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A Costly Call: Jeremy’s Story

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Meet Jeremy! He is one of our current Winter DTS students. We had a lot of fun asking him a few questions on how he came to do a DTS and what God has been teaching him so far. Here is what he said: Q: What made you decide to do DTS? A: I always…

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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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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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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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Love Softens the Heart: Daniel’s Testimony

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It was a chilly Thursday afternoon. A group of us DTS students had gone to a bus stop to love others and share about Jesus by handing out free hot chocolate and praying for people. As we were doing so a man with a limp approached us. His first words to us were, “Why are…

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Laura’s Story: What Failure Means

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I’ve been honored to participate in the worship track this fall here in DTS. Before it began, I thought I was going to learn how to lead worship… but God had a different plan. He has used every ounce of this class to teach me much more than singing songs and strumming a guitar: He’s…

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From Bolivia: Everyone Can Come In

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Our first week in Bolivia was spent at a boys street kids home, ages 11-19, sharing testimonies, teaching and playing games. These boys had no choice but to live on the streets to escape their toxic home lives and abusive families. Living on the streets is a rough lifestyle where the children use contact glue…

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