Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Friday, April 24, 2009
Crossroads DTS
For the past several years, God has been speaking to me a verse from Psalm 46:10, “Be still and know that I am God.” I have come to understand that God wants me to not only understand who He is, but to become more like Him in my character and in the way I live my life.
In July 2008, my job with the City of Wylie ended. I was at a crossroads of faith in my life, would I trust God with everything about my life? During the months after that, I was able to spend a significant portion of time seeking God and asking Him to show me who He is and who I am as His daughter. He showed me that I had been believing a lie my entire life, that I was a mistake and He never should have made me. He healed me of the hurt surrounding this and showed me how beautiful and precious I am to Him. God also worked incredibly in my life to show me areas where I wasn’t trusting Him, where I wasn’t fully committed to being like Him. I was fearful that God wouldn’t provide enough money to cover the bills, that He wouldn’t take care of my kids and their futures, and even that I didn’t have faith that He had a purpose and plan for my life. I realized that these were areas of my life, that if I would begin to have faith that He desired the best for me, I would see amazing transformation not only for myself, but for others who God would bring me into contact with. I began to live the things I knew were truths even when I didn’t feel it or know if He would really come through. And God met me and came through in every instance.
During that time, I began to realize that God was leading me to attend a Crossroads Discipleship Training School (CDTS) with Youth With a Mission (YWAM). This entails setting aside five months of my life “to know God and make Him known.” At the end of June, I will begin the program by spending three months at the YWAM base in Tyler, Texas, in deep pursuit of God, followed by two months of outreach and service in another setting or country. While pursuing God’s heart about this program, I was able to visit the YWAM base in Tyler and was shocked and amazed at God’s heart for me. The setting of the base is so incredibly beautiful, and the ministries they are involved with speak right to the heart of who God has designed me to be. They are involved in ministries with youth, summer camps, with unwed mothers, and with foster care and adoption, to name a few. While at the base my heart melted and I was overwhelmed with how God had put the “whole package” of YWAM Tyler together, it seemed, just for me.
So you may be asking questions about what happens after the five months. Does this mean I’ll become a full-time missionary? Will I come back home and serve in the local community? At this point I don’t know what God has planned after CDTS. But I am trusting God to lead my steps along the path that He has planned. And I will be continually seeking Him for that direction. I trust that He has great plans for me, “plans for a hope and a future.” (Jeremiah 29:11)
God calls each of us to help expand His kingdom. There are many ways to do that and not everyone is called to “Go” to the same place or in the same way God has said to me. God calls some to till up the ground, others to plant the seeds, and still others to water the seeds, while He provides the increase. Each of us has a part in expanding God’s kingdom and a part in “going.” I can’t do this on my own or without your partnership, support and encouragement.
If you would consider supporting me in prayer, that would be the most important thing to do. I know God will provide the finances, using people like yourself, so if you are able to financially support this journey, please send a check payable to Youth With A Mission, PO Box 3000, Garden Valley, TX 75771. For tax purposes, please do not include my name on the check, instead include a note referencing my name and CDTS June 2009. The cost of the program is approximately $6300 which includes everything (the school and the outreach portion) except personal expenditures. More than half of that is due no later than June 28, 2009, so your prayerful consideration is greatly appreciated.
I have put together a video that will show you even more about this journey God has had me on and is calling me to. It can be viewed at the following links in either high def or regular mode: In High Definition, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDV19Jy29QA or
in normal mode, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDV19Jy29QA&hd=1. You can also access these videos from my facebook page.
If you have any questions or would like more detailed information, please email or call me.
On His Journey,
Tori Hindman
In July 2008, my job with the City of Wylie ended. I was at a crossroads of faith in my life, would I trust God with everything about my life? During the months after that, I was able to spend a significant portion of time seeking God and asking Him to show me who He is and who I am as His daughter. He showed me that I had been believing a lie my entire life, that I was a mistake and He never should have made me. He healed me of the hurt surrounding this and showed me how beautiful and precious I am to Him. God also worked incredibly in my life to show me areas where I wasn’t trusting Him, where I wasn’t fully committed to being like Him. I was fearful that God wouldn’t provide enough money to cover the bills, that He wouldn’t take care of my kids and their futures, and even that I didn’t have faith that He had a purpose and plan for my life. I realized that these were areas of my life, that if I would begin to have faith that He desired the best for me, I would see amazing transformation not only for myself, but for others who God would bring me into contact with. I began to live the things I knew were truths even when I didn’t feel it or know if He would really come through. And God met me and came through in every instance.
During that time, I began to realize that God was leading me to attend a Crossroads Discipleship Training School (CDTS) with Youth With a Mission (YWAM). This entails setting aside five months of my life “to know God and make Him known.” At the end of June, I will begin the program by spending three months at the YWAM base in Tyler, Texas, in deep pursuit of God, followed by two months of outreach and service in another setting or country. While pursuing God’s heart about this program, I was able to visit the YWAM base in Tyler and was shocked and amazed at God’s heart for me. The setting of the base is so incredibly beautiful, and the ministries they are involved with speak right to the heart of who God has designed me to be. They are involved in ministries with youth, summer camps, with unwed mothers, and with foster care and adoption, to name a few. While at the base my heart melted and I was overwhelmed with how God had put the “whole package” of YWAM Tyler together, it seemed, just for me.
So you may be asking questions about what happens after the five months. Does this mean I’ll become a full-time missionary? Will I come back home and serve in the local community? At this point I don’t know what God has planned after CDTS. But I am trusting God to lead my steps along the path that He has planned. And I will be continually seeking Him for that direction. I trust that He has great plans for me, “plans for a hope and a future.” (Jeremiah 29:11)
God calls each of us to help expand His kingdom. There are many ways to do that and not everyone is called to “Go” to the same place or in the same way God has said to me. God calls some to till up the ground, others to plant the seeds, and still others to water the seeds, while He provides the increase. Each of us has a part in expanding God’s kingdom and a part in “going.” I can’t do this on my own or without your partnership, support and encouragement.
If you would consider supporting me in prayer, that would be the most important thing to do. I know God will provide the finances, using people like yourself, so if you are able to financially support this journey, please send a check payable to Youth With A Mission, PO Box 3000, Garden Valley, TX 75771. For tax purposes, please do not include my name on the check, instead include a note referencing my name and CDTS June 2009. The cost of the program is approximately $6300 which includes everything (the school and the outreach portion) except personal expenditures. More than half of that is due no later than June 28, 2009, so your prayerful consideration is greatly appreciated.
I have put together a video that will show you even more about this journey God has had me on and is calling me to. It can be viewed at the following links in either high def or regular mode: In High Definition, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDV19Jy29QA or
in normal mode, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDV19Jy29QA&hd=1. You can also access these videos from my facebook page.
If you have any questions or would like more detailed information, please email or call me.
On His Journey,
Tori Hindman
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