Can You Do YWAM Married?
October 19, 2020 - January 1, 2030
Can You Do YWAM Married?
Can you do YWAM married?
The decision to join YWAM can be a significant moment in your life. And if you’re married you will most likely want to share that moment with your husband or wife. If you are unsure if you can do a YWAM school as a married couple, you’ve come to the right place. We have the answer for you!
You can be involved in YWAM as a married couple. Every YWAM school, including the DTS, is open to married couples. YWAM Value 15 specifically mentions how important marriage is to YWAM.
Doing a YWAM school as I married couple can be one of the most transforming and positive seasons of your married life.
I can tell you from experience that doing a DTS with my wife was an incredibly rewarding season in our marriage as we were able to learn and grow together and see God work in and bless our marriage in more ways than we ever expected.
I wholeheartedly recommend it.
But don’t just take my word for it, check out Juliana and Douglas’s experience below and find out how they got on doing a YWAM DTS as a married couple.
Juliana and Douglas Lyra, Brazil
Doing a DTS was something we’ve dreamed about doing since the beginning of our relationship, so we’ve prayed and prepared for a long time.
We came to Marine Reach with high expectations about this time and everything that God would do in our lives. I was expecting a deeply individual experience, but I couldn’t imagine how much our relationship would be strengthened by those personal character transformations.
Since day one, He’s spoken to us about a new season as individuals, but especially as a family. He reminded us of old promises and brought a lot of new ones! It was amazing to see how many speakers talked about the married life, children and the challenges of a family, even though that wasn’t their subject for the week, and we were the only married couple among 57 students.
Also, we had the privilege of processing all this new knowledge and revelation together, having each other’s support, the company of someone who brings the same culture, and the understanding of a true friend.
On our wedding day, the minister told us that our family would be powerful for the kingdom and we’ve seen a little bit of this being fulfilled during this time. We could see how our lives can inspire and impact others, from the younger single students around us to the couples during outreach, showing respect and honor, the way God planned a family to be.
DTS was a life-changing journey and one of the most special things to me was sharing all of it with the most important person to me, my best friend, my family, my home. And it was, definitely, the most beautiful, wonderful, and unbelievable adventure of these 6 years of marriage.
Take the next step in your marriage
As you can see doing a DTS alongside your husband or wife can be a life-changing season.
If you’re ready to take this step, find out more about the DTSs we offer here at Marine Reach New Zealand and see how much God wants to do in and through your marriage.
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“Last year I decided to seek after God wholeheartedly and applied for the Pilgrimage DTS. Going on this journey (physically and spiritually) has been life-changing! Instead of wandering on my own, I am now following the Almighty God. I have rediscovered a personal and intimate relationship with my Creator!”
Tim Stallard, 26, Switzerland
“Being a part of the Pilgrimage Stream impacted my life for the better. Not only did it teach me how to function in a small community (as we shared the burden of climbing those mountains together), but also how to rely on one another, have fun and worship together, and, most importantly, how to be vulnerable with each other. The focus of our Stream taught me what it looks like to be on a pilgrimage for God. God calls us out of our homes to the wilderness, where we’ll see Him face-to-face, and are forced to fully depend on Him before we receive His inheritance.”
Harty Dumalagan, 21, B.C. Canada
“I’ve learn what the Kingdom means for us, how can we bring the Kingdom here and just share it with others… That makes me super excited! The key is to listen to God’s voice, seek His face and His presence! Everything else will be added as he promised is Matthew 6:33!”
Estera Welchar, 22, Poland
“Before coming to DTS I had a fixed view on what it meant to be a follower of God. Being on the Wild Heart Stream completely demolished every box I put God in and taught me to have reverence for the Lord. I learned that God doesn’t want a slave, he wants a best friend, a daughter and a relationship.”
Jessica Bryant, 19, England
“I have just finished my Worship DTS at Marine Reach NZ.
When I signed up for the worship DTS I thought it was just about praising God. It’s about the role we play as worship leaders, it about how you lead the worship session, when to pray, and when and how you end. I recommend the Worship DTS to everyone who is inspired by the worship at your home church.”
Adam Pelletier, 36, BC. Canada
“I decided to do a DBS because I wanted to know as much about the Bible as I could. And yes, I learned a lot about the Bible, the historical background and so on. But my biggest gain from the DBS was to learn and see the Bible come alive and active in my own life. The Bible used to be a boring book to me, with a bunch of unrelatable stories and letters. During DBS I got to know how to apply God’s Word to my life and how to be discipled, transformed and guided by it. My life changed so much through that and is still changing. I believe that’s what the Bible is for, to lead us closer to God and to help us to become more like Him.”
Silas Bauer, 22, Germany
“My life used to be run by my fears, my struggles, and my failures. I had no way of fighting them because I didn’t know the truth. Over my time with YWAM and beyond, I have encountered so much freedom as God has shown me the truth of who He is in His Word. Dive into the Bible on Cover to Cover and watch God transform you as He begins to show you who He really is and who you were really made to be.”
David Souter, 22, England
“At the beginning of the DTS I did not believe in the power of prayer neither did I believe that God even heard my prayers. By the end of it I had no doubt in my mind at all that we have a Father in heaven who always bends His ear to us when we speak and that when we pray in the name of Jesus miracles will be birthed by our words and God’s power.”
Calvin Joubert, 20, South Africa
“God showed me that true worship always comes out of a place of intimacy and revelation of what Jesus has done for me. I realized that this is were I want to be – sitting at His feet and pouring out my love and affection before Him, because He’s so worthy.”
Julianna Suter, 20, Switzerland
“The Justice Movement stream really opened my eyes to what justice looks like through the eyes of God. Justice is more than making wrong right, it’s walking in mercy and humility. Justice is bringing light and life to orphans, widows, immigrants, and hope to anyone who is oppressed.”
Naomi Wilson, 18, AB, Canada
