라보며 나는 함께 가리라…

“하나님,  저를  묶어  주세요.  더이상  내  뜻데로  움직이지  못하게  저를  묶어  주시고  나를  끌고  가  주세요.  전  더  이상  못하겠어요…”

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21 de Octubre un cambio total a mi vida, empiezo mi ede una oportunidad que Dios me dio, algo que veia lejano o como un sueño hoy se a echo realidad. !Me sentia las primeras semanas como un pajarito que siempre a estado protegido por su madre y que esta a punto de emprender su vuelo para descubrir un nuevo mundo y asi fue. !Al entrar a esta escuela a sido la mejor decision e aprendido mucho talvez no estoy donde Dios quiere pero no estoy como cuando entre, e empezado a ver mi relacion con Dios de otra manera e aprendido a escuchar la voz de Dios que lo que El hable a mi vida tengo que compartirlo no guardarlo. !Le entregue a Dios el permiso total de mi vida deje que el examinara mi corazon y que trabaje, que haga en mi el cambio que el quiera que yo tenga. !

Aprendi nuevas formas de hacer ministerio estaba acostumbrada a solo hacer las cosas sin ver el punto de vista de otras personas cada vez que me tocaba compartir recibia opiniones y me hicieron crecer. !Aprendi a servir con mas amor me encanto compartir en las cruzadas Dios afirmo mi seguridad en El que cuando le das el control de tu vida El hace grandes cosas. !Tambien confirmo Dios mi deseo de enseñar y trabajar con jovenes y a adultos. !Dios es el unico que ha transformado mi caracter tengo mas paciencia me a ayudado a que mi deseo de servir y trabajar para El cresca, me e enamorado mas de Dios porque e visto su fidelidad e aprendido a que necesito dia a dia alimentarme de su palabra y apoyarme en El. !Aqui Dios afirmo mi seguridad de que si puedo hacer las cosas.

Brenda Rangel

“Le entregue a Dios el permiso total de mi vida deje que el examinara mi corazon y que trabaje, que haga en mi el cambio que el quiera que yo tenga.”

Brenda Rangel

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