A Glimpse of San Francisco ~ Carrianne Leigh: May.....

Monday, May 10, 2010

May.....

Hey everyone,
Guess what? A short time ago I wrote about spring teams starting and how I'm looking forward to that....well spring teams are over now and summer is just around the corner. We have had some interesting things going on around the base. Last month one of our staff members heart just stopped beating in the middle of work. Some of our staff performed CPR on her and shortly after she was rushed to the hospital and had heart surgery, she is doing better now but still recovering at her sisters house in LA. This was really scary for us who work here, also, it made us realize we should all be certified in a CPR course.

Just this last week about 30 people flew and drove in for a WAVES , Mission adventures conference. Each year the northern bases gather up for a conference to talk about mission adventures and how we can better serve the students that come to our bases. Every other year we have a WAVES conference internationally , last year they went to Germany. ( I came a month after so I missed that little gathering.. ) It was really exciting to see other people going through the same things that you go through during MA. Monday I spent all day picking people up from the airport and preparing for the conference. Then we spent Tue-Fri 7am-10pm in conference meetings,ministries,praying and worshiping. It was a fun filled week. Tomorrow Tia and I are meeting Kaitlyn in Southern California for the Urban Youth Workers conference for a week. When I return I will have 2 weeks until my Summer of service staff get here.I'm super excited for the short term summer staff. I am the coordinator this year and as time is getting near it is seeming more and more real.

Hope all is well. Please keep Mission Adventures in your prayers: that God will bring the right staff and summer of service short term staff here and that God will prepare these students hearts before they come this summer. We will have around 100 students each week during the summer. WOW! Prayer for my family that they will find a more stable place to live and for my monthly income to increase as well as I will be more focused with my gifts God gave me.

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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.