by Kayla Norris | Dec 3, 2017 | Missions Trips, YWAM DTS
If I boast in anything, I boast in this– that I was weak. Even now you’re protesting. I can see your encouraging heart on hyperdrive, ready to comment below about all the strength I have, all it took for me to lead a team in the Himalayas. Don’t. That would defeat...
by Kayla Norris | Oct 1, 2017 | Community, YWAM DTS
Dear Lewis House, I was thirteen when I first saw you, even younger when I first heard of you. So as I come to this letter, I’m at a loss of where to start. I always imagined I would be vacuuming your hallways and balancing my boxes when this day finally came. I...
by Kayla Norris | Aug 27, 2017 | Loving Jesus, YWAM DTS
I scalded the back of my left hand the other day. Rather than pouring a mug’s worth of boiling water into the coffee plunger, I splattered it all over the counter and my skin. To say it hurt was an understatement, yet there were no blisters or scabs, no causes for...
by Kayla Norris | Jul 30, 2017 | Missions Trips, YWAM DTS
It’s odd to remember where I was last September. Physically, yes, it’s not every morning you wake up in a white Toyota 10-seater with five other people (see part one). Emotionally, yes, it’s not every day you leave the safety of your town and go where God says,...
by Kayla Norris | Jun 24, 2017 | Missions Trips, YWAM DTS
“I’ve never heard a bad faith journey story!” Uncomfortable flashbacks hit the few people from the previous DTS who were in the room. Then Trevor was handed the mic. “Well, I’ve never heard a faith journey story that was bad in the end.” This is one such story. It’s...
by Kayla Norris | Dec 12, 2016 | Missionary Kids, YWAM DTS
There are damp tissues in my coat pocket. “Are you okay?” Justine calls out behind me in the dark. “No,” I moan, and march on ahead. I drop her freshly-packed bag on the backseat of my car, Henry (named for Mr. Ford), and then collapse behind...
