I'm Going Home!

(Goodbye)
Bellos Beach, Oahu -->

My last Post was at the Beginning of SBS and this post is at the End. Pretty lame on my part , I am sorry guys and girls who read in disappointment of my commitment to continual updates.

This is our last week of class. We are studying the Book of Revelation. First time reading it was this week. Pretty intimidating until you understand the Original writing context.

I am going home soon. almost 3 years ago I became a Christian had my life flipped upside

down literally and have been in YWAM ever since. Some of my family still is not "saved" and my church at homes knows me as the guy in missions. Time to change that. I have a burden in my heart for my family. I am tired of hearing other people tell me "God has his hand on your family" and not being able to be there for it. I may be dumb in some ways to want to be involved but its my family and I am so excited to go home and be a part of what God is doing. He is closing the door here for me at Honolulu. If I can give a 2 year commitment to the mission field, young people, and the lost. I can give 6 months commitment to my Family. Im excited Im nervous Im scared Im ready Im confident. I know where God wants me. I am grounded in Faith Deeper than I thought I ever could be. I am more patient than usual and Willing to serve in any way possible. Time to come home. Time to see the Faithfulness of God in my family and see his hand instead of hear about it. I am so thankful for my church at home. To give to a young kid who in some ways is bold but also blind. I praise God that people can see his character in me even when I cannot. Thank you all of you for your prayers that moved mountains in my life and for those who labors long hours of the day spending your lives to financially support those on the field. What you guys is seen in Heaven and rewarded greatly. It truly is the concept of laying down your life for a friend in my opinion. To put your vision and dreams into the hands of others an work and slave a job to see it come to pass. Praise God. Because you know what. for 6 months I will do that. and I also know

of the Joy it brings. It is unexplainable!

Goodbye Hawaii with beautiful majestic sunsets and beaches. Goodbye friends that I have gone so deep with and experienced life in so many ways that will maybe never happen again. Goodbye Paradise in more ways than one.

Hello Home, family, friends, hello exact place where God wants me!

-Nick Triola

<-- Hartville, Ohio

(Hello)

SBS has begun

Dear All,
Today is awesome, we had our first day of lecture for the School of Biblical Study Core Course. Most people in YWAM refer to it as SBS Core. Its a 3 month inductive Bible study going through some books of both the old and new testament.

Its exciting to learn how deep you can go with God and his word. But also at the same time its mind boggling and leaves you in a place where you must trust in Faith that God is who he says he is. So amazing. I look at this school as a win win situation because as I get confused I go to the Lord and he gives me revelation on what I am learning and also Daily we are learning powerful truths in the word. So no matter how difficult the Lord is there to show you new things.
I am incredibly blessed to be in this place. Think about it. How often do you get the opportunity to live in Hawaii the Paradise of the WORLD and at the same time study the living word of God in depth for 3 months straight and that is your only job. It is a blessing ladies and gentlemen. And I am so thankful to God and all who support me in this time.
For where I am at in my life this is perfect. To become a student again and focus on the word. I grew up not really reading the bible and when I got saved I was told you should read it everyday. Those are two extremes. It has been a constant struggle for me to read the bible continually and now is a time to dive in.
The analogy of a tree and its branches and roots is used I guess. The roots must grow for the tree to grow. These next 3 months are a time to expand the roots and foundation.

Schedule for is pretty busy when I'm not in class I'm studying and doing homework. I remember last year I was living on base when this school was going on. We always made fun of the students because they were like hermit crabs hiding in their rooms studying. And after one day I feel like I'm beginning to understand it!

Before I finish up though some of my goals for this school are to:
Go deeper with the Lord not only in head knowledge but also in my heart
Spiritually see God in new ways
Figure out the next step after SBS
Use this as a tool in leadership and discipleship and evangelism
be a light in Hawaii during this time
Soak up all the school itself has like a sponge
Be challenged and stretched in new ways mostly academically

This last picture is of one of the beaches here in Hawaii its called Lanikai its where a lot of post card photos are taken. This will hopefully be one of my study spots!






Until next time

Nick Triola