Winnipeg Discipleship Training School

Previous Post - Reflections on Week One

-by Stacie Lund, DTS Correspondent

Good afternoon/morning/evening to you very fine and wonderful readers! WOW! I can’t believe it has already been two weeks here at the base. This first week of teaching has been incredibly insightful. Prayer was the topic of discussion, which was led by the outgoing and spunky Dan King from 24-7 Prayer Canada. He was an interactive teacher, incorporating scripture, mini-outreaches, and exercises to give us insight into the subject of prayer. First we discussed what the definition of prayer was. Discovery was made by all about certain aspects of ministering through prayer, the ways we can pray, how to listen to God’s voice, etc. One very unique exercise for practicing listening to the Lord’s voice was when we took a trip to the Portage Place mall, being instructed to observe those around us, and then waiting for the Lord to give us either information or a word to pray for certain individuals. Luckily, God was faithful when we asked, not to mention Dan provided a “cheat sheet” of prayers that we could use “just in case”. It was good stuff!

Teaching was presented on how to test if what we were hearing was indeed God’s voice by asking questions, referring to Scripture, and so on. Such topics as spiritual warfare, how Jesus prayed, fear vs. faith when approaching God, and unanswered prayer were analyzed. Pondering the following week, I have realized that all around me have been impacted by Dan’s teaching in a significant way, which compelled me to ask each student, “How about that prayer week (aka What was the highlight of your week?)” To insert a creative twist on the grilling of my fellow classmates, it was concluded that a question pertaining somehow to one of Dan’s teachings, which is how our spiritual growth should be organic like a garden, should be asked. In light of this information, I was compelled to ask the imperative question…”What type of fruit describes your personality?” Hahaha! Who said that we should take life too seriously….preposterous I say! SO here you are….LADIES AND GENTLEMEN…the deep, moving, and somewhat “fruity” responses of the YWAM DTS class of ‘07!

Lindsey

“Probably the highlight of this week was learning about listening to God. I’ve been thinking about it lately, so it was really cool to hear some tips for listening better!”

“A papaya-flavored mango because I am indecisive!”

J.P.

“The highlight of my week was intercession and working on and learning about inward prayer (which is defined as listening, contemplating, and meditating).”

“Probably a strawberry…”

Robin

“The highlight for me would have to be praying for our classmate (practicing personal prayer) this morning. It is one thing learning about prayer, but actually practicing/doing it is what makes a difference!”

“An orange because I am sweet and full of flavor!”

Ed

” Practicing listening to God’s voice in the mall was a very unique experience. Watching the peoples’ expressions and praying for them as they walked by was cool”.”

“I am an apple because I bruise easily!”

Brenden

“The whole idea that as we become more mature Christians, God speaks less clear to us because He trusts us more to discern/hear/understand his calling and voice.”

“I am a dragon fruit because it looks weird, but once you cut it open, you find it is a lot different than you would expect.”

Stacie

“The highlight of my week would have to be the fact that God has confirmed my daily prayers/reading through Dan’s lectures. It was great to know that I am on the right track. Also, learning how to discern God’s voice was extremely helpful because I struggle with the thought, ‘Is that really you God?’ “

” I gotta be a guava because I am unique, kinda odd, and overall enjoyable.”