Hi friends!
So, I realized some of you might be wondering why I am going back, how this decision was made, what happened!?
Well... I will start from the beginning...
When I got to South Africa in April and began my DTS, of course everything was new... new cultures, new people, new everything! Most of us are used to having our own room but instead I shared a room with 3 amazing girls. But because of that, I no longer had a place to pray alone... so I would usually go to the roof and pray. It was usually empty and it gives such a beautiful view of Muizenberg. There are 3 main things that happened in my decision to go back to South Africa, the first thing happened while praying on the roof....
So one night, I was praying on the roof and I could see the city lights and I felt God say, "You're going to go to the villages for 3 months".... and I'm like okay whatever you say God, whatever that means lol....
I never forgot what He said that night but I didn't think about it a whole lot. Next... I had been waiting to hear more about YWAM's "Frontier Missions." The day came where Adelson spoke about this ministry and at one point he mentioned Sudan, and something stirred in me. I began researching Sudan, the places YWAM has been in Sudan, and pretty much anything I could find (South Sudan specifically)... After this, I just left it and figured God would do what He wanted, when He wanted...
The third thing that happened... The leader of the Church Planting School had mentioned something to me about this school but I dismissed it, thinking I probably won't want to do a school right after my DTS. But for whatever reason, I began looking up whatever I could find about the school. I saw that it started in September and I saw the classes it provides....but then this is what really stuck out....
This school will be going to Sudan...to the villages...for three months....
Now, I don't know about you all but I don't fully believe in coincidences... all of this happened by May 2010.
So, for the past 4ish months I've been praying about this school, about Sudan, and just asking God to give me whatever it is He desires. During these 4 months I knew this is what I wanted and what God wants. So here I am, it's decision time, and all I can do is trust God. He will do whatever He wants with this situation....
...and as most of you know, I sold my car and some other things for my first trip. Now I have nothing else to sell so I really do have to fully rely on God to provide. It's insanely scary!! I've heard a million miraculous stories of how God provided in others' lives, I've read their books, I've seen it... and I've always said to God, how I would love to see Him do something crazy like that in my life!! ....and now here I am, thinking... well maybe this is the time where God does something like that for me... so... here we go... SOUTH AFRICA ROUND 2!!
Thank you guys for your support, encouragement, and love!! It means so much! Pray with me for strength, finances, and faith... I know God is going to do something crazy....
Let's do this!
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Heading back to Africa!!
Hi Friends!
WOW!!! So, I am obviously back from my 5 month DTS (Discipleship Training School)! It was the best, hardest, most exciting, and life changing thing I have ever done. My heart has grown for missions even more! God has shown me so many new things about Him, about me, people, life, everything... and I have lots of fun stories to share... I'll have to find a fun spot to put all those stories.... Anyway, so what is my next adventure? Well... I'm heading back to South Africa on September 24! YAY! I'm so so so excited and can't wait to see what God does this time.
As you can tell, I'm not very good at keeping up with this whole blogging thing. Plus, for the two months I was in Steinkopf, South Africa, we didn't have internet access so that really gave me an excuse to be lazy about blogging LoL. However, this is South Africa Round TWO! ...and I'm going to try my best to keep up with updates... I've also thought about doing some Video Blogs, that way you all can really see what's going on.
For now... Here is my newsletter. It has a ton of information about YWAM, Church Planting (my next school with YWAM), and a little info about me :)
Thank you all so much for your support and encouragement!
I love you all LOTS and LOTS!
Here we go!!!
Here is my newsletter with all the info about my next mission!
I have this note in "newsletter form" as well, if you would like an email let me know!
Love you all... here we go!
YWAM: Youth With A Mission
Kelly Slaton
“To know God and to make Him known”
Youth With A Mission (YWAM) is an international movement of Christians from many denominations, united by love and dedicated to presenting Christ personally to this generation. YWAM is completely a volunteer organization comprised of people of every age serving in both short and long term capacities all over the world. All staff and workers are non-salaried. YWAM is currently operating in more than 1000 locations in over 180 countries, with a staff of over 18,000.
The YWAM Muizenberg, South Africa Base is located in Cape Town. This base serves as a multi-cultural platform to embrace, equip and launch people into all nations to reveal Christ.
Kelly has spent the last 5 months in South Africa where she completed Discipleship Training School (DTS). A DTS consists of 3 months of lectures and local outreach in the community of Muizenberg, followed by 2 months of outreach in another location. Kelly’s outreach location was in Steinkopf, South Africa.
The Steinkopf Team consisted of 5 team members from 5 nations (USA, Brazil, Namibia, Nigeria, Kenya). For two months the team ministered to the youth, old age home, disabled home, and children of Steinkopf. God used them in many ways!
What is Kelly’s next step? The School of Church Planting and Leadership!
Beginning: SEPTEMBER 26, 2011!!!!!
WHO IS YWAM?
When YWAM began in 1960, the main focus was giving young people opportunities to demonstrate the love of Jesus to the whole world, according to His command in Mark 16:15. Today, we still focus on youth, but we have members (known as “YWAMers”) of almost every age and many of our short-term efforts have grown into long-term endeavors that have impacted lives and nations.
YWAM has a decentralized structure that encourages new vision and the exploration of new ways to change lives through training, convey the message of the gospel and care for those in need. We are currently operating in more than 1000 locations in over 180 countries, with a staff of over 18,000.
WHAT IS YWAM DOING IN MUIZENBERG?
YWAM Muizenberg has two defining aspects that makes the base unique. The first is that it is nations base. Meaning, they often have over 30 nations represented on the base at one time. This creates a very dynamic environment that increases our ability to gain God's heart for the world and creates many opportunities to learn from one another.
The second prominent aspect is that they are a pioneering base. They not only desire to gather many nations in one location, but they seek to see these people equipped to go out into all nations to reach the lost. In line with this, YWAM Muizenberg runs various training schools as well as many ministries to take part in.
HOW DOES KELLY FIT INTO ALL THIS?
WHAT IS HER NEXT STEP?
Kelly was raised in Orlando Florida. She grew up learning about God but not fully accepting Him as her personal Savior until April 2010. Kelly felt her first call to missions and joined the Faith Assembly of God youth group. She went on her first mission trip to Managua, Nicaragua for 8 days with 16 other members from the youth group. This was in May of 2010.
During this time she was also student at the University of Central Florida. She received her Bachelor of Arts Degree in December of 2010 from UCF. After returning from Nicaragua, Kelly knew she wanted to give missions another try, and that’s when she found out about YWAM!
Kelly joined YWAM to complete her DTS in April 2010 in Muizenberg, South Africa. After graduating from DTS in September 2010, she has decided to join YWAM as a full time student. During her DTS Kelly prayed and asked God what her next step should be. Kelly has a passion for Africa and feels that God has called her to learn about Church Planting. The School of Church Planting and Leadership is another source of training that YWAM offers.
NEXT STEP: WHAT IS CHURCH PLANTING?
About three-billion people in the world do not yet know Jesus Christ. Almost two-thirds of those people do not have the Bible in their own language or understand how the Word of God fits in their culture. This means that over two-billion people will not come to know Jesus unless someone is daring enough to take God's love and move into these cultures with an aim to evangelize, disciple, and plant churches.
God has stirred YWAMers to commit them to pioneer church planting. In obedience and faith teams have been formed, trained, and launched. Missionary Floyd McClung wrote, “It is essential we recognize the New Testament does not speak of just winning ‘sheep’ but also forming them into ‘flocks’… Church planting is a fulfillment of God’s desire to father His people into kingdom communities.”
THE SCHOOL OF CHURCH PLANTING AND LEADERSHIP: 6 MONTHS
3 Months Lecture Phase with Local Outreach.
The Lectures consist of:
-Evangelism Methods -Church/Mission History
-Discipleship Makers -Hebrews 6
-Biblical Worldview -Acts and life of Paul
-Unreached People Group ….and more!
3 Months Outreach Phase:
The students will prayerfully choose which location to complete their outreach. The locations the teams will possibly choose from are: South Sudan, Mozambique, and East London (South Africa).
WHERE DO KELLY’S FINANCES COME FROM?
The 35,000+ short term and 18,000+ long term staff members of YWAM are all voluntary workers who are supported financially and through prayer by their local churches, family and friends. Kelly has included her budget below to tell us what she needs.
WHAT WILL KELLY NEED FOR SIX MONTHS?
Plane Flight: $1,700.00
School Fees:
Lecture Phase: $2,300.00
Outreach Cost: $1,500-$3,000
Medical Insurance: $300 one time payment
Personal Expenses: $300 one time payment
TOTAL: around $6,000.00
Kelly is currently focused on raising finances for the Plane Flight. The School Fees do not need to be paid before the school starts. Of course this would be best. However, YWAM allows students to raise funds during the Lecture Phase (First 3 months of school). Because YWAM is a non-salaried organization, they are flexible with fees and due dates knowing that God always provides enough in His own way and time.
HOW TO DONATE?
There is a Donate button on this page that puts your gift into a PayPal account I have set up... cool!
Donations can also be mailed, send me an email if this option is best for you!
Any Questions? Prayer Requests? Anything!! Email Kelly at:
KellyMSlaton@yahoo.com
Thank you so much for taking the time to read this.
Please be in prayers with Kelly as she goes after her next mission!
Websites and more fun information!
ywammuizenberg.org
Fun Stuff to read:
http://ywamarua.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2010-02-08T00%3A00%3A00%2B08%3A00&max-results=5
Videos in Issore Pyam, South Sudan:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5XvXNYxkGU
http://ywamafricom.org/video/ywam-yei-south-sudan
Video about the YWAM Arua, Uganda Base. They work in Southern Sudan as well:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgjdTNlMpII&feature=share
WOW!!! So, I am obviously back from my 5 month DTS (Discipleship Training School)! It was the best, hardest, most exciting, and life changing thing I have ever done. My heart has grown for missions even more! God has shown me so many new things about Him, about me, people, life, everything... and I have lots of fun stories to share... I'll have to find a fun spot to put all those stories.... Anyway, so what is my next adventure? Well... I'm heading back to South Africa on September 24! YAY! I'm so so so excited and can't wait to see what God does this time.
As you can tell, I'm not very good at keeping up with this whole blogging thing. Plus, for the two months I was in Steinkopf, South Africa, we didn't have internet access so that really gave me an excuse to be lazy about blogging LoL. However, this is South Africa Round TWO! ...and I'm going to try my best to keep up with updates... I've also thought about doing some Video Blogs, that way you all can really see what's going on.
For now... Here is my newsletter. It has a ton of information about YWAM, Church Planting (my next school with YWAM), and a little info about me :)
Thank you all so much for your support and encouragement!
I love you all LOTS and LOTS!
Here we go!!!
Here is my newsletter with all the info about my next mission!
I have this note in "newsletter form" as well, if you would like an email let me know!
Love you all... here we go!
YWAM: Youth With A Mission
Kelly Slaton
“To know God and to make Him known”
Youth With A Mission (YWAM) is an international movement of Christians from many denominations, united by love and dedicated to presenting Christ personally to this generation. YWAM is completely a volunteer organization comprised of people of every age serving in both short and long term capacities all over the world. All staff and workers are non-salaried. YWAM is currently operating in more than 1000 locations in over 180 countries, with a staff of over 18,000.
The YWAM Muizenberg, South Africa Base is located in Cape Town. This base serves as a multi-cultural platform to embrace, equip and launch people into all nations to reveal Christ.
Kelly has spent the last 5 months in South Africa where she completed Discipleship Training School (DTS). A DTS consists of 3 months of lectures and local outreach in the community of Muizenberg, followed by 2 months of outreach in another location. Kelly’s outreach location was in Steinkopf, South Africa.
The Steinkopf Team consisted of 5 team members from 5 nations (USA, Brazil, Namibia, Nigeria, Kenya). For two months the team ministered to the youth, old age home, disabled home, and children of Steinkopf. God used them in many ways!
What is Kelly’s next step? The School of Church Planting and Leadership!
Beginning: SEPTEMBER 26, 2011!!!!!
WHO IS YWAM?
When YWAM began in 1960, the main focus was giving young people opportunities to demonstrate the love of Jesus to the whole world, according to His command in Mark 16:15. Today, we still focus on youth, but we have members (known as “YWAMers”) of almost every age and many of our short-term efforts have grown into long-term endeavors that have impacted lives and nations.
YWAM has a decentralized structure that encourages new vision and the exploration of new ways to change lives through training, convey the message of the gospel and care for those in need. We are currently operating in more than 1000 locations in over 180 countries, with a staff of over 18,000.
WHAT IS YWAM DOING IN MUIZENBERG?
YWAM Muizenberg has two defining aspects that makes the base unique. The first is that it is nations base. Meaning, they often have over 30 nations represented on the base at one time. This creates a very dynamic environment that increases our ability to gain God's heart for the world and creates many opportunities to learn from one another.
The second prominent aspect is that they are a pioneering base. They not only desire to gather many nations in one location, but they seek to see these people equipped to go out into all nations to reach the lost. In line with this, YWAM Muizenberg runs various training schools as well as many ministries to take part in.
HOW DOES KELLY FIT INTO ALL THIS?
WHAT IS HER NEXT STEP?
Kelly was raised in Orlando Florida. She grew up learning about God but not fully accepting Him as her personal Savior until April 2010. Kelly felt her first call to missions and joined the Faith Assembly of God youth group. She went on her first mission trip to Managua, Nicaragua for 8 days with 16 other members from the youth group. This was in May of 2010.
During this time she was also student at the University of Central Florida. She received her Bachelor of Arts Degree in December of 2010 from UCF. After returning from Nicaragua, Kelly knew she wanted to give missions another try, and that’s when she found out about YWAM!
Kelly joined YWAM to complete her DTS in April 2010 in Muizenberg, South Africa. After graduating from DTS in September 2010, she has decided to join YWAM as a full time student. During her DTS Kelly prayed and asked God what her next step should be. Kelly has a passion for Africa and feels that God has called her to learn about Church Planting. The School of Church Planting and Leadership is another source of training that YWAM offers.
NEXT STEP: WHAT IS CHURCH PLANTING?
About three-billion people in the world do not yet know Jesus Christ. Almost two-thirds of those people do not have the Bible in their own language or understand how the Word of God fits in their culture. This means that over two-billion people will not come to know Jesus unless someone is daring enough to take God's love and move into these cultures with an aim to evangelize, disciple, and plant churches.
God has stirred YWAMers to commit them to pioneer church planting. In obedience and faith teams have been formed, trained, and launched. Missionary Floyd McClung wrote, “It is essential we recognize the New Testament does not speak of just winning ‘sheep’ but also forming them into ‘flocks’… Church planting is a fulfillment of God’s desire to father His people into kingdom communities.”
THE SCHOOL OF CHURCH PLANTING AND LEADERSHIP: 6 MONTHS
3 Months Lecture Phase with Local Outreach.
The Lectures consist of:
-Evangelism Methods -Church/Mission History
-Discipleship Makers -Hebrews 6
-Biblical Worldview -Acts and life of Paul
-Unreached People Group ….and more!
3 Months Outreach Phase:
The students will prayerfully choose which location to complete their outreach. The locations the teams will possibly choose from are: South Sudan, Mozambique, and East London (South Africa).
WHERE DO KELLY’S FINANCES COME FROM?
The 35,000+ short term and 18,000+ long term staff members of YWAM are all voluntary workers who are supported financially and through prayer by their local churches, family and friends. Kelly has included her budget below to tell us what she needs.
WHAT WILL KELLY NEED FOR SIX MONTHS?
Plane Flight: $1,700.00
School Fees:
Lecture Phase: $2,300.00
Outreach Cost: $1,500-$3,000
Medical Insurance: $300 one time payment
Personal Expenses: $300 one time payment
TOTAL: around $6,000.00
Kelly is currently focused on raising finances for the Plane Flight. The School Fees do not need to be paid before the school starts. Of course this would be best. However, YWAM allows students to raise funds during the Lecture Phase (First 3 months of school). Because YWAM is a non-salaried organization, they are flexible with fees and due dates knowing that God always provides enough in His own way and time.
HOW TO DONATE?
There is a Donate button on this page that puts your gift into a PayPal account I have set up... cool!
Donations can also be mailed, send me an email if this option is best for you!
Any Questions? Prayer Requests? Anything!! Email Kelly at:
KellyMSlaton@yahoo.com
Thank you so much for taking the time to read this.
Please be in prayers with Kelly as she goes after her next mission!
Websites and more fun information!
ywammuizenberg.org
Fun Stuff to read:
http://ywamarua.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2010-02-08T00%3A00%3A00%2B08%3A00&max-results=5
Videos in Issore Pyam, South Sudan:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5XvXNYxkGU
http://ywamafricom.org/video/ywam-yei-south-sudan
Video about the YWAM Arua, Uganda Base. They work in Southern Sudan as well:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgjdTNlMpII&feature=share
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