YWAM first days

Ok, so arrived on Sunday, found my bed, made it and then immediately went to Walmart because of course I realized I forgot something. Yea for Walmart! Then went to family night and was given no directions at all (love that...NOT) and then they called each of the schools up on stage to introduce ourselves. I went up and I was the only person up there over 20 (or so it seemed) and I was standing there in front of about 500 people wondering how I could gracefully get off the stage without falling on my face because I thought I had gone up for the wrong thing. Nope, I was where I was supposed to be and I don’t look that much older than them…hahaha. Family night was kind of cool because they introduced all the students from the schools that were starting and then they did a graduation ceremony for the School of the Bible that was ending. It was a cool celebration. When Family night ended again very little direction, just where to show up and what time for the first class the next day. Monday started with staff and student introductions and a little more information about how things work.

And today, Tuesday, we started in on the first teachings. Today was about Quiet Time, importance and some ideas of how to do it, and hearing the voice of God. Then we had a half hour to go practice. I had already done my quiet time in the morning and really wondered if I would get anything else. Was pleasantly surprised by God and all that He wanted to say to me. Thanks Tricia for talking to me about Esther again recently, because that is the passage that came to mind this morning, all of Esther 4. “For such a time as this.” was the key verse. I guess I hadn’t realized or made the connection that had Esther not intervened and all the Jews been killed during the time, God’s plan to send a Messiah could not have happened. I was struck by Esther’s obedience, that she had a choice to make and by her “little” act of obedience the salvation of the world was able to proceed. And then I thought about how God calls me to do something and I may never understand or know the significance of what seems a “small” act and the eternal impact that could result from the one small “yes”. So, I continue to press in and say “yes” to God’s directions.