What is Discipleship Training School? A student's review:

Each year my goal is to see hundreds of new missionaries jump into their first taste of missions. The Discipleship Training School is our 101 course and intro into a life of making a difference. I feel such gratification seeing, through their eyes, all that God has done! Here is what one student wrote about her recent experience.

A small Indian boy with a contagious smile climbed into my lap and began fiddling with my hands and touching my face. I could literally feel my heart melting as he stared into my eyes, smiling the whole time.

At about the age of 2, this boy, yet unnamed, was found strapped to a tree. His parents, victims of leprosy and rejected by society, wandered the streets begging for food or money. Rescued by Youth With a Mission (YWAM), this nameless boy was taken to a YWAM home where children of leprosy victims are housed. There, he was given clothes, food, love, the message of Christ, and a name—Joe. Now at the age of 4, Joe has special needs due to his lack of development at such a young age.
Over the last two months in India, I had the privilege of working with victims of leprosy and their families. Leprosy is totally curable, but it leaves victims with gaping wounds, deformities like missing fingers and toes, and a spirit of rejection in their hearts. There, I helped to package and distribute medical supplies to entire colonies of leprosy victims and pray with each of them.
I was also able to reach out to the children by teaching English and helping with their school work. By playing with them and simply touching them, God used me to show Joe and others like him that they are valuable to Him, that He loves them with his whole heart, and that He accepts them despite the lies of worthlessness, rejection, and hopelessness that have been spoken over them. These people have all left their permanent mark on my heart and in my life.
Being in Discipleship Training School (DTS) is more than just learning statistics about the suffering people of the world. It’s about gaining a heart for those people, children of God, who have faces and dreams and passions. If you are ready to get in the game and take action knowing that you have the power to change lives, the DTS is the place for you.
YWAM Orlando Discipleship Training School Graduate:
-Kelsey Bradley