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Married, Ordained, Moved, and More – 2023 in a Nutshell
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Within a year, Ben Grist married his girlfriend Hannah, completed his ecclesiastical training at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford in the middle of the pandemic, and graduated with a 2:1 Theology degree. After his potential curacy fell apart, he was confirmed as curate at St. John the Evangelist Church, Goole in May 2023. They settled in…
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I’m getting Confirmed!
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After 22 and a half years of life, almost all of them knowing Jesus personally, having grown up in a Christian family, never gone through long periods of doubt or ever turned away from God, and having been baptised as an adult, why am I getting confirmed? Great question!
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What’s next?
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Finally, after 2 weeks of New Wine and helping lead Holiday Club this past week, I can share what my plans are for this next year!
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YWAM: Looking Back
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And just like that, 6 months is finally over. After 3 months in Los Angeles, 4 weeks in Kenya and 6 weeks in the Philippines, here’s a few of my reflections and thoughts looking back.
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YWAM: Debrief and Graduation
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What’s left to say now than, “WE’VE GRADUATED”! After a final week of debrief and some classes on how best to prepare for re-entry, this Saturday we were officially handed our certificates to say that we’ve finished our Discipleship Training School. After our final week of ministry in Cagayan de Oro, we spent a…
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YWAM: Philippines Part 3
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Onto our final two weeks of ministry for our Outreach mission trip before debrief next week and then back to Los Angeles!
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YWAM: Philippines Part 1
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After some crazy flights and suffering through the humidity we’ve finally made it to our mission in the Philippines. We are living in the middle of the Red Light District in Olongapo and have been ministering to so many different people.
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YWAM: Kenya Part 3
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So at long last, we’ve come to the 4th and final week of our time in mission in Kenya before we spend 6 weeks in the Philippines.
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YWAM: Newsletter Part 2
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Today marks 12 weeks having been studying at the Discipleship Training School in YWAM Los Angeles! With only one more week left until I go off on outreach mission to Kenya, I thought I’d share with you all a bit more about how things have been going so far, a little what I’ve learnt…
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YWAM: Mexico
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As many of you may know, I spent this last week in Mexico working at a Children’s and Family Centre called Casa de Luz in Primo Tapia, on the North Western Mexican Coast.