Financial considerations.
If possible, you should save up some money so that you can financially support yourself, however small a way, while in the training. A year of training will cost about RM7,000 in room and board, excluding personal expenses. Although your sending church or parents may be willing to help you financially, your own putting aside something over the years (this is especially for those who have time to prepare for this, e.g. even in your secondary school years) with the full-time training in view is a strong indication of a serious attitude and commitment on your part. Also, you should try your best not to incur unnecessary debts from student loans or accept scholarships that bind you for many years (unless you really have no other alternative to finance your studies). As a young person, you should cultivate proper spending habits. You should learn to live within your means, neither borrowing nor squandering away your money but laying it aside for a heavenly and divine purpose. We even propose that you start a savings account dedicated for your expense needs in the FTTMY. In any case, try not to be entangled or encumbered by the affairs of this life so you can please the Lord who enlisted you in His army (2 Tim. 2:4).

A foretaste of the training.
In the future, FTTMY may be open for short-term trainings during the current training session. College saints are especially welcomed to participate as a short-term trainee during your school breaks. Working saints are also encouraged to take leave and attend these short-term trainings. Many full-time trainees received their burden and first taste of training by coming for a short term. May the Lord use this opportunity for His good pleasure. Lastly, we hope that you will fellowship often with the full-timers, trainees and elders/responsible brothers from your locality about the training. Join them in their labors and get a taste of what full-time training life is like.

A heart to serve the Lord full-time
Some of you may have been touched by the Lord to consider serving Him full-time for the rest of your life. While such a desire is not a requirement for attending the FTTMY and must be subject to the test of time, environment, and the Body, we do encourage you to water that seed within you. The burden of the training is also to produce a good number of young people who will consecrate their whole life to the work of Lord’s recovery, to spread His testimony throughout the earth for the consummation of this age.

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