Connect

     Today is Thursday (yes, I sometimes have to remind myself), which means that our 2 weeks (er, one and a half for me...) of Connect, our new staff training, is nearly over. We have been busy getting to know the YWAM Madison community and the people better, and learning more about all the different areas of ministry in YWAM Madison.
     We spent one weekend at our downtown student housing for the university, called the Phos House. Phos means light, which is a very accurate description of it. It is a light for the university and downtown area. While we were there, we prayed over the university and city, beautified the place in the crushing heat (let me tell you, there were a LOT of weeds!) and moved furniture in preparation for the students to move in.
     Another thing we did was pray for the neighbourhood around the GMC, our central base here in Madison. Then, in small groups, we decided to do something to bless the neighbourhood. I told the story of how one time my mom left cookies in the mailbox of a lady she cleaned for, but the mailman got them, and he was so thankful for them. So my group baked cookies and left them at different houses in the neighbourhood. The mailman also got a bag, and he was so thankful and excited. So that was a really fun and cool experience!
     So that's just a couple things that we have done during these days of training. Next week, real life of being YWAM staff truly begins!
     Blessings,
          Katie