Week 7 of the DTS

Our 7th week of the DTS is focusing on Spiritual Warfare. Don and Barb Johnson, the base directors of YWAM Nicaragua are our teachers for the week. Their teachings and personal experiences in their years of ministry in Central America are helping the students prepare for the daily warfare as well as what we will be facing on our outrech to Belize, El Salvador and Guatemala.

Adios to Higher Grounds

Today marks the final day of business for Higher Grounds Coffee House. The Coffee House was started by Rob Hastings 8 years ago and has been in its present location for almost 6 years. HGCH served as a place for Christians to gather in a peaceful atmosphere and enjoy great cakes, cookies and other sweet things that you do not find in Guatemala especially if you are a student living with a local family. Beyond that it has been a connecting point for people who are in Antigua for ministry, study or just being a tourist. The last year has been financially very difficult for us as business has slowed because of the economic problems. Our base does not have enough staff to run it and do all the other ministry that we are doing so we have decided to place our focus on those things and pray that God will raise ups someone else to run a coffee house ministry. We thank the Lord for the many lives that have been ministered to through the coffee house and believe that it is still a needed ministry in Antigua.
We will still continue to host the Thursday night worship service in English. Abner has been our worship leader for the past year and he will be getting married next week and leaving for the USA. He has been a vital part of the ministry at Higher Grounds and will be missed by many. We pray God's blessings on him and Katie as they start their new lives.

DTS Week 6

We are fast approaching the midpoint of the lecture phase of the DTS. This week we are blessed to have Judy and Frank Guasca ministering to the students on Inner Healing or what Ywamers call"The Plumbline." Judy comes from Colombia and serve with here husband Frank as base directors of YWAM El Salvador. The students are learning a lot about themselves and what has made them the way they are today both positive things as well as negative things. We will end the week with a time of personal ministry to each student to help them be set free from anything of the past or present that is a hindrance to their walk of faith and the freedom God wants them to enjoy.
We are firming up our plans for the 8 week outreach and are planning to do ministry in Belize, El Salvador and Guatemala. We are looking forward to all that God will do during the next 6 weeks of the lecture phase to prepare us for the outreach.

DTS Week 5

"Let us run with endurance the race that is set before us..."
We are now in our fifth week of the DTS and it has been a great time of learning, bonding and seeking God. So far we have had teaching on these areas:
Week 1: Intimacy with God
Week 2: The nature and character of God
Week 3: The Father heart of God and His family
Week 4: Intercession
This week we are learning about Supernatural ministry and it has been awesome. God is moving in our hearts preparing us for the ministry he wants us to be involved in on a daily basis.
We are praying into our outreach and waiting for confirmation of destinations in Belize, Mexico and Guatemala.

Our next DTS will be July 25-December 11, 2010. If you want to be a part of a life changing experience we invite you to go to our website and download our application.
www.ywamantigua.org