Chrissie Nichols is one of our members who has been serving God with YWAM in Seattle since 2002. She writes:

I was born and raised in Croydon, but am now based in Seattle, which is in Washington state, in the northwest of the USA.  

In 2002 I felt God’s leading to take part in a Discipleship Training School (DTS), run through Youth With A Mission (YWAM). YWAM has bases all over the world, but I felt called to Seattle. After completing the 5 month program for myself, which included a two month overseas outreach in Kyrgyzstan, I felt a really strong pull to be back in Seattle, and so after much prayer I joined YWAM staff in Seattle. Since joining I have been involved in staffing 4 DTS programs and have led 2 month outreaches to Thailand, China/Tibet and most recently to Zambia, Africa.

On the right, Chrissie, with "Given", a little girl from Zambia on her lap

I believe that I am called to a life of long term discipleship and pastoral care, and this position within YWAM allows me to do this. I see how much the young people coming through our program are changed during these experiences and how they carry the lessons they learn on into the rest of their lives. The students get to know God better, and begin to take more ownership for their relationships with Him. Their vision for their lives becomes clearer, and their faith stretched and challenged but at the same time is strengthened and deepened.

 

The DTS teams do a puppet show to entertain the children.

For a picture of the show when a team visited SBC click here

 

 

 

 

In the summers I have been a part of our Mission Adventures program. This is set up for church youth groups and includes 4 days of training and teambuilding before the teams go on to their Mission Trips. We host teams into the city of Seattle, as well as sending teams to places overseas. I have taken short term teams to Costa Rica, and last year as we partnered with the hurricane relief work happening on the gulf coast, I went with a team to Louisiana.

 The Seattle skyline

I am so thankful to Selsdon Baptist Church and it’s members for your constant and unwavering support . I see so clearly the blessing of being a part of the body of Christ, through your encouragement and prayers. 

For more information about exactly what happens as part of our programs please check out our website www.ywamseattle.org  

Or to keep up to date with what I am doing and thinking please check out my blog www.Chrissieinseattle.blogspot.com

 9/4/07