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Tyler Tom

Tyler Tom

You can find Tyler Tom roaming the Twin Oaks campus taking in the fresh sunshine, or sipping a hot latte in the Substation. Enamored by God is faithfulness, Tyler Tom gathers stories and interviews to share with you from what God is doing with His children among the nations.

Recent posts by Tyler Tom

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9 things to remember when traveling with your YWAM mission team

By Tyler Tom on 30 Aug 2017

From recent outreaches with YWAM TYLER, we put together some great advice you must take to heart when traveling with your school. Of course this is not by any means an exhaustive list; stay tuned for more amazing outreach stories, but this will definitely help you remain sane while living in community with your peers.

Topics: Outreach Living in Community YWAM DTS Communication Missionary Life Packing List Travel Leadership
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God: A Really Cool Trip Advisor

By Tyler Tom on 11 Aug 2017

If you've wondered what it might be like going on YWAM Tyler outreach, Casi's story will give you a glimpse into the wonders of hearing from God and doing what He says while on outreach. 

Topics: Trust Obedience Following Jesus Hearing God's Voice
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How I got from south texas to serbia

By Tyler Tom on 4 Aug 2017

In March of 2009, a small team from Youth with a Mission Tyler, Texas, called Take Action, visited my local church. At the end of their program, I found myself at the front of the sanctuary, on my knees, with someone praying out loud and over me. I can still remember hearing them praying, “God I pray that this young man would have the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of You; that you would open the eyes of his understanding, and that he many know what is the hope of His Calling, of the riches of glory in Christ Jesus.”

Topics: Choice Following Jesus Serbia
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Enchanted lakes is not what it seems

By Tyler Tom on 2 Aug 2017

Recently, a group of us from YWAM Tyler went on an outreach to Enchanted Lakes to serve with mercy ministries. We cut hair, handed out food, and provided medicine for those in need. 

Topics: Outreach YWAM Tyler Urban Missions Evangelism YWAM Missions in America east texas Youth With A Mission mission adventures enchanted lakes
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When DTS Outreach Became My Outrage

By Tyler Tom on 21 Jul 2017

As I sat in the classroom, listening to the speaker talk, I could barely focus on what he was saying because I was pumped about going on outreach. I was ready to do anything, go anywhere to share Jesus with someone who’d never heard about him.

Topics: Outreach
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Is Smuggling Bibles Risky?

By Tyler Tom on 26 May 2017

On a trip to South Asia, my colleague and I smuggled Bibles into a country that persecuted Christians, and never allowed the Bible to be brought in or published. We knew it was God’s desire to give His word to people in their heart language, so we took a risk and stuffed fifty Bibles into our luggage.

Topics: Growth Risk Obedience Bible Gospel Global Missions Faith Dependence on God south asia
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You're Not the Only One Struggling with Fundraising

By Tyler Tom on 11 May 2017

If you're having a hard time raising funds for your upcoming YWAM school, we want you to know you're not the only one. Many past students have found this to be a challenge at some point in their journey, but they've seen God's faithfulness to provide and first hand discovered nothing is too difficult for Him. We hope Adeline's story will encourage you to trust God for any needed provision. 

Topics: Provision Tuition Fundraising
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Discover how your family can do missions

By Tyler Tom on 6 May 2017

Ever felt called into missions? How about your family?
Do you want to impact the community and at the same time serve your family?
These are good questions that pop into your head when you decide to follow Jesus. YWAM Tyler believes that mission starts WITHIN the family no matter where you’re from or what culture you’re associated with. If you’re thinking about how to do missionary training as a family, please watch and learn how this one family found joy in following God’s calling.

선교의 부르심이 있는 것 같습니까? 가족들은 어떻게 생각하는지?
선교적인 삶을 통해 사회에 영향을 주고 또한 가족도 섬기고 싶으십니까?
예수님을 따르는 삶을 결정하실 때 자연스럽게 이러한 질문들과 맞닥트리게 됩니다.
YWAM Tyler 에서는 여러분이 어디서 왔는지, 그리고 어떤 문화로부터 왔는지 상관없이 선교적인 삶은 가족 안에서부터 시작된다고 믿습니다. 여러분께서 가족으로서 어떻게 선교훈련을 받을 수 있는지 고민 중이시라면, 지금 보여드리는 비디오를 통해 한 가정이 어떻게 주님의 부르심을 즐겁게 받아들이며 따르는 것을 보시길 기대합니다.
Topics: Korean Missionary Crossroads DTS
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Courageous Women

What does it take to become a courageous individual? William Booth, the founder of the Salvation Army, observed that...

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Building Foundations

How do you increase your faith? Former student Sarah Horan shares her heart on how God revealed His truth to her during...

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Missions Changed Me

From as far back as my junior high school, I remember struggling to find happiness. I felt like I didn’t fit in and...

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Unexpected Friendships

When we follow God, sometimes we have our own expectations of what God will do through us. This can sometimes cause us...
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Miracles in the Classroom

What does a young person chasing after God's heart look like? Christian Heritage School desires to fan the flame of the...

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Cross-Cultural Christmastime

Have you ever wondered how Christmas is celebrated around the world? We asked four of our YWAM Tyler missionaries to...

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My Stepmom Thinks YWAM Rocks

Have you ever been curious about going to a Discipleship Training School but don't know what to expect? In a recent...

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Marked by God

Can you imagine God sending someone from another country to see you? While in Thailand, Jess Reminger encounters a man...

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The Day I Thanked God For Losing My Job

One morning I sat in the classroom during my training school with YWAM, and I was crying, thanking God for the loss of...

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Sharing The Gospel Isn't Complicated

God has been doing amazing things with our DTS team on outreach in Thailand. As the team has made themselves available,...

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How DTS Changed My Child

Before I left for my Discipleship Training School, my family really had no idea what YWAM was. If your family...
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Laying Down My Rights

I was sitting in my DTS classroom, my head wrapped in thoughts of a family circumstance that was happening. We had...