Island Breeze Manitoba - Steinbach

Hi, I’m Merissa Letander from Sagkeeng First Nation. A few years ago I met a group called Island Breeze and they were in the Outreach phase of their DTS or Discipleship Training School. So one night I met with the school leaders, Isi & Tessa Masi, and they discussed the possibility of doing DTS sometime in the future. That time came in May 2013. I was excited and happy but also very timid and hesitant. I didn’t know what I was in for exactly and that scared me, but that’s just my personality. I had this idea of what DTS was going to be but it was so much more because God had a different plan. I didn’t know that I had just begun walking this path that God had set out for me, one that was going to be difficult but awesome because it was a path of healing, forgiveness, and finding who I am in Christ. That very first week of lecture phase God was like, “Ok, first things first, we need to deal with this and I’m going to help you and love you through it all. You can trust me.”. So I did, each week I took a step further and by the end of outreach I had gained so much healing and restoration within. I wouldn’t be where I am had I not trusted God and was not willing to take that first step of Faith in doing DTS. If you’re at that point of not knowing what to do and you are meant to be, I encourage you to try DTS. Take that step of Faith in discovering who you are meant to be in Christ, you’ll be amazed at what God will do if you just trust Him and follow where He leads.

1 Corinthians 3.13 says, “And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love.” God is love and He loves you like no other, let Him love you.