Well, over the last couple of months, God has led me to join on staff with "Go Teams" at the YWAM base in Brisbane! Those working on go teams organize and coordinate the majority of the local outreach done here in Brisbane by the base. The suburbs around us are filled with families and of course youth. We are dedicated to reaching out to these families and youth. We are in the middle of building up our high school ministry. In the past we have already been helping out with the breakfast program and playing sports with the teens during lunch hours as a form of outreach. We are now in the process of getting together some new outreach material to share at the high schools. We would raise awareness on different issues teens are struggling with these days, and use the opportunity to share Jesus. There are also quite a few youth who hang out at the base and use the gym & games area that we are reaching out to.We also have a few very large projects we are working on right now. A vision our base has is to get a Bible in every home in the suburbs around us. This includes a package we have put together to reach out to families, and is geared towards helping families grow together. And of course, one of the items in the package is a Bible. We are also putting together a run across the state of Queensland. During the run, we will be stopping in local towns where we will be hosting events to reach out to those in the "bush" communities. YWAM Brisbane also owns a large white marquee tent that fits approximately 200+ people. We set this tent up at large events happening all over the state of Queensland and sometimes beyond. DTS students put on dramas and worship, and hot chai tea is always served. The tent serves as a safe place where youth can just hang out and talk. The doors God has opened to minister to these youth is absolutely amazing, and many have come to Jesus as a result!
Over the last several years there have not been many staff on Go Teams, and much of the vision God has given us could be completed. Over the last couple of months, God has raised up three new full time staff for Go Teams. This is a huge blessing, and is allowing us to dive into new areas of ministry in the suburbs around us!
I will be on staff full time with Go Teams for the next year, or possibly more depending where God continues to lead me. Its a huge blessing to be part of the ministry that is going on here in Brisbane, and I am looking forward to all that God has for me. And, its pretty cool to already see the new things God has been teaching me since the end of my DTS. DTS may have finished, but God will never stop working in my life! 