A Glimpse of San Francisco ~ Carrianne Leigh: getting started

Thursday, September 18, 2008

getting started

Hello family and friends!
I miss and love you all!
It has been awesome so far! I share a room with 5 other girls, this has been interesting getting ready in the morning with only one mirror(:
God has been great at making me very comfortable with everything so far! We get up each morning at 7am for breakfast and then we have choires , class and mission work.

Okay,
So Today we just finished class early so i have free time till lunch. We usually have class in the mornings after breakfast and choirs. My choir is to clean up the class room which means take out empty cups and vacume the floor and just straighten up. Different lectures every day this week. We first started off explaining everything thats going to be going on and going through the gidelines. We each said our testimony's which took about 3 DAYS total for staff and dtsERS to talk.I realized listening to everyones backgrounds and how they came to know the Lord and how they got here, I am very blessed by how I was raised and stuck with God. Right now its been so great and I am starting to love everyone here! Theres a couple homeless men that we made friends with, infact the 2nt day here we jumped right into reaching out to others and went into 5 small groups to go out and ask people certain questions! It was awesome hearing different answers and talking to these street people one on one!
Everyone of these students here with me are so different. Some are from Kentucky, Ohio, Florida, Canada, Switzerland, Washington and even a couple from good ol' California! It's so awesome because even though they are all so different they still have one thing in common with everyone, A passion for God and to show His love to others!

All of this is super hard to explain and I hope you understood how amazing it is!

1 comment:

The Putano's said...: Hi Carrianne!! I'm so very proud of you!! I miss you so much in Cubbies. You were such a great leader and so dang fun to be with. I'm excited to see what God has planned for you. You have such a neat personality and a wonderful spirit. Those they come in contact with you through this mission will be very blessed indeed, and they don't even know that yet!! Isn't that awesome? Love you much, take care.

Ginny P.
:) Your so cute....... :); September 19, 2008 at 9:41 AM

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Who is Carrianne anyway?

In September of 2008, I arrived in San Francisco to start my DTS ( Discipleship training school). I have grown up in the Bay Area, but never had a strong desire to live in San Francisco. God really rocked my world during my DTS and in my heart I knew San Francisco would be my new home. I have been on staff with YWAM for almost 3 years. I worked full-time with Mission Adventures but last year felt called to switch ministries to DTS. Now I help Disciple young men and women and point them towards JESUS!!! I walk along side these students for the 6 month long school. 3 of those months we spend here in the city doing ministry work while learning different topics like how to hear Gods voice or forgiving others. Then we have 3 months overseas. Our fall school focuses on south east Asia while our Winter school focuses on Italy. I have now staffed both schools and God always teaches me new and amazing things!!!

I have no idea how long I will feel called to San Francisco, but this place and these people are very dear to my heart.I just re committed another two years last June and will be starting another school in September 2012. I appreciate all your prayers and support. I hope to update my blog often to let you all know how things are going!!!
Love, Carrianne

Would you LOVE to support me? (:

Hi! If you have read what I do here in San Francisco and overseas and feel called to support me , there are a few steps we can take! **You can send a check made out to YWAM, memo: Carrianne Barr (& name on envelope as well.) **Send a check to Morgan Hill Bible Church ( they send me one big check every month )memo: Carrianne Barr [or] **you can send a check made out to Carrianne Barr Address and phone number will be given to you if you call or email me (408) 427 1333 Carrianne@ywamsanfrancisco.com

What's a.. DTS?

Lecture Phase: The first portion of the DTS is spent at our training facility just blocks away from the hub of the city, located in the Tenderloin neighborhood. Surrounded by urban needs and challenges students are encouraged to dig deep in pursuing God through lectures, small group discussions, reading assignments, and personal reflection. In this significant location, students experience God in extraordinary ways. God reveals himself through the life and people of the city. Some of the topics that are covered during DTS by speakers from around the world and country are: - Hearing God's Voice - The Character and Nature of God - The Cross - Relationships Reaching Out to the City Out of the overflow from our relationship with Christ, comes the ministry. Our DTS allows students the opportunity to grow with God alongside daily ministry experience. Our streets are filled with people longing for truth, which inevitably creates open doors. Each week every DTS student will choose a ministry that engages their passion and gifting. Previous schools have worked with at-risk youth through an after school club, lead Bible studies in our Ellis room (homeless drop-in center), reached out to female prostitutes (Because Justice Matters), shared art with street kids, evangelized university campuses etc. Outreach : DTS students will spend one month in San Francisco and two months in target nations doing daily ministry with a strong emphasis on evangelism and mercy ministry. Outreach enables students to put into practice what they have learned through practical, hands on involvement. Both the Fall School and the Winter School visit different cities in the world and focus on different ministries. In previous schools, the teams have ministered in Vietnam teaching English to college age students, visiting Thai slums, building a school in Morocco, visiting university campuses in Rome, working on projects to reach those caught in sex-trafficking and using performing arts in the famous piazzas of Italy. The possibilities are endless! Click below to find out more about the schools and their specific focuses.