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Marny Ketcham

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Liz’s Story: I Left My Family and My Job

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I am the first Christian in my family. June of last year, I was meeting with my pastor and asking him how I could have more of Jesus. I wanted more of Jesus. I told him I wanted to know how I could serve Jesus and I wanted to be prepared to expand the Kingdom.…

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From South Asia: Joy in the Midst of Pain

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Sitting on the ground of a small slum home, I look into the eyes of a lovely 42 year old woman. She is a daughter, a mother, and a wife who’s suffering from various health issues. She was raised Catholic, but knew very little about what it means to have a personal relationship with God. She…

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From North Africa: I’m Just His Servant

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“God hurts when you hurt and weeps when you weep.” We were sitting in a living room, sipping tea and eating cookies in a Syrian refugee’s home. They welcomed us in with such beautiful hospitality and we started to get to know each other a little bit. My heart began to break as I heard…

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Janelle’s Story: How I Got to DTS

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We sat down with one of our new DTS students, Janelle, to ask her a few questions about how she came to do a DTS and what God has taught her so far. Here’s what she said: Q: What made you decide to do a DTS? A: “After I finished high school I started working.…

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That Warm Fuzzy Feeling and How to Feel it When Things Aren’t all Warm and Fuzzy

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“You make known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand.” Psalm 16:11 Have you ever found yourself laughing so much that you started to cry or  your abs started to hurt? How did you feel afterwards? I’m sure you felt…

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From South Asia: “Surrounded”

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In South Asia, we did many house visits. We would sit with the people and listen to their stories, then, share with them some of our own or anything that the Lord would put on our hearts. One night as we went out to do house visits, there was a little girl following us. She…

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The Reason for the Season

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It’s been said that, “Christmas is God’s ultimate peace project,” meaning the birth of Jesus made way for ultimate belonging and relationship with God. This is what we were created for to begin with. Perfect peace and harmony are essential and nothing else was known before sin had been welcomed in to the lives of mankind.…

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