Hello There! If you don't already know, I have been apart of a missions organization called youth with a mission (YWAM) for the past 3 months. I have been at the
Rogaland base in Norway since January of this year. Now I am on my backpacking outreach and will be going to another part of Norway, Mexico, Philippines, Russia, and Israel. I apologize that I am already 3 months through, just now beginning to update. I have been learning my limits and processing in different ways. I really felt like God wanted me to rest these past few months. Rest has been such a valuable thing this season as I have spent years constantly leading others and forgetting to pour into myself. I’m so excited to finally be sharing more! Here I will be able to go in depth about what God has been speaking to me, and also the opportunities my team has had. Thank you so much for all for caring about this season in my life! Lecture phase - where we have new teachings on different spiritual topics every week finished over 3 weeks ago. To encapsulate everything that happened during this time would take the entirety of your day so I’ll just say one simple thing, GOD IS GOOD. He showed me what true joy is. That the things around me, people, nature, simple things, were all created for me to enjoy. All of these things are just some of the love he has for me. It wasn’t always easy, but I’m thankful for the joy that God has given me. I have never smiled so much, and it's all because of this unexplainable love God has for me. A love that I just can’t keep to myself. With the new knowledge we obtained, we then split into our different outreach teams to share the love God had imparted into us! My team “Around the World” team has had such an amazing outreach already. T R O N D H E I M Trondheim, Norway our first outreach location where we spent two weeks. WOW, I love Norway. This city just made me fall more in love with it. In Trondheim we were blessed with a relaxing ministry time, before our other countries. We were able to truly build unity amongst our team (which trust me the enemy tried hard to tear apart), and get to know each other on a deeper level. We also built strong relationships with Christians in the area of Trondheim, they truly felt like life long friends after knowing each other for only 2 weeks. Trondheim isn’t a very strong christian city, in fact it’s hard to find a good community of Christians. God really put the city on our hearts, and we spent many hours interceding for Gods light to shine in this city. On the other hand, it was so encouraging to see how the believers we met were living out their lives for Christ. “House Church” is a big practice there. In a house church you are able to invite people into a home, eat, pray, worship, evangelize, and have deeper community with them. I love this concept as I am so used to a big church you can feel lost in, you are able to be so intentional in this context. My highlight of Trondheim was actually during our free day. During our free day I was able to meet with Marthe, a Norwegian that had come to Texas over 5 years ago on exchange. Marthe actually became best friends with my sister and was even able to spend an Easter with my family. She was touched hearing mine and my teams stories of our faith. Marthe kept on mentioning how my family had impacted her life, touched her in a way that she will never forget. She has not found a church/community of believers in the area, so it was super encouraging to talk to others who believed in a good God. All together it was such a needed peaceful time. I was able to be intentional with my power time with God & conversations with others. I learned that there is beauty in vulnerability, and God moves and touches people in different ways. Thank you Norway for your magic, I will love you forever. Prayer Requests: Continued Unity throughout our team
Marthe to find a good christian communitySince we are currently in Mexico, continual opportunities and HealthGiuniet our team member who was unable to join us in Mexico, and now will be joining a different team. This loss has affected our team greatly.
Thank you all for your support. I couldn’t do it without you! Expect an update from Mexico City soon.
How you can support: PRAYERS!!!
Venmo: Lyly-Figueroa
https://www.gofundme.com/qp9bc-ywam-missions-trip
