Hello all,
If you haven't seen or figured it out yet, I am back on the beautiful island of Maui. We arrived back here a couple of weeks ago and have been busy debriefing and processing our time in Nepal since then. Our students have all gone home and are now figuring out how to be disciple makers wherever God takes them in life!
Nepal was truly an amazing time. We saw a good number of people healed and many come into relationship with God. He worked in some very amazing ways, with and without our team! And of course he did much work in us as individuals and as a team.
We spent the first month of our outreach in the capital city, Kathmandu. Four times a week we would go out and tell others about Christ, distribute Bibles, and share our testimonies on the streets of Kathmandu. We would also go on a practice hike once a week, getting ready for our trek in the Himalayas. On Saturdays, our team would often teach and preach at church, either sharing a word, giving our testimony, our preaching the main message. Afterwards, we would either go to a youth drop-in centre or an orphanage which were both nearby our place, teaching English, hanging out with the youth, or loving on children.
After about a month in Kathmandu, we headed off to West Nepal to hike around the Annapurna Range in the majestic Himalayas. They were certainly the biggest mountains I've ever seen. We were trekking for roughly 10 days, evangelizing and distributing Bibles along the way. Our contacts in Nepal are very discipleship orientated so those that come into relationship with God are very well taken care and brought along in their walk with God. And so we walked, hiked, sweat like crazy, and shared about the love of Christ the whole way. It was an amazing week and a half and definitely the highlight of the trip for me. A few people gave their lives to the Lord while we were trekking which was amazing to see. All of us on the team definitely lost some serious weight in that time.
Next up was Pokhara. This is a very pretty city in West Nepal on a mountain-fed lake with a whole lot of tourists there. People go there at the beginning or the end of their trek usually. We were able to continue sharing the gospel and our testimonies there, as well as fellowshipping with a local church there nearly every night in their prayer gatherings, oftentimes sharing a word or little message. It was awesome to be able to get to know and pour into the church in Pokhara in that way, sharing with them lots of revelation that our students received while in lecture phase on Maui. To be able to worship God and share life with people from every tribe, tongue, and nation is such a beautiful thing.
Kathmandu wrapped up our trip to Nepal. We spent the last couple of weeks visiting friends that we made in the first month and met lots of new people throughout the city, once again sharing the gospel, distributing lots of Bibles, and sharing about what God has done in our lives and how he has transformed us. Overall, we saw many people come into right relationship with God in Kathmandu, both before and after our trek and time in Pokhara.
The Lord is moving in some pretty awesome ways in Nepal. The harvest is ripe. People are hungry for truth, purpose, and for real love. The body of Christ is actively learning how to make disciples and how to develop those under God's saving grace to full maturity in him. Please continue to pray for Nepal and for the Kingdom of God to be released in that country.
As for me, I am back on Maui for a few weeks (working in the kitchen) before heading to the mainland for a month and a bit. I am going to Maryland mid-July to meet Emmy's family and see where she grew up and then up and over to Edmonton at the beginning of August for a few weeks. I'll be back in Hawaii this fall continuing on with YWAM Maui and with what God has for my life.
We just sent off our spring team to Ch!n@ and Thailand for the summer so God is continually working through us in Southeast Asia, even as many of us are in the background, whether it be office work, cooking, cleaning, or fixing things! It is wonderful to be able to support our teams in any way needed and that is one of the biggest things I love about YWAM Maui. Everyone is so willing to fill whatever role needs to be filled and to be so selfless in that! So thank you for your continued prayer and support. You continue to have a significant role to play in our ministry here and ultimately in what God is doing globally. I do appreciate all of your prayer and blessings and I pray that God pours out his love and blessings on each of you who read this. Please continue praying for me and for my ministry here, making disciples and serving. If you feel led to contribute financially, please let me know so that I give you some information with regards to that (how to do it, tax deductibles, etc.) The most important thing is prayer. Thank you and God bless! Hopefully I'll see you soon!
Dave Grabowski
If you haven't seen or figured it out yet, I am back on the beautiful island of Maui. We arrived back here a couple of weeks ago and have been busy debriefing and processing our time in Nepal since then. Our students have all gone home and are now figuring out how to be disciple makers wherever God takes them in life!
Nepal was truly an amazing time. We saw a good number of people healed and many come into relationship with God. He worked in some very amazing ways, with and without our team! And of course he did much work in us as individuals and as a team.
We spent the first month of our outreach in the capital city, Kathmandu. Four times a week we would go out and tell others about Christ, distribute Bibles, and share our testimonies on the streets of Kathmandu. We would also go on a practice hike once a week, getting ready for our trek in the Himalayas. On Saturdays, our team would often teach and preach at church, either sharing a word, giving our testimony, our preaching the main message. Afterwards, we would either go to a youth drop-in centre or an orphanage which were both nearby our place, teaching English, hanging out with the youth, or loving on children.
After about a month in Kathmandu, we headed off to West Nepal to hike around the Annapurna Range in the majestic Himalayas. They were certainly the biggest mountains I've ever seen. We were trekking for roughly 10 days, evangelizing and distributing Bibles along the way. Our contacts in Nepal are very discipleship orientated so those that come into relationship with God are very well taken care and brought along in their walk with God. And so we walked, hiked, sweat like crazy, and shared about the love of Christ the whole way. It was an amazing week and a half and definitely the highlight of the trip for me. A few people gave their lives to the Lord while we were trekking which was amazing to see. All of us on the team definitely lost some serious weight in that time.
Next up was Pokhara. This is a very pretty city in West Nepal on a mountain-fed lake with a whole lot of tourists there. People go there at the beginning or the end of their trek usually. We were able to continue sharing the gospel and our testimonies there, as well as fellowshipping with a local church there nearly every night in their prayer gatherings, oftentimes sharing a word or little message. It was awesome to be able to get to know and pour into the church in Pokhara in that way, sharing with them lots of revelation that our students received while in lecture phase on Maui. To be able to worship God and share life with people from every tribe, tongue, and nation is such a beautiful thing.
Kathmandu wrapped up our trip to Nepal. We spent the last couple of weeks visiting friends that we made in the first month and met lots of new people throughout the city, once again sharing the gospel, distributing lots of Bibles, and sharing about what God has done in our lives and how he has transformed us. Overall, we saw many people come into right relationship with God in Kathmandu, both before and after our trek and time in Pokhara.
The Lord is moving in some pretty awesome ways in Nepal. The harvest is ripe. People are hungry for truth, purpose, and for real love. The body of Christ is actively learning how to make disciples and how to develop those under God's saving grace to full maturity in him. Please continue to pray for Nepal and for the Kingdom of God to be released in that country.
As for me, I am back on Maui for a few weeks (working in the kitchen) before heading to the mainland for a month and a bit. I am going to Maryland mid-July to meet Emmy's family and see where she grew up and then up and over to Edmonton at the beginning of August for a few weeks. I'll be back in Hawaii this fall continuing on with YWAM Maui and with what God has for my life.
We just sent off our spring team to Ch!n@ and Thailand for the summer so God is continually working through us in Southeast Asia, even as many of us are in the background, whether it be office work, cooking, cleaning, or fixing things! It is wonderful to be able to support our teams in any way needed and that is one of the biggest things I love about YWAM Maui. Everyone is so willing to fill whatever role needs to be filled and to be so selfless in that! So thank you for your continued prayer and support. You continue to have a significant role to play in our ministry here and ultimately in what God is doing globally. I do appreciate all of your prayer and blessings and I pray that God pours out his love and blessings on each of you who read this. Please continue praying for me and for my ministry here, making disciples and serving. If you feel led to contribute financially, please let me know so that I give you some information with regards to that (how to do it, tax deductibles, etc.) The most important thing is prayer. Thank you and God bless! Hopefully I'll see you soon!
Dave Grabowski
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