Hello folks,
As you may know, I´m here in Nicaragua for a two week outreach. The team is doing very well. We need your help though. I am asking you to partner with us in prayer. God is doing something huge so we want as much prayer as we can. TODAY (Friday, August 28) at 4:00 PM (Mountain Time Zone), we are going to be doing worship, prayer and street preaching in a park in Ticuantepe. We are very excited for this and believe God is going to do something huge! We need your your prayers. We will be doing a similar thing tomorrow morning around 10:00 AM in a town called Masaya at the Central Park. We want YOU to cover it in prayer. Here are some prayer requests....
-BOLDNESS
-To not have fear of man
-Confidence
-Annointed words and for God to speak through us.
-For our translator(s)
-For people to come
-Open Hearts
-Revelation of his purpose and will.
-ISAIAH 61
-Answer to prayers (Including healing, being set free, etc.)
-Strength
Thank you all so much and I´ll send an update in the next few days.
God Bless,
-Tyler Dean
Friday, August 28, 2009
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
It's official! Nicaragua Outreach Update
Hello friends,
Well...It's been a crazy last couple days, organizing and getting ready for this outreach to Nicaragua. I leave in roughly 9 days!
Everything is slowly coming together. Today was a big day and a huge step forward! All the flights were able to be purchased and Katy is supposed to get her passport in roughly two days and we are very excited!
Natasha, who is on staff with me at YWAM Pismo Beach, is also coming with us to Nicaragua. After praying about it, she felt like she was supposed to come along. She will add a lot to our team and we're all excited to have her come with us.
I am still looking for more financial help with this outreach. If you feel that God has put it on your heart to give, you can send a check to the address below. If you wish to receive a tax deductible receipt, write checks out to YWAM Pismo Beach. Please do not put my name anywhere on the check. Just put a note in the envelope explaining it is for Tyler Dean's Nicaragua Outreach.
Here are some prayer requests:
-Smoothing out the logistics
-Finances
-Divine appointments in Nicaragua
-Open hearts with the people we meet in Nicaragua
-Personal growth in all who are going on the outreach.
Thank you all for your support, financially and in prayer. Like I said before, Rachael, Katy, Natasha and myself are very excited to go to Nicaragua and are looking forward to see what God has in store for us!
Blessings,
-Tyler Dean
Well...It's been a crazy last couple days, organizing and getting ready for this outreach to Nicaragua. I leave in roughly 9 days!
Everything is slowly coming together. Today was a big day and a huge step forward! All the flights were able to be purchased and Katy is supposed to get her passport in roughly two days and we are very excited!
Natasha, who is on staff with me at YWAM Pismo Beach, is also coming with us to Nicaragua. After praying about it, she felt like she was supposed to come along. She will add a lot to our team and we're all excited to have her come with us.
I am still looking for more financial help with this outreach. If you feel that God has put it on your heart to give, you can send a check to the address below. If you wish to receive a tax deductible receipt, write checks out to YWAM Pismo Beach. Please do not put my name anywhere on the check. Just put a note in the envelope explaining it is for Tyler Dean's Nicaragua Outreach.
Here are some prayer requests:
-Smoothing out the logistics
-Finances
-Divine appointments in Nicaragua
-Open hearts with the people we meet in Nicaragua
-Personal growth in all who are going on the outreach.
Thank you all for your support, financially and in prayer. Like I said before, Rachael, Katy, Natasha and myself are very excited to go to Nicaragua and are looking forward to see what God has in store for us!
Blessings,
-Tyler Dean
Friday, August 7, 2009
I am going to Nicaragua?!
WOW!
Well, there is a very good possibility that at this time in two weeks, I will be in Nicaragua, Central America!!
Here is how....
Two nights ago, I was praying and I kept getting the word Nicaragua over & over again.
Yesterday morning, my housemates and myself were doing some worship & intercession and I kept getting these pictures and very clear visions of two of my friends from my hometown in Grand Marais, Minnesota, Rachael Bohnen & Katy Borud. In these pictures and visions, we were at the YWAM Base in Diriamba, Nicaragua, praying for different families, praying for the sick in a hospital in a town called Jinotepe, playing with Nicaraguan children in Ticuantepe, speaking at churches, doing street preaching and evangelism and also working with the "Glue Kids" in Masaya. God spoke very clearly to me that I was supposed to go...IN TWO WEEKS!
So later that afternoon, I gave Rachael and Katy a phone call, explaining what happened. Both Rachael and Katy are very, very excited for the opportunity to go to Nicaragua to share Christ's love! Katy is currently in the process of getting her passport, so please be praying for favor with the passport situation.
This morning, I emailed a couple different people in Nicaragua to set up lodging and ministries. Within two hours, I received emails back, so everything is pretty much set up for us down in Nicaragua!!
The approximate dates of the outreach would be from August 22nd-September 5th. Therefore, I need to purchase a flight early next week. Please be in prayer that I can find reasonable airfare.
I am looking for financial help with this outreach so if you feel that God has put it on your heart to give, you can send a check to the address below. If you wish to receive a tax deductible receipt, write checks out to YWAM Pismo Beach. Please do not put my name anywhere on the check. Just put a note in the envelope explaining it is for Tyler Dean's Nicaragua Outreach.
Thank you all for your continual support, financially and in prayer.
Please be praying for:
-Smoothing out the logistics
-Katy's passport situation
-Finances
-Divine appointments in Nicaragua
-Open hearts with the people we meet in Nicaragua
I will keep you posted on everything as it works out more. Also, if you have any questions, don't hesitate to email me at: tylerdean32@hotmail.com or call me at: 218.370.2078. Once again, thank you all so much!!
Blessings,
Tyler Dean
791 Price St. #119
Pismo Beach, CA 93449
Well, there is a very good possibility that at this time in two weeks, I will be in Nicaragua, Central America!!
Here is how....
Two nights ago, I was praying and I kept getting the word Nicaragua over & over again.
Yesterday morning, my housemates and myself were doing some worship & intercession and I kept getting these pictures and very clear visions of two of my friends from my hometown in Grand Marais, Minnesota, Rachael Bohnen & Katy Borud. In these pictures and visions, we were at the YWAM Base in Diriamba, Nicaragua, praying for different families, praying for the sick in a hospital in a town called Jinotepe, playing with Nicaraguan children in Ticuantepe, speaking at churches, doing street preaching and evangelism and also working with the "Glue Kids" in Masaya. God spoke very clearly to me that I was supposed to go...IN TWO WEEKS!
So later that afternoon, I gave Rachael and Katy a phone call, explaining what happened. Both Rachael and Katy are very, very excited for the opportunity to go to Nicaragua to share Christ's love! Katy is currently in the process of getting her passport, so please be praying for favor with the passport situation.
This morning, I emailed a couple different people in Nicaragua to set up lodging and ministries. Within two hours, I received emails back, so everything is pretty much set up for us down in Nicaragua!!
The approximate dates of the outreach would be from August 22nd-September 5th. Therefore, I need to purchase a flight early next week. Please be in prayer that I can find reasonable airfare.
I am looking for financial help with this outreach so if you feel that God has put it on your heart to give, you can send a check to the address below. If you wish to receive a tax deductible receipt, write checks out to YWAM Pismo Beach. Please do not put my name anywhere on the check. Just put a note in the envelope explaining it is for Tyler Dean's Nicaragua Outreach.
Thank you all for your continual support, financially and in prayer.
Please be praying for:
-Smoothing out the logistics
-Katy's passport situation
-Finances
-Divine appointments in Nicaragua
-Open hearts with the people we meet in Nicaragua
I will keep you posted on everything as it works out more. Also, if you have any questions, don't hesitate to email me at: tylerdean32@hotmail.com or call me at: 218.370.2078. Once again, thank you all so much!!
Blessings,
Tyler Dean
791 Price St. #119
Pismo Beach, CA 93449
Thursday, August 6, 2009
Another Outreach?!
Hello folks,
I just wanted to throw it out there....
There may be another outreach brewing...very, very soon...Like, two weeks soon. Please be praying for guidance, finances & favor.
I'll keep you posted!
Thanks,
-Ty
I just wanted to throw it out there....
There may be another outreach brewing...very, very soon...Like, two weeks soon. Please be praying for guidance, finances & favor.
I'll keep you posted!
Thanks,
-Ty
How to comment on blog posts....
Hey friends,
So, this is just to let you know how you can comment on my blog posts...
Here is how to do it!!
1.) Read my blog post.
2.) Enjoy my blog post...hopefully.
3.) Click on "Comments" right below the blog post.
4.) Under where it says "Post A Comment"...Post your comment(s)! :)
5.) After you type your comment, click on "Post Comment".
I hope to see some comments on the blog posts-It's fun to hear from people!
Thank you all for your support!
Blessings,
-Tyler Dean
So, this is just to let you know how you can comment on my blog posts...
Here is how to do it!!
1.) Read my blog post.
2.) Enjoy my blog post...hopefully.
3.) Click on "Comments" right below the blog post.
4.) Under where it says "Post A Comment"...Post your comment(s)! :)
5.) After you type your comment, click on "Post Comment".
I hope to see some comments on the blog posts-It's fun to hear from people!
Thank you all for your support!
Blessings,
-Tyler Dean
Saturday, July 18, 2009
Tyler Dean is speaking!
Hello folks,
This is a reminder....
I am in Minnesota! On Wednesday, July 29, at 6:00 PM, there will be a dinner at the Evangelical Free Church in Grand Marais, Minnesota. After the dinner, I will be sharing about what is going on out here in California, working with Youth With A Mission (YWAM) in Pismo Beach and will also be showing slides and sharing about my latest outreach to Nicaragua, Central America. Bring your family & friends and anyone that is interested!
When: July 29, 2009 @ 6:00 PM
Where: Evangelical Free Church of Grand Marais
120 East 5th Street
Grand Marais, Minnesota 55604
Why: To have fun!
***PLEASE RSVP if you are coming and how many people will be eating. Thank you!***
Phone: 218.370.2078 or 218.387.9512
Email: tylerdean32@hotmail.com
Also, if anyone wants to help cook or bring anything, please contact me. Thanks!
**If you cannot make it on Wednesday the 29th, I will be sharing very briefly on Sunday morning, August 2nd, at the 10:30 church service.
Blessings,
-Tyler Dean
218.370.2078
tylerdean32@hotmail.com
http://tylerdean.blogspot.com/
This is a reminder....
I am in Minnesota! On Wednesday, July 29, at 6:00 PM, there will be a dinner at the Evangelical Free Church in Grand Marais, Minnesota. After the dinner, I will be sharing about what is going on out here in California, working with Youth With A Mission (YWAM) in Pismo Beach and will also be showing slides and sharing about my latest outreach to Nicaragua, Central America. Bring your family & friends and anyone that is interested!
When: July 29, 2009 @ 6:00 PM
Where: Evangelical Free Church of Grand Marais
120 East 5th Street
Grand Marais, Minnesota 55604
Why: To have fun!
***PLEASE RSVP if you are coming and how many people will be eating. Thank you!***
Phone: 218.370.2078 or 218.387.9512
Email: tylerdean32@hotmail.com
Also, if anyone wants to help cook or bring anything, please contact me. Thanks!
**If you cannot make it on Wednesday the 29th, I will be sharing very briefly on Sunday morning, August 2nd, at the 10:30 church service.
Blessings,
-Tyler Dean
218.370.2078
tylerdean32@hotmail.com
http://tylerdean.blogspot.com/
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
How Great Is Our God By: Louie Giglio
Your life is a miracle and the Creator of the universe knows you by name. He's big enough to breathe out stars, yet intricate enough to fashion together the trillions of cells that make up every facet of who you are. The God who spoke the universe into existence made you, too, and knows everything about you. From the smallest molecule to the situation you find yourself in RIGHT now, He's aware of your circumstances and intimately acquainted with everything you do. And He cares about you and promises to carry you through...
That's where we find hope in the midst of the darkest places in life. The journey is often complicated and painful, filled with confusion and chaos. Yet, the cross of Christ reveals God's promise to preserve and restore you no matter what the circumstance. He will hold onto you and hold you together, giving strength to those who hope in His unfailing love.
He is the everlasting God!
That's where we find hope in the midst of the darkest places in life. The journey is often complicated and painful, filled with confusion and chaos. Yet, the cross of Christ reveals God's promise to preserve and restore you no matter what the circumstance. He will hold onto you and hold you together, giving strength to those who hope in His unfailing love.
He is the everlasting God!
Monday, July 6, 2009
GWAM
Dear Friends and Family,
It’s time for our second annual Golf With A Mission (GWAM), a fundraiser for YWAM Pismo Beach & Central Coast! This is the largest fundraiser we do for the whole year. The proceeds go towards our ministry here in the Central Coast. This year we are really excited to send 10% of these funds with our good friends, the Jones’ (who have been working with us for 4 years at YWAM Pismo Beach), to start their work in East Asia!
If you live out of town, we'd like you to consider sponsoring a hole for this years event if you are unable to attend! If you would like information about sponsoring holes or how to play in this years tournament, please email me at: tylerdean32@hotmail.com. Also, please pray for GWAM! We would like to make this year even more of a success than last! Thanks so much for your time and continued partnership with us and our base through your prayers and support!
Blessings,
-Tyler Dean
It’s time for our second annual Golf With A Mission (GWAM), a fundraiser for YWAM Pismo Beach & Central Coast! This is the largest fundraiser we do for the whole year. The proceeds go towards our ministry here in the Central Coast. This year we are really excited to send 10% of these funds with our good friends, the Jones’ (who have been working with us for 4 years at YWAM Pismo Beach), to start their work in East Asia!
If you live out of town, we'd like you to consider sponsoring a hole for this years event if you are unable to attend! If you would like information about sponsoring holes or how to play in this years tournament, please email me at: tylerdean32@hotmail.com. Also, please pray for GWAM! We would like to make this year even more of a success than last! Thanks so much for your time and continued partnership with us and our base through your prayers and support!
Blessings,
-Tyler Dean
Monday, June 15, 2009
God CAN heal and DOES heal!
Hey,
So I have a cool testimony & praise report!
I don't know if you know or not, but I have some knee, hamstrings & back problems...I've had scoliosis practically my whole life. Scoliosis is pretty much where you have a crooked spine. I also have extremely tight hamstrings (the muscles in the back of your upper leg). Due to my very tight hamstrings, it pulls on my lower back to cause even more pain and inflexability. Sometimes I wake up in the morning and cannot put on my socks and shoes due to such a sore back and very, very unflexable hamstrings (I'm not limber by any means). I can remember back to one whole week my senior year of high school where I couldn't straighten my back for the whole week. I was crouched over in intense pain. I also haven't been able to sit on the floor with my legs crossed since...I can't remember when.
Anyways, let's get to the fun part!!!
So today, some of the staff here at YWAM Pismo Beach were having a meeting in the office and at the end of the meeting, we decided that we were just going to pray for one another....
When it was "my turn" to get prayed for, I sat on a chair in the middle of everyone, joking that I can't sit on the floor...
So I said my prayer requests and then my friends added that we needed to pray for my back, knees & hamstrings...I kind of said, yeah yeah...sure we can.
So they started praying for me and I was just saying, "God, if you want to heal me, my back, knee or anything, I trust in You and I know that You can heal. I just want Your will to be done."
After we were prayed, my friend Cody told me that he feels like I'm supposed to stand up and try to touch the floor...which I knew I couldn't do...but I did anyways...
I slowly bent over towards the floor and I could put the whole palm of my hand on the floor, which is a miracle because usually, I can only put the tips of my hands just past my knees to the middle of my shin. Praise the Lord!!
After I stretched a couple times, I tried to sit on the floor with my legs crossed and I could do it WAY easier than I have in years. It was so exciting for me because it's always kind of disappointing to be so unflexable and to have a back of a 106 year old man at age 20.
Anyways....
I just wanted to share that with you and I hope it's an encouragement to you. I know that God can heal and He does heal...He even can heal YOU!!!!
Praise the Lord!
So I have a cool testimony & praise report!
I don't know if you know or not, but I have some knee, hamstrings & back problems...I've had scoliosis practically my whole life. Scoliosis is pretty much where you have a crooked spine. I also have extremely tight hamstrings (the muscles in the back of your upper leg). Due to my very tight hamstrings, it pulls on my lower back to cause even more pain and inflexability. Sometimes I wake up in the morning and cannot put on my socks and shoes due to such a sore back and very, very unflexable hamstrings (I'm not limber by any means). I can remember back to one whole week my senior year of high school where I couldn't straighten my back for the whole week. I was crouched over in intense pain. I also haven't been able to sit on the floor with my legs crossed since...I can't remember when.
Anyways, let's get to the fun part!!!
So today, some of the staff here at YWAM Pismo Beach were having a meeting in the office and at the end of the meeting, we decided that we were just going to pray for one another....
When it was "my turn" to get prayed for, I sat on a chair in the middle of everyone, joking that I can't sit on the floor...
So I said my prayer requests and then my friends added that we needed to pray for my back, knees & hamstrings...I kind of said, yeah yeah...sure we can.
So they started praying for me and I was just saying, "God, if you want to heal me, my back, knee or anything, I trust in You and I know that You can heal. I just want Your will to be done."
After we were prayed, my friend Cody told me that he feels like I'm supposed to stand up and try to touch the floor...which I knew I couldn't do...but I did anyways...
I slowly bent over towards the floor and I could put the whole palm of my hand on the floor, which is a miracle because usually, I can only put the tips of my hands just past my knees to the middle of my shin. Praise the Lord!!
After I stretched a couple times, I tried to sit on the floor with my legs crossed and I could do it WAY easier than I have in years. It was so exciting for me because it's always kind of disappointing to be so unflexable and to have a back of a 106 year old man at age 20.
Anyways....
I just wanted to share that with you and I hope it's an encouragement to you. I know that God can heal and He does heal...He even can heal YOU!!!!
Praise the Lord!
Saturday, June 13, 2009
June 13, 2009
Heyyyyy,
The 2009 Surfers DTS is now finished. Firday evening, the students graduated after their 5 1/2 month school. It was fun to watch all the students grow so much through out the past 5 1/2 months and so fun to celebrate with everyone!
As for the rest of my summer...I'm busy!
On Wednesday, our base had a meeting where we change department rolls, such as, Accounting, Fundraising & Advertising, Financial Facilitator, etc. Our accounting facilitator is moving to Asia in late July, therefore the base needs a new facilitator, so I'll be heading up the accounting department, which is a big task, but I'm excited to learn more about it. These next 3 to 4 weeks, I'll be training in for that new responsibility.
Next Saturday, my two very good friends and co-workers are getting married. This week will be busy preparing for the wedding! It should be a fun day of celebration!
I will be going home to Minnesota on furlough in July. I booked a flight from the 19 of July to August 4th. I'm really excited to see everyone!
I'm also hoping to go back to Nicaragua this fall again to scout more of the country for future outreaches, going back to the families we helped and possibly helping lead a team there from the Central Coast of California...so pray for finances on that trip and I'll keep you updated on that for sure!
In September, I may be going around to 5 or 6 different western states to speak at several different YWAM bases about a new ministry that's getting started at our base geared towards youth and getting them involved in missions and exposing them to it. I'm really excited for that opportunity!
I'm also hoping to take a week vacation this summer or fall to get away and relax, so also be praying that finances come in for that!
And besides all of this, myself and the other DTS staff will be planning for the 2010 DTS, which is a long and busy process.
Anyways...Just wanted to let you know a little bit of what will be going on this summer for myself.
Thanks for visiting my blog! :)
Blessings,
-Tyler Dean
The 2009 Surfers DTS is now finished. Firday evening, the students graduated after their 5 1/2 month school. It was fun to watch all the students grow so much through out the past 5 1/2 months and so fun to celebrate with everyone!
As for the rest of my summer...I'm busy!
On Wednesday, our base had a meeting where we change department rolls, such as, Accounting, Fundraising & Advertising, Financial Facilitator, etc. Our accounting facilitator is moving to Asia in late July, therefore the base needs a new facilitator, so I'll be heading up the accounting department, which is a big task, but I'm excited to learn more about it. These next 3 to 4 weeks, I'll be training in for that new responsibility.
Next Saturday, my two very good friends and co-workers are getting married. This week will be busy preparing for the wedding! It should be a fun day of celebration!
I will be going home to Minnesota on furlough in July. I booked a flight from the 19 of July to August 4th. I'm really excited to see everyone!
I'm also hoping to go back to Nicaragua this fall again to scout more of the country for future outreaches, going back to the families we helped and possibly helping lead a team there from the Central Coast of California...so pray for finances on that trip and I'll keep you updated on that for sure!
In September, I may be going around to 5 or 6 different western states to speak at several different YWAM bases about a new ministry that's getting started at our base geared towards youth and getting them involved in missions and exposing them to it. I'm really excited for that opportunity!
I'm also hoping to take a week vacation this summer or fall to get away and relax, so also be praying that finances come in for that!
And besides all of this, myself and the other DTS staff will be planning for the 2010 DTS, which is a long and busy process.
Anyways...Just wanted to let you know a little bit of what will be going on this summer for myself.
Thanks for visiting my blog! :)
Blessings,
-Tyler Dean
Sunday, June 7, 2009
Arrival in the USA!
Hey friends & family,
So...after being awake for 20 hours straight, I'm back in California. We woke up at 2:00 AM to travel up to Managua (the capital city of Nicaragua) to catch our 6:30 AM flight to Los Angeles, California, with an hour layover in Houston, Texas. At 2:00 PM, we were greeted by Will Barrow (YWAM Pismo's Base Director), who came to pick us up and drive us up the coast to Pismo Beach. My two students, Andrew & Lisa, wanted to go through Beverly Hills to see what it was like on the way to Pismo, so we did. Let me tell you...that was the ultimate culture shock!! Going from a country where a family makes, on average, $200 per month, to Beverly Hills, where there are Porches, Lamborghini's, ferrari's & mansions everywhere you look. It was very difficult to see, but definitely eye-opening.
After the 3 hour drive up north to Pismo Beach, we finally arrived, being greeted by the two other DTS Outreach teams (Who went to India, Thailand and one other location in Asia) and YWAM Pismo Beach staff. It was so good to see everyone and fun to share stories and laugh together.
So it's been 8 weeks and 3 days...and it's over...I'm back in California. It's great to be back, but I'm already looking forward for my next trip to Nicaragua! God taught me so many things on this outreach and He revealed Himself to all of us, seeing Him healing the one lady's neck to teaching us through His word. Praise the Lord!
I want to thank all of you for supporting me in prayer and financially as I went on this outreach to Nicaragua! I wouldn't have been able to do it without you, so thank you so much!
God bless,
-Tyler Dean
So...after being awake for 20 hours straight, I'm back in California. We woke up at 2:00 AM to travel up to Managua (the capital city of Nicaragua) to catch our 6:30 AM flight to Los Angeles, California, with an hour layover in Houston, Texas. At 2:00 PM, we were greeted by Will Barrow (YWAM Pismo's Base Director), who came to pick us up and drive us up the coast to Pismo Beach. My two students, Andrew & Lisa, wanted to go through Beverly Hills to see what it was like on the way to Pismo, so we did. Let me tell you...that was the ultimate culture shock!! Going from a country where a family makes, on average, $200 per month, to Beverly Hills, where there are Porches, Lamborghini's, ferrari's & mansions everywhere you look. It was very difficult to see, but definitely eye-opening.
After the 3 hour drive up north to Pismo Beach, we finally arrived, being greeted by the two other DTS Outreach teams (Who went to India, Thailand and one other location in Asia) and YWAM Pismo Beach staff. It was so good to see everyone and fun to share stories and laugh together.
So it's been 8 weeks and 3 days...and it's over...I'm back in California. It's great to be back, but I'm already looking forward for my next trip to Nicaragua! God taught me so many things on this outreach and He revealed Himself to all of us, seeing Him healing the one lady's neck to teaching us through His word. Praise the Lord!
I want to thank all of you for supporting me in prayer and financially as I went on this outreach to Nicaragua! I wouldn't have been able to do it without you, so thank you so much!
God bless,
-Tyler Dean
Thursday, June 4, 2009
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