noreply@blogger.com (Douglas Hugentobler)Fri, 27 Sep 2024 18:04:22 -0700Blogger http://www.blogger.com20125http://classicdts.blogspot.com/en-ushttp://classicdts.blogspot.com/2012/06/classic-dts-2012.htmlSchoolUpdatesnoreply@blogger.com (Douglas Hugentobler)Sun, 17 Jun 2012 01:05:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7620880381871449348.post-430475654707252547On the 1st of June we had our farewell brunch with the Classic DTS 2012. 29 students from all over the world took part of the January YWAM-DTS in Worcester. 3 teams returned from their 2-months-outreach destinations: South Africa, Mozambique and Saint Thomas, where they worked with different social projects, churches and evangelistic programmes.  Watch the video of the school: 0http://classicdts.blogspot.com/2011/10/speaker-focus-wilson-goeda.htmlSchoolnoreply@blogger.com (Douglas Hugentobler)Thu, 27 Oct 2011 03:17:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7620880381871449348.post-1886997342098799799Published Author, motivational speaker and leader, Wilson has a great love for the human race and a passion for reconciliation and life coaching. He is the Author of the book “WHY ME?” A powerful journey of Hope, Courage and Destiny, and is currently working on his second book. He loves rugby and sports and is a Blue bull supporter.Wilson goes all around the world preaching the word of God. He 0http://classicdts.blogspot.com/2011/10/speaker-focus-rich-and-lynn-hodge.htmlSchoolnoreply@blogger.com (Douglas Hugentobler)Thu, 27 Oct 2011 02:41:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7620880381871449348.post-8250096457717718987Cheers from South Africa!Our family is the best thing we can say about ourselves. Our family is the ongoing celebration of what Abba has done in both our lives. We both came from broken homes and religiously abusive systems which left our identity and hearts imprisoned. But on this amazing journey with God our lives have experienced freedom, restoration, and renewal… and we hunger for more! We 0http://classicdts.blogspot.com/2011/09/confirmed-speakers-and-topics-for-2012.htmlSchoolnoreply@blogger.com (Douglas Hugentobler)Mon, 26 Sep 2011 02:13:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7620880381871449348.post-11152261556747625The Word of God - Erin Pennington, USA The Holy Spirit - Stefaan Hugo, South Africa The Father Heart of God - Rich Hodge, USA Relationships - David and Grace Song (South Korea-USA, Nigeria)0http://classicdts.blogspot.com/2011/04/last-days.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Hope Oshiro Borthistle)Wed, 27 Apr 2011 17:15:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7620880381871449348.post-7382751916102721350Our time in Okinawa is over, we left yesterday and we are know in Korea for a week before coming back to South Africa. We are all so sad to have left Okinawa, leaving behind a new family and friends in YWAM Okinawa and many of the churches and people we interacted with during our time. The last week of our outreach here was amazing, and we really went out with a bang, God is so good. We stayed at0http://classicdts.blogspot.com/2011/04/oh-swaziland.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Michelle's Life Mission)Thu, 21 Apr 2011 10:59:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7620880381871449348.post-8707835004089264669So it has been a couple of weeks since we have been able to blog. We are staying at the Swaziland YWAM base with no internet access. By the time I am able to post this, we will most likely be gone from Swaziland. We leave on a couple days to Mozambique and it is hard to believe that time has gone by this fast. Our time here in Swaziland has been very blessed. The base is located on an old farm 0http://classicdts.blogspot.com/2011/04/small-children-beach-bbqs.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Hope Oshiro Borthistle)Sat, 16 Apr 2011 04:46:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7620880381871449348.post-1788076285986366899What a wonderful week it has been in Okinawa with our team and God. We were still feeling a bit discouraged as the week began because we cannot see God working openly with the community, but we know that we are suppose to be here and that change doesn't always happen right away. It is not about our time and experience, it is all about God's. Knowing that we stepped out into the youth 0http://classicdts.blogspot.com/2011/04/from-africa-to-asia.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Hope Oshiro Borthistle)Sun, 10 Apr 2011 17:19:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7620880381871449348.post-4991122030720527099Our time in Okinawa just gets better everyday, and we are growing and learning so much as a team in this time together. We have spent a week in Itoman City, which has a beautiful beach and is a relaxed town filled with the kind Okinwan spirit. We began our week doing many prayer walks around the city, you can really feel the spirit of death that is a hold on this country because of the ancestory 0http://classicdts.blogspot.com/2011/04/christian-in-india-porcupine-in-balloon.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vickey)Sat, 9 Apr 2011 00:43:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7620880381871449348.post-462210328657881756 The team at the train station in Hyderabad. On the 1st April we left for India, we flew from Cape Town to Joberg and then Joberg to Mumbai, what was supposed to be a 9 hour flight, was delayed an extra hour in the air. Finally we were in India. In Mumbai we were delayed an extra 3 hours, causing us to miss our bus and train to our base. When we arrived at the train station we were welcomed with0http://classicdts.blogspot.com/2011/04/good-bye-south-africa-hello-swaziland.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Michelle's Life Mission)Thu, 7 Apr 2011 03:39:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7620880381871449348.post-1764499621651337787We are all amazed at how fast our time went by in Stanger/Durban! Two weeks came and went and now we are headed to Swaziland. We don't know how the internet will work there so we will try and keep in touch as much as possible. We write from the Johannesburg airport. We left early this morning after getting a late start, but we were able to make it on time to catch our flight. We leave in a 0http://classicdts.blogspot.com/2011/04/konichiwa-okinawa.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Hope Oshiro Borthistle)Wed, 6 Apr 2011 07:30:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7620880381871449348.post-758200908485565303Our first week of outreach in Okinawa, Japan has been an amazing way to start off the month here.From the moment we stepped off the plane we were greeted with a warm smile, open arms, and kind hearts. The Okinawa people are so friendly and you can really feel the presence of God among the christians that are supporting us here in our mission. Our first stop was at a local church for sunday 0http://classicdts.blogspot.com/2011/03/place-of-new-beginnings.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Michelle's Life Mission)Tue, 29 Mar 2011 06:59:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7620880381871449348.post-8835005092413222719So far we are all really enjoying outreach! We have had some time to do fun stuff between ministries and by the food we are eating, it hasn't hit us that this is outreach! We have been very busy putting together messages and reaching out to the people of Stanger. I must say that God is incredible. Wow! Saturday morning we had the opportunity to do street ministry down town. We were led by the 0http://classicdts.blogspot.com/2011/03/durban-outreach-off-to-great-start.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Michelle's Life Mission)Fri, 25 Mar 2011 13:22:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7620880381871449348.post-6039806078235614764Wow! God is so good. He is really moving in our outreach team and has blessed us with the opportunity to really reach out to the people of Durban. We arrived yesterday by plane and it was very excited! Two of our team members had never been on a plane before! We are housed in the upstairs of a beautiful church in the town of Stanger and it has been quite an experience sleeping on the floor as a 2http://classicdts.blogspot.com/2011/01/first-days.htmlUpdatesnoreply@blogger.com (Douglas Hugentobler)Sat, 8 Jan 2011 12:00:00 -0800tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7620880381871449348.post-5545837552543527873After many weeks of preparation the DTS started on Friday. We are very excited with the group that God has put together for such a time as this. At the moment we are 22 students and 10 staff from 14 different nationalities. There are 3 students on the way, 1 from Tanzania, and 2 from South Africa. On Friday we also celebrated Jared's 22nd birthday. On Saturday we started to get to know one 0http://classicdts.blogspot.com/2011/01/preparations-for-school.htmlSchoolnoreply@blogger.com (Douglas Hugentobler)Wed, 5 Jan 2011 13:11:00 -0800tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7620880381871449348.post-7717059013901597247For a few days now we have been praying for our students and the school itself. Today we had a time were the facilitators (staff) could share what God is laying on their hearts for the school. We had a brilliant time and we are looking forward to the beginning of the school on Friday at 16:00h. Despite the heat of 44ºC, we also did some hard work on the dorms! 0http://classicdts.blogspot.com/2010/11/where-we-are.htmlInformationnoreply@blogger.com (Douglas Hugentobler)Sun, 28 Nov 2010 22:39:00 -0800tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7620880381871449348.post-7156182563065185663WHERE WE ARE Worcester lies on the main route to and from Cape Town, Johannesburg and Port Elizabeth and only a hour's drive from Cape Town International Airport. It is aptly known as the capital of the Breede River Valley. Worcester is a small town surrounded by beautiful mountains and valleys. It is a wine producing area and is close to Stellenbosch and Franschoek. It has a variety of shops and0http://classicdts.blogspot.com/2010/11/niko.htmlSchoolnoreply@blogger.com (Douglas Hugentobler)Sun, 28 Nov 2010 21:52:00 -0800tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7620880381871449348.post-4802862700291726709In January 2010, NIKO was pioneered in Africa through the Classic DTS. We will run it again as part of our training. But what is Niko? Niko, a word meaning to conquer or to overcome, is a 4 day wilderness leadership training programme where you take risks to discover more about who God has made you to be. Your learning environment will be the great outdoors, the "classroom of life". You will 0http://classicdts.blogspot.com/2010/11/dts-speakers.htmlSchoolnoreply@blogger.com (Douglas Hugentobler)Tue, 23 Nov 2010 12:02:00 -0800tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7620880381871449348.post-7220837658571609418Here goes a list of the speaker for the DTS. Blessings Week Dates Topic Speaker Nationality 1 10 Jan - 14 Jan Orientation School staff International 2 17 Jan - 21 Jan The Word of God Erin Pennington USA 3 24 Jan - 28 Jan Holy Spirit Stefaan Hugo South Africa 4 31 Jan - 04 Feb Discipleship Fiona Gifford England 5 05 Feb -0http://classicdts.blogspot.com/2010/11/possible-outreach-destinations.htmlSchoolnoreply@blogger.com (Douglas Hugentobler)Tue, 23 Nov 2010 11:33:00 -0800tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7620880381871449348.post-3881553066727364810As we are approaching the DTS kick-off, we as staff have been praying and asking God for our outreach destinations. Here are some of the places we are praying more intently: Japan - Okinanwa Mozambique Brazil South Africa 0http://classicdts.blogspot.com/2010/11/nationalities-on-classic-dts.htmlSchoolnoreply@blogger.com (Douglas Hugentobler)Sun, 14 Nov 2010 13:26:00 -0800tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7620880381871449348.post-3647469119845359711So far we have students and staff from 13 different nationalities: South Africa Brazil Zimbabwe Canada Finland USA Ghana Switzerland South Korea D.R. Congo Tanzania Mozambique Madagascar 0