Lorn Enjoyment

Well...I am now in "transition week" here at the YWAM base in Kona, HI. "Transition Week" can also be known as "Desolate Week" because most everyone that was in a previous school have now gone on their outreaches, and everyone else is home, returning the 8th of July. Therefore, the base is so empty.

I had the amazing pleasure to have my family out here and join me for a week or so of this transition, which was seriously a tremendous blessing. It is crazy how refreshing my family is to me. So to be in Kona, Hawaii, with my family, hanging out with nothing holding me back was pretty amazing.

But now they have left and I am here, waiting, praying, and anticipating the next big step.

The thing that I just realized I was typing this blog was that although it is hard during transition week, I find that I am constantly able to truly be invited to be alone with Jesus. For in the times that I long to be doing something, what better thing to do than to waste all my time on my Savior, my Creator, my Maker, my Father, my Best Friend?

I am starting to look forward to this desolate week. I have anticipation to what the Lord is going to do, even in the times that are the most quiet and that I feel most alone. Jesus is that good to show up no matter how I feel. That is why I like to consider Him my Best Friend.

Again, as most of you know, Phase 2 (School of Revival and Reformation) that I am attending starts July 8th. I am in need of around $4,000 for lecture phase (the first deposit of $1,000 is due July 8th), and then $4,000-6,000 for outreach phase. Please pray and if you feel led to help support me, my email is the.daniel.york@gmail.com, or you can donate through PayPal, which is at the "Donate" link at the top of this blog. Thanks so much guys!

Much love,

-Daniel

--York

Seagulls

I lived in the sea,

An empire heaved from blameless armies.

Surrounded by deep,

Radiating waves of silent sleep.

Hushed groans fabricate holes into the dark,

Forgetful remarks.

This careless life wasn't proposed for waste.

Hope in thoughtful taste.

As I start to swim

Towards the heavens to find more within,

I admit the light,

With this darkness, was endearing the fight.

There is something more than this entrapment.

No more to lament.

I see the light that was here all along,

Beckoning my song.

Forgetting the gloom,

Redeeming the sight of all that was doomed.

The bars were unlocked,

Leaving my foes in their remorse and shock.

Radiating waves of silent sleep,

Surrounded by deep.

An empire heaved from blameless armies,

I lived in the sea.

(The Ocean's Empire by Daniel York)

Well friends and family, these past 6 months have stormed by;

and by 'stormed', I mean that pretty literally.

It has been a crazy season of ups and downs, ins and outs,

which initially ended up me desiring the Lord in my life all the more.

It is hard for me to process all that the Lord has done

in this past season of my life,

but it has been nothing but extraordinary.

I know that overall, at this point in my life,

I am not even close to where I want to be,

which is actually a blessing.

It just means that this next season coming up in my life

is going to be more radical in finding out who I am;

in finding out who the Lord is even more;

in finding out the destiny that has been set before me.

This next school that I am attending starts July 8th.

I am still in need of around $9,000-10,000.

But by July 8th, I need around $500

just to make sure I can attend school.

If I do not obtain the $500 by then, I cannot go.

But I know the Lord will provide.

"If it is God's will, it is God's bill".

If you feel led to help support me financially,

that would be absolutely amazing.

You can contact me at

the.daniel.york@gmail.com or on my facebook.

I just want to thank you all

who have supported me these past 6 months.

It has been the most radical 6 months I have experienced

and I couldn't have done it without your prayers and support.

so...Thank you, Thank you very much.

And let's do it again.

-Daniel

--York

Baguettes, Medieval, and Jesus

Bonjour from France.

Sorry for the long awaited update.

I am now in the last week of outreach and it seems so surreal to me that this 2 and a half month long outreach is coming to an end. Switzerland was awesome and France is just as amazing. Our ministry has been so awesome out here and we are having such a fun time together as a team.

France really doesn't seem like another country. I just feel like I am in another state, aside from the language barrier and the 2000 year old village that my team is living in. The weather has been super nice, and the baguettes and crepes are really awesome. The house that we are staying in is 200 years old. We arrived and everyone who had allergies went insane due to all the dust and dirt covering the floors of our building. Tons of spiders and mosquitos, and even more cobwebs. Pretty disgusting. So we took a day to clean. It still is pretty filthy, but a lot more bearable. Our town that we live in is an old medieval town, which I will have pictures up soon.

Aside from that, France has been a crazy experience. I believe that since is our last stop for outreach that the enemy is most definitely trying to attack our team. We know that the Lord is going to do some amazing things out here in our team and in France, but in saying that, we become more of a threat to the enemy.

As this final week is coming up, we have already experienced so much breakthrough and are pressing in, knowing that we are saved by grace and we can do anything through Christ. We are expecting even more breakthrough and more of the Holy Spirit in our lives.

I am not sure if you guys checked out my last update video that I made over a week ago, but it explains all my upcoming plans after this outreach. You can check it out in the previous post right below this one. I am still in need of financial support. My school will probably be around $10,000 overall, but I need at least the first $1,000 in by July 8th. I know the Lord will provide, but if you feel led at all to help support me financially, that would be such a blessing. Thanks for all your prayers and support! I will see you guys soon!

Much love,

-Daniel

--York