Hey friends!

My name is Jalyn Neal and this fall, I have been blessed to start my Discipleship Training School (DTS) with YWAM Kona!

YWAM, which stands for Youth With A Mission is a global movement of Christians with the goal of knowing God and making God KNOWN. This organization equips missionaries to go out into all the world and spread the good news of Jesus Christ.

Specifically, I will be joining what is called DTS. This is 3 months of training/lecture on base in Hawaii, followed by 3 months of active missions across the nations.

For some background, most of my life I did not serve the Lord. I grew up and never believed in God or understood the gospel. Throughout my life I consistently found my self in deep anxiety and mental battles, until I found Jesus. May of 2023, I fully surrendered my life to God and found true freedom.

God has given me a heart for evangelism, I want to share the freedom he's given me with others, my life’s passion is to see others transformed by his goodness!

I was introduced to YWAM in June of 2024, seeing others who walked in obedience to the Lord with full reliance on Him, I knew this was what the Lord was calling me to. I fought with this calling due to fear of my lack of funding, but the Lord kept tugging on my heart until I fully committed!

In order to attend YWAM I need to raise $10,000, which covers all of my schooling, food, and housing both in training and in outreach. $10,000 initially felt impossible, but God has given me faith, and I believe that with the support of my friends and family the impossible can be made possible.

I'm asking if you could pray about donating to my trip as well as prayers for Gods hand over my experience at YWAM.

Thank you everyone for your support and love, I cannot wait to see what the Lord has planned!

Jalyn