In His Majesty’s Service

“Go!”. I vividly remember hearing that word as I was driving home from work late one evening. I brushed the thought aside. I remember thinking it was impossible for me to leave my job as I was due for salary increment and promotion soon. I was at the peak of my...

2011 PA DTS Update

The 2011 PA DTS consisted of 18 students and 6 staff, and ran from January to June. In April we split into different groups. I led the Frontier Missions group, consisting of 14 adults and 4 children, to Northern Thailand, while our other leaders, Ellen & David led...

One Little Orphan Boy

How do you summarize your DTS experience in one or even two stories? What changed me were the high times, the low times, and all the times in between. The high times were when things were easy and I was able to have fun and enjoy myself; the low times were when I...

School Days

During the final week of outreach (debrief week) five of us went to Phuket early in the morning to take our Base Director, Ellen, to the airport. Our plan was to visit one of our schools (fondly known as ‘The Forty’*) that we ministered at while we were...

God At Work

After 3 weeks of hard work and spiritual warfare in the mountain villages of Lampang, we moved on to Phitsanulok. All of us were ready for a breather. I thank the Lord that although we had no furniture to enjoy at our host’s house, it was a peaceful sanctuary...

A Life Transformed

DTS has changed my life so much. I was drinking alcohol, smoking cigarettes, doing drugs, and using very bad language until about 2 weeks before DTS. After about 3 days at DTS, I realized I was different from the first day I got there. I did not have cravings for...