A School Graduates

The Discipleship Training School (DTS) I have been staffing graduated at the start of September, which was such an amazing evening. It was really good to look back over the 6 months of the school and see the growth of all the trainees, and us as staff also. It’s funny, just because you are staffing a DTS definitely does not mean you have all the answers. I have certainly grown and been more challenged doing this school than when I was a trainee a little over a year ago.

It was such an amazing experience to be able to hand each of the trainees their certificate and bless them. They have all come such a long way since we started the school and I have had so much fun living and traveling with them all. The thing I loved most about the graduation was to hear each of the trainees tell the community here at Youth With a Mission Harpenden (YWAM Harpenden) what God has done in their lives over the time of the course.

Being a part of this school, part of this process, has really brought home to me how powerful discipleship actually is. Staffing the school  really helps to bring to life what Jesus did with his followers and the transformation you see with all of them after Jesus has gone to heaven. Being on both ends of the process of the DTS has really opened my eyes to what it means to really speak truth into someone’s life and talk through the hard stuff, to truely challenge someone to grow. I really appreciate those people in my life who challenge me and bring correction to me in areas of my character that are a little rough!

Discipleship is such an amazing gift that God has given us, and brings such amazing revelation about who God is and transformation in the lives of those we invest into, it is such a privilege and a hard thing to do at times, but it is so worth it.