Breana's Story, Children at Risk DTS student At first glance it looked like the beginning of our second week of VBS was absolutely perfect. The kids, ages 2-18, were surprisingly quiet and behaved. My team did a great job sharing stories and the lesson, acting in skits, and doing crafts. But why did I feel like I had failed those …
God is in the business of rescuing people
by Trevor, Children at Risk DTS student Friday night, we joined Martin and Kim for street evangelism. We began the night with prayer on the outskirts of the Montrose neighborhood. God shared with us that while He is the one knocking on the doors of peoples’ hearts, when they open their door tonight they will see one of us standing …
What will happen to these boys in ten years?
by Linnea, Children at Risk DTS staff Most of the seventy kids who have been coming to our Vacation Bible Study are from very poor and broken homes. A lot of them don’t know how to behave, or act out to get attention from us. I just wanted to hold each of their faces to mine and somehow download into …
I know God saved my life for a reason.
by Linnea, Children at Risk DTS staff I didn’t know I could relate so well to someone so different from me. After we took part in the service at Church in the Park, my team members and I spread out all over the large park to talk and pray with people. I walked toward a picnic table where five men …
Getting to know YWAM Houston
by Trevor, Children at Risk DTS student After we settled into our duplex, “home” for the next three weeks, our hosts and directors of YWAM Houston, Martin and Kim Dale, told us about their city and why they’ve chosen to develop a ministry there. It was exciting to learn so much about Houston and to hear the passion the Martins …
All he wanted was a chance to smile with us.
by Breana, Children at Risk DTS student My friends and I walked around the neighborhood for a few hours, passing out flyers to promote our Vacation Bible School. The kids we met were so excited to come! I love how encouraging kids are with their open excitement and acceptance. The kids we met loved having their pictures taken by my …
Love AND be loved
by Breana, Children at Risk DTS student Homeless ministry might as well have been a foreign term to me with the way I was acting yesterday. I was walking around the little grassy park, where my team was helping run that day's Church in the Park, making and avoiding eye contact at the same time. “Hi, how are you?” I …