Joshua Wilderness Institute

Dear Friends, As you may have heard, I have been accepted to the Joshua Wilderness Institute for the 2024-25 year! This is a 9-month discipleship program located in the Sequoia National Forest at Hume Lake Christian Camps. JWI exists to disciple young adults toward loving God and His Word in order to set a foundation for a life worthy of the gospel. I will be living in a beautiful place with 55 other students, taking Bible classes, learning from various speakers, going on different trips, participating in small groups and book studies, working in all of the different departments of camp, and more. In the program, I hope to learn more about what discipleship to Jesus looks like in our current society and how to do that alongside others with the same desire. I am beyond excited to see what God does in and through my time there! One of the ways we will be applying what we learn in the building is through our service and learning trips. We take five trips throughout the program, three domestic and two international. In the United States, we participate in a formational camping trip at the beginning of the year, do work projects at Hume SoCal, and experience different cultures, service, and evangelism opportunities in Inner-City LA. Internationally, we work alongside missionaries to practically serve and share the gospel with communities in the Dominican Republic. We then finish the year with a two-week geography and study tour of Israel. I am so excited to be able to serve people and share the gospel but, overall, to live life like Christ! As I think through this next chapter of my life, I strongly desire my community to be a part of this journey alongside me. There are a few ways that I would love to invite you to help send me as I follow the Lord in this way. First, I invite you to please pray for me. Please pray that I grow in knowledge. That I continue to submit myself to the Lord. That I hold tight to the Lord when difficulties arise. Pray for me to abide in the Lord and overall, for powerful transformation. Your prayers mean the world to me and I am so thankful for your partnership in this way. Second, I invite you to help send me financially. This incredible program costs $25,000. To save my spot, I need to have a $500 deposit as soon as possible. After that, my first payment of $5,000 is due by July 15, then $2,500 in September as well as an average of $1,800 on the 15th of every month. This includes all of my classes, room and board, travel, and trips. Would you consider helping me financially? If you would like to contribute, you can do so by credit card, check, or here through GoFundMe. If you would like to contribute by credit card, please call (559) [phone redacted]. If you would like to contribute by check, cash or money order, please make checks out to Hume Lake Christian Camps with Precious Destiny Duenas in the memo. Please mail all checks to: JWI Registration 64144 Hume Lake Rd. Hume, CA 93628 I am so thankful for your partnership and prayers, it really means a lot to me. I look forward to sharing how God uses this program for His glory and my good! In Christ, Precious Destiny Dueñas