Sunday, March 8, 2009

Wednesday, January 28, 2009

It´s time to learn...

The Discipleship Training School has already started at YWAM El Salvador!

This is a new exciting challenge for me because I will be interpreting most of the classes and activities for Simo-Ott – our student from Estonia. This means that I will use English vocabulary from Europe and not from the United States as I am used to. For instance, I will say "mobile" instead of "cell phone." There will also be concepts to explain to him because of this “new Salvadorian culture” he is living in.

Regarding the Bible lessons, it feels like I will have Aaron’s position and responsibility to convey God’s message through a Moses (a teacher). On Exodus 4:15 and 16, God tells Moses, “You shall speak to him (Aaron) and put words in his mouth; I will help both of you speak and will teach you what to do. He will speak to the people (Simo-Ott) for you, and it will be as if he (Aaron) were your mouth and as if you (Moses) were God to him.”

We will be teaching/learning one-week lessons on topics such as "How to Hear God´s Voice", "Quiet Time", "Intercession", "Fasting", "Biblical Worldview", "Evangelism", and "Missions."
There will be a total of 12 weeks of lecture and then the students will go on outreach for 8 weeks to share what they have learned in their training. That is why our motto is "To know God to make Him Known!"

Prayer requests

1. That I may be a cultural interpreter between Simo and Salvadorians.
2. That I will be able to convey God’s message with accuracy to Simo.
3. The planning and resources for a 4-month trip to the United States.
4. My family
5. Elections for President in El Salvador in March.



Blessings,

Susy Ayala

Saturday, December 20, 2008

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Thursday, December 4, 2008

Sunday, November 30, 2008

November, 2008

November 29th, 2008.

Dear Friends,

This month has been the highlight of the year. The first weekend I went to a Women’s Retreat and I had a great time of fellowship with the ladies from my Church.

Then, I spent 7 days interpreting for 4 missionaries from Missouri . They taught the local Church a new way to bless the community. We went into businesses in the neighborhood and we just asked the employees and/or owners if we could pray for them. Then, the local Pastor invited them to come to the Church services. The missionaries also got to share their testimonies with cell groups in different homes. At the end of the week, the local Church organized a soccer tournament for the youth where the missionaries also shared with the players about God’s love. I really enjoyed the variety of activities!

On November 16th, I flew to Costa Rica to be part of the Youth with a Mission DNA Conference. There were around 300 YWAMers representing 24 countries. We worshiped God and heard lots of uplifting stories (testimonies) from the Co-founder of the organization. I was really challenged to make an effort to provide for others The Book that transforms hearts! I had a great time visiting with YWAM friends who I have met throughout the years who work in other Central American Bases. I also started new friendships from other parts of the world! I loved it!

Now, the last and BEST event of the month was the visit of my host mom and 10-year old host brother from Arkansas , U.S. It was a dream come true to have them down here in El Salvador for a few days. My heart rejoiced and greatly thanked God for the privilege of having them to spend times of joy with me. I will always thank God for the blessing of being part of their family which is my greatest wealth.


May God bless you all,

Susy

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

October, 2008

El Salvador, October 1st, 2008.

Dear Friends,

I hope you all are doing fine and enjoying of God’s grace in your lives.

I just wanted to ask for your prayers as I go next week to interpret for a team that will be sharing the Gospel here in El Salvador. This Mission Team is coming from Missouri and will be here from October 5th to the 11th. We will be going to a city that is located 2 hours away from San Salvador. Please pray for protection. It is very exciting for me to be able to be part of this Mission! God’s missions are always fun to be part of!

I also wanted to share with you the new two projects I have embarked on:

Number one, I am translating material for Wycliffe Bible Translators. The vision of this Christian organization is to make God’s Word accessible to all people in the language of their heart. I have been asked to help Wycliffe Bible Translators in El Salvador to translate some Intercession Seminar material for them. The whole project is about 1000 pages (it will probably take months to finish it), but I am really enjoying doing this because I am learning so much on topics such as “Our Time of Need”, “A Spiritual Inventory and Spiritual Markers”, and “Life Tasks”.

And number two, I have started to teach English to family, friends, and I may start teaching to a group of believers in the Church I grew up in. I mainly do One-on-One classes. But it will be a challenge to do it for a group because I will have to prepare the class by myself.

Well, may God bless you all and please email me when you get a chance. I would love to hear from you all.

Blessings,

Susy