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01 March 2022 | Bracknell, UK [Douglas Gausi with tedNEWS]<\/p>\n

Blogger Douglas Gausi, from Nottingham, is a man on a mission to make the Word of God more appealing to non-Christians and young people. Gausi joined the One Year in Mission and Service<\/a> (OYIMS) programme, at Newbold College of Higher Education, after receiving a text message from a friend.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy friend Ethan sent a text message, while I was at work\u2026 and I thought, \u2018that sounds good!\u2019 I called pastor Dejan, the Trans-European Division\u2019s Youth director, and asked a few questions. The things he told me sounded amazing, so I applied for the course, but then I forgot about it after relapsing into my work routine,\u201d Gausi reminisced. \u201cOne day, I was looking at my journal and I saw something I had written, \u2018I am doing OYIMS next year!\u2019 Soon after, I received an email saying I had been accepted.<\/p>\n

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“Each class I attend is challenging me to consider going into ministry,” said Gausi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Gausi was in two minds at this point, not sure if he should carry on working or not. Finally, he decided to attend the programme because he realised, \u201cI had more to lose by not coming to Newbold.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI believe God has called me to full-time ministry, and I want to serve Him and enjoy serving Him,\u201d Gausi remarked. He believes that much of his learning and growth has come from serving other people. \u201cGod is getting me to think about what I will do next. The OYIMS course makes me think about that, each class I attend is challenging me to consider going into ministry.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gausi has never been on a mission trip, but he is enthusiastic about the next stage of the course, about serving with the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) or the Adventist Volunteer Service (AVS) at a country yet to be decided. \u201cI want to be out of my comfort zone because I think that\u2019s the perfect place to learn and grow,\u201d Gausi concluded.<\/p>\n

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The original version of this article was published on Newbold website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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