Help a Brother get to YWAM San Fran

$9,260 of $15,000 goal

Given by 33 generous donors in around 4 months

Donation money will go towards: Flights, Travel Insurance, Lecture, Outreach Fees, Spending money and gear needed for travel.

Naenae, Lower Hutt

This journey started around new years, when I spent some time with my mate at YWAM Tauranga, doing outreach, such as caring for people out on the town by praying for them. I heard many inspirational stories of the mission field and my spirit was stirred. I went home thinking this would be a new journey I would take in a couple of years. However, just a couple months later, I was listening to my friend tell her story of her DTS (Discipleship Training School), and my spirit leapt out of my chest. I realised this was something new God was calling me to sooner rather than later. I enquired with YWAM San Francisco as their blurb on their website talked about gentrification and the Gospel - this was my first time hearing a Christian organization mention this. Gentrification as an issue is something I am deeply passionate about. It is often not spoken of and the injustice keeps me up at night thinking about it. I hope that this experience of going overseas will deepen how I serve my brothers and sisters of Naenae.

This is a scary and new challenge for me and I need your help with getting there. I am fully relying on the generosity of my God and my village. I feel as though this is a calling from the Lord. Asking for money is a difficult thing for me and I wouldn't do it if I wasn't taking this seriously. Would you prayerfully and financially hold me up as I pivot my life into where God is calling me in this current season?

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update! im here! 23 January 2025

Kia ora e te whānau!

It’s been a while since I’ve posted, so I wanted to share a bit of an update I’ve been in San Francisco for almost two weeks now, and I absolutely love it here! The YWAM SF team has been incredibly welcoming, caring, and eager to get to know me. God has been so good, and I’ve felt such a deep sense of peace since leaving Wellington.

We’re currently in week 2 of my Discipleship Training School, and I feel so blessed to be part of this little but amazing group. There are just 3 of us students (including me), so we're pretty close. Even though many are facing challenges here, Tenderloin District has bout 2500-3000 unhoused people here alone. It ain't that big of an area. Im not sure what to compare it to tho? I think that's like pito-one - Avalon maybe. I'll have to figure that out.

we've been spending time at the 'Ellis Room' – a community center where people can come to chat, get a meal, a shower, a haircut, and even fresh clothes and hygiene packs. We’ve also been handing out hot chocolate on Friday nights when the weather gets cold. Tomorrow, we’re helping out at the local food pantry, serving food to around 300 people in just a few hours!

I’ll be sending out a semi-weekly newsletter with more details about what I’m doing, along with my thoughts and feelings along the way. This week’s teaching is about hearing God’s voice – I’ll dive deeper into that in the newsletter. If you'd like to stay updated, flick me your email and I’ll add you to the list!

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