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Ian's note:
Beca was one of 4 staff on the DTS, and it was her first staffing experience. She knew nothing about us(Ian and Deborah) or much about Ola and Alayna so it was a huge step of faith for her, and I saw her exercise her faith every day! She was a joy to work with and had a major impact on the DTS trainees.
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At the beginning of the DTS I really had no idea what I was getting myself in for. I knew that it
would be a teaching and stretching time but didn’t realise the extent of it. At the beginning I asked God for some words about what this next season would be. He told me I would see healings, abundance of gifts, and that it would be a time of learning trust.
Well I did experience all of these! One of the healings was to a Muslim woman in Turkey, where her unborn child was healed and the others were with the students where three experienced deep emotional healing during outreach. As a school we saw the money for outreach raised in one day and there was even extra, and as for the trust I am still learning (I believe it is a life-long lesson) but I definitely grew in that area, especially during outreach. During that time there were many moments where I didn't know where I would find the strength to go on or that I had nothing to give to the trainees (i.e. they would be having a hard time and I had no wisdom to offer) but God is amazing and when I was totally dry of wisdom and strength he was so faithful and gave me everything I need for that moment. He is strong when we are weak!
During this time I experienced what living life to the fullest in Christ is and learnt what it meant. God gives each of us specific gifts and helps us use them. I discovered that if I use these gifts for God I am full of joy, satisfaction, confidence, etc.; basically I am full of life! The Lord did a lot of things in my life in 6 months (more than I expected, but doesn’t God always blow our expectations out of the water?) and I am so grateful for every hard and joyous moment!
Beca Haight
Canada
