First Actual Week for DTS in San Fran

Intro week was amazing, but this week was the first actual week for me and it was definitely an adjustment.
This week we had a speaker named Karri Manning who is an absolutely a gifted and anointed speaker. This week theme is about "Characteristics and Nature of God. It blesses me in so many ways. It gave me a whole new insight of who God is. A couple points that I got are:

- God is not the REFLECTION of our earthly father, rather the PERFECTION
- When you feel God is being silent, don't be discouraged, just enjoy His presence
- All God wants is an affection from us and He's all about relationship

That's not even half of what I got from her, but it's been a blessing and I've learned that this time in San Francisco is not about information, but transformation. I'm learning to look everything through God's eyes.
Another example that can be put to practical use is to do this:

1. Get a paper or something to write
2. Write "The world says..." (Write everything what the world said you are in their eyes)
3. Write "But God says..." (Write what you think what God would say to you)

This is what I wrote... "The world says that I'm too young to be an impact for God, but God says that I'm a capable man of God"
When I saw what I wrote I was actually moved. The world may say that we are a mistake or that we are a liar, thief, or anything, but in God's eyes we are perfectly and wonderfully made.

This Wednesday we started our outreach outside of the Tenderloin (the district that I'm currently living in and where it holds more than 20,000 people, which most of them is homeless). I'm in the basketball ministry with my two friends, Mike and Kyle. We go to Mission High School and play basketball with them after school, basically building a relationship with the kids in the school. It was a joy to do something that I like and use it to serve God.

On Friday, we started a two-man ministry around San Francisco. My partner for the day was Kayla, a girl from Minnesota. We went around the northeast of San Francisco basically talking to people about San Francisco and what they like. It seems like a slow movement, but it's a start. The highlight of the day is when me and Kayla were waiting at the bus stop and I talked to a total stranger named Marvin. We started talking and slowly with God's help the conversation turned into conversation about the Bible. He shared his thoughts about it and I shared my thoughts. It may not be much but it was a start. I talked to a lot of strangers that day, and I'm getting used to get out of my comfort zone. God is helping me to do it and it's been an amazing journey so far.

Saturday was a pretty relaxing day. Me and my friends were invited to do a test for a tour. It's called a spy game. The owner goes to the same church as I am and he invited me to test it. There were 8 people in the game for testing and we're divided into 2 groups. Each group have a leader and have an objective. We are given a gun (lazer tag) and some cool spy equipments and we have to stop the other team to finish their mission. There are no limits to where you can go. The whole San Francisco is the battlefield. It was crazy and fun. There's an offense and defense team. The defense is supposed to stop the offense objectives and they're given a 5 minute headstart to position themselves and take out the offense team. My team went to the Jewish Community Museum and were met by two people who were shooting at us and we eventually ended in China Town.  The tourists were confused of what's happening, and we're hoping that the game would become popular. There were lots of missions and I gotta say that it was breathtaking.

I also did my first laundry (so Mom... be proud).

So that's all for this week. Please pray for this wonderful city and for me and the people who are doing ministry in this city. I'm sure you all feel the same way as me. I'm tired of seeing San Francisco being seen as a broken city. In God's eyes San Francisco is another place for His love to be shared upon and I want that to happen. Keep me in your prayers. Thank you and God bless all of you.

Intro Week in San Fran

So... The first week just passed by in San Francisco. It's been an amazing time and I've had so much fun.
I met some new amazing friends in here and I also met a couple people outside the town who are less fortunate such as the homeless people. I've been befriending them and basically trying to make a connection with them. Hearing some of their stories just breaks my heart, because now I know that the city is just so broken that the only one that can heal their brokenness is God.

The staffs here are amazing and we're going to have a speaker this upcoming week and I'm thrilled to hear what she has to say. It's about character, which I really need. So... yeah... It's gonna be amazing.

The first week is also busy. I'm trying to get used to the schedule also. So it's an adjustment week for me, but I think the highlight of the week is on Friday, when all of us were out at night just giving hot chocolate to random people and asks them if we can pray for them. It's a new experience, but definitely a good one. There's one lady who came to us not asking for hot chocolate, but wants us just to pray for her. I had the privilege to pray for her that time, and it's such a blessing.

We also toured San Francisco in separate groups on San Francisco, and it's a beautiful city. I get to go to the Golden Gate Bridge for the very first time and we went to China Town and we ended the day with In-n-Out, courtesy of YWAM San Francisco.

On Sunday, I went to a church called Promised Land, which I think a church that really fits me. It's serene and I just feel really welcomed there. The worship is just... Spirit-led. Everything is just Spirit-led. I can just feel the Spirit of the Lord in the room.

Well... There you go for my first time blogging. Not bad right? Well... I'll be blogging every week to tell you guys what's been happening. So... Thank you for the support and prayers. Without you guys and God this wouldn't be possible.

I miss you all and God bless us all.