God has been showing me just how jealous he is for my heart, your heart, and the hearts of the lost! Also, note jealousness is not like what we think ...READ MORE
The above photo is the result of our team ugly sweater photo shoot :) I should have more on Facebook sometime! It seems like when ever you get Jeff (our DTS ...READ MORE
This Friday, we partnered with the free church and handed out hot coffee, hot chocolate and cookies to people on the streets. We went out in shifts because it was ...READ MORE
I was reading Galatians and came across the section on the 2 sons of Abraham (Galations 4:21-31). I had never read this or stopped enough to meditate on it at ...READ MORE
We've been busy here in Helsinki! Thanks to Tata and Johanna, we've had many ministry opportunities opened up. We've also met many other great christians who want to see change ...READ MORE
We made it to Finland on my birthday, the fourth. It was a crazy ferry ride from Stockholm to Helsinki because of the icy waters of the Baltic Sea. We ...READ MORE
Outreach is almost half over, which is definitely a crazy thing to think about. We have less than a week in Malmo and then we head to Helsinki, Finland for ...READ MORE
We've been partnering with Street Church every Friday. We hand out Kaffe (Coffee), Choklad (hot chocolate), and some cookies to pedestrians on the street. We strike up conversations to them ...READ MORE
"I am the way, the truth, and the life" - Jesus Someone once told me about a study where someone spoke positive words to one glass of water and negative words ...READ MORE
We left Linkoping and traveled by bus the 5 1/2 hours to the city of Malmo (3rd largest city in sweden). We could tell once we stepped of the train ...READ MORE
What is our motivation behind our actions? There are many motivations for what we do: greed, power, lust, and hate, but I am finding out that the most important and most ...READ MORE
We made it! We traveled halfway around the world from the most remote islands in the world to Sweden in northern Europe. Here's the breakdown of travel: Kona airport delay - 3 hours Kona to ...READ MORE
This week we had Jamie Smith come and visit us from The Outerbanks, North Carolina. His most impacting day for me was when he told us about his in-depth study ...READ MORE
Last week, we were in class and our speaker, Corey Martin, started talking about relationship and community and how God views them. We talked about the Trinity and how the ...READ MORE
I was in Brazil a few years ago and was speaking to a class of 4th or 5th graders. It was an amazing opportunity to talk to them about Jesus. ...READ MORE
Happy thanksgiving (well the day after...)! Here's some friends we are thankful for :) [gallery link="file"] And many more awesome people that arent pictured! READ MORE
This tuesday, we partnered with the Crossroads DTS class for our Kona community outreach. After a worship session to get on fire. We went out. Camille and I were coupled ...READ MORE
Now that we have our outreach location set, we have began our research and preparation for our locations (Sweden and Finland). We've been researching about the countries, cities, cultures, ministries ...READ MORE
I met Larush after a few days of class and really got to know him on our work duty at Kings Mansion (the photo is of him working on some ...READ MORE
I got together with some fellow YWAMers and discussed blogging and technology for missionaries (pretty geeky I know), but blogs are an incredible tool to keep people up-to-date on ministries, ...READ MORE
We met to have a Sunday night worship session featuring Fire and Fragrance the DTS focused on worship and intercession on campus. After some worship music and prayer, Andy said ...READ MORE
Salt. It's not exactly a romantic ingredient. It's kind of like the workhorse of spices and ingredients. It can be used to add flavor to foods that lack flavor or ...READ MORE
Every Tuesday, We've been going on treasure hunts of a different kind. What we do is pray that God will lead us to people in need of prayer and write ...READ MORE
This week's speaker was Marty Meyer (he and his wife, Kelly, run YWAM Idaho ywamidaho.org) and he spoke on the Father heart of God. I've prayed to the father my ...READ MORE
Hey! So we've been praying about outreach locations for a while now. Calvin and I both prayed separately asking the Lord where He wanted us. We both got Sweden! We ...READ MORE
The bible is a love story. Some of you might be saying,"No way, it's just a book of do's and don'ts. There is no plot, sure there are lots of ...READ MORE
Hey from Kona! This is Camille, by the way...So today was an amazing day in class. We had a couple of different speakers from the YWAM base come in and ...READ MORE
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What a crazy past 3 days! Tuesday we flew from Greenville to Dallas to Maui to Honolulu to Kona finally at around 11 PM (5AM our time). Our leader Jeff ...READ MORE
You are invited to PARTY with us one last time. Come say goodbye and hang out with us one more time before we head off to YWAM for 6 months! WHERE: Calvin's ...READ MORE
Move over Old Mother Hubbard The cupboards are pretty bare here in the Hanson house! We decided to pack up most of the house besides decor. If someone rents or buys ...READ MORE
It's funny because Camille and I have only hung out with Jeff Reid on two occasions, yet he's become a great friend to the both of us. When we first ...READ MORE
Jude is my nephew and Godson. He's 6. He's pretty awesome. He's been to Africa. He likes to tell stories, outer space, and legos. Here's a story about him: Melodie (his ...READ MORE
We spoke on Jireh Junction Tuesday and thought it be cool to video it just in case you missed it or you couldn't call in at 4PM EST! Check it ...READ MORE
We just received our acceptance e-mail from the University of Nations Registrar and Camille and I are in! It's another step to check off our list! Thoughts on our journey so ...READ MORE
For all you Blackberry lovers and iphone enthusiasts, we made it even quicker to visit our site. Our simplified mobile version pages downloads quickly! No need to enter a new ...READ MORE
Oh, what a night! We had such an incredible time at our Benefit Dinner & Talent Show Tues. night! There is a lot of work that goes into an event ...READ MORE
God has been showing me just how jealous he is for my heart, your heart, and the hearts of the lost! Also, note jealousness is not like what we think of as negative emotion but probably more like zealous (here's a cool study on God as a jealous God, http://bible.org/seriespage/jealous-god). The
The above photo is the result of our team ugly sweater photo shoot :) I should have more on Facebook sometime! It seems like when ever you get Jeff (our DTS leader) and Jed (our brother-in-law and CommTrans alum) together crazy things happen! Its evident from the stories they came to us with
This Friday, we partnered with the free church and handed out hot coffee, hot chocolate and cookies to people on the streets. We went out in shifts because it was so cold we could only be out for 30 minutes. The group at the church would be intercessors for the people on the streets. I have had
I was reading Galatians and came across the section on the 2 sons of Abraham (Galations 4:21-31). I had never read this or stopped enough to meditate on it at least. I love how Paul used the Old testament as an illustration to show the freedom we and the jewish people under the law have in Jesus
We've been busy here in Helsinki! Thanks to Tata and Johanna, we've had many ministry opportunities opened up. We've also met many other great christians who want to see change in their city and we will be partnering with them in ministries. Here's a few activities we've been up to while in
We made it to Finland on my birthday, the fourth. It was a crazy ferry ride from Stockholm to Helsinki because of the icy waters of the Baltic Sea. We heard another boat got stuck for a whole day this winter because the ice froze so quickly. We were on the bottom floor next to where the ice chun
Outreach is almost half over, which is definitely a crazy thing to think about. We have less than a week in Malmo and then we head to Helsinki, Finland for the remainder of our trip. During this time, I've realized that outreach is not separate from lecture phase of a DTS. I've felt like I am gr
We've been partnering with Street Church every Friday. We hand out Kaffe (Coffee), Choklad (hot chocolate), and some cookies to pedestrians on the street. We strike up conversations to them and of course the topic turns to God as they see our display of Bibles and verses and our jackets that say
"I am the way, the truth, and the life" - Jesus Someone once told me about a study where someone spoke positive words to one glass of water and negative words to another. Under a microscope, there was a amazing difference in quality. After hearing of this study, it made so much sense to me. I
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