Hi friends!! My name is Gracen Drake, and for the last year, I have had the great honor of being a part of Youth With A Mission (YWAM) in Kona, Hawaii.
Last January, I decided to take a giant leap of faith by dropping out of my sophomore year of college, to move to Kona and complete a Discipleship Training School. I was privileged to be a part of the first-ever Brave Love DTS. Brave Love is a women’s movement that works to help women walk in their original design of being a biblical woman, all while empowering them to be catalysts and Gospel carriers. For 3 months, I, along with 50 other women from all over the world, dove deeper into our relationship with God and really learned what it meant to be a follower of Jesus. After these 3 months, I had to opportunity to go to both Nigeria and Kenya for our 2-month outreach. Throughout my time in Africa, God radically marked me for both missions and the nations. While in Africa, I made the decision that I did not want my run with YWAM, missions, or Brave Love to end once I completed my DTS.
If I learned anything from DTS, it is that God has called me to the nations and to share the Gospel with people who do not have access to knowing the one who created them. I also firmly believe that God has called me to train and disciple other women who have the same calling. That being said, after much prayer, I have decided to join YWAM staff in Kona, and serve the next Brave Love DTS running this coming January! For the past 3 months, I have been in Kona completing a leadership training school that has both equipped and prepared me to be on staff, lead, and disciple students. I will spend the next three months staffing the “lecture phase” of the DTS where I will be discipling students while planning an outreach. After lecture phase, I will be co-leading a team of students on a 2-month outreach to the nations. It is an honor to get the chance to be a part of this school, and I am beyond excited to see what God has in store these next 6 months!
It is such a pleasure to be able to partner with God as He works in the lives of women all across the globe. I am excited to see women's hearts burn for Jesus, and I am dedicated to ensuring they have such a firm understanding of God's love, that their fire never burns out. By obeying God and saying yes to staffing this next Brave Love DTS, I am also saying yes to the nations, yes to seeing the great commission being fulfilled, yes to the unreached, yes to the long days and hard work, and yes to missions. My life belongs to the Lord, and I will follow wherever He takes me.
I cannot express my thanks to God and to everyone who has already supported me throughout my DTS and leadership track. God is a provider, and I am reminded of that every day. I truly would not be here without your generosity and prayers.
I would love to invite you to partner with me through financial support and prayer! I am in need of around $1000 per month to cover:
• Giving (tithes and offering)
• Housing/rent
• Food (groceries, etc.)
• Transportation (car, gas, flights)
If you’d like to commit to being a monthly supporter or giving a one-time donation, please pray about an amount and you can give here! Additionally, prayer is just as important as financial support, and I would love for you to join my prayer team.
Matthew 28 calls us to respond to a need. That need is all of those who do not have access to Jesus not because of what they did, but because of where they live. Verses 19 and 20 say, “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely, I am with you always, to the very end of the age”. By partnering with me either through prayer or financially you are contributing to the Great Commission. Each prayer is heard, and every dollar is used for His Kingdom. You are each a part of this movement of God! By your prayer and support, you are with me as I GO!
Thank you. Your giving will not go unnoticed and may God repay your generosity in double. Lastly, if you would like to receive my monthly updates please fill out this form:
Please email me if you have any questions (gracenedrake@gmail.com).
Gracen Drake