Blog – YWAM Tyler | Family DTS

26 Mar 2021

How God Changed Our Family

Anthony Padgett

Family, YWAM Tyler, Family Adventure, Family Adventures, Families in Missions, Family DTS, Family Missions, Family Discipleship, family sync

Family Discipleship and missions changed our Lives Our family has always wanted to serve the Lord in radical ways, and we have been involved in many different kinds of ministry⏤including short-term missions. We felt the Lord pulling on our hearts to do something different with our lives. We visited my daughter who serves as a missionary with YWAM in Idaho. Her Discipleship Training School was the...

12 Mar 2021

Missionary Marriages Making an Impact

Crystal Freeman

Family, YWAM Tyler, Family Adventure, Family DTS, YWAM, Family Missions, Marriage, Family Discipleship

Our Marriages Matter to God and Others. We recently had the opportunity to publicly encourage the missionary marriages on our campus. Why? You may ask… why do missionaries need to be encouraged in their marriages?

05 Mar 2021

A Family Who Said Yes to Missions

Meg McClung

Family, YWAM Tyler, Family Adventure, YWAM DTS, Family Adventures, Families in Missions, Family DTS, YWAM, Family Missions, Family Discipleship, family sync

Committing Our Family to Following Jesus My pathway into missions started at the age of 14 when I moved to Budapest, Hungary with my parents so they could fulfill their dream of overseas ministry.

05 Feb 2021

Jesus Set Me Free From Porn!

Eric Melvin

YWAM Tyler, YWAM DTS, Freedom, Family DTS, Missionary Training, ywam nola, Overcoming, porn, sexual sin

First Steps to Breaking a Porn Addiction I am sharing my story to encourage others who may be entangled in this web of deception. There is hope and a sure path to freedom.

12 Jun 2020

God Said Go, I said No

Eric Melvin

Family, Family Adventure, Family Adventures, Families in Missions, Family DTS, Family Missions, Faith, Family Discipleship

God said "Go", I said "No" What if God asked you to go? To leave everything⎼your house, job, friends and family to follow him into the unknown? What would you say? Well, I can tell you what I said, "NO!"

29 May 2020

Plans Have Suddenly Changed

Neil Greb

Family, Family Adventure, Change, Life-Changing, Family Adventures, Families in Missions, Family DTS, Family Missions, Missionary Training, Family Discipleship

Plans Have Suddenly Changed, But Don’t Panic My family and I were happy about our next missions adventure. We had an incredible experience in Brazil, several months earlier, as part of our YWAM Tyler training school outreach. Now we were preparing for ministry in Turkey and Spain. Little did we know a viral storm was brewing that would very suddenly, change our plans. Enter the COVID-19 crisis.

08 May 2020

Everything You Need to Know about The Family Discipleship School

Richard Fish

Training School, Family, YWAM Tyler, Fundraising, Family Adventure, Change, Living in Community, Life-Changing, YWAM DTS, Family Adventures, Families in Missions, Missionary, Journey, Community, Family DTS, YWAM, Kids in Missions, Family Missions, Family Discipleship, family sync

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE FAMILY DTS What if you could spend the best years with your children discovering God's purpose for your family? If you could do something amazing with your entire family, and you knew you couldn't fail, what would you try? Taking a step toward a family discipleship program is not only possible, it could be the best decision for your family's destiny.

10 Jan 2020

Creating a Home Away From Home | Family DTS

Tyler Tom

Outreach, Family, Family Adventure, Home, Family Adventures, YWAM Outreach, Families in Missions, Family DTS, Family Missions

Josh Barnes and his wife Faraday came to YWAM Tyler, Texas, for the Family DTS. They came with five kids in tow: three boys⎼12, 11, and 9 and two girls⎼7 and 4. Living in community, diving into their relationship with Jesus, and growing stronger as a family was just the beginning of their experience.

03 Jan 2020

The Greatest New Year’s Resolution I Ever Made

Jonna Russell

Crossroads DTS, Family Adventure, Family Adventures, Missionary, Missionary Life, Family DTS, Family Missions, Missionary Training

You have heard the stories in the Bible. In Genesis, God said to Abram, “Go…”. In Matthew, Jesus calls Simon (Peter) and Andrew and says to them, “Follow me…”. In John, Jesus speaks to the people saying that he is the light of the world and once again invites them to follow him. But these are the stories of people long ago. I grew up thinking the reality of these things happening again is so...

20 Nov 2019

My Take Away from the FAMILY DTS

Tyler Tom

Family, Family Adventure, Family DTS, Family Missions

It's surreal, this thing called YWAM! We just finished pioneering the first Family DTS here at YWAM Tyler. It had its challenges, but when you get 22 parents and 43 children together, God's stirring something amazing up! 12 families graduated, and are being sent out into the world forever changed for the better! Some sold their homes, gave up jobs, and said goodbye to friends, not knowing what...