 | My First Impressions
2008-03-16, Oxford, New Zealand. By: Kylee | | I love New Zealand. It is so beautfil here. The people are so freindly and everyone is so welcoming.My plane ride here wasn't that enjoyable, but riding eleven and a half hours in a plane never is.... |
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 | Something New
2008-01-20, Oxford, New Zealand. By: saradekker | | Since returning to New Zealand, a lot has changed! Before leaving Minnesota, I was reading the verse in Proverbs about how we plan our path, but the Lord directs our steps. Little did I know that Hi... |
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 | Arrival
2008-01-14, Oxford, New Zealand. By: misslisa | | Hey everybody!
I am safely in New Zealand, after a long trip. The flight from Vancouver to Auckland was actually only 13 hours, thanks to a faster plane (woohoo)!!! But it's still a long time.. wit... |
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 | January Update: Teaching and Staff Training
2007-12-16, Oxford, New Zealand. By: demeter | | (sorry for those who already read this via email)
Hello from the Bottom of the World! And happy New Year! Well, it’s been three weeks since I’ve been in New Zealand and time is flying. First, I’ve ... |
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| Arrived safely to NZ and ready to teach
2007-12-16, Oxford, New Zealand. By: demeter | | Hello Friends and Family! I safely arrived to NZ without much fuss, other than the four plane rides and 30 hrs of traveling. I had to fly from Chicago to L.A. to Raratonga to Auckland to Christchuch. ... |
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 | So far so good....
2007-10-27, Oxford, New Zealand. By: katiefeld | | Well we have just finished with week 3 and this school is amazing!
The students are so different then what my DTS looked like last year. But they are amazing, so spiritually mature and yet SO fun ... |
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| Week 1
2007-09-27, Oxford, New Zealand. By: katiefeld | | Well I am now officially finished with work as the registrar. It is a "bitter-sweet" blessing. I am happy to be out of the office atmosphere but I also really enjoyed being able to work with the pe... |
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| Week 5
2007-08-08, Oxford, New Zealand. By: katiefeld | | This week for BLS our speaker was Femi Oni. He is speaking to the school next week on the Holy Spirit, and I am hoping to take a bit of time off from work to sit in a few of the lectures next ... |
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| Week 4 (ish?)
2007-07-30, Oxford, New Zealand. By: katiefeld | | Things here in Oxford have been going quite well. The Snowboarders DTS went down to Queenstown Thursday - Sunday of last week to board up at Snowpark. It was quiet without them but nice to have a ... |
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| Week 1
2007-07-03, Oxford, New Zealand. By: katiefeld | | Well I have finished week One! My first week was orientation, testimonies and all that jazz. It was an easy week. The AW80 teams left this weekend so until the Snowboarders arrive the base is quiet wi... |
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 | Leaving the nest in Oxford
2007-06-25, Oxford, New Zealand. By: teamafrica | | Hi everyone. Were team Africa; Ali, Julie Anna, Anna, Heidi, Sarah, Matt, and Izzy. We're leaving for South Africa in one week! We are excited for the next 80 days where we will be traveling to South... |
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 | NEWSLETTER June 2007
2007-06-14, Oxford, New Zealand. By: julieanna | | I have a good report: This discipleship training school is going so well!
Each week of teaching seems to flow into the next one and build on the previous teaching. A lot of students liken this whol... |
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| DTS Begins
2007-04-17, Oxford, New Zealand. By: julieanna | | Hello from New Zealand!
Goodness! I am enjoying the change of season in New Zealand in every sense of the word. This is my most exciting venture yet! This week I was commissioned by the base leader... |
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 | Finally made it!
2007-04-11, Oxford, New Zealand. By: heidijulia | | I've arrived, and NZ is more than I expected! I now live in a small town northwest of Christchurch called Oxford, New Zealand. We live somewhat on the plains (actually it's pretty hilly), and the mo... |
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 | Let's go!
2007-04-01, Oxford, New Zealand. By: eastasia | | In four and a half hours our team will leave the base in Oxford and go to the airport - outreach starts! We are the last team leaving and had the pleasure to say good bye to everyone else... And now w... |
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| Itinerary
2007-03-30, Oxford, New Zealand. By: saradekker | | If you are interested, here's a basic outline of our time in Africa.
We will try to post updates along the way depending on online availability.
Thanks for your notes. Welcome to the journey!
We... |
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| Thank You
2007-03-25, Oxford, New Zealand. By: saradekker | | Thank You
So many people have sent card and gifts, contributing to the box shipped out from Hackensack. Others have been praying, leaving notes online, and I want you to know how much I appreciate... |
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 | Welcome Team!!
2007-03-20, Oxford, New Zealand. By: eastasia | | Hey everybody!
Our first post about the lecture phase at the YWAM-Base in Oxford, New Zealand.
IT'S ALMOST OVER!
How sad is that?
Well, whatever. We are on a DTS (Discipleship training schoo... |
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 | Some pictures
2007-03-19, Oxford, New Zealand. By: chaveiro | | I've found some pictures to put on this traveljournal. I looked at the last pictures I put and figured we didn't put that much of what was happening in the classes. This country is beautiful but maybe... |
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 | Can We Say.... Debacle?
2007-03-14, Oxford, New Zealand. By: krispy | | Well... I do have to say that the last few days have been most... interesting... Last week I went traveling around with Kristin. We had an incredible time hitching around the northern part of the sout... |
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| serving week
2007-03-14, Oxford, New Zealand. By: saradekker | | Christchurch Serving Week!
Eight of us spent a week in Christchurch working with a church called Spreydon Baptist.
The idea of this week is to get a taste of outreach and to be an encouragement ... |
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 | A month later...
2007-03-12, Oxford, New Zealand. By: chaveiro | | Hey guys!
Yeah, a month later... It's incredible just how time flies! We're so sorry for not writing more, we didn't realise how many people were actually reading all of our stuff. It's always abou... |
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 | Almost Home
2007-03-04, Oxford, New Zealand. By: krispy | | Hey Everyone!
Well I have a mere 12 days left in this beautiful country. Can you believe it?!?! I'm almost finished! The backpackers graduated last friday, the 23rd of February. It was a bitter s... |
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| Living Life to the Full in New Zealand!
2007-03-01, Oxford, New Zealand. By: julieanna | | As you may know, I have been doing my internship here at the Youth With A Mission (YWAM) base in Oxford, New Zealand. It is the first phase of the Basic Leadership School (BLS) that I am currently att... |
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| A Joyous Return
2007-02-20, Oxford, New Zealand. By: krispy | | Hello Hello everyone...
Well my heart is full of joy as the wonderful backpackers school has returned to Oxford from their outreach this past weekend. On Thursday afternoon Geoff, Beny, Lauren, Su... |
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