A Glimpse of San Francisco ~ Carrianne Leigh: May 2012

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Hello Friends!

These last few months being home in San Francisco have been so nice! I have enjoyed working in the Ellis Room ( our drop in center) and serving at my church here in San Francisco, IKON. I help out at IKON on Tuesday mornings with kinda odd jobs (: I pick up the mail, deposit the offerings, add people who attend the church in our data base and i sent out the quarterly thank you cards to our supporters. It has been really exciting to be able to serve while I'm not bogged down with DTS stuff. Yay!

I only have one more month in the Ellis room before I leave for Montana! For those of you who didn't know, I leave June 23rd for DTS Equip. This is a secondary school for people who want to learn better in leading schools ( which I hope to help lead the next fall school in the outreach phase ). I will be in Montana at the YWAM base until August 3rd. I'm very excited but also nervous about the 2 day "road trip" on grey hound to get there! haha!!!

Once I get back to San Francisco I will be back working with DTS, preparing for the Fall school. Which I'm happy about staffing another school but I've really enjoyed making new friendships in the Ellis room and building these relationships to just leave again. BUT God is good and things will work out just perfect!!!

Lindsay (top right in picture) will be my new room mate, she actually moves in this weekend.... so excited about having a roommate again because I've been kinda lonely without one for a whole month!!!! (:

The picture is from this weekend. What a memorial day weekend miracle!!!some of the YWAM sf girls , drove to Mt. Madonna took a little hike, picked berry's at Gizdich ranch and ate some yummy pie and drove through Santa Cruz, ending the day with a lovely dinner hosted by the best mom and dad ever!!! MY great parents!!! (: It was super fun and nice to get out of the city too!

Much love.

Carrianne

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.