Season’s greetings from the Botkin family and may your 2010 be a very blessed one!
It was a bittersweet, brisk day when we tearfully embraced our YWAM friends and said, “Goodbye” or more appropriately, “See you later!” The holidays were upon us and with them, the end of the Lecture Portion of the Discipleship Training School. Many of the students were prepared to go overseas for the second half of the school but our family is making plans to go Down Under. We’ve submitted our application and have been accepted for an intern staff position at YWAM “Reef to Outback” in Townsville, Queensland, Australia. It is a fairly large base located on the coast right in the middle of the Great Barrier Reef. They serve the city through a youth outreach called “Youth Street”, and reach out to the Aboriginal population through a program called “Proper Way Productions”. They offer classes in worship, inductive Bible study, and Discipleship Training Schools at various times throughout the year. Also, the base operates a large power boat that brings students and others on outreach and mercy missions to Papua New Guinea and to various Australian ports. As our family transitions over to Australia we will get settled and oriented with the organization, staff, and city; and then jump right in to the ministries that the Lord will direct us to serve in. Our initial commitment is for one year beginning in April during which time we will be completing our remaining DTS outreach requirements and contributing to the ministry. What happens after that, we’ll have to wait and see. Needless to say, we are very excited and can’t wait to get there and get to work. In the meantime we will continue to sort through our belongings, organize and finalize paperwork, and live at the YWAM base in Discovery Bay as caretakers until the DTS team returns, we’ll then get ready to go in late March or early April.
Our Christmas season was wonderful as the Lord provided plane fare for us to visit relatives and friends in San Diego. It was nice to get out of the cold and as Cameron said, “Enjoy sun that has some heat!” It was great to go to a couple of new churches, Calvary Chapel Alpine and East Valley Christian Fellowship with family and to share God’s vision for us at Calvary Chapel Point Loma. We were humbled and left speechless with the many surprise gifts which God provided by friends, family, and our extended church families. Connecting and Reconnecting with all of these loving people was such an encouragement and reminder of the reality of our membership in the global family of God. It was tough to get back on the airplane but great things are on the horizon.
Just want to say in closing, “Thank You!” to all who have been and are behind us through prayer and financial giving. We very literally, could not have made it this far without you and are looking forward to the future with great excitement. Please continue in your support and if the Lord leads, commit to support us on a monthly basis. Currently, we have been blessed with about 1/3 the amount that we need to live on per month in Australia and are hopeful that very soon we will have the rest. Every little bit helps and though you may not be able to come over to serve with us side by side, you can through your generosity. May the Lord richly bless you!
Pastor Jeremy
All contributions can be sent to:
YWAM Discovery Bay
Attn: Botkin Family Support
PO Box 989
Port Hadlock, WA. 98339
Checks should made out to YWAM Discovery Bay with nothing in the memo...As long as our name in on the envelope it will get to us...
YWAM DB is a Non Profit and all contributions are tax deductible.
Thanks!
Answered Prayer:
God has clearly shown that we are to go to Townsville
God continues to provide for our every need
Though the our home hasn’t been sold yet, it is being rented!
Prayer Requests:
God’s will and direction with the house in Forks
Provision for our trip to Townsville
For the Lord’s protection and blessing on our DTS Team overseas
Homeschooling help in Townsville
Wisdom in preparing to move a family of six overseas
It was a bittersweet, brisk day when we tearfully embraced our YWAM friends and said, “Goodbye” or more appropriately, “See you later!” The holidays were upon us and with them, the end of the Lecture Portion of the Discipleship Training School. Many of the students were prepared to go overseas for the second half of the school but our family is making plans to go Down Under. We’ve submitted our application and have been accepted for an intern staff position at YWAM “Reef to Outback” in Townsville, Queensland, Australia. It is a fairly large base located on the coast right in the middle of the Great Barrier Reef. They serve the city through a youth outreach called “Youth Street”, and reach out to the Aboriginal population through a program called “Proper Way Productions”. They offer classes in worship, inductive Bible study, and Discipleship Training Schools at various times throughout the year. Also, the base operates a large power boat that brings students and others on outreach and mercy missions to Papua New Guinea and to various Australian ports. As our family transitions over to Australia we will get settled and oriented with the organization, staff, and city; and then jump right in to the ministries that the Lord will direct us to serve in. Our initial commitment is for one year beginning in April during which time we will be completing our remaining DTS outreach requirements and contributing to the ministry. What happens after that, we’ll have to wait and see. Needless to say, we are very excited and can’t wait to get there and get to work. In the meantime we will continue to sort through our belongings, organize and finalize paperwork, and live at the YWAM base in Discovery Bay as caretakers until the DTS team returns, we’ll then get ready to go in late March or early April.
Our Christmas season was wonderful as the Lord provided plane fare for us to visit relatives and friends in San Diego. It was nice to get out of the cold and as Cameron said, “Enjoy sun that has some heat!” It was great to go to a couple of new churches, Calvary Chapel Alpine and East Valley Christian Fellowship with family and to share God’s vision for us at Calvary Chapel Point Loma. We were humbled and left speechless with the many surprise gifts which God provided by friends, family, and our extended church families. Connecting and Reconnecting with all of these loving people was such an encouragement and reminder of the reality of our membership in the global family of God. It was tough to get back on the airplane but great things are on the horizon.
Just want to say in closing, “Thank You!” to all who have been and are behind us through prayer and financial giving. We very literally, could not have made it this far without you and are looking forward to the future with great excitement. Please continue in your support and if the Lord leads, commit to support us on a monthly basis. Currently, we have been blessed with about 1/3 the amount that we need to live on per month in Australia and are hopeful that very soon we will have the rest. Every little bit helps and though you may not be able to come over to serve with us side by side, you can through your generosity. May the Lord richly bless you!
Pastor Jeremy
All contributions can be sent to:
YWAM Discovery Bay
Attn: Botkin Family Support
PO Box 989
Port Hadlock, WA. 98339
Checks should made out to YWAM Discovery Bay with nothing in the memo...As long as our name in on the envelope it will get to us...
YWAM DB is a Non Profit and all contributions are tax deductible.
Thanks!
Answered Prayer:
God has clearly shown that we are to go to Townsville
God continues to provide for our every need
Though the our home hasn’t been sold yet, it is being rented!
Prayer Requests:
God’s will and direction with the house in Forks
Provision for our trip to Townsville
For the Lord’s protection and blessing on our DTS Team overseas
Homeschooling help in Townsville
Wisdom in preparing to move a family of six overseas
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