YWAM News Podcast

This month we will talk a lot about coffee, look at why Samoa has become a missionary sending giant, get a ministry update from a North Africa outreach, hear about the harvest in Sudan, hear what needs there are in Madagascar after Cyclone Gezani, share some prayer points, garner some wisdom from Steve Ahearn, and more.

Thank you for joining us for the YWAM News Show for April 2026!. This month we will talk about some of our various ship ministries, hear a testimony from an outreach to Japan, see one of the ways that YWAM is ministering in Ukraine during the current conflict, follow up with some of the recovery work happening in Jamaica after Hurricane Mellissa, and more … Thank you for downloading this, the 168th episode of the Youth With A Mission News Show Podcast, We are your hosts, Bill Hutchison and Lidia Hugentobler … Watch the News on YouTube You can contact us, subscribe to future episodes, leave comments, and find links to all the stories we talk about on the show notes for this podcast at ywampodcast.com/168 … https://youtu.be/uF_n–TFNgA Watch the Show on YouTube Stories: YWAM Rogaland has released their latest Fruitbreaks. https://youtube.com/watch?v=OWJ79214Yrw Watch the Fruitshorts on Instagram Visit ywamrogaland.no to find out more. The Invitation – Pray for Greenland  Every month YWAM engages in a monthly prayer event that we call “The Invitation”. Last month we prayed for Greenland. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lP7amdeddak Read the Letter on ywam.org. Outreach to Greenland Exciting news – YOU can now apply for our Outreach to Greenland! It’s an unique opportunity to be part of bringing the Gospel LITERALLY to the ends of the Earth – YWAM Norway believes the time for Greenland is now! The goal is to build relationships with the local churches and with people who have a heart for Greenland. In Nuük they will do prayer walks, visit the churches and minister to the local community as well as prepare for the second week in Sisimiut where they will be leading the kids and youth program during the annual INO church gathering. Dates and prices may vary. So far the dates are June 22 – July 7 2026.  For more information contact them: [email protected] or apply directly in the links below here on show notes: https://event.checkin.no/221878/greenland-outreach?_gl=1%2Anbf3tj%2A_gcl_au%2AMTM0NTI2MDk3MS4xNzc1ODEyMjc4 YWAM Adelaide Maintenance  Although I have not been up to the YWAM base for almost a month due to our move, things have been happening up there. Earlier this month MMM (Mobile Mission Maintenance) visited YWAM Adelaide to help with necessary repairs … Visit ywamadelaide.com.au to find out more about the location. YWAM Samoa Dyna Fundraiser I wanted to start this episode with a make good from last month when I replayed the wrong video from YWAM Samoa about their fundraiser for a new service truck as they work to replace their Dyna, that they were donated in 2009 … When I was in Townsville with YWAM Reef to Outback our workhorse truck was a four door Dyna, which was an absolute beast. We took it into the North Queensland outback on outreach, took it camping, and I used it on at least two different occasions when our family moved houses in Townsville. https://youtu.be/hMEN-Ni9tiw Watch the Video on Facebook Since they posted that video they have already received almost $9000 towards their goal of $63,000. We will link to their Facebook Page, where you can get updates for the fundraiser, and find links to give yourself.  YWAM Kyiv Solar Power Provision With the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, getting consistent and stable electrical power is a serious challenge. YWAM Kyiv is working to overcome this through solar power … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1m-6FusXvEI Watch the Video on YouTube If you head over to ywamkyiv.org you can find out more about the fund raiser, and also the ministry that YWAM is doing during the continued conflict. Pacific Hope Marine Reach Global is a nonprofit ministry organization distributing medical care and supplies from the MV Pacific Hope, a nearly 180-foot boat. The MV Pacific Hope was actually based out of Australia before moving to the Caribbean, where they are currently ministering. My wife and I had the chance to be a part of one of their tours, and she travelled between ports during part of it. As Marine Reach Global continues to serve in the Bahamas and beyond, they are preparing for essential dry dock maintenance for the MV Pacific Hope, to ensure that they can remain in service for years to come. They are trusting God to provide $240,000 to make this possible and so they can continue to bring medical care, practical aid, and the message of God’s love to communities around the world. Head over to their facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/marinereachglobal, to follow their ministry, and their web-site, marinereachglobal.org, to sign up for their newsletter and learn how to support their ministry. YWAM Koha Update Another one of YWAM’s vessels that is in need of scheduled maintenance in the MV YWAM Koha, and we have this update from their director … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFShiof_lnU Watch the Video on YouTube So that’s pretty exciting to hear that they are fully funded, and preparing for their next phase of ministry.  You can find out more about the MV YWAM Koha Ministry on their web-site, ywamshipsaotearoa.org.nz. YWAM Ship Ministers in Medang YWAM Ships Kona’s vessel – the YWAM Liberty, has confirmed that their medical vessel will continue serving communities in Madang Province, with a strong focus on rural and coastal areas. They have leased a local dock for the next 50-years, indicating a substantial long term commitment. The director has said the long-term plan is to continue delivering vital medical and community services across the province, particularly in Rai Coast and surrounding island communities. In 2025 alone they provided more than 20,000 medical services to people in remote areas.  The YWAM Liberty team travels by sea, anchoring near villages and sending medical teams ashore to set up temporary clinics. Patients requiring further treatment are transported back to the ship. Services provided include general medical care, dental treatment, and cataract surgeries, restoring sight to patients who have lived with vision impairment for up to 10 to 15 years. In addition to healthcare, the organization is also involved in distributing thousands of eyeglasses and delivering health education programs to local communities.  For 2026, the team has paused outreach voyages to focus on supporting health services within Madang town. While that being said the decision was made after consultations with doctors at Modilon Hospital, which is currently under pressure. YWAM Liberty will remain in Madang until at least June 2026, continuing to provide primary healthcare, distribute eyeglasses, and assist local health facilities.  Head to ywamshipskona.org to find out more about their ministry in Madang Province. Gleanings for the Hungry Gleanings for the Hungry has been producing and distributing food to people in need since 1982. This video shows some of the process involved in securing the food needed for their ministry … http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqMNz1BCoiE Watch the Video on YouTube In the last 10-years Gleanings for the Hungry has proved over 53 million meals to people in over 30 different nations. You can find out more about their ministry on their web-site, gleanings.org. YWAM Kings Lodge YWAM Kings Lodge has been operating since 1984, so we thought we could hear a bit from them about who they are, and ministry they are involved in. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkfqZQsdB1A Their web-site is ywamthekingslodge.org, where you can find out more about their ministry, and how you can get involved. Family Care Centre in Vanuatu Celebrate 10 years In addition to operating the MV Pacific Reach, Marine Reach also runs the Family Care Centre in the Teouma Valley in Vanuatu. We have reported on a lot of the work that the Family Care Centre has been doing, including the local work recovering from the earthquake that hit Vanuatu last year. Well, this month that centre is celebrating 10 years of operations. They released this statement about the 10-year anniversary: “For a decade, it has been our privilege to serve the Teouma Valley community and beyond through our open clinic here in Vanuatu. We are deeply grateful to the families and individuals who have trusted us with their care, and to the community that has welcomed us with open hearts. This milestone would not have been possible without the generous support of our sponsors, whose commitment has helped turn this vision into reality. Here’s to 10 years of care, compassion, and community—and many more to come.” https://youtu.be/wWX4dOxSZzA Watch the Video on Facebook The best place that I have found to follow their ministry is on their Facebook Page, facebook.com/FamilyCareCentre, which is linked to in the show notes. Philippines Medical Outreach More than 10,000 villagers benefited from a three-day medical, dental and community health intervention mission of the Youth With A Mission (YWAM) Ships Philippines in Barangay San Isidro in Talaingod, Davao del Norte in partnership with the Philippine Army’s 10th Infantry Division. 10,222 villagers, including children, women and elderly folks, availed of the free medical and dental services during the three-day outreach activity, partly capped off with lectures on prevention of communicable diseases in their tribal enclaves. The health service teams from YWAM and the Philippine Army had also provided villagers with medicines for their ailments during the three-day medical mission. Find out more about YWAM Ships Phillipines on their web-site, ywamshipsph.org. YWAM Saint Marc, Haiti Update We now have an update from YWAM Saint Marc, Haiti about what is happening … https://youtube.com/shorts/iUL_j9igzm4 Watch the Update on Facebook Check out their web-siite, ywamstmarchaiti.org, to find out more about their work. YWAM Orlando Outreach Story from Japan We love sharing stories from some of our outreach teams, and we have this one from YWAM Orlando to share with you now. https://youtu.be/s5xY1OVQas0 Watch the story on Facebook You can find out more about YWAM Orlando, and find more outreach stories, on their web-site, ywamorlando.com. Kings Kids International Celebrate 50-years of Ministry On July 4th, 1976, Kings Kids International was born in Kona, Hawaii, which means they are celebrating 50 years of ministry this year! They sent me this message to share with you about this event … Kings Kids International’s Mission Statement is: “To lead children, youth and families into knowing God intimately, bringing Him joy and, together with Him and one another, making Him and His Kingdom known to all.” KKI is an international movement that embraces a Kingdom lifestyle that is family-based, generationally linked, and supported by covenantal relationships. Our purpose is to mobilize, equip, reach out to and care for children, youth, families and communities, helping them to know God intimately, bring Him joy, and – together with Him and one another – make Him and His Kingdom known. So, this year is very special and we will celebrate its 50th anniversary in 16 different regions in five different continents! This will be an opportunity to: remember and celebrate His faithfulness over the past 50 years, share stories and testimonies from different countries, worship and pray together, build friendships and connections and honor our past and present partnerships look forward and prepare for the future  We are called to remember and consecrate our hearts as we learn the new way for the new day ahead. It will be a time of gratitude, joy, and inspiration and you are all invited to join us.  For further information, please visit our website at kki.global/50th  Rebuilding in Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa We will now look at an update from the YWAM base in Jamaica helping rebuild from the damages from Hurricane Melissa that hit in October last year. https://youtube.com/watch?v=_P5OVgCNENs Watch the video on Facebook That volunteer was one of many volunteers that have been helping with the rebuilding in Montego Bay. Teams are working tirelessly under the sun, committed to restoring not just shelter, but dignity and hope. Last week the volunteers were able to build 15 homes, directly supporting the broader commitment to deliver 200 new homes to families affected by Hurricane Melissa.  You can read more details about the work through a story linked to in the show notes, and also on the YWAM Jamaica web-site, ywamjamaica.org. Athi River Mission Builders Here’s a testimony from a volunteer who was at Ywam AthiRiver, Kenya earlier this year. “I am writing to tell that by God’s unfailing grace and mercy, I had a most rewarding volunteer experience at YWAM Athi River. This was my first venture abroad. As I wrap up my two-week stay, I cannot help but remember how, thanks to your singular initiative, this trip came to be. Thank you very much from the bottom of my heart. “I look forward to my next opportunity to serve at this location, as well as other locations. May you continue to be led by the Holy Spirit in everything you do to help other volunteers find their places to serve. I do hope to meet you someday.” –Simone, serving at #YWAMAthiRiver, Kenya Find out more about YWAM Athi River’s ministry on their web-site, ywamathiriver.org, and find out more about YWAM Mission Builders International on their web-site, missionbuilders.org. Tribal Waves We will now hear from YWAM in Sigatoka, Fiji, about who they are and what God has called them to do. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hti9AVprs8k Watch the Video on YouTube For more information visit ywampacificwaves.org  Artistic Journaling Online School  Coming from YWAM Potchefstroom, South Africa, an online course opportunity – Artistic Journaling starting 2 May.  The topics they will cover will be; prayer & journaling, forgiveness & gratitude, processing and applications with the Bible as a foundation – using creative activities. You can register at ywampotch.com  C.S. Lewis – A Reading Course Another online course that you could join is a summer reading course on the works of C.S. Lewis. They will be going through a variety of books by him and have weekly discussions. It starts on July 13 – September 4. And an important note is that you’ll get 2 UofN credits.  Find out more and register at uofn4all.org   YWAM Experience Asia – Holy Cow!  I saw this video and just wanted to share it with you all … https://youtube.com/watch?=61S8ij0b3BQ https://youtube.com/watch?v=61S8ij0b3BQ Watch the Video on Facebook I thought that was a fun video put out by YWAM Experience Asia, and a good way to wrap up this month’s YWAM News Show! Wrap Up If you want to follow along with the work that Lidia is doing with her team you can find us on Instagram, Facebook and youtube at Ywamrogaland, as well as their web-site, ywamrogaland.no. If you want to follow the YWAM Podcast you can find links to everything at ywampodcast.com, and for Bill, his personal web-site is billhutchison.org. Feedback ywampodcast.com/168 Subscribe ywampodcast.com/subscribe If you liked the program, tell a friend. If you didn’t like it, tell a friend anyway …

Thank you for joining us for the YWAM News Show for March 2026! This month we will talk about, rebuilding happening at YWAM St. Vincent and the Grenadines, hear a few different testimonies about ministry in Guinea-Bissau, Check out three of YWAM’s ship ministries, hear what YWAM is doing in Morlia, Mexico, and more … Thank you for downloading this, the 167th episode of the Youth With A Mission News Show Podcast, We are your hosts, Bill Hutchison and Lidia Hugentobler … Watch the Video on YouTube You can contact us, subscribe to future episodes, leave comments, and find links to all the stories we talk about on the show notes for this podcast at ywampodcast.com/167 … https://www.youtube.com/live/y6nWhgTCW5w Watch on YouTube Stories: Latest Fruitshorts from YWAM Rogaland https://youtu.be/A4RbfvIB5qw Watch on YouTube YWAM Rogaland BCC Staff Needed https://www.instagram.com/p/DVRMppGDGM9/ YWAM St Vincent and the Grenadines Rebuilding In August of 2024 the YWAM Centre in St. Vincent and the Grenadines was destroyed by Hurricane Beryl. We have talked about some of the  cleanup and rebuilding that the team there have been engaged in. Not only are they working on rebuilding their own centre, but they have also been working with the local community to help them rebuild and recover. Here is the latest update from the team. https://youtube.com/shorts/_W1no0ynj8k Watch on Facebook “This past week’s team did plumbing & electrical on cabins and put up rafters for the staff house. We are definitely seeing progress and it’s inspiring. But a lot of work still needs to be done to get this base back to where it was pre-hurricane” If you are watching, you can see the roof rafters getting installed for the staff house, one of many buildings that was destroyed when the hurricane hit the islands. If you head over to their web-site, ywamsvg.org, you can see their plans for the rebuild, and the further development of their centre. YWAM Niagra Guinea-Bissau Outreach Last Month YWAM Niagara had a team visiting Guinea-Bissau, here is a short report of one of the miracles they experienced … https://www.youtube.com/shorts/1-_k_kqstFw Watch on YouTube YWAM Niagara has other testimonies that they have shared on the YouTube channel, which we will link to in the show notes at ywampodcast.com/167, and you can also check out their web-site at ywamniagara.org. The Send Australia The Send Australia kicked off their first Australian event in Townsville this month. They had an epic night, with 532 people joining the event, 46 salvation happened, and there were 62 responses to action. Many messages were shared at the event, including this one by Brendane. https://www.instagram.com/p/DV-yrvzkS1T/ Since that first event the Send has happened in Mackay, and tonight it’ll be happening in Rockhampton. After that this first tour will head to the Sunshine Coast, Brisbane, Gold Coast, and finishing up in Byron Bay on 19 June. Check out the schedule and locations on The Send Australia web-site, thesend.org.au. YWAM Aotearoa Ship Update Over 72,000 services have been delivered from the YWAM KOHA during it’s multiple deployments in the South Pacific. For the ship to stay operational for the next decade, the vessel must undergo a mandatory five-year survey inspection and dry-dock maintenance. To see that happen, they need help … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z35jUCLt5yM Watch on YouTube You can visit ywamshipsaotearoa.org.nz to find out more and to donate. YWAM Morelia Now we will visit one of our locations in Mexico, Morelia, and find out more about their ministry https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vT-Uun9VuOM Head on over to ywamm.org to find out more about their ministry, and how you can get involved. Rend 26 in Medicine Hat From April 11th to May 2nd, YWAM Selah in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada, are calling the Church of Medicine Hat to a 21 day of prayer and fasting in the heart of Joel 2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lrw84On2GTo Watch on YouTube <Lidia> You can head to ywamselah.com/rend26 to find out more about this prayer event. YWAM Ships Australia Visited by PNG Prime Minister Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape visited the MV YWAM PNG ship ahead of its first voyage of 2026 to Western Province, expressing support for its health and education initiatives serving local communities. The visit cames just days before the vessel set sails to Western Province, PNG, marking the first outreach for 2026. On board, volunteers were in the final stages of preparation, readying the ship for deployment and welcoming national leaders into the heart of the mission. The Prime Minister met with volunteers from Papua New Guinea and around the world, including a team from YWAM Norway. Conversations during the visit focused not only on the upcoming outreach, but also on the future – particularly the potential for additional ships serving the people of PNG. Prime Minister Marape expressed strong enthusiasm for this vision, reaffirming his long-standing support for ship-based services that bring healthcare, training, and development directly to coastal and riverine communities. Nearly 100 volunteers from 14 nations were on board the MV YWAM PNG when it sail to the coast of Western Province. Working in partnership with local health workers, the team will deliver essential healthcare services alongside health promotion and education, strengthening local capacity and supporting long-term community wellbeing. The vessel is reported to have arrived in Papua New Guinea on March 22, and should soon begin its medical mission into Western Province. Head over to ywamships.org to find out more, and follow their work in PNG. YWAM Camp Galina Another YWAM location that is operating in PNG is YWAM Camp Galina. The camp serves the local community through discipleship, education, outreach, and practical care. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4MjYww5_MI Watch on YouTube One major challenge that the team has that limits what they can do is transportation. Camp Kalina sits high on Kalina Mountain. Every day, staff and volunteers must walk a steep and often dangerous path just to reach the main road. When it rains, the trail becomes slippery and difficult. Supplies for the camp, food for the school, and materials for ministry are often carried up the mountain by hand. A reliable 4×4 vehicle would completely transform what Camp Kalina can do. The local community is even raising pigs to sell to help fund the vehicle, but reaching the goal this way will take a long time. In the shownotes for this podcast at ywampodcast.com/167 you can watch the video about their ministry, and also find a link to their fundraising page. YWAM Juba, South Sudan King’s Kids Ministry We also received this update from YWAM Juba, in South Sudan: We have had such an amazing and impactful week of training in the King’s Kids Children Ministry! We are truly grateful to God for the opportunity to learn from Jack Hart and Jason Stewart, who have been teaching and equipping our staff through Zoom. It has been a powerful time of growth, encouragement, and fresh vision for the ministry. As a base, we feel strongly that God is leading us to go deeper in children’s ministry and youth. This is our focus in this season—to see young lives transformed by the love and power of God, and to raise a generation that knows Him and walks in His truth. We believe this is not just training, but a step into what God wants to do in our community and beyond. Please continue to keep us in your prayers as we follow His leading. And if you feel in your heart to stand with us or be part of what God is doing through this ministry, we would love to connect with you. We will link to their Facebook page in the shownotes at ywampodcast.com/167, where you can follow along with their ministry, and connect with the YWAM Juba, South Sudan team. Balanta Tribeswoman Finds Faith in Jesus Through Audio Bible The Balantas are a small people group residing in central west Guinea-Bissau, consisting of various subgroups, each speaking a different dialect. The predominant religion amongst the Balanta people is animism, the belief that natural and inanimate objects possess a soul. Islam is the second most common religion, while only 5% identify as christian. Due to a 50% literacy rate a large portion of this population lack access to the Word of God because it is only available to them in written Bibles.  In partnership with YWAM the Balanta-Kentohe audio Bible is being distributed across villages in central west Guinea Bissau. Many are now able to hear the Spoken Word of God in their home languages for the first time.  Jefferson Brunetti, a YWAM leader, has shared testimonies of the transformative experiences he and his team have witnessed during these audio Bible distributions.  https://vimeo.com/1110114607?fl=pl&fe=ti Watch the Video on Vimeo For more information and updates you can visit the YWAM website at https://ywamguineabissau.org/ School of Transformational Business (SOTB) We will now shift to to some upcoming YWAM schools taking place later this year, starting with the School of Transformational Business (SOTB) in YWAM Kampala, in Uganda. This school is 6 weeks, and it will equip you to launch and lead a business with a missional purpose. Whether you are in the process of starting a business, growing a ministry initiative, or exploring how business and faith intersect, this school will provide you with biblical foundation, practical tools, and community to move forward with confidence.  The school begins on the 19 October – 28 November 2026 If you’re interested you can find out more on their instagram @ywamkampala. YWAM East Africa Community Development YWAM Burundi is hosting the East Africa Community Development Workshop starting July 5th to 18th, 2025. This hands-on workshop is for people who are already serving in local communities and those wanting deeper insight into community development. Learn practical tools, share experiences, and discover faith-grounded approaches that help communities grow with strength and dignity. Led by Dave and Swann, experienced facilitators with YWAM Mercy Ministries since 1989, this is a unique opportunity to learn, reflect, and build hope-filled solutions together. Find the link to the post on YWAM Burundi’s facebook page at ywampodcast.com/167. School of Early Childhood Educatcion Next school is the School of Early Childhood Education in Suva, Fiji with YWAM Suva, YWAM Auckland and YWAM Pacific Tribes. In the School of Early Childhood Education (SECE) you will be taught how to deliver the YWAM Preschool curriculum that speaks about Knowing God as Creator and as Father, Knowing God with us and through His Word. This 3 month school you will learn about healthy holistic development and the ways we as adults come alongside to nurture and build what children already possess.  This course can be used as a ´refresher´ for teachers to capture once again the heart of Jesus as Master teacher or for those still searching how to use their gifts and abilities for the Kingdom.  For more information visit their Facebook at Youth With A Mission Fiji. Pray for the Middle East As we wrap up the news for this month it would be good to remember to pray for the conflict in the Middle East right now. Pray that there would be an end to the war, to the unnecessary dying, and that rebuilding of the region and trust can begin as soon as possible. We need to remember that the people on both sides of the conflict are created in God’s image, and are children of God. I think it’s important that we pray, and ask God to intervene. As things come up for YWAM in the Middle East we will update you as we learn more and when it is safe to share. In Closing If you want to follow along with the work that Lidia doing with her team, you can find them on Instagram, Facebook and YouTube at Ywamrogaland. If you want to follow the YWAM Podcast you can find links to everything at ywampodcast.com, and for Bill, his personal web-site is billhutchison.org. Things will be looking different next month, so tine in to see how! Feedback ywampodcast.com/167 Subscribe ywampodcast.com/subscribe If you liked the program, tell a friend. If you didn’t like it, tell a friend anyway …

Thank you for joining us for the YWAM News Show for February 2026! This month we will talk about some upcoming conferences and stories, find out some plans for one of our ship ministries in 2026, hear about a mobile medical clinic in Burundi, see some other Bible distribution opportunities around the world, get an update on the new high school being built in Marromeau, and more … Watch on YouTube Thank you for watching or listening to the Youth With A Mission News Show Podcast, this is the 166 episode. We are your hosts, Bill Hutchison and Lidia Hugentobler … You can contact us, subscribe to future episodes, leave comments, and find links to all the stories we talk about on the show notes for this podcast at ywampodcast.com/166 … https://www.youtube.com/live/0DEfl1kkFds Watch on YouTube Latest Fruitshorts from YWAM Rogaland https://youtube.com/shorts/CjAh1XqY1Ds Watch on YouTube YWAM Rogaland Refill YWAM Rogaland has an upcoming event called Refill, from the 27 June – 3 July. Refill is for former staff & students, or friends of former staff and students who are not involved with YWAM but would like a taste of it. Our heart with this event is to give them space to refill and reconnect with what God has done in your life. Some things you can expect are teachings in the morning with Mark Parker, Worship, prayer & times of ministry Fun beach activities, bonfires, BBQs aaand a foam party. Don’t think you really want to miss out on that. This will be on 27 June – 3 July. Check-in is already open with early bird tickets until the 1st of May. You can find the check in and more information linked in our bio, at YWAM Rogaland Instagram page. Creative Identity Conference Another gathering that YWAM is having is the “Creative Identity conference in Singapore from the 1st to the 5th of June. The CREATIVE IDENTITY CONFERENCE is a Spirit-led gathering of Christian creatives from across Asia and beyond, designed to equip participants to steward their creativity with excellence to tell God’s Stories in their unique space, and to discover their creative identity in the ultimate Creator. The conference is run by YWAM Singapore & Parable International with 3 goals: AFFIRM creativity as a Kingdom calling AWAKEN creative dreams & spark collaboration COMMISSION & CELEBRATE creatives as Kingdom builders Before the MAIN CONFERENCE begins, there is a 2-day intensive STORYTELLERS TRACK to help missionaries, communicators, mobilizers, tell stories that carry God’s heart with greater impact! You can find out more about the conference on the YWAM Singapore Instagram page. 3 New Classrooms at YWAM JOCUM Marromeu In some encouraging news, back in September last year we shared about YWAM Marromeu working towards adding 6 classrooms to their primary school so they could facilitate a new high school. Well, this month we got this news from their location. “We thank God for His provisions as we have officially completed construction on 3 new classrooms! The 2026 school year will begin soon and we are excited to have the additional classrooms! We are still needing funding to continue our school campus’ expansion in order to officially add high school to our elementary school. If you would like to contribute towards the continued construction or sponsor students, please visit https://www.ywamjocummarromeu.org/school-building-project” So that is very exciting news from their ministry centre, and we look forward to seeing their continued growth and expansion to better serve their local area. The Send Australia Launch Even In some really exciting news for us in Australia, The Send is having their launch event in Townsville, Queensland on the 13th of March! https://youtube.com/shorts/1FsrhyijqcM Watch on YouTube The event will be happening at the YWAM Warehouse on Walker Street in Townsville. You can register for the event, and find out more, on The Send web-site, thesend.org.au. YWAM Series 23 Now we will get to see an update from YWAM Series 23, and their ministry in the Dominican Republic. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5c8CBuXv6ng Watch on YouTube You can find out more about their ministry on their web-site, ywamseries23.org. YWAM Ships Aotearoa 2026 Goals Last year YWAM Ships Aotearoa was busy in the South Pacific, and this year they plan to continue to serve communities in New Zealand and Fiji … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nncs60fnqn8 Watch on YouTube Find out more on their web-site, ywamshipsaotearoa.org.nz. Guinea-Bissau Outreach YWAM Niagara recently had an outreach in Guinea-Bissau. This is a report from them about some of what happened when they were there. https://youtube.com/shorts/XiCUOlmBVBU Watch on YouTube YWAM Niagara has more stories and testimonies from their time in Guinea-Bissau, which can be found on their Facebook page, facebook.com/YWAMNiagara. End Bible Poverty Outreach As you heard in that last story from Guinea-Bissau, one of the the things that YWAM is doing around the world, and one of the legacies of Loren Cunningham, is Bible distribution and translations around the world. For many people, an audio Bible can be the first moment God’s Word speaks clearly to them in their mother tongue. https://youtube.com/shorts/YJgynbipn0o Watch on YouTube More than 700 million people still don’t have access to Scripture in a language they can understand, and YWAM is actively working to bridge that gap, with many partnerships with other Christian organizations like Mission Aviation Fellowship. (source) End Bible Poverty Partnership with MAF in Ugagnda On the isolated islands of Jaana, Kalangala and Bukasa in Lake Victoria – Africa’s largest lake, which straddles Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya – Mission Aviation Fellowship – Uganda joined forces with YWAM ‘End Bible Poverty Now’ initiative to deliver 200 Bibles in their mother tongue. Photo Source Pastor John from Jaana Island is so grateful. ‘Getting Bibles is a big blessing. People have been asking for them for years. Many people can’t afford to buy one, but today we received Bibles, and we are thankful.’ MAF’s 30-minute flight to Bukasa saved the team a dangerous 10-hour boat crossing. You can find out more about the work that Mission Aviation Fellowship does, including their partnering with YWAM, on their web-site, maf-uk.org. YWAM Burundi Mobile Medical Clinic YWAM Burundi, in partnership with the PI team, hosted a two-day mobile clinic on their ministry centre. From 5 a.m., hundreds of patients arrived for checkups, tests, and compassionate care from their doctors and nurses. https://youtu.be/xe7hFz-d1tM Watch on YouTube Visit ywamburundi.org to find out more about their ministry. (source) YWAM Louisville – How God Moved YWAM Louisville asked some of their past students about how they saw God move on their outreaches, and these are some of the stories that they recorded… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5bSNuee-s0 Watch the Video on YouTube Visit ywamlouisville.org to find out more and read more stories of how God has moved through their ministry. Night to Shine Special Needs Event On Valentine’s Day, 23 persons from the Special Needs community got recognized, honored, and celebrated during A Night to Shine at YWAM in Roaring Creek, Belize. https://youtu.be/3a0_XyO7jD4 Watch on YouTube You can Go to ywam.bz to find out more about YWAM in Belize and their current projects and ministries. (source) Trailblazers School of Evangelism YWAM EA in Malasia will be running the Trailblazers School of Evangelism starting on March 30. Trailblazers is a second-level YWAM school designed to equip you with the skills and knowledge needed to make a lasting impact through community outreach and cross-cultural relationships. The program begins with an 11-week lecture phase, where you’ll deepen your understanding of key topics, strengthen your faith, and develop leadership skills. Following the lecture phase, you’ll embark on an 8-week outreach in Asia and Africa, putting your learning into practice as you engage with communities and make a tangible difference. Trailblazers combines personal growth with hands-on ministry, preparing you for effective service in missions. Visit ywamea.com to find out more. Principles in Child, Youth, and Family Ministries The PCYFM is a five-month school designed to equip you for reaching and serving children, youth and families. Understand biblical principles for human growth and development, character building, healthy family models, the linking of the generations, and a practical understanding of our faith applied to all areas of life. It’s an intense, full-time program integrated into a live-learn environment consisting of two parts – lecture phase and outreach phase. The outreach phase will give you opportunities to apply the skills and principles learned in a variety of different settings with children, teenagers and families. Possible activities include child and youth evangelism, outreach trips, serving in schools, churches, and children camps, youth camps, family camps, mercy ministries and helping children with special needs. This year the school is being offered at multiple locations around the world, including: YWAM Gateway Hong Kong JOCUM Pitangui, Brazil JOCUM Bucaramanga, Columbia YWAM Ituzaingo, Argentina JEM Yverdon, Switzerland YWAM Torch, Jinja, Uganda We will link to all of those locations in the show notes at ywampodcast.com/166 if this is a school that you want to find out more about. School of Missions and Evangelism – YWAM Sheep River A new school, the School of Missions and Evangelism (SOME), is coming to YWAM Sheep River this July. https://youtu.be/9rkWH5v9_ow Watch on YouTube You can find out more on the YWAM Sheep River web-site, ywamsheepriver.org. School of Missional Justice – YWAM Wiler YWAM Wiler is running the School of Missional Justice in July. https://youtube.com/shorts/dVh_CqTE3MU Watch on YouTube At the heart of the School of Missional Justice is getting to know God, His character and His ways and letting that teach us how to relate, think, act – and live. How it could be possible to make a real difference in this broken world. This course affirms and explores the Mission of God. As followers of Jesus we are called to participate with God in His mission, and thus to proclaim the Good News of the Kingdom of God and live out its implications We seek to pursue an integrated, holistic approach to aligning with God’s Kingdom agenda of righting relationships with Himself, others, and creation; to restoring justice; and to bringing healing to a broken world. We highlight a biblical Christian worldview and the resulting pursuit of a lifestyle of doing justice, loving mercy, and walking humbly with God in every sphere of society. Head over to jmemwiler.ch to find out more. Foundations for Christian Peacebuilding – YWAM An Cuan – Rostrevor YWAM An Cuan – Rostrevor will be running the Foundations for Christian Peacebuilding,a 2-week mini-school exploring peace, justice, and reconciliation, in May of this year. The Foundations for Christian Peacebuilding school gathers people from diverse backgrounds around some of life’s hardest realities to ask, what is the Good News here? The 2 week school aims to provide students with teachings, resources, and experiences to formulate a fresh framework for understanding what the gospel of peace means for us in our world today. You can find out more on their web-site, ywamancuan.org. Foundation in Education Course – YWAM Burtigny YWAM Burtigny is running a Foundation in Education Course at the end of June this year. Education plays a critical role in the development of an individual and we advocate for the availability of biblically based learning models for every child worldwide. The Foundation in Education course aims at giving teachers and those who work with children in all contexts, a solid biblical foundation. The course explores how to establish an educational model that makes disciples of children in all areas of life (intellectually, spiritually, physically, morally, socially and emotionally). The seminar also looks at the role of education in community development and global mission. The seminar will be running from June 28 – August 1st in Burtigny, Switzerland, and you can find out more on their web-site, ywamburtigny.com. YWAM Nashville Podcast – The Heart of Worship If after joining us for the YWAM News Show this month you are looking for something else to listen to, YWAM Nashville’s podcast has an episode on The Heart of Worship. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/WvHyzk2rolo Watch on YouTube You can find their full podcast episodes on Spotify and Apple iTunes, which are linked to from the YWAM Asheville web-site, ywamasheville.org. Pray for Muslims During Ramadan I also wanted to remind you, especially this month, to be praying for Muslims around the world as they partake in Ramadan. There is a long history of Jesus appearing in visions and dreams to people of the Muslim Faith during this time, so prayer for them while they are fasting is important. A fantastic resource for praying for Muslims during this time is the 30 Days of Prayer for the Muslim World prayer guide and web-site. You can find them at pray30days.org. If you want to follow along with the work that Lidia doing with her team, you can find them on Instagram, Facebook and YouTube at Ywamrogaland. If you want to follow the YWAM Podcast you can find links to everything at ywampodcast.com, and for Bill, his personal web-site is billhutchison.org. Feedback ywampodcast.com/166 Subscribe ywampodcast.com/subscribe If you liked the program, tell a friend. If you didn’t like it, tell a friend anyway …

This month we will talk about missions advocacy, get some year end updates from a few of our locations, find out some different ways that YWAM serves people and locations when on outreach, check out a couple of ministry books, get some life advice from YWAM Tahlee, and more … Watch the Video on YouTube Thank you for watching or listening to the Youth With A Mission News Show Podcast, this is the 165 episode. I am your hosts, Bill Hutchison. You can contact us, subscribe to future episodes, leave comments, and find links to all the stories we talk about on the show notes for this podcast at ywampodcast.com/165 … https://youtu.be/a462mk8f5JY Watch the Video on YouTube Last week Lidia and I recorded this episode together. Unfortunately, I messed up the recording and streaming, and Lidia’s voice was not recorded. Unfortunately, you all missed out as Lidia contributed some great stories and content, but I will still share the news with you now … Lidia has returned to Rogaland from Brazil and is now leading their media team. One of the projects that she is continuing is their Fruit Breaks … https://youtube.com/shorts/wMOl2XuckvU Watch on YouTube Lidia is going to be continuing to produce fruitbreaks every week, and we will be watching them as well and enjoying their content moving forward. YWAM Rogaland also had a video made by one of their DTS students, Anoah, who is currently on outreach in South Africa and made a stop in Lesotho. Lesotho is a very small country inside South Africa. Its completely landlocked, with a population of roughly 2.3 million. The team was working with YWAM Lesotho, helping a lot with practical needs and at preschools. https://youtu.be/txvEo8TS5vM Watch on YouTube If you liked the video, you can find more made by Anoah on the YWAM Rogaland Instagram page. The video was actually made as part of the All Nations Initiative, which Mika will explain to us now … https://youtu.be/WiNEVLhxzVY Watch on YouTube If you would like to know more or to take part in the All Nations Initiative, you can find out more on ywam.no, Acts 1:8 – Missions Advocacy Next I wanted us to watch a video put out by Bevin from Global Cast Resources about Acts 1:8 … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kW5gKQ2piu8 Watch on YouTube In the originally recorded episode Lidia and I had a good discussion about the importance of serving locally, and serving overseas, and how God has a roll for all of us somewhere. Even though that discussion was lost, I think that it’s important for us to remember how all of us have a roll in the Body of Christ. We will talk more about Global Cast Resources and the work that they are doing later in the show … Davos Outreach This month saw the meeting of hundreds of world leaders in Davos, Switzerland. YWAM was also there, praying, worshiping, outreaching and hosting Christian politicians, businessmen, and entrepreneurs who are making an impact in those spheres of society. Ezekiel shares with us a bit about what happened there … https://youtube.com/shorts/EYWsOlYYukU Watch on YouTube You can visit ywamdavos.org to find out more about the ministry that location is engaging in. YWAM Las Vegas March Against Human Trafficking January 12th was the National Day Against Human Trafficking, and YWAM Las Vegas was out on a prayer march to raise awareness in a city that has the nick name, Sin City. National Day Against Human Trafficking is a day to shine a light on human trafficking and celebrate the resilience of survivors. While awareness is key, we also need to focus on taking action. What can you do to be part of the solution? Learn the signs, support anti-trafficking organizations, and advocate for policies that empower vulnerable populations. Every action has the power to drive positive change. YWAM Las Vegas is working to change the city. Instead of calling it Sin City they call it Grace City and they are working with victims of human trafficking, foster children, inner city youth, EMT workers, and more … Visit ywamlasvegas.org to find out more about their ministry, and how you can get involved. Thailand / Cambodia Conflict Outreach Last month I shared about the border conflict between Thailand and Cambodia, and how there were nearly 3/4 of a million displaced civilians because of it. Shortly after we published that episode a ceasefire was agreed to on December 27, and fighting ceased. There are still hundreds of thousands of people displaced, and YWAM is sending teams to help with the recovery and the next steps, including this team from YWAM Maui … https://youtube.com/shorts/hvEm8i4hmqI Watch on YouTube We should keep praying during the recovery and relocation time for the people affected by this conflict, and that the long running conflict would not reignite. You can find out more about the team from YWAM Maui, and the ministry that YWAM Maui engages in, on their web-site, ywammaui.com. YWAM Queenstown Outreach to Fiji There are many ways that YWAM teams serve in the nations that they outreach to. While on outreach in Fiji, a team from Queenstown in New Zealand conducted a Clean-up campaign at a local park in Lautoka. https://youtube.com/shorts/hbtkZjYm1lo Watch on YouTube You can head on over to ywamqueenstown.com to find out more about what their teams did on outreach. 2025 Ministry Location Updates This month we have some year end updates from 2025, shared by two of our ministry locations. YWAM Wylie 2025 Update We start with YWAM Wylie, in Texas. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajeQ0KgaDEA Watch on YouTube You can find out more about their ministry at ywamwylie.org. YWAM Lausanne 2025 Wrap Up Now, we have a wrap up from YWAM Lausanne in Switzerland. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sx3jyATIlA Watch on YouTube You can find out more about their ministry at ywamlausanne.com. The Day Bagabag Island Heard the Bible in Their Own Language This is an outreach update that we received from a YWAM Ships Kona team that visited Bagabag Island … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSAH_pgnPNY Watch the Video on YouTube When we arrived on Bagabag Island for our recent medical outreach, within minutes of talking with people, I learned something important. Everyone speaks Takia as their heart language, yet all of their Bibles and teaching resources are in English or Tok Pisin. They do their best with it, but it is hard for them to truly understand. You could tell they wanted something that felt like theirs, something they could genuinely connect with. That night back on the ship, we researched online, and to our surprise, the entire New Testament had already been translated into Takia. It was done for a neighboring island call Karkar, but had not yet made it to their island. There were audio recordings, apps, online tools, and even the full Jesus Film. It looked like the resources had been sitting there, ready to be used, but no one had ever brought them to this island. Everything was already available; it just needed to be shared. The next day we loaded everything onto a LightStream sharing device and returned to the village. As soon as people began receiving it on their phones, the reaction was immediate. People gathered around, faces shifted from curiosity to shock as they realized what they were hearing. They listened quietly at first, then began asking how they could get the recordings for themselves. For them, it was the first time they had ever heard the Bible in the language they grew up with. Our Bagabag Island outreach was a powerful reminder of just how impactful it is for someone to hear the Bible in their mother tongue. These resources had been sitting online for years, waiting. No one on the island knew they existed. We did not plan for any of this. We came for a medical outreach and it turned in to something so much more. God went before us! It showed me something about His faithfulness. Sometimes the biggest impact comes from surprises. We simply walked into the village, had a few conversations, and followed a small curiosity. God handled the rest. He already had the New Testament translated. He already had the Jesus Film recorded. He already had every tool prepared. All we had to do was give Jesus our YES and show up! If you head over to ywam.org you can read that story, as well as additional testimonies from people who were there, and also find links to YWAM Ships Kona, where you can find out more about their ministry. YWAM Serving in Kyiv, Ukraine In the midst of the turmoil and attacks on Kyiv, YWAM is continuing to serve the locals. In the cold and darkness of attacks and blackouts, our staff stepped into the streets with hot meals and hot drinks, choosing love when it wasn’t easy. YWAM Kyiv will be continuing their Waves of hope ministry, with upcoming events in June and August, later this year. Visit ywamkyiv.org to find out more. YWAM Dunham YWAM Dunham has been operating in Dunham, Quebec, Canada since 1976 since the location was purchased to send missionaries to the 1976 Montreal Olympic Games … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idk0GWY5qRA Watch the Video on YouTube YWAM Dunham Book In 2024 YWAM Dunham, in Quebec, Canada, published a book about their story, from the birth of the vision in 1974 in Amsterdam, to the launch of the ministry location in 1976 … The book tells the faith journey that they took to pioneer and establish the YWAM Dunham campus. You can not only learn about the historical events, but also discover lessons of faith and perseverance learned along the way. The desire is to leave an inheritance for future generations and to inspire readers to remember and build upon the faith experiences and lessons shared in the book. Head on over to ywamdunham.com/en/book to get your own copy. YWAM Lilongwe YWAM Lilongwe in Malawi has a heart to empower vulnerable girls to reach their full potential … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9X5l64VMfow Watch the Video on YouTube You can contact them to find out more about their ministry on the YWAM Malawi web-site, malawi.ywam.ws. YWAM Grimerud – Impact Now we’re gonna look at a testimony from YWAM Grimerud. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkAUFYKjwig Watch on YouTube This is just one video from the YWAM Grimerud IMPACT series that they have, where they share testimonies of God’s impact on people and the nations. You can find the rest of the series videos on YWAM Grimerud on Youtube. The Invitation Last month as part of our global prayer initiative called The Invitation we prayed for Muslim Background Believers. For more than thirty years, the YWAM-birthed prayer movement called 30 Days of Prayer for the Muslim World has sought to educate, enable and encourage Christians worldwide to pray for Muslim peoples as an act of love. The focus of the 2026 guide is on Muslim people, from whom there are now radiant believers, sharing the gospel with their own or nearby Muslim people groups. We can celebrate that bringing the good news to Muslims is not just something done by foreigners from faraway countries; it is now the believers from Muslim backgrounds themselves who are key to transformation in their countries. In the full letter at ywam.org you can find ways that you can pray and take action with the 30 Days of Prayer for the Muslim World. We will also embed the full video letter in the show notes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuWNS4N64Dc Watch the Letter on YouTube The Gentle Answer to the Muslim Accusation of Biblical Falsification In addition to the 30 Days of Prayer for the Muslim World guide, another useful resource for reaching out to, and sharing about Christ with people of the Muslim faith is a book called The Gentle Answer to the Muslim Accusation of Biblical Falsification written by Gordon D. Nickel. The description of the book from Amazon reads … The Gentle Answer is a scholarly response to a claim that many Muslims have made in relation to non-Muslims for more than 1200 years: that the text of the Bible is corrupt and/or falsified. Since critical writing on the Bible is more abundant and has a longer history, Muslim polemicists have selectively used Western biblical criticism in an attempt to support the traditional Muslim accusation of biblical falsification. Only quite recently have the techniques used in biblical criticism been applied to the Qur’an. The Gentle Answer responds to the Muslim claims by placing the Bible and the Qur’an on a level scholarly playing field to show that questions about the Qur’an are at least as challenging as questions about the Bible. The Gentle Answer invites Muslims into a conversation about the contents of the scriptures themselves. Respect for the conversation partner means taking issues of truth seriously. It means doing one’s best to thoroughly understand accusations. It also means commending one’s own faith in terms of the partner’s worldview. Differences in faith between Muslims and non-Muslims show no sign of going away in the years to come. But in a world of considerable political tension and violence, Muslims and non-Muslims must seize the freedom to openly discuss their differences together while nurturing mutual respect and committing to peaceful coexistence. Gordon D. Nickel (PhD, University of Calgary) is a retired missionary and professor of Islamic studies, who has taught in Canada, USA, Pakistan, Malaysia, and India. I’ve talked a bit with Gordon lately, and he mentioned that the book has been translated into Bangali, Telugu, Korean, and Mandarin. There have been moves to have it also translated into Arabic and Urdu (a language spoken mostly in India), but Gordon has asked that we pray those translations would progress, and that partners would be found to make those important translations available. You can find digital and paperback copies of The Gentle Answer to the Muslim Accusation of Biblical Falsification on Amazon. We will also link to Gordon’s Substack, where he is regularly writing fantastic articles about Islam and the Quran. School of Missions Advocacy So, earlier we heard from Bevin from Global Cast Resources about Acts 1:8. What he shared was part of the School of Missions Advocacy (SOMA), and he is going to share more about the vision of the school here … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQ2jsiZdjEQ Watch the Video on YouTube You can go to globalcastresources.com/training to find out when the next school is. Registration for the current course is currently closed, but you can register there to find out when the next school will happen. YWAM Asuncion, Paraguay We have heard and seen updates and news from Europe, Africa, North America, the Middle East, Asia, and the Pacific Islands, so I figure it’s time to hear from one of our locations in South America, YWAM Asuncion, in Paraguay … https://www.youtube.com/shorts/slS07DRA6eE Watch on YouTube I love being reminded about how global YWAM really is, with over 1200 locations around the world, on every continent except Antarctica. You can find out more about YWAM Asuncion on their web-site, ywamasuncion.com. Addictive Behaviour Counseling School There is a new school opportunity with YWAM Windhoek in Namibia – the Addictive Behaviour Counseling School (ABC). Come to learn how to break the cycle of addiction through effective counseling. This course, offered by the Faculty of Whole Person Care & Development at the University of the Nations, will offer holistic training that equips students to understand the human being in their entirety – body, soul, and spirit – and to walk alongside those seeking restoration after experiences marked by pain, compulsions, and inner brokenness. The lecture phase will be from the June 29th – September 20th, with an outreach phase from Sep 21th – Nov 15th. You can find more information on their website at  ywamwindhoek.org. 5 Steps to Study the Bible – Bible for Life Do you want to study the Bible, and have no idea where to start? Ywam Grimerud’s here to help! https://www.youtube.com/shorts/1gC52j4fxjk Watch on YouTube Maybe add a step 6 – apply for Bible for life at YWAM Grimerud! Their next school starts on March 18th and runs until June the 12th. You can check it out on their web-site, grimerud.no/bible-for-life. School of Sustainable Developement YWAM Homestead in Alessandria, Italy will be running the School of Sustainable Developement in March … The school is designed for people that had a passion for sustainability, gardening, animals, cultures, travelling, and Jesus. It consists of 12 weeks of lectures and workshops, followed by 10 – 12 weeks of outreach. Some of the topics covered are: Biblical Foundations of Creation Care Stewardship & Sustainable Development Sustainable Agriculture Animal Husbandry Appropriate Technologies Water Technologies Basics of Building in Missions And More! You can find out more about the school on their web-site, ywamhomestead.com. Life Advice from YWAM Tahlee I thought we could finish this episode with some advice from YWAM Tahlee in Australia … https://www.youtube.com/shorts/odDvAx4AkEE Watch on YouTube I love that, Jesus is your Jackhammer. When I was chatting to Lidia we talked about how God can often work as our jackhammer, and often when we are working to obey God, we need Him to act as a Jackhammer to push through to what He asked us to do. Let us know in the comments how Jesus has been your Jackhammer. If you want to follow along the work that Lidia is doing with her team you can find us on instagram, facebook and youtube at Ywamrogaland. You can follow along with what I’m up to on my personal site, billhutchison.org. Leave feedback at ywampodcast.com/165. Subscribe to future episodes at ywampodcast.com/subscribe. If you liked the program, tell a friend. If you didn’t like it, tell a friend anyway …

This month we hear how YWAM is responding to the conflict between Cambodia and Thailand, learn about the YWAM location in Milala, Malawi, hear about the 10,000 Bible’s distributed by YWAM in Lyon, France, check out how YWAM in Barbados is using the Go Africa film to fight local gang culture, we get some other stories about gross foods had on outreach, and more … Watch the Video on YouTube Thank you for downloading this, the 164th episode of the Youth With A Mission News Show Podcast, I’m your host, Bill Hutchison. You can contact us, subscribe to future episodes, leave comments, and find links to all the stories we talk about on the show notes for this podcast at ywampodcast.com/164 … https://youtube.com/live/hHXNT9ib-_0 Watch the News on YouTube Merry Christmas to you all! Unfortunately for us, but fortunately for Lidia, she is actually in Brazil right now visiting her family for Christmas! So we wish her the best, and that she has a great time there, and in the mean time, you are stuck with me! Stories: God is the Great Moblizer I wanted to start this month with a reminder from Bevin from GlobalCAST Resources about how God is the Greatest Mobilizer… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6USKuRCbQiY Watch on YouTube To find out more about GlobalCAST Resources, and Missions Advocacy, head over to their web-site, globalcastresources.com.  MV YWAM PNG back in Papua New Guinea The MV YWAM PNG has returned home to Papua New Guinea following a successful maintenance work, marking a major milestone in the vessel’s extension project and ensuring she remains strong, safe, and ready to serve the nation for years to come. With dry dock and initial maintenance works completed earlier this year, the MV YWAM PNG is sailed back to Western Province for its final outreach of the year, the first since returning to service. The outreach supported the Provincial Health Authority to provide a full range of essential health mainly to remote and disadvantaged communities, and training services with a particular focus on maternal and child health, disease prevention, and community health education, delivered in close collaboration with local health professionals. Volunteers from 13 different nations joined the ship this week for the outreach. Since 2010, YWAM Medical Ships – Australia and PNG has partnered with the National Department of Health and provincial health authorities, delivering over 2.3 million of healthcare and training services and providing hands-on training opportunities for Papua New Guinean health workers. The ship’s return home marks a renewed season of service, partnership, and hope for the decade ahead. You can find out more about the work that the MV YWAM PNG is doing on the YWAM Ships Australia web-site, ywamships.org. YWAM Ships Aotearoa Year End Update While the MV YWAM PNG runs their final outreach in Papua New Guinea, the YWAM Ship Koha wrapped this this year with a video update. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmEoF6BmLoE Watch on YouTube Visit ywamshipsaotearoa.org.nz to find out more. Cambodia / Thailand Conflict Relief Work The border conflict between Cambodia and Thailand continues, despite international effort to end the conflict. Earlier this month the number of displaced civilians on the Cambodian side of the boarder was reported as at least 400,000 civilians, and the Thai side at more than 258,000 people. On the Cambodian side of the border, Youth With A Mission (YWAM), has brought relief with much-needed supplies for the displaced civilians – such as rice, eggs, and mosquito nets. A volunteer from Singapore, Heather Lim, reported: “We just want to help them (the displaced), support them and stand with them. Just our presence being here and just being with the people, being able to listen to them and talk to them, that’s the difference that we can make,”. YWAM also has volunteers in Thailand who are helping similarly affected people on that side of the border. All lives are “precious”, so “we need to be kind and compassionate to help everyone,” she added. (source) Please pray for the families who are displaced living in harsh conditions. Pray this battle will end. The trauma is so deep including the children. Filipino Response to Typhoon Tino Last month we shared a bit about YWAM Philippines response to the multiple cyclones that hit their nation, here is some more information about what they are doing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d67_xHDm64c Watch on YouTube Visit the YWAM Philippines’ web-site, ywamshipsph.org, to find out more. Tai Po Fires in Hong Kong Last month when Lidia and I were putting together the news, reports of the fires in Tai Po had just started to filter in. We were unable to report on it last month, but since then it’s confirmed that the fire raged for 43 hours, with 161 people dying, and about 80 people injured. The YWAM location in Hong Kong is only about 30-minutes away, and they have been active in providing relief after the fires. YWAM Tuen Mun is providing essential items to those in shelters in the Tai Po community. They delivered the bags filled with necessities, festive food, and special bags for the children to the hotels where families are temporarily staying. They are making plans to help provide an “incredible” Christmas for the incredible community from TaiPo. You can find out more, including how you can help, on their web-site, ywamtuenmun.org. YWAM Milala Now I thought we could take a look at one of our other locations in Africa, Milala in Malawi. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVYXPDM4U9U Watch on YouTube Head over to milala.ywam.ws to find out more! YWAM Lyon 10,000 Bible Distributions Since 2010, YWAM Lyon has been active sharing true light with Lyonnais and tourists during the Festival of Lights in Lyon by offering them the Bible! This year, 20205, they gave away 10,000 Bibles: a big challenge that they met! They are convinced of the necessity and urgency of offering the word of God in their country more than ever. Every year they see the spiritual needs of the new generation who have often received no religious education and are searching. This year, they will exceed the mark of 70,000 Bibles offered since the 2010, they they launched the Bible distribution project for the Festival of Lights! This year again, together, we will share the true light with thousands of people from all over France. You can visit ywamlyon.com to find out more, and to donate so they can continue to distribute Bibles next year. YWAM Bad Blankenburg Refugee Circle YWAM Bad Blankenburg in Germany updates us on their ministry to refugees. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQMgpIArQoo Watch on YouTube Visit ywambb.com to find out more. Pray for Sri Lanka Earlier this month we received this message from YWAM Sri Lanka Sri Lanka is facing a very difficult moment right now. Heavy rains have caused severe flooding and landslides, especially in the central and western regions. Many families have lost their loved ones, homes, and everything they owned. Many are still missing, and thousands are suffering without food, shelter, and basic needs. In this painful time, I invite you to stand with Sri Lanka in prayer and support. How You Can Pray: Pray for comfort and strength for families who lost loved ones. Pray for the safety of those still missing and those trapped by floods and landslides. Pray for protection over rescue teams and volunteers. Pray for quick recovery, resources, and relief for the affected areas. Pray for God’s peace, mercy, and healing over the nation. Let us lift our voices together and pray for Sri Lanka. You can follow what’s happening in Sri Lanka over on their Facebook Page. YWAM Turns to Film to Fight Gang Culture YWAM in Barbados is turning to film to fight local gang culture … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2mnrJqxjU0 Watch on YouTube You can head over to their web-site, ywambarbados.org, to find out more, and find links to their social media accounts, where they share more about their showing of the film “Go Africa”, and the other ministry that they are engaging in. 30 Days of Prayer for the Muslim World 30 Days of Prayer 2026 is coming soon. This year – from February 18 to March 20, 2026 – we are pleased to introduce a special prayer booklet comprised of stories from Muslim background Jesus-followers who are, themselves, sharing Jesus with friends, co-workers and in far-away places. To get your copy of the prayer guide, head over to pray30days.org. AniMissions Online Seminar If you have a heart for the unreached, and an interest in art and animation, then you might want to check out the AniMissions online seminar, beginning on February 2, 2026. Create AniMissions produce animated short films that communicate the gospel story to people groups using their own language, culture, and worldview, specifically honoring their art and music. They find that this practice breaks down barriers that the audience may have and portrays the good news in a way that makes them more likely to accept and embrace it. To encourage people to get involved in the AniMissions ministry they are actually giving away the first course of their seminar for free! If you head over to the Campfire Creatives substack, you can find out more, and find links to sign up for the free introductory course. YWAM Albania School of Prophetic and Worship The School of Prophetic and Worship being offered by YWAM Albania is a Transformative 3-month training school for students who would like to grow in their walk with the Holy Spirit, practicing and growing the gifts, and developing a spirit-led worship on earth as it is in heaven. The purpose of the school is to train students to become catalysts of transformations by training them how to receive and deliver prophetic revelations, visions, and insights, how to “Translate” them practically for people to be able to understand God’s heart and respond to him. The program includes teaching & application, worship practice, intercession, practicing the gifts of the holy spirit , bible study, research, reading books, impartation, and prophetic ministry . The school program includes prophetic ministry outreach in local churches in Albania and abroad. The school starts in May, and you can find out more on their web-site, ywamalbania.com. Pray for Australia – Bondi Shooting On a somber note, we have a message from YWAM in Sydney … Our hearts are deeply saddened by what happened in Bondi. Fifteen lives have been lost, and many families and friends are grieving beyond words. As YWAM Island Breeze Sydney, we stand with our city in this moment of sorrow. We pray for comfort for every family affected, for healing for the wounded, and for peace that only God can give in the midst of tragedy. We are reminded that our battle is not against flesh and blood, but against the spiritual forces of darkness. This is not a time for hatred or fear, but for prayer, compassion, and standing together in love. Please continue to lift Bondi, the families, first responders, and our nation up in prayer. May God’s light shine even in the darkest moments. Gross Food Response We got some good feedback about the crazy foods that people have eaten on outreach with YWAM. Here are a few … Tammie also ate dog on outreach, but when they went back into kitchen the pups head was still on the counter! Amanda let me know a story about an outreach to Fiji where some people on the outreach killed and ate a bat … with all of them getting food poisoning. Alissa had horse meat and milk in Mongolia, and kangaroo in Australia I would still love to hear your stories from outreach, so please email me at [email protected], or leave your comments on the video on YouTube. Feedback ywampodcast.com/164 Subscribe ywampodcast.com/subscribe If you liked the program, tell a friend. If you didn’t like it, tell a friend anyway …

This month we will update you on the Hurricane that hit YWAM in Jamaica, YWAM’s relief work after the typhoons that hit the Philippines, what happened with the Go Africa screenings around the world, hear about some unique ways that YWAM is using technology around the world, if you hang out until the end you can hear some gross outreach food stories, and more … Thank you for downloading this, the 163rd episode of the Youth With A Mission News Show Podcast, we are your hosts, Bill Hutchison and Lidia Hugentobler. You can contact us, subscribe to future episodes, leave comments, and find links to all the stories we talk about on the show notes for this podcast at ywampodcast.com/163 … https://youtube.com/live/v8DtKTOfBsg Watch the Video on YouTube Stories:  In the full show you can see the as yet unreleased Fruit Break video (exclusively released on our podcast!). For now however, you can checkout the previously released video. Watch the Fruitbreak over on Facebook Check out more of what is happening at YWAM Rogaland on their Facebook Page and Instagram Page. YWAM Deaf World Jamaica Hurricane Damage Last month as we were recording the last podcast YWAM Deaf World Jamaica was awaiting the landfall of Hurricane Melissa. Thankfully, everyone from the YWAM centre was safe, but the amount of damage to their case was substantial … https://youtu.be/SWTcB7z5Pdo Watch the Video on Facebook. Because of the significant damage that their location suffered they are needing to raise $500,000 to rebuild the campus and assist with supporting the community of Montego Bay. You can find more updates on their Facebook page, facebook.com/YWAMDeafWorld, and find links to their fundraising pages. YWAM Surigao Relief Work after Typhoons While YWAM Deaf World Jamaica was being battered about by Hurricane Melissa, on the other side of the world the Philippines were hit by a series of deadly typhoons which has left many villages devastated and thousands homeless. YWAM Surigao now sent a team to help with the recovery work in Cebu, where one of the typhoons made landfall. https://youtu.be/WHG32joy2Hw Watch the Video on YouTube If you are only listening to the podcast it would be worth visiting the show notes to watch the video showing some of the work that YWAM Surigao was doing. YWAM Surigao continues their relief work, and you can see a bit of what they have been doing on their Facebook page, which is linked to at ywampodcast.com/163. Go Africa Premier The Go Africa video was shown in over 250 locations with an estimated attendance over 25 thousand for the global premiere event! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7dCy-ycGc4&pp=ygUOeXdhbSBnbyBhZnJpY2E%3D Watch the Video on YouTube You can download and stream the full movie now by heading over to thegomovie.org. YWAM Asheville Now we will look at a story from YWAM Asheville, in North Carolina. One year ago YWAM Asheville received a food truck that helped them respond to Hurricane Helene. They shared how food has been a central part of their ministry for more than a decade, and how they continue to serve meals downtown to support the ongoing recovery of the community. They also give thanks to Operation Blessing for providing the food truck, to everyone who donated toward disaster relief, and to their staff, students, and volunteers who have been part of this work. Find out more about YWAM Ashville’s ministry on their Facebook Page. South Sudan Teacher Education The education system in South Sudan is in crisis. Only 25% of teachers have formal training, and 1.8 million children are currently out of school. YWAM Kona recently visited Sudan to talk with Jaco, a missionary educator investing in the future of South Sudan by equipping teachers across the nation. This year alone, his team has trained 346 teachers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLdahOEMdXs Watch the video on YouTube YWAM Lusaka Football ministry Next, we head to YWAM Lusaka, in Zambia for an update on one of their growing ministries that’s making a real impact among local youth. It’s called ‘Inspired for Christ Football Academy’, a soccer-based discipleship program started just last year by a staff member. And in such a short time, the ministry has already become a place of growth, encouragement, and community for many young people in the surrounding neighborhoods. The Inspired for Christ Academy is serving age groups – under 12, under 15 and under 20. What began as a staff-led initiative has grown into a flourishing ministry that’s helping young people develop character, confidence, and football skills, all grounded in God’s word.  If you’d like to be updated you can follow along on their Facebook page at Inspired for Christ football academy or for more information and ways to partner you can get in touch through their base email at [email protected]. YWAM San Diego 2025 Ministry Overview YWAM San Diego has delivered us this overview of their ministry from this year … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFQybZbjOWo Watch this video on YouTube You can visit ywamsandiegobaja.org to find out more. God is Bringing the Nations All around the world we are seeing immigrant populations grow in traditionally “Christian” areas. If  we are unable to visit the nations, it seems that the nations are coming to us … https://vimeo.com/1111053945 Watch the Video on Vimeo To find out more about reaching the nations through global gateway cities, you can check out globalgates.info. SD Card Bible Countless people live without access to the Word of God. YWAM Kona has found a rather unique way to help get it to more people … https://youtube.com/shorts/ZPq7DvYardE Watch the Video on Facebook You can find out more ways that YWAM Kona is reaching out to the nations on their web-site, ywamkona.org. Game Development Foundations Seminar The Game Development Foundations Seminar starts in January! The course is a 5-week seminar designed to equip Christians with the language and foundational understanding of game development, to be able to engage in that field in a holistic and biblical way. https://youtu.be/dxWqyLQ9kbA Watch the Video on Campfire Creatives You can find out more about the course on their web-site. YWAM Gamers Discord Server As Jason mentioned in the video, he has also created a Discord server for YWAMers that have an interest in gaming. He set it up as a place together together to connect, encourage one another, and maybe even dream about how gaming could be used for community and missions. On the Discord server we can: 🎧 Hang out in voice chats 💡 Dream about how gaming can be used in missions 🙌 Encourage & pray for each other 🎮 Maybe even play casual & competitive game nights? I’ve already seen some great interactions on the server, and been able to find some other people on there who want to develop games and who stream over on Twitch and YouTube. The link to the Discord Server is discord.gg/Tn93qDpu. YWAM Grimerud Minecraft Build In the theme of gaming, YWAM Grimerud did their first ever Minecraft live stream. They spent about 6 hours live streaming, interacting with people online, and worked as a team to build their YWAM location on a self hosted Minecraft server. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRZeP20nLpA Watch the Full Minecraft Build over on YouTube It looks like that had over a dozen people working together to build their base in Minecraft, and during the live stream they interviewed a few of them and also connected to many of their computers to show them hard at work. You can find out more about YWAM Grimerud on their web-site, grimerud.no. Oceania Hui One Year Later Last year YWAMers from all around Oceania gathered in New Zealand for a Hui ,,, https://youtu.be/mPktMiz1NiE Watch the video on Facebook Oceania often gathers together to encourage, worship, pray, and launch missionaries. I was actually at a Hui outside of Aukland back in 2000, when Frank Naea, a New Zealander of Maori/Samoan descent was named president of Youth With A Mission. I’ve had the privilege of being at many national and international gatherings of Youth With A Mission, and they have always been encouraging … YWAM Costa Tropical Hotel Project YWAM Costa Tropical is undergoing some exciting developments with their location … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYfDnyrchV0 Watch the Video on YouTube This year they had to turn down 49 short-term volunteers for lack of housing space, and their upcoming DTS is beginning next February which is already filled and with a waiting list.  Like they have shared they just need $839,000 by January 2026 to complete the sale. We actually got an email from Justin just yesterday letting us know that they managed to secure a matching donation for the month of December, which is very exciting for them, and we pray will help them to achieve their financial goal by January! If you’d like to find out more or have any questions I recommend visiting their web page at ywamct.com/hotel-project where they give a really good overview of how its going so far and share more about their vision for this building. Leadership Development Course The first one is the Leadership development Course in YWAM Muizenberg, South Africa. Starting on the 8 Jan – 22 Jan 2026. If you’ve been leading in YWAM for at least 5 years and are in need of being revived, renewed, refreshed, developed and equipped then this would be nice to look into. It is an advanced Leadership course of 6 weeks of life giving community and training.  For more information you can visit their website at ywammuizenberg.org School of Transformational Business The School of transformational Business is offered by YWAM San Francisco. The SOTB will offer teaching from experienced business owners from different parts of the world and those who have been involved in Business with A Mission and how to use business to reach people of different cultures. It is 6 weeks in total starting on July 13th 2026. This is a great opportunity to look into if you have a heart for business and want to bring missions into it.  For more information visit ywamsanfrancisco.org/sotb. The Missionary Care Foundations Course 2026 The Missionary Care Foundations Course 2026 will train and equip you to develop, preserve and restore missionaries on the field. This 14 week course includes 3 in-person modules starting on the 15 February – 22 May. Each module will take place at a different YWAM location And those are YWAM Heidebeek, in the Netherlands; YWAM Herrnhut, in Germany; and YWAM Seamill, in the UK.  The overall cost is 600 euros but if you apply before the 31 December you can get an early bird price of 550 euros.  If you have any questions you can email them at [email protected] Member Care Basics Seminar Also on offer in the area of Missionary Care, is a one week Member Care Basics Seminar that is being offered by YWAM Lancaster. The course is an abbreviated version of the full Missionary Care Foundations Course, and will equip participants to develop their skills for supporting missionaries to be healthy, resilient, and effective. It’s highly interactive and practical course, designed for leaders, member are workers, and people interested in member care. The seminar is running from January 9 – 15, and you can find out more by emailing them at [email protected]. Sports Leadership School Last on our list of offers, we have the Sports Leadership School in Ituzaingo, in Argentina starting MArch 2026. The school is designed to equip, train and empower people who want to use sports, recreation, health, and fitness as tools to make disciples and share the gospel with the unreached communities. The training combines 12 weeks of classroom learning and 8 weeks of practical outreach with daily sports activities and biblical content applied directly to the sports context.  For more information you can reach out to [email protected]  YWAM Queenstown Outreach Tragedy Update For our final story this month, we have the tragic news from YWAM Queenstown, New Zealand. “Words cannot express how deeply saddened we are to share that a participant on one of our outreach teams has tragically passed away during a day off in West New Britain, Papua New Guinea. Glen Ray, 18 years old from the United States, was missing for nearly 24 hours before local search teams recovered his body on Monday, 3 November. We understand that he was swimming on a coral reef with some of his local friends. We are awaiting further details about the incident. Our hearts are broken alongside Glen’s family and loved ones as we all grieve this devastating loss. At this time, our priority is to support his family, care for the team members and volunteer-staff affected, and continue working closely with local authorities to ascertain exactly what happened. We are very grateful to the local community and authorities in West New Britain for their assistance with these search efforts. We deeply appreciate your prayers and compassion during this tender time. That was the initial update from YWAM Queenstown about Glen’s passing. You can read more updates on YWAM Queenstown’s web-site, ywamqueenstown.com/2025-outreach-tragedy. 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This month we will update you on Hurricane Melissa in the Caribbean, talk about what is happening in Northern Nigeria and YWAM’s story there, we introduce our new co-host for the show, hear about the PNG Peace Workshop that YWAM is involved in, see more unrest happening in Haiti, hear what’s involved with refitting the YWAM Ship MV YWAM PNG, and more … Watch the Video on YouTube Thank you for watching, listening, or downloading this, the 162nd episode of the Youth With A Mission News Show Podcast, we are your hosts, Bill Hutchison and Lidia Hugentobler … You can contact us, subscribe to future episodes, leave comments, and find links to all the stories we talk about on the show notes for this podcast at ywampodcast.com/162 … https://youtube.com/live/t-88OrbXlXE?feature=share Watch on YouTube Stories: We wanted to start this show with introducing our new cohost, Lidia Hugentobler from YWAM Rogaland… Fruitbreak Shorts from the YWAM Rogaland BCC https://youtube.com/shorts/I_L8NIi5TL8 Watch on YouTube If you want to see future *Fruitbreak shorts, and see what else Lidia is working on, head over to the YWAM Rogaland Facebook Page, which is linked to at ywampodcast.com/162. Nigeria If you have been paying attention to social media recently, you probably would have seen some of what is happening in Northern Nigeria. I was hesitant to repeat some of the recent reports about the devastation without confirmation, but some of our YWAM workers have confirmed how horrendous the actions of Boko Haram continue to be in the area. YWAM has been active in Nigeria for decades, with some amazing stories and testimonies coming out of the teams that have worked there. The film Go Africa is a real and fascinating story of child soldiers in Nigeria coming to Christ, and the healing of widows of Christians who were martyred by Boko Haram terrorists … https://youtu.be/8V5hNjgN6uc?si=44UvJHN5UFtm6Bsp Watch on YouTube When the Go Movie was originally announced the plan was to make it a story about three different experiences that YWAM has had around the world. With everything that is going on in Nigeria, they chose to focus on that nation and ministry, and out of that was birthed the movie, Go Africa. The movie has real stories of survival and redemption in the origins of the YWAM mission in Port Harcourt. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-c3vy7bbIHQ Watch on YouTube I remember being told that story about Paul and how God used him in the nation, with over 3000 militants reformed in YWAM, and 2/3rds of YMWA Port Harcourt’s staff being reformed militants. I can’t wait to see the full movie, and to share with others. If you head over to thegomovie.org you can find out how you can host a showing of the movie, and where you might be able to see the movie for yourself. PNG Peace Workshop Now we will go to Papua New Guinea, where tribal fights between Enga and Kompian have been an ongoing issue. These conflicts have escalated in the last 10 years with the use of more sophisticated weapons, leading to significant violence and death tolls.  We will look at a recap of the third peace workshop in Enga, Papua New Guinea.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnobauiBUk8 Watch on YouTube That video that we watched was part of a larger 2-hour documentary that the producers are working on about this story of war and healing in the Papua New Guinea Highlands. You can read more about the story, and see how the rest of the film is progressing, over on their Go Fund Me page. Hurricane Melissa Yesterday we got an update from our YWAM Location in Montego Bay, Jamaica that they were starting to feel the advance impact of Hurricane Melissa with violent winds, and the sudden loss of electricity to half their campus and city. At the time of the update they did not have heavy rain yet, but if the early winds were a preview, they need our prayers. The best place at the moment to get updates at the moment, as long as they don’t completely lose power and Internet, is on their Facebook page. Haiti Update Also close to the path of the Hurricane, but looking to be outside of the strong winds, is the nation of Haiti, where YWAM has a few different operating locations. The situation in Haiti has been rough for as long as I’ve been doing this news program, and unfortunately right now they are entering a time when things are getting progressively worse. The team out of YWAM Saint Marc has this update for us, as well as some of what they are doing in their part of Haiti. https://youtu.be/yTQsn7ZPI0U Watch on YouTube You can follow along with updates from YWAM Saint Marc on their Facebook page. They have said that with the security concerns they might not be updating as regularly as usual, but when they can, they will be updating that page. Burundi Fire Unfortunate news from YWAM Burundi, in August their storage containers caught fire. This incident resulted in the loss of a lot of valuable items, school supplies, construction tools and materials, and over 30 sewing machines. This was a big setback as they were 5 weeks away from starting the school season. Thankfully, no one was hurt.  In an amazing example of God’s provision, a month later they received an amazing gift from their partner, World Health and other generous individuals – most of the lost equipment and materials were replaced.  They also received mattresses for their guest house, allowing them to accommodate more missionaries, pastors, youth groups, and new chairs & desks for the school and books for their new library, clothes and a sound system, where they can offer better quality of education and comfortability.  (source) Vanuatu We have shared before about YWAM Vanuatu and the Teouma Christian Academy school that they are operating outside of  Port Vila City, and the significant impact that they are having not only for the students ,but the entire community around the school. Last month they saw some exciting upgrades to their facilities. At the beginning of the month they finished adding their newest classrooms, which will help to provide quality education for the children of Teouma Valley. Earlier this year Vanuatu was hit by a massively destructive 7.4 earthquake that caused significant damage and claimed many lives. The YWAM V2Life Centre, where the school is located, in the Teouma Valley was quite isolated after the earthquake due to the bridge into town being damaged, and they also had a lot of their own infrastructure and power systems damaged. This month the school had a new solar system installed, which will allow them to reopen immediately after disasters like the earthquake earlier this year, or cyclones like hit them in 2023, instead of waiting for the power company to have to come and repair lines and transformers. It means they can provide safe, clean drinking water to the Teouma Valley community, and education for our students straight after major events. (source) YWAM / JOCUM Marromeu Celebrates the Older People In the beginning of the month, YWAM Marromeu had a wonderful day celebrating “o dia do Idoso”  , the Day of Older people. They started the day at the outdoor square in Nensa where the program included preaching, children from YWAM dancing, theater plays, and other performances. Following the performances, they shared lunch and distributed capulanas and shirts to the elderly at the YWAM base. In all they had almost 300 people attend! (source) YWAM Juba South Sudan Outreach to Orphanage Around that same time, YWAM Juba in South Sudan had a wonderful time at the orphanage together with the outreach team and the youth from the Pentecostal Brethren Church Centre. They said that the day was filled with joy – singing songs, playing games, and sharing the story of Jonah.  One of the children said with a big smile: “I feel so happy to receive a gift from the team. It makes me know that I am loved.” Moments like these are so special. And remind us of God’s care for every child.  As Christmas is coming along, they would love to continue blessing these children. If you’d like to be part of this through prayer or support, you can find their phone number on ywam.org or their facebook page – YWAM Juba, South Sudan.  End Bible Poverty Now Bible Distribution in Karamoja region, Uganda In the middle of last month YWAM Uganda sent out a team to the Karamoja region, specifically in the district of Kaabong. Bibles were given to a number of people and leadership training to the church leaders, pastors, as well as church members. The team reports that the region of Karamoja really needs the Word of God for transformation to take place in the land. Their team later in the month also visited Bakasa Island in Kalandala District for 2 days of Bible distribution in the surrounding islands. (source) YWAM Samoa Oral Bible Translation YWAM Samoa has committed to translating 50 languages in Papua New Guinea through Oral Bible Translation — bringing God’s Word to people in their own mother tongue. For the cluster that they are working with, there are 8 languages — mainly from Madang Province in Papua New Guinea, and they are currently in the community check stage before the final draft. Their staff on the ground continue to faithfully move the project forward, ensuring every community can hear and understand God’s Word in the language of their heart. (source) YWAM Ships Kona Manam Island Outreach YWAM Ships Kona recently completed their 5th outreach of the year, this time to Manam Island, an active volcano off the coast of Papua New Guinea. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufClIE8lvzc Watch on YouTube There are many ways that you can possibly help with outreaches like this one to Manam Island, including joining a team, partnering financially, or praying. You can learn more on their web-site, ywamshipskona.org. YWAM Saterland Germany Pioneering If you have done a Discipleship Training School and are looking for a base to staff, I have exciting news just for you, YWAM Saterland, Germany is in the pioneering phase. And other than offering Discipleship Training Schools, they want to put a focus on training and mentoring families, striving to reinforce families, marriages, young adults, youth, children, and young couples.  They said If you have a passion or skills for working outside, gardening, accounting, booking keeping, fundraising, social media, worship, or if you have access to inexpensive or free quality lumber or other building materials, please reach out to them. “We would love to have you.” You can find them on their website, ywam-saterland.de, Facebook, Instagram with YWAM Saterland.  YWAM Ship MV YWAM PNG Massive Refit After serving YWAM Ships Australia for many years, the MV YWAM PNG is in the Philippines undergoing a 25-year special survey and life extension works during dry dock – a massive effort to prepare for even more years of serving coastal and river communities in Papua New Guinea. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCmPdte3DnU Earlier this week that refit was completed, and the MV YWAM PNG is now back in the water, with a fresh new paint job, and the same heart to serve Papua New Guinea. They will be setting sail back to PNG soon, and you can check them out on their Facebook page. (source) YWAM Skien Outreach to Serbia Last February, 90 people from Norway went to Serbia to preach the Gospel, help the poor and needy, and pray for those who needed it. They saw several people get saved, and saw God doing something in Serbia. https://youtu.be/rWRV7uMc2TE If God is stirring your heart, consider joining them. You can learn more and sign up at ywamskien.com/mission-trips. Team Xtreme coming to the Philippines 10 International Groups from Team Xtreme will be coming to different schools in the Philippines next month … https://youtube.com/shorts/0NfLvGKv7jw Watch video on YouTube Check out Team Xtreme Philippines on their Facebook Page. YWAM Grimerud – School of Communication Foundations YWAM Grimerud is offering a new secondary school, called The School of Communication Foundations (SCF). This course will take you on a journey on what it means to be a Biblical communicator. https://youtu.be/48hUb8BlGLs Watch the Video on YouTube “God, being the author of communication and relationships, wants us to see the importance and value of communication like He does.”  Wow, I’m excited for this school. Us at YWAM Rogaland actually had the pleasure of listening to the school leader teach on communications at the beginning of the season. This is a school I’ve been wanting to do for some time. If you’re interested as well you can find more information at www.Grimerud.no/scf.  The Send Australia We have shared about The Send, and how they have done some amazing outreaches all over the world, with recent events in Mongolia and Ireland, and upcoming events next month in Cardiff, London, and Yorkshire. Also, just announced this month, in the kick off event for The Send coming to Australia! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ek6m6tbrnjc So the Worship and Prayer Launch for The Send Australia is happening November 21 at YWAM Toowoomba in Queensland, Australia, and that will kick off The Send for Australia! I’m very excited to see what comes of it, and where they will be having events in 2027! You can check them out at au.thesend.org. BTS – New Testament – YWAM Muizenberg Do you feel called to teach God’s Word?  Well then we have another school for you! The Bible Teacher School is designed to equip you with the tools, confidence, and depth needed to teach Scripture effectively. Building on weeks 9-12 of the Discipleship Bible School, this school trains you to serve and lead others as they study God’s Word for themselves. Step into your calling. Become a Bible teacher.  The school is just 2 weeks long starting from the 8 January to the 30th of 2026.  For those who don’t know Muizenberg is a beautiful beach in Cape Town, South Africa very close to where I grew up. It would be a very nice place to do a school.  You can find out more at ywammuizenberg.org , look for Bible Teacher School: New Testament.  Power of the Smartphone with GodNetworkNews If you are looking for more content to listen to, Create International has released a four part series on their God Network News podcast that talks about how you can use “The Power of Smartphone Technology to multiply Movements. It’s a good listen, and has some great ideas and stories about how missionaries in India have been using phones to create and share media to catalyze profound community transformation. Check out www.GodNetworkNews.com to listen to the episodes. Feedback ywampodcast.com/162 Subscribe ywampodcast.com/subscribe If you liked the program, tell a friend. 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This month we hear how YWAM is responding to a massive fire in Manila, find out about two YWAM locations in Africa, check out numerous medical missions in the Pacific and Americas, hear about how Oral Mother Tongue is changing Bible translation, learn about an upcoming seminar about Jesus, Justice, and Gaza, and more … Watch on YouTube Thank you for downloading this, the 161 episode of the Youth With A Mission News Show Podcast, I’m your host, Bill Hutchison. You can contact us, subscribe to future episodes, leave comments, and find links to all the stories we talk about on the show notes for this podcast at ywampodcast.com/161 … https://www.youtube.com/live/Vv12rQN13Pw Watch on YouTube YWAM Balut Response to Barangay 105 Fire A massive fire in Barangay 105, Happyland, Tondo, Manila, in the Philippines, on Saturday, September 13, 2025, displaced approximately 2,184 families. This is the second fire in the area, with 4500 people, or 1500 families, displaced by a fire in Tondo in August. YWAM Balut has been reaching out to the victims of both of these fires, and providing relief aid, and sharing the hope that comes through Christ. To find out how they are reaching out, and the progress of their relief work, you can visit their Facebook Page, or their web-site at ywambalut.com. YWAM Marromeu We last spoke about YWAM Marromeu in Mozambique back in April of 2023 on episode 132 of the YWAM News Show. At the time they were working with the local community still recovering from Cyclone Freddy. I thought now would be a good time to revisit them, and see what they are up to now … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3db4XHPTeXc Watch on YouTube YWAM Marromeu is currently looking at adding a high school to their already existing primary school. To do that they are looking to add 6 more classrooms, more bathrooms, a laboratory, soccer field, and basketball court. In addition to the construction, they are also needing to complete the administrative block, and equip all the new rooms with resources and eqipment. You can head over to ywamjocummarromeu.org to find out more about their ministry, and the school building project. YWAM Saint Marc, Haiti School Graduation This month YWAM Saint Marc’s Liberty Academy Professional School graduated their 2025 students. This is the update from their event: It was an amazing night celebrating our students and teachers. We had live music, a meal prepared by our culinary arts graduates, a dance choreographed by Tiff, Mendjina and Fafane and beautiful decorations put together by our staff and many students who came to help. Shoutout to Tiffany and Mendjina who led the decorating team. It was a ton of work, but was so beautiful and worth it when it all came together. (source) The Liberty Academy provides training opportunities for hundred’s of Hattians every year in various trades. This year they had 550 students enrolled in 16 different classes. They are continuing to grow their school, and are looking forward to even more students going through the academy next year. Check out ywamstmarchaiti.org to find out more. YWAM Mzuzu, Malawi After spending many years in Central and Southern Malawi a team from YWAM felt the call to move into Northern Malawi to pioneer a new ministry centre: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZEDnEr2bog Watch on YouTube If you want to find out more about their ministry, you can visit their web-site, mzuzu.ywam.ws. YWAM Lusaka Hosting Japanese Team This month YWAM Lusaka in the Philippines had the privilege of hosting a mission team from Japan at their location. For two days they ran a program with the kids that included a feeding program, outreach, games, and times of teaching and sharing the gospel. YWAM Lusaka is grateful for opportunities like this where visiting teams can serve alongside them and bring the love of Jesus to their community. After the team from Japan’s time in Lusaka, they continued their journey to South Africa to carry on with their ministry there. One of the things that YWAM Lusaka does at their location is to provide a place for local and international teams to serve through community outreach, children’s programs, discipleship, and sharing God’s Word. They find it a realjoy to see lives touched through these partnerships. If you’d like to know more about what they do or how you or your team can partner with them, visit www.lusaka.ywam.co or reach out to them through their Facebook Page. Oral Mother Tongue is Changing Bible Translation Revelation 7:9 gives us a picture of God’s grand plan – that every language would be represented around the throne of Jesus Christ. But, 98% of the world’s languages do not have the full Word of God in their heart language. Oral Mother Tongue, or OMT, is an initiative to overcome that challenge and translate the full Bible into every language and ignite discipleship movements in every tribe, nation, and peoples … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVbxC3Ksnpk Watch on YouTube The full video can be found in the show notes, including a case study of how they are doing it right now in Nepal. You can head over to everylanguage.com to find out more details about how they do it and how you can get equipped to help reach the over 3 billion people that do not yet have a Bible in their language. Marine Reach Mexican Coast and Amazon Outreach This month more than 1,000 children received corrective lenses during Marine Reach Global’s Mexican coast outreach. Having corrective lenses opens new paths for learning and growth for those who received the lenses. Helping the blind to see and lives turn to Christ, is one of the goals of Marine Reach Global. In addition to the work they are doing helping people to see, they are also providing dental care. Did you know that in some rural parts of the Amazon, the nearest dentist is 3+ days away by boat? M/V Pacific Hope brings dentists within reach to all who need them. They are looking for dentists and dental assistants to serve with the while in Grand Bahama. If you want to help make someone smile, or help them to see, you can get in touch and find out their latest news on their Facebook Page. YWAM Medical Ships Australia PNG Dental Outreach Now we get to hear about a father’s experience with the YWAM Medical Ships School Dental Program that is operating in Papua New Guinea. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmeUgcj32Gg Watch on YouTube Head on over to ywamships.org to find out more about the School Dental Program, and all the other ministries that they are involved in. Jucum/Ywam San Salvador Dental Outreach This month JUCUM / YWAM San Salvador had a dentistry day on their campus, serving families and individuals from different communities. This initiative was possible because of a partnership with their brothers from Shalom Family Medical Center, who with love and excellence put their gifts at the service of those who needed it most. They were deeply grateful to each doctor and Shalom Clinic for being a part of this effort and together bring health and hope to our communities. Head on over to their Facebook Page to find out the latest with their ministry. YWAM An Cuan – Rostrevor – Jesus, Justice, and Gaza On Saturday, October 25 YWAM An Cuan – Rostrevor is hosting Jesus, Justice, and Gaza: A Palestinian Perspective with Anton Deik as their in-person guest speaker. This one-day seminar (10:30am–3:30pm) will explore biblical themes of land and identity, and wrestle with questions of justice and hope in the midst of ongoing violence in Gaza. Through two lecture-style sessions, Anton will offer insight into “Promised Land and God’s Chosen People” (10:30–12:30) and “Hope in the Face of Genocide” (1:30–3:30). This event is free to attend with registration and space is limited. An Cuan Cafe will also be open selling lunch and baked goods from 12:30-1:30pm. Anton is a Palestinian Christian from Bethlehem, Palestine. He is married to Sara Améstegui, a Bolivian, and they are the proud parents of Nour Sofia. Since he committed himself to Christ in 2010, Anton has ministered in different capacities in East Asia, England, Palestine, and Bolivia. He currently serves as the associate director for Bethlehem Institute for Peace and Justice and an assistant professor in Biblical Studies at Bethleham Bible College. Anton was the Director of Online Education at Bethlehem Bible College and served with Operation Mobilization onboard MV Logos Hope. Previously, he had worked on large-scale computer science research projects with Birzeit University and the Palestinian government. You can find out more about the seminar on their Facebook Page, the Facebook Event Post, and the Eventbrite ticketing page. Can Celebration and Reverence Coexist in Worship? – YWAM Dunham YWAM Dunham did an interview with John Shone about “Celebration”. I’ve listened to some of it, and wanted to share a clip of it with you. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rq4amylyDQI Watch on YouTube The full podcast interview is embedded in the show notes at ywampodcast.com/161, and I reckon it’s well worth a listen. 40 Years of Niko My first experience with YWAM was a Niko back in the Rocky Mountains in Alberta, Canada. NIKO comes from the Greek and it means, “to subdue, conquer, overcome, or get the victory.” This year is their 40th year of operations, and they are celebrating! As we talked about in episode 156 of the YWAM News Show, there have been various celebrations around the world to celebrate 40 years. In that episode I also shared a bit about my personal experience with Niko, and also someone else’s testimony about participating in Niko. It really is a great experience to learn in the classroom of life by “doing” instead of only listening. It will challenge you in your personal walk with God and others, through hands-on experiences. On November 1 at 13:00 UTC Niko International is wanting to gather as many Niko staff as they can, from everywhere in the world, for a Zoom gathering. The details for how to connect can be found on their Facebook Post, and in the show notes for this episode of the YWAM News Show. SBS Testimony – YWAM Dunham Every year YWAM Dunham runs the Schrool of Biblical Studies, a 9-month program that studies all 66 books of the Bible using the inductive method of Bible study. Here is a testimony from one of their recent graduates … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjPyzt-I8eQ Watch on YouTube If you want to find out more about the School of Biblical Studies, or YWAM Dunham, you can check out their web-site at ywamdunham.com. YWAM Global Gateway – Hospitality YWAM Global Gateway is a beautiful YWAM location in Oliver, BC, Canada. I’ve driven through and stayed in that area of Canada before, and it is one of my favourite areas of the world that I have ever been. YWAM Global Gateway Canada is engaged in many areas of ministry, including running schools like the DTS and English for Missions, running missions focused conferences, doing Nikos, which we talked about earlier, engaging in local ministry, and much more… One of the ministries that came across my feed this month was their Global Gateway Hospitality … Here at YWAM Global Gateway, we believe that hospitality is about more than good mattresses and luxury bedsheets. We pride ourselves in making our guests feel seen, heard and loved. This means being present to shake hands, offer hugs and help with bags when you arrive, taking the time to listen to God for special words to encourage you with, sitting down with you over a home cooked meal or playing a game of cards around the kitchen table. It means being available to listen should you want to share what’s on your heart, inviting you into what God is doing through our ministry, and, when necessary, adjusting our schedule…because we value spending time with you and we believe that whatever God gives us to do is a ministry. Interested in staying with us? Our new application form makes it easy for us to collect all the information we need to arrange your next visit. Visit our website to start yours, today! (source) You visit their web-site at ywamglobalgateway.org to find out more about their different ministries, including Global Gateway Hospitality. YWAM Heidebeek Titus Project This January, Titus Project is coming to YWAM Heidebeek in The Netherlands! It is a 12-week outreach program to equip you as a Bible teacher. Titus Project is a 12-week outreach program designed specifically for graduates of the School of Biblical Studies (SBS). If you’ve spent nine months immersing yourself in God’s Word through SBS, Titus Project is your opportunity to take what you’ve learned and pass it on to others—especially in places where access to Bible training is limited. https://youtube.com/shorts/ZVONXsvEXpg Watch on Facebook The course runs from 14 January – 3 April of 2026, and you can find out more on their web-site, ywamheidebeek.org. YWAM Leaders Podcast Juan and Mambo Galloway are based out of YWAM Kona and have over 30 years in ministry, missions, and NGO leadership. Using their experience they have launched a new podcast called “Leaders With A Mission”. https://youtube.com/shorts/npULIeeqzEg Watch on YouTube It’s available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube, and if you are looking for more YWAM podcast content, you can follow the links in the shownotes at ywampodcast.com/161. YWAM Sydney Snags Every Thursday a team from YWAM Sydney is at Dee Why Beach to give away free food and connect with the community. They do this to be the light and salt in their community, and to engage in conversation and encourage people who may feel alone. Of course, being in Australia, they are giving away Aussie sausages, which we call Snags. Now, there are right and wrong ways to do your snags, so we have Zack here to tell us how to do it properly … https://youtube.com/shorts/fOhHh5Rdaa0 Watch on Facebook Believe it or not there has been some controversy about how to prepare your snags that was caused by our largest hardware store, Bunnings, but all Aussies know the truth, and Zack does it right… Feedback ywampodcast.com/161 Subscribe ywampodcast.com/subscribe If you liked the program, tell a friend. If you didn’t like it, tell a friend anyway …

This month we hear how YWAM is working to help villagers recover sight in Papua New Guinea, we get an update from the YWAM Koha, hear about The Send Mongolia, hear from two ministries in Malawi, YWAM Durban is expanding their campus, YWAM Hong Kong reaches out to those living in poverty, St. Vincent and the Grenadines continues to recover from the devastation brought by Hurricane Beryl, and more … Thank you for downloading this, the 160th episode of the Youth With A Mission News Show Podcast, I’m your host, Bill Hutchison. You can contact us, subscribe to future episodes, leave comments, and find links to all the stories we talk about on the show notes for this podcast at ywampodcast.com/160 … Watch on YouTube Recovering Sight in PNG The YWAM Ship MV YWAM Liberty is setting sale soon for PNG to restore sight to up to 200 people in some of the remote villages, but there is still more to do as they prepare for this mission … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gabSPYuw-M Watch on YouTube Head over to ywamshipskona.org to find out more about the upcoming mission, their needs for the new medical devices, and to see how you can help and get involved. Urgent Prayer for Thailand We received this urgent prayer request from Thailand. PLEASE BE PRAYING FOR THE FLOODED AREAS IN THAILAND. We know the North and North east have been heavily damaged and people are in need. Let’s pray and if able help those in need. God is able! (source) So, when you can, please remember to pray for Thailand, and you can find any follow up news on the YWAM Thailand Facebook Page. YWAM Koha Tuvalu Update We’ve been updating you on the YWAM Koha, and their ministry to Tuvalu, well, here is the latest: https://youtu.be/X4bMum5IjDw Watch the video on Facebook. Check out the YWAM Ships Aotearoa Facebook page for the latest news on the YWAM Koha. The Send Mongolia We have previously talked about The Send happening in many nations around the world. Well, last week Mongolia had its first Send night. There were around 1500 young people, that came and experienced: Powerful Praise A call for hope Moment of responding to God They were joined at the Send even by Korean band “Isaiah6tyone”. https://youtu.be/VhE5b4pPc80 Watch some video from the event on The Send Mongolia Instagram Page. It was a very encouraging event, with the next event is planned to be a big one in 2026. Check out YWAM Mongolia’s Facebook Page for more about their ministry. YWAM Salima Now I thought we could hear about the exciting journey of starting a new YWAM base in Salima, Malawi. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuQF7Ti7BrQ Watch on YouTube Head on over to salima.ywam.ws to find out more. YWAM Mankhamba Village Another YWAM Ministry in Malawi is Youth With A Mission Mankhamba. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-_fjowhwic Watch on YouTube Visit mankhamba.ywam.ws to find out more. YWAM JUCUM Cancún Medical Brigade We’re just one month away from our upcoming 2025 Medical Brigade! this year the medical brigade will be held again where several specialists and doctors will offer their services at no cost to the families of these communities. This one will be taken just in: 02 /10-Old Dumpster Cancun 03/10-Three Kings 04/10-Cuna Maya You too can be part of this brigade! We still need medicines and finances to cover all the necessary expenses, if so you wish you can send your donation through. (source) Head over to ywamcancunmexico.com to find out about how you can get involved. YWAM Durban Expansion YWAM Durban has been serving diligently in Durban, South Africa since 2001. They are in a unique position right now to expand, and grow their ministry … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OLMhOrT6Yg Watch on YouTube Visit ywamdurban.org to find out more. YWAM Hong Kong Poverty Outreach In Hong Kong, approximately 23% of the population live under the poverty line. Every month YWAM Hong Kong reaches out to over 14,400 people living under this poverty line. Each week they specifically reach out to over 400 individuals and families, including the local low income families and cardboard collectors. They are looking for donors who are willing to help sponsor food items for our weekly distributions! (source) YWAM Hong Kong is engaged in many ministries in their city, including a food bank, providing hot meal boxes, running food assistance programs, and much more. They have need for more staff, and are also able to host visiting teams to join with them in their local ministries. If you head over to their web-site, ywamtuenmun.org, you can find out more about their ministries, and the latest news can always be found on their Facebook Page. SBS International Video Channel The School of Biblical Studies has been a core school in Youth With A Mission almost since the beginning. SBS International has recently launched a new YouTube channel that includes some fantastic resources. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbSxHZ1Q5xU Watch on YouTube You can head on over to their YouTube channel to find out more, and to check out some of the videos that they have already uploaded. YWAM Mombasa Kenya SBS YWAM School of Biblical Studies is run all over the world, with multiple schools happening, and many different locations. One of the upcoming schools is happening in February 2026 in Mombasa, Likoni, Kenya. https://youtu.be/_57_-oQJihM?si=85mL8EToidDGO3SF Watch on YouTube The full School of Biblical Studies is an intensive nine-months school that you can find out more about at ywammombasa.org. YWAM AFL Outreach in Fiji Recently one of our YWAMers in Fiji, Waqa Baravilala, joined the AFL Fiji U17 boys and girls for a special chaplaincy session. Waqa was able to fuel their spirits, and prepare them mentally and spiritually. YWAM has a long history of involvement in sporting events around the world, from Olympic outreaches, soccer carnivals, hiking and climbing clubs, rugby teams and seminars, surfing clubs, skate boarding events, and more. If you have a search on ywam.org, you can find ways to connect to the hundreds of locations, programs, and events on offer. Ending Bible Poverty Now School In January YWAM Lausanne is running the Ending Bible Poverty School … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAXM7jMSivk Watch on YouTube The End Bible Poverty Now (EBPN) School at YWAM Lausanne s an 11-week program dedicated to training and equipping people to multiply holistic EBPN projects, ministries, and initiatives within local contexts. The heart of EBPN is to see every nation, tribe, and tongue receive, engage, and be transformed by the Word of God. You can find out more at ywamlausanne.com/ebpn. YWAM St. Vincent and the Grenadines Rebuild Update About a year ago in July 2024 YWAM St. Vincent and the Grendines was devastated whey Hurricane Beryl pass through the Grenadine Islands and caused significant damage to YWAM SVG and the island of Mayreau. Since then the YWAM centre has been slowly rebuilding, with teams from around the world coming to help. They have been preparing foundations for new buildings, repairing old buildings, and are still, one year later, assisting to clear debris at their location and around the island. In the midst of recovering from the significant damage the team has also continued with ministry. In the last few months they have run a young adults camp, a children’s summer camp, and continue to help with local projects during their regular community outreach days. They have also been been working to distribute clothing, cleaning items, and children’s toys to local community members. YWAM SVG is still actively rebuilding and recovering. They are setup to host teams and individuals to help with the rebuilding and continued development of their campus. You can find out more at their web-site, ywamsvg.org, and follow their news on their Facebook page. Teachers Needed YWAM JUCUM Cancun Kingdom Academy is currently in need of teachers … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qbk7gm4EheM Watch on Facebook Visit them on their Facebook page to find out how you can get involved. A Man of Hope – The Story of Sylvester Instead of a Meme or funny video at the end of the podcast like I normally do, I want to finish off with the inspiring story of a man named Sylvester: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJDEDDi2pcU&t=38s Watch on YouTube Little Lights Ministries is a non-profit organization operating in South Africa, associated with YWAM Worcester, that provides meals, education, and hope to hundreds of children in communities affected by gang violence. The ministry supports children by offering them resources and fostering transformation. You can find out more about YWAM Worcester on their web-site, ywamworcester.com. Feedback ywampodcast.com/160 Subscribe ywampodcast.com/subscribe If you liked the program, tell a friend. 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This month we hear how YWAM is serving in Lebanon during the current conflict with Israel, check out YWAM in Santa Cruz, see how YWAM Ships is delivering water tanks to Tuvalu, Pacific Island Leaders gather in Honolulu for three days, YWAM Philadelphia continues with their prayer station ministry, YWAM Paris and YWAM Berlin engage in street outreach, YWAM Ashville continues to provide free meals after Hurricane Helene, YWAM Haiti runs training programs at a few of their locations, we find out about a YWAM community in Maytown, Washington, we take a tour of YWAM Adelaide, and more … Thank you for downloading this, the 159th episode of the Youth With A Mission News Show Podcast, I’m your host, Bill Hutchison. You can contact us, subscribe to future episodes, leave comments, and find links to all the stories we talk about on the show notes for this podcast at ywampodcast.com/159 … https://youtu.be/_8nu-1lRv7I Stories: YWAM in Lebanon When Ben and Shannon Soh first heard the call for their family to serve in Lebanon there was no way that they could anticipate the rocket attacks, bomb blasts, economic crises, and political turmoil that they were entering into. The Sohs arrived in Beirut in 2021, a year after the YWAM Centre in Beirut was established, and only shortly after a massive explosion had hit Beirut, killing 135 and injuring thousands. In fact, when they arrived, the debris at the YWAM location was still uncleared. The team in Beirut runs a Discipleship Training School, and a School of Missions in English and Arabic. They will also be pioneering a Bible School and Community Counselling Training School within the next year to equip local and international believers. In addition to the schools, they also participate in a Skate Ministry, and a Soccer Ministry. In October of last year war broke out in Lebanon after nearly 12 months of conflict between Israel and Hezbollah. While the Sohs’ used to look out to the mountains, they now saw a land it by air strikes. Fighter jets hurtled past their apartment building breaking the sound barrier. They had to leave a gap in their windows, of the sonic boom would shatter the glass. One of the huge bombs dropped to take out a Hezbollah leader was just 10 minutes from where the Sohs lived. Because of the international makeup of the YWAM Team, finding flights out of Lebanon proved difficult to find after the decision to evacuate was finally made. Since finding a flight was proving to be so difficult, the team left for an ulu (remote) mountain shelter and hour and half drive from the city. For the next two weeks the group stayed in the mountain shelter by night, but then by day they drove back to the city to help the displaced by working at a food kitchen and distributing aid. When one entire neighourhood was bombed because one man may have been tied to Hezbollah, the YWAM team took the difficult and possibly dangerous decision to allow others to take shelter at their location. Despite the possible risk, the team took people in and served them food and welcomed them. One of the people given shelter was an Imam, who was “visibly shaken” after having his whole world fall apart around them. This proved to be an amazing witness as when He asked why would “you Christians” do this for us, they responded by saying “We just felt it was what Jesus would have done”. With the continued conflict in Lebanon, and with Israel continuing to occupy parts of Southern Lebanon, we are asked to pay for the volatility in the Middle East. This is a message from Ben Soh: How to pray for the volatile Middle East, by Ben Soh With a total population today of about 300 million (up from 38 million in 1955), the Middle East is one of the youngest and fastest growing regions of the world. Yet, it is also a region of persistent conflict and political strife as wars in Syria, Iraq, Yemen, Lebanon and Israel/Palestine in the past two decades have devastated many cities and its people. For many in the Middle East, and particularly in Gaza, life is a daily struggle of survival and against hopelessness. Here’s how the Church can pray. Pray for a ceasefire in Gaza Pray for effective international peacemakers Pray for those displaced by ware Pray for the Church and Christians serving in the region. (source) You can actually read the full story, get more detailed information about the previously mentionsed prayer points, and find out more information about the Sohs and the ministry in Lebanon over at the Salt & Light web-site, saltandlight.sg. YWAM Santa Cruz Now we are going to take a chance to check out YWAM Santa Cruz: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pueOlyoBOTU Check out their web-site, ywamsantacruz.com, to find out more. YWAM Ships Water Tank Delivery YWAM Ships Aorearoa last month visited Tuvalu in July. Tuvalu is one of the smallest on earth with a landmass of 26 square km, a tiny population of only 11,656, and is one of the most isolated nations on earth. During their visit they partnered with Engineers Without Borders New Zealand to deliver 126 water tanks to remote communities across the islands of Tuvalu. During their time in Tuvalu they are also operating medical clinics in partnership with the Tuvaluan Ministry of Health. Follow their outreach on their Facebook page. YWAM Ships Kona Outreach in PNG While the YWAM Koha is in Tuvalu, YWAM Ship’s Koha is outreaching in Papua New Guinea: During the recent outreach the YWAM Liberty teams visited 6 villages to bring primary medical care, health education, the Jesus Film, and the hope of Jesus! They were able to see 835 patients! Some pregnant moms got check-ups and an ultrasound at their community! 634 Primary Health Care patients 11 Maternal consults/ultrasounds 90 malaria tests with 27 positives who received treatment right away! 82 physiotherapy consults 108 patients received reading glasses More than medical care, the team encouraged the communities, engaging 1750 people with community outreach activities. Bringing joy and hope through Bible stories, worship, praying for 250 people, and showing the Jesus Film at Dylup community with 200 attendees. Dylup is one of the communities where God’s word has flourished in amazing ways! The pastor and his wife are national missionaries from a different area. The church has grown since the YWAM Ships teams started to partner with the local church. It is always a sweet time to visit this village and the people who were impacted by the previous visits. What a blessing to see them growing strong in their faith and walking with Jesus! You can continue to follow their outreach on their Facebook Page. Global and Community Health Seminar In September YWAM Ships Kona is also running the Global and Community Health Seminar. Prepare to serve in global settings with continuing education focused on cross-cultural clinical and community care. This course covers tropical diseases in a case-based format and highlights the provision of quality care through the application of global health guidelines while considering cultural context. This seminar will take place at the YWAM Ships Kona missionary base. If you have been interested in medical missions and how to use your skills for the gospel, this is for you! We will be offering an optional medical outreach following the seminar. You can find out more about the course at ywamshipskona.org. Three Days of Meetings for Pacific Islanders In July Pacific Islanders from Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia came together in Honolulu to gather together for three days to be aligned and unified as family for the next wave of missions from the Pacific into the nations. They heard powerful stories from islanders about their journey into missions, the culture shock, and the refining process that shaped them. They were reminded: Don’t raise leaders, raise sons. Sons and daughters who know the Father and carry His heart. They also looked back – honoring the generation who found the pearls hidden in the past. And looked forward – asking God to show what to look for now. Together, Gen Z and the generations before are uniting to advance the Kingdom. At the end of the three days they closed with the cost of discipleship – not a man-made platform but a God-breathed calling. Jesus doesn’t call the volunteers. He calls disciples. You can read the stories of this gathering on the YWAM Honolulu’s Facebook Page. YWAM Samoa Annual Gathering Also in the Pacific, YWAM Samoa had their annual general meeting. It was a time to reflect on the year that passed, celebrate what God has done, and look forward with faith and unity. It was also a special day where they selected their new YWAM Samoa Board officials. A heart of gratitude was shared by their former base director, Usufono Fepuleai, as he gave thanks to the staff and leadership of YWAM Samoa for their dedication, service, and unity through the years. Check out their Facebook Page to find out more about their ministry. Prayer Station – YWAM Philadelphia YWAM Philadelphia continues to run their prayer station … https://www.youtube.com/shorts/xvC4C6h3s0Q You can visit ywamphiladelphia.org to find out more, including how you might be able to join them at their prayer station. YWAM Paris Connect Street Sharing Meanwhile, YWAM Connect continues to share Christ in the streets of Paris. Paris plage sur les bords de Seine They are busy with public worship, testimonies, sharing the gospel, and praying with people on the streets. Head on over to ywamparisconnect.com to find out more. YWAM Berlin City Outreach Also over in Europe, YWAM Berlin headed out for a City Outreach Day. City outreach day is an opportunity for the YWAM Berlin staff to love on their city! While all their staff have their own ministries and focuses that the Lord has called them to, there is something beautiful about coming together for an intentional time of outreach for Berlin, and getting to partner with others. Visit ywamberlin.org to find out more. YWAM Ashville Free Food Delivery Since November when Hurricane Helene destroyed towns and lives in the South-eastern United States, YWAM Ashville has been helping with the disaster response and recovery. Every week, weather permitting, YWAM Ashville is out serving people in Ashville with free food from their food truck. The dates and menus change depending on the week, but you can check out the latest update on the YWAM Ashville Facebook page. YWAM Sunshine Coast Uganda Outreach Last month YWAM Sunshine Coast complete their outreach to Uganda. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2CFBiVg-R8 You can watch the full report from their outreach in the show notes, at ywampodcast.com/159. YWAM Saint Marc Trade Schools In July YWAM Saint Marc in Haiti is finishing up up their latest trade school sessions. For the last three years they have been operating the Liberty Academy Professional School. In 2024 they had over 550 students enrolled in 16 different classes, and the participation has only grown in 2025. They offer classes in Electrician, Plumbing, Culinary Arts, Computer Science, Backhoe Loader, Driving School, English, Spanish, Cosmetology, Decoration, Makeup, Sewing, Tile Setting and Welding. Right now the students are in the midst of their exams, and they ask that we would be praying for the students and staff at this time. You can find out more about the Liberty Academy Trade School on the YWAM St Marc web-site, ywamstmarchaiti.org. YWAM Les Cayes Electrical School Also in Haiti, YWAM Les Cayes is in the middle of their electrical school. There are 24 students enrolled, and they are growing in knowledge and integrity at the school. Check out ywamlescayes.com to find out more. YWAM Faith Harvest Helpers Now I thought we could find out about a YWAM community in Maytown, Washington … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UifVbgzKMw You can visit ywamfhh.com to find out more about their community and ministry. YWAM Kona Latest Podcast Episode YWAM Kona just released a fantastic podcast episode about Intercession. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5AKErea7d0 I’ve embedded the full podcast episode over at ywampodcast.com/159, and if you follow the link there, you can subscribe to future episodes of their podcast. Community Development Seminar YWAM Marseille is running a Community Development Seminar in October this year. During the seminar participants get a taste of what it means to partner with communities to see them move towards the fullness of life that God intends. Participants learn how to be an agent of Kingdom change in communities around the world, bringing God’s love to those in need. Topics include: ⁠Worldview: truth that transforms ⁠Community Development Principles ⁠Biblical basis for relief and development The seminar is a part of the full Community Development School that runs from September 28 – December 20. You can find out more about their courses on their web-site, ywammarseille.com. Bible School for the Nations Seminar. YWAM Wylie’s Bible School for the Nations recently finished their latest outreach … https://youtube.com/shorts/rnbhrZ04_0U Head on over to ywamwylie.org to find out more about their upcoming courses and ministry opportunities. Nanny Opportunity at YWAM Chico Serving in missions can look many different ways. Right now YWAM Chico is on the lookout for a nanny this September! In September YWAM Chico is running a Crossroads and a Marriage and Family Discipleship Training School. During the school they are looking for someone to serve one of our families as a nanny for 3 months. You can email them at [email protected] to get more information. YWAM Adelaide Gen Z Base Tour Instead of a meme this month I thought that we could enjoy a “Gen Z” tour of YWAM Adelaide … https://youtube.com/watch?v=g53GdHA21ck YWAM Adelaide is starting their latest Discipleship Training School this week, and you can find out more about their ministry at ywamadelaide.com.au. Feedback ywampodcast.com/159 Subscribe ywampodcast.com/subscribe If you liked the program, tell a friend. If you didn’t like it, tell a friend anyway …

This month we hear an old message from Loren Cunningham, about street prayer in Auckland, New Zealand, get some news from YWAM in the Philippines, hear an update from the YWAM Ship the Koha in Fiji, find out about Create International Vision 2033, see what YWAM Transform is up to in Sweden, get an invite from YWAM Nicoya for teams to join them in Costa Rica, hear YWAM Lancaster’s initiative to launch 10 teams in 10 years to reach the most unreached people, and more … Thank you for downloading this, the 158th episode of the Youth With A Mission News Show Podcast, I’m your host, Bill Hutchison. You can contact us, subscribe to future episodes, leave comments, and find links to all the stories we talk about on the show notes for this podcast at ywampodcast.com/158 … https://youtu.be/nSpVlsRkv34 Stories: Message from Loren I wanted to start this month’s YWAM News with a message and a challenge from Loren Cunningham that YWAM Muizenberg recently shared on their YouTube channel. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/7WN46E-Fc7s YWAM Zion New Zealand Street Prayer YWAM Zion in Whangarei, New Zealand recently partnered with Peter Kim on the streets of Auckland City. Peter Kim has been faithfully praying in the streets of Auckland for as long as they can remember. Partnering with him is something that YWAM Zion has done on previous occasions, and they consider it an honour to do so when their teams make it to the big city of Auckland. (source) YWAM Philippines Conference Last month YWAM Philippines came together for their national conference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xq_5auHLdM4 You can head over to ywamphilippines.org to find out more about their different ministries happening around their nation. Gathering together as YWAMers is important as we continue to minister around the world. Whether it’s gathering locally with other believers, or nationally or internationally as YWAM, if you have the opportunity to attend, I would recommend it. You might make some amazing connections, and find some interesting connections during those times. Impact Campus Philippines To give you an idea about some of the ministry that YWAM is doing in the Philippines, we have a video from Impact Campus … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOb6gReBkEQ You can watch the full video in the show notes at ywampodcast.com/158. They share with you some of what they are doing in the areas of Team Extreme, Lifebears, Compassion and Justice, Origins Basketball, Music Immersion, Prayer and Missions, Dental Collaboration, The Send, Impact Campaigns and Camps, Bible School, and more … You can also visit ywamph.com to find out more about their ministry. YWAM Balut Heartline Seminar Also from the Philippines, we have an update about the Heartline Seminar run by YWAM Blut We praise God for the opportunity to hold our very first HEARTLINE SEMINAR at the base from June 2 to 6, 2025! Thirteen young people from our Student Sponsorship Ministry joined us, and it was a meaningful time for them to be ministered by the Lord and to discover more about who He is in their lives right before a new school year begins. This seminar is truly an answered prayer. We’re grateful for how God orchestrated every detail to make it happen. We desire to see more hearts opened to God, healed, and restored through this Heartline Seminar. Follow the link in the show notes, to find out more about YWAM Balut. YWAM Ships Aorearoa Update from Fiji We have an update from the YWAM Ship, YWAM Koha, in Fiji https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfsmUS6-XDc Visit ywamshipsaotearoa.org.nz to find out more. Create International Vision 2033 Create International has been developing media to help spread the Gospel for decades. This year marks some major milestones for them, and the beginning of new vision with this update from them. After completing the 20/20 Vision—producing over 250 indigenous gospel films for the least evangelized mega people groups (each over one million)—we celebrated a major milestone. God had moved powerfully, bringing the Gospel into the heart languages and cultural expressions of many of the world’s largest unreached peoples. As a result, nearly 75% of all Unreached People now had access to a clear gospel presentation in their own language. As we rejoiced, we sensed the Great Shepherd’s ongoing burden—25% still had no indigenous gospel film in their mother tongue. In prayer, we heard Him ask, “What about the 25?” We replied, “That’s hundreds more groups… how can we do this, Lord?” His response: “You can’t; but they can.” In the months that followed, God showed us what He meant. The resources were in the harvest. He was raising up new believers within Unreached Peoples to finish the task. Our role: equip and empower them. “From the Harvest to the Harvest” became our call and passion. From this revelation, Vision 2033 was born. The year 2033 marks 2,000 years since the Great Commission—a milestone in redemptive history. While the date isn’t our focus, its symbolism reminds us of Christ’s unfinished mandate: to make disciples of all nations and proclaim the Gospel to the ends of the earth. Vision 2033 is a ten-year strategic initiative uniting our commitment to the Least Evangelized Peoples list with a focus on partnering with emerging movements of believers within Unreached People Groups. This vision echoes Acts chapter 2, when the Holy Spirit was poured out and people from many nations heard God’s wonders in their own mother tongue. The gospel wasn’t first preached in a trade language but in heart languages—God’s way of showing that every tongue and culture matters to Him. Vision 2033 carries the same conviction: the good news must be communicated in the language of the heart. That’s why we’re committed to producing innovative, indigenous gospel media shaped by each people group’s worldview and voice. We have a link to their full message in the show notes, ywampodcast.com/158. They talk about some of the significant stories from the past few years, and ways that people could get involved moving forward, include staffing opportunities, training opportunities, and more. You can also visit their web-site, createinternational.com, where there are fantastic media resources and ways that you can get in touch with them. YWAM Transform Update Now we get to hear an update from YWAM Transform in Sweden. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwWEM4wvZrA Visit ywamtransform.se to find out more. Invite for Teams to Costa Rica YWAM Nicoya in Costa Rica is sending out an invite to YWAM groups, individuals, and other teams to join them at their location. We invite church, high school, young adults, YWAM and family groups to join us in missions in Costa Rica! Short-term mission trips are a help, a blessing and an encouragement for our long-term mission work. Teams that visit us get to join in our regular ministries, seen and learn what missions in this part of the world look like and serve alongside our long-term staff team. Team members join an intercultural and intergenerational missionary community, have the opportunity to hear the stories and testimonies, make friends with long-term missionaries, students and volunteers, getting a glimpse of life in the mission field. We’ve seen God transform lives of youth and adults that come on mission trips! Sometimes God has to take you and your people far to speak in a new way to grow your compassion to teach you or to call you. Our prayer is that a mission trip with us would ignite sparks that set whole churches and communities on fire for God and global missions. Visit ywamnicoya.org to find out more about connecting with YWAM Nicoya. YWAM Lancaster – Ten Teams in Ten Years YWAM Lancaster is starting an exciting initiative to launch 10 teams in 10 years to reach the most unreached people on the planet … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYdwkZzwrFE Visit ywamlancaster.com to find out more. Place of Springs Expansion Place of Springs is a retreat centre in Spain for people working cross culturally in North Africa and the Middle East. After operating out of their current building for a number of years, they are now looking to expand, so serve more missionaries, families, and teams … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isS8aOc0beY I had the privilege of working with Miranda for a few years in my role with YWAM Global communications, and her heart for people and YWAMers is extraordinary, so I would love to see the expansion of Place of Springs to happen. You can visit their web-site, placeofsprings.net, to see how you can help. From Bars to War Zones YWAM Asunción recently interviewed Keith Wheeler about his journey walking a 12-foot cross through nearly 200 nations for 37 years … https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Z1s9Lx_AvHg That was just a short clip from the full interview. You can watch the full inspiring interview on YWAM Asunción’s YouTube channel, or in the show notes at ywampodcast.com/158. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5nLZrcQuMs School of Intercessory Prayer Seminar – YWAM Chico In September YWAM Chico will be running their School of Intercessory Prayer Seminar The practice of Intercessory Prayer is at the heart and foundation of YWAM and many visions have been birthed during those times. The prayer school emphasizes hearing God’s voice and praying His will. Our goal is to walk alongside you as you grow in your understanding of intercessory prayer, worship and spiritual warfare. We want to see you become the man or woman that God has called you to be. Growing in intimacy with Jesus is absolutely foundational to whatever ministry God may call you to. In this school you will: Grow in hearing God’s voice Experience God’s heart in prayer Become a fervent & effective intercessor Learn to lead others in creative corporate prayer Visit ywamchico.org to find out more. Breakthrough with Rudi Lack When I was in Switzerland in 1999 I was blessed to hear Rudi Lack speak about some of his journey “taking the Gospel across forbidden borders” when I was doing a GENESIS School with Youth With A Mission in Lausanne. His stories were challenging, exciting, and very gripping. Rudi Lack passed away back in 2010, and this is what I wrote about it then: Rudi Lack was YWAM’s first member from Switzerland and Europe. He joined Youth With A Mission in the winter of 1969 after translating for Loren Cunningham, the founder of Youth With A Mission, in a German speaking church in Switzerland. The ministry that God had Rudi involved in spread across the world. He was the first person from YWAM to minister in East Africa, South Africa, China and many other regions and nations of the world. Rudi’s ministry will live on the countless lives that he touched while serving in YWAM. He gained the nick-name “the YWAM Bumblebee” because he was known to “cross-pollinate and share vision that leads to great fruitfulness!”. He distributed millions of Christian books around the world and wrote two books, “Breakthrough – Taking the Gospel Across Forbidden Borders” and “101 Leadership Principles”. (source) Unfortunately Rudi’s book, Breakthrough, is long out of print. Despite loosing the signed copy that I got from Rudi back in 1999, I was able to pick up a used copy recently. I’ve started to read the book on my personal podcast over at missionarystories.org, and have already read through chapters 1 and 2. To give you an idea about his book, this was his first paragraph. A gray army truck roared into the missionary compound. Dust belching from its tires, it screeched to a halt beside my van and disgorged gun-toting African soldiers, all dressed in camouflage-combat uniforms. Accompanying them were three communist Chinese. Dr. Durrie and I stared in disbelief. “Hands Up!” roared a burly-faced African officer, brandishing his gun in my face. My arms shot up automatically … I will be continuing to read through the book, a new chapter each week, so if you wanted to catch up on the first two chapters, and join me as we go through the rest of the book, you can head over to missionarystories.org. Feedback ywampodcast.com/158 Subscribe ywampodcast.com/subscribe If you liked the program, tell a friend. If you didn’t like it, tell a friend anyway …

This month we hear about flooding around Les Cayes Haiti, a YWAM Medical Shop outreach to rural PNG, Gleanings for the Hungry prepare for summer, B2B seminar runs in the Middle East, flighting malnutrition in Madagascar, V2 Life gets their water tank replaced. YWAM Lyon goes on a “Jesus Walk”, YWAM Experience Asia goes on a tribal outreach, and more … Thank you for downloading this, the 157th episode of the Youth With A Mission News Show Podcast, I’m your host, Bill Hutchison. You can contact us, subscribe to future episodes, leave comments, and find links to all the stories we talk about on the show notes for this podcast at ywampodcast.com/157 … https://youtube.com/live/8JlFcUpzsVE?feature=share Stories: YWAM Les Cayes Flooding! This month Haiti has seen significant flooding, adding the to already unstable situation to many people there… https://youtu.be/XRRJ0b8tf-c (source) YWAM Medical Ship Reaches Out to Rural PNG The mv Youth with A Mission PNG medical ship sailed out in early May to Western PNG, following a short period of maintenance and restocking in Port Moresby. A new group of volunteers, consisting of medical professionals, deck officers and crew, and general volunteers, joined the vessel, with at least 70 expected to be serving on board during the outreach. After strengthening connections with more than 50 villages over the last quarter, the current deployment – lasting nearly six weeks – will again bring vital healthcare and training to some of Papua New Guinea’s most remote communities, working hand-in-hand with local health teams. (source) Gleanings for the Hungry – Getting Ready for Summer Gleaning for the Hungry has started to get ready for the summer … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpPvzJoStEg Visit gleanings.org to see more about what they are doing. B2B Seminar in the Middle East A few weeks ago, YWAM ELS Cluj had the privilege to be part of organizing a B2B seminar in a Middle Eastern country. It was an incredible time of serving 32 local workers—praying over them, encouraging them, helping them discover their gifts and skills, investing in their character, teams and ministries. (source) YWAM Lusaka YWAM Lusaka is serving local communities, transforming lives, and deepening faith in Zambia. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cd-6a05en0g (more) Full Nets Global Gathering YWAM Frontier Missions and OMT Movement are inviting all YWAM family and friends to the Full Nets Global Gathering 26-28 September 2025, at Kobuleti beach (near Batumi), Georgia. Let’s come together, believing God for: The Bible in every mother tongue Millions of believers, in thousands of new ecclesia movements Empowering a new generation to go Immediately after the gathering, they will be hosting two training workshops from September 29 – 30. 1. How to Launch a Movement from Zero to Thousands This interactive and practical workshop will enable you to start where you are at now. With stories and training from fruitful field people, you will gain insight through the book of Acts and be introduced to skills to take a movement from 10 people to 10 groups to 10,000 followers of Jesus. 2. Missions, Media and Artificial Intelligence Create, Connect, Multiply: Digital Tools for Movement Growth. Do you want to use media, AI, and tech to fuel disciple-making movements and amplify your ministry impact? This interactive workshop explores how Media for Movements (M4M) principles and practices integrate with cutting-edge technology to engage audiences, foster collaboration, and accelerate Gospel movements. You’ll gain hands-on tools to create impactful digital content, use AI strategically, and develop media approaches that serve and support movement leaders. Whether you’re a creative person, tech person, or passionate about missions, discover how emerging technologies can help you reach, disciple, and multiply more effectively. Visit fullnets.net/georgia/ to find out more. Fighting Malnutrition in Madagascar In this inspiring story, Andreas—a Norwegian missionary with YWAM—is partnering with local churches and agricultural schools to plant Moringa trees in Madagascar, provide training, and equip families with tools for long-term health and sustainability. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1kvkf_rdLM Find out more at moringareformation.com. V2 Life Association Water Tank With help from Atoll Aqua, YWAM V2 Life in Vanuatu have a new well, water tank, and upgraded pipes. This is one of many upgrades and repairs that are needed at their location because of the damage caused by the earthquake that we reported on back in January. (source) YWAM Lyon Jesus Walk YWAM Lyon had an extraordinary time feasting, praising, celebrating, and sharing the gospel in the streets of Lyon. They brought 2000 gospels, and they were all offered in a record time! Many people were blown away by the festive good vibes of praise on the street! The cops had the banana and marked the rhythm with their heads. They would like to see more demonstrations like this. (source) Tribal Outreach YWAM Experience Asia recently engaged in a tribal outreach in Asia to visit three tribes—strengthening the local church and encouraging believers… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cu0IpmZKYWg (more) YWAM Paraguay YWAM Paraguay in Ciudad del Este is located on a triple border with Paraguay, Brazil, and Argentina. Their mandate to reach the world begins in their community. Besides offering YWAM training schools to disciple followers of Jesus and prepare them to go into the world with the gospel, YWAM Paraguay also offers Biblical Worldview seminars, pastoral training, education, and community development for locals. They welcome volunteers who can help in many areas. From carpentry to construction, computer to graphics, maintenance to masonry, office to the website, cooking to hospitality, vehicle maintenance to general labor, your assistance makes it possible for the YWAM Paraguay team to fulfill their God-given calling. (source) YWAM Lynchburg Update about what’s happening at YWAM Lynchburg … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=up-cmfaLubI YWAM Potch Online Training YWAM Potch in South Africa is offering a few online courses, starting in July. The first course is the Transformation Prayer Ministry (TPM) course. This course starts on 13 July, and runs for 12 – weeks. TPM is a ministry for those who desire to intentionally participate with God in the work that He is doing, refining their faith (belief), renewing their minds and transforming their lives. (source) The second course is the Online Prophetic School, starting 29 July, and running for 16 weeks, including 6 weeks of practice at the end of 10 weeks of online classes. The course is meant to help you discover your creation design, your Godly calling and your identity in Christ. Come and be connected to the Holy Spirit – teaching you in your individual destiny. Principles shared in the guidance of the Holy Spirit by an outlet of the biggest full-time mission organisation in the world. (source) Feedback ywampodcast.com/157 Subscribe ywampodcast.com/subscribe If you liked the program, tell a friend. If you didn’t like it, tell a friend anyway …

Welcome to the Youth With A Mission News Show for April 2025. This month we hear about the End Bible Poverty Now outreach in Uganda, YWAM Samoa school outreach, NIKO celebrating their 40 year anniversary, protests around David’s Tent in Washington DC, YWAM Kona turning a squatters house into a maternal home, a story about the impact we can have as missionaries to not only individuals, but entire communities, and more … Thank you for downloading this, the 156th episode of the Youth With A Mission News Show Podcast, I’m your host, Bill Hutchison. You can contact us, subscribe to future episodes, leave comments, and find links to all the stories we talk about on the show notes for this podcast at ywampodcast.com/156 … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66UBAF6QY-M After the Storm: Juanita’s Story Te Karaka is a beautiful small town in the Gisborne region that was hit hard by Cyclone Gabriel in 2023. This video showcasing the resilience of the town, and the story of a young mother who received free dental care through our Trinity Koha Dental Clinic. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsBO0YqwSVc Find out more about YWAM Ships Aotearoa on their web-site, ywamshipsaotearoa.org.nz. Pope Francis Passing Pope Francis died on Monday at the age of 88 after 12 years as head of the Roman Catholic Church. Pastor Alejandro Rodríguez, president of Youth With A Mission (YWAM) in Argentina, referred to Jorge Mario Bergoglio as “a pastor with the smell of sheep,” because he was always among the people and their needs. Pope Francis had a long relationship with Youth With A Mission. The YWAM director, Alejandro Rodríguez, first met Francis more than 20 years ago, when Francis was called Cardinal Bergoglio and served the church as the archbishop of Buenos Aires. They had a continued friendship from that point, and often prayed together. In 2014 Loren and Darlene Cunningham had the privilege of meeting Pope Francis while they were in Rome. At the time Pope Francis had taken the unprecedented initiative to distribute Gospels of Mark to everyone in Saint Peter’s Square while proclaiming, “[Let there be] a Bible in every family! A Bible in every family! It mustn’t be hidden, not put on a shelf, but [we should] take it in our hand, to read it often, every day, be it individually or together, husband and wife, parents and children, perhaps in the evening, especially on Sunday. Thus, the family grows, walks, with the light and strength of the Word of God!”. One of Loren Cunningham’s final legacy messages, and final book before he passed away was to End Bible Poverty. In that we can see a meeting of God’s heart in their meeting. We can all pray that God’s Hand would guide the Catholic Church in their selection of a new Pope. (source 1, source 2) 5 Island Outreach in Uganda End Bible Poverty now in Uganda recently concluded their Outreach in 5 Islands on Lake Victoria. They did church seminars, outdoor crusades, door to door evangelism, children ministry and their heart ministry which is to see everyone have a Bible in their mother tongue. For 5 days their team, together with a DTS team from YWAM Kona, reached out to the islands of Labolo, Namiti, Kirewe, Makhalaga, and Lubia. After wrapping up their time in Lake Victoria the team continued for 2 weeks in the Western part of Uganda (Bushenyi) to make known of the good news of Jesus, and to continue distributing Bible. They ask that we praying in this busy season, that the Lord will help them through to the end of this mission. They are open to receive more teams that are willing to come work with them Uganda. You can check out their Facebook page for more stories from their outreach, and you can also send them a message to find out how you might be able to work with them. YWAM Samoa School Outreach Earlier this month YWAM Samoa was able to visit some schools to share the gospel and invite people into missions. Here is one of the stories from their visits: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbwiiu0F-2U Check out YWAM Samoa’s Facebook page for their latest news, and to get in touch. NIKO Celebrates 40 years! YWAM NIKO celebrates their 40th anniversary this year! NIKO comes from the Greek and is pronounced “nee-ko.” It means, “to subdue, conquer, overcome, or get the victory.” A NIKO lets you learn in the classroom of life by “doing” instead of only listening. It will challenge you in your personal walk with God and others, through hands-on experiences. Here is one persons experience with their NIKO. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFqf8XeNeIw <talk about my NIKO in the Canadian Rocky Mountains> Find out more at niko.international. David’s Tent Protests Unfortunately during pro-Palestinian protests in Washington DC in early April the David’s Tent ministry was targeted for protests. Here is a message from them about the incident: On Saturday April 5th there was Pro-Palestine activist protest against us, specifically for the Israel flag hanging inside of David’s Tent DC. The protesters group of about 50 people was a spin off of a larger Pro Palestinian protest on Pennsylvania Avenue. Over a dozen police vehicles and about 20 police responded quickly and stood guard, keeping the protest at a perimeter of about 30 feet from the tent. The protesters tried to dispute that. The Park Police held their ground (and our ground) as David’s Tent has a permit for that space for the cause of exalting Jesus and carrying out the planned programming of David’s Tent. David’s Tent is permitted as a 1st Amendment demonstration for the purpose of a “worship and prayer vigil 24/7 unto Jesus on behalf of America.” The protesters stood in a line shouting emphatically at the tent things like “Free Palestine” employing more explicit language often to underline their ire. Many of them were donning flags in support of their cause. The protest lasted about 2 hours until they peacefully began to disperse. This is the first time in the 3,494 day history of David’s Tent that an organized protest has targeted us like this. As protesters screamed outside the tent, inside the tent the worship team on watch kept right on singing to Jesus in a clear contrast and stark juxtaposition of attitude. After all was over, the tent staff took communion together and plead the blood of Jesus over all. The prayer meeting continued forward another watch! It all turned out to be not much of anything in the end. We want to thank the Park Police for their incredible response and service. Thank you all for your prayers. David’s Tent DC is a 24/7/365 musical prayer meeting, exalting Jesus, in the pattern of ancient Israel’s tabernacle of King David. (source) You can find out more about David Tent’s DC ministry on their Facebook Page, including news about their latest need to move locations, their 16th move in 9.5 years. Turning a Squatters House into a Maternal Home YWAM Kona was inspired by a local mother’s plight over housing to build a Maternal home … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-d2fpQAv3Y If you head over to ywampodcast.com/156 you can watch the rest of the video, and you can find out more about YWAM Kona, their ministry, and how you might be able to donate and help with the Maternal Home if you click through to the video on YouTube. The Story Behind Era92 Sometime it can be hard to do missions in another nation, and not know what comes of our work. This story of Emmanuel Trinity is inspiring as we hear what God did in his life, and how an encounter with a missionary totally changed the trajectory of his future. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHJRf6qVS5M <cut video at 6:30> You can watch the full video in the show notes at ywampodcast.com/156, and you can also find links to Emmanuel’s era92 Group, and to YWAM Kona. The Send Belfast The Send UK & IRELAND is coming to Belfast on Saturday, 17 May to the The SSE Arena, Belfast If you or any young people you know want to be inspired by hearing more about their role in the Great Commission and joining with the family of believers as we worship, pray and get encouraged together then come to the The Send in Belfast! Check out thesend.uk for find out more, and to get tickets. YWAM Ships Corpus Christi Training YWAM Ships Corpus Christi looks to reach the isolated by bringing the love of Jesus and practical help in the form of Health Care to the Caribbean and beyond. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIU0dwP8Y6Q Check out ywamshipscctx.org to find out more. Bible Core Course in Lausanne, Switzerland In September YWAM Lausanne will be offering their next Biblical Core Course: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yE9_elM0hrQ Visit ywamlausanne.com to find out more. Global Health and Mission Conference The 2025 Global Health & Mission Conference will be happening from June 7–14th in Kona, Hawaii. This conference is about equipping healthcare workers to carry the two-handed gospel to the nations — bringing both healing and hope. Since 1983, YWAM UofN Kona has been training medical missionaries through Community Health, Travel Medicine, and Primary Health Care programs around the globe. https://youtube.com/shorts/_ffdxq0HphQ Find out more on the YWAM Kona web-site, ywamkona.org. YWAM Meme source Feedback ywampodcast.com/156 Subscribe ywampodcast.com/subscribe If you liked the program, tell a friend. If you didn’t like it, tell a friend anyway …

This month we hear about the attacks in Christians in Syria, find out about YWAM's ministry in Jakarta, hear some testimonies from Cambodia, see how we can support YWAM Belgium after a building fire, see how YWAM is ministering in and with Catholic groups, catch up on St Vincent and the Grenadine's recovery after their location was destroyed by Hurricane Beryl, see some ways that sports are used for ministry, check out some short term volunteer opportunities, and more …

Welcome to the Youth With A Mission News Show for February 2025. This month we hear about The Gather 25, a Global, online Church Gathering, the start of 30 Days of Prayer for the Muslim World, another story from YWAM Together, a prayer request from the YWAM Uganda Slum Ministry, last year’s review from YWAM Barbados, another earthquake hitting Vanuatu, and more … Thank you for downloading this, the 154th episode of the Youth With A Mission News Show Podcast, I’m your host, Bill Hutchison. You can contact us, subscribe to future episodes, leave comments, and find links to all the stories we talk about on the show notes for this podcast at ywampodcast.com/154 … https://www.youtube.com/live/hBBzXf-FTKg?si=TPQrPaMKA0n8dfri Stories: The Global Church Gathering – Gather 25 Every Believer. Every continent. Together across 25 hours. https://youtube.com/embed/xhAWr7mAMCA (source) It’s happening March 1, 2025 11:30am – March 2, 2025 12:30pm ACDT. Here are some more details. https://youtube.com/embed/eKyJ0lG1PCQ (source) Visit gather25.com to check it out and find out more. 30 Days of Prayer for the Muslim World 30 Days of Prayer for the Muslim World started today. For the next 30 days people from around the world will be praying for transformation to come to the Muslim World, during their month of Ramadan. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTg3v5zLZIc The most loving thing that we can do for Muslims around the world is to pray that they would be transformed by Christ. Every year Muslim’s are confronted by dreams, visions, and more during the month of Ramadan, and we pray that this would happen again this year. You can get daily updates and guides for your prayer on their Facebook, Instagram, or X page, as well as at pray30days.org. YWAM Together Stories Now we get to hear another story from YWAM Together. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0p-Cq5I-uz8 YWAM Uganda Slum Ministry Today we will discover some of what YWAM Hopeland in Uganda are doing, and what they are currently needing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nZ7YV1jjAI You can find out more about their ministry at ywamuganda.org. YWAM London Film and Acting School The YWAM, London School of Digital Filmmaking and School of Acting for the Screen is a three-month courses designed to equip aspiring filmmakers and actors for a missions life within the film industry. The courses are held in London, UK, and students have the opportunity to work on short films and gain practical experience in acting and filmmaking techniques. In December the two schools graduated, and since then the films that they recorded and acted in are being released on their YouTube channel. They have released five short films this year, and there are numerous films from previous years on the channel as well that you can check out. YWAM Saint Marc Trade School Start YWAM Saint Marc in Haiti is starting up another session for their Trade School. https://youtube.com/embed/NqoRh2EUd0E (source) You can follow along with the work that YWAM Saint Marc is doing on their Facebook page. YWAM Barbados 2024 Year Review Now we have an update about 2024 by YWAM Barbados. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zb9rxgi34Sg Visit ywambarbados.org to find out more about their ministry. YWAM Medical Ships Sets Sail for Newest Deployment THE YWAM medical ship, along with a team of 70 volunteers from 12 different nations, departed Port Moresby early Saturday morning for their first deployment of the year to deliver vital healthcare and training services to some of the most remote communities in PNG. (source) YWAM Ships Aotearoa 2025 Vision YWAM Ships Aotearoa has released their 2025 vision video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GDh-8YvWf8 Visit ywamshipsaotearoa.org.nz to find out more. Vanuatu Earthquake Special Appeal We have shared a few stories with you since Vanuatu has hit by a 7.3 magnitude earthquake in December. Earlier this month unfortunately Vanuatu was impacted by another earthquake that compounded the damage done back in December. Over 50 community (village) water tanks have been damaged due to earth movement and landslides, leaving thousands of families without access to clean drinking water and increasing the risk of waterborne diseases. Australian Mercy is working with Pasifik Village Development to restore essential water supply and rebuild hope in the villages. When they inspected the villages that they have served over the years they found that most water supplies have been compromised. To serve the villages they will be working in three ways. Provide emergency water supplies Support community-led water restoration efforts Repair or replace earthquake damaged water tanks. The earthquake caused significant damage to the roads and access to the villages, so a reliable 4WD vehicle to deliver water, teams and tank repair supplies into the outlying villages is the most significant tangible need right now. The dry season is less than six-months away, so the need is urgent. If you head over to australianmercy.org you can find out how you can give towards the purchase of a second hand 4×4 vehicle, and towards the 50 water tank repairs that are needed. YWAM Series 23 – 2025 Promo YWAM Series 23, an urban expression of YWAM in the city of San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkRuYxjvDmc You can head over to ywamseries23.org to find out more about their ministry. New Beginnings Homes We shared last year about the ministry of New Beginnings Homes in Washington State. At the moment there are opportunities to join the ministry there … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toGojhmrKKA (source) Head over to newbeginningshome.org to see how you might be able to join. YWAM Chico Rebuild Appeal After the horrible fires, and further flooding, YWAM Chico is seeking to rebuild their Hydro Power Plant that powers a community of people in Chico California. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfNPTrZ2wto If you would like to partner with YWAM Chico in this process go to ywamchico.org to find out how. Message from YWAM Dunham – Ask God for Help I watched a message from YWAM Dunham about Asking God For Help, and wanted to share that with you … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b01hiUxRNlM You can go to ywamdunham.com to find out more about their ministry in Quebec, Canada, and if you click on the video in the show notes, you can find the full teaching about recognizing God’s voice on YWAM Dunham’s YouTube channel. Business as Mission If you have ever wanted to know more about Business as Mission, YWAM Nelson is putting on a 5-day Seminar exploring the role of business in missions and its biblical foundation. The teaching will cover what Business as Mission is and is not. What strategic role does it play in missions today, especially amongst the least reached? How is it being used in YWAM? What are some historical examples of BAM and what can be learned from them? What are some BAM best practices? They will also contrast aid-based development vs Business based development. At the end of the seminar, students will gain a better understanding of the BAM movement and its strategic role in world missions. The seminar will be running from 7 – 11 April, and you head to ywamnelson.co.nz to find out more. YWAM Lausanne Online Courses Going is a free resource from YWAM Lausanne, with content that is designed to strengthen faith in God and inspire and prepare people for any mission field. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_AxiN76sa8&t=7s They currently offer courses for before and after a DTS, a course about the Holy Spirit, and a paid course about studying the Bible for yourself. Head to goingcourse.com to see those courses, and others that they will be adding soon. Meme of the Month – YWAM North Cascades https://youtube.com/shorts/DpR6uajd1B8 (source) Feedback ywampodcast.com/154 Subscribe ywampodcast.com/subscribe If you liked the program, tell a friend. If you didn’t like it, tell a friend anyway …

Welcome to the Youth With A Mission News Show for January 2024. This month we hear about The Island Reach arriving in Madagascar, another story from the YWAM Together Gathering, hear about the outreach in Davos to the World Economic Forum, continued repairs in Vanuatu after last month’s earthquake, Home of Hope houses built in South America, new pioneering locations, get some more year end reports, and more … Thank you for downloading this, the 153rd episode of the Youth With A Mission News Show Podcast, I’m your host, Bill Hutchison. You can contact us, subscribe to future episodes, leave comments, and find links to all the stories we talk about on the show notes for this podcast at ywampodcast.com/153 … https://youtu.be/6EXu16nfTsY Stories: YWAM Together – Darlene Cunningham We will start this week with another story from YWAM Together, this time by Darlene Cunningham. https://youtu.be/zY_TOshUhBk?si=zB5K666LDkXfwZp8 YWAM Ships Switzerland Arrives in Madagascar https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_4o3MQb4nA Three years ago YWAM Ships Switzerland purchased The Island Reach, an ex navy tender, and began the renovations of the ship. On September 29 the ship refit was complete and they set sail from Conwy, Wales, bound for Antsiranana, Madagascar. I received an update from YWAM Ships Switzerland about the arrival, and it included this statement. Our trust and faith in the Lord has grown immeasurably during the transit. Time after time we saw God in the large and in the small details. While in Malta for example we met the son of the first ever captain of our little ship when she was commissioned by the British navy. We welcomed him on board and called his dad to tell him the news of her future mission. During the sail we gave thanks for the news that Island Reach would receive an exemption from import taxes in Madagascar from the government, and of their intention to work with us towards reaching the nation. Stories of missiles and pirates would take far too long to tell, but grab the ear of one of the crew and put up your feet for the afternoon – the sharing is rich and Gods grace evident. With much joy and celebration Island Reach arrived safely on December 2nd and after a period of transition was handed over to her new crew. The re-flagging and registering of the vessel are underway as well as the planning for her first mission after the hurricane season. Thank you everyone, for each and every part you played in this project. Words alone cannot capture and communicate the gratitude, the wonder and the joy of being able to deliver Island Reach for CHRISTMAS. (source) You can check out the video of the arrival in the show notes, ywampodcast.com/153, and follow along with the story at ywamships.ch. YWAM Makhamba YWAM Makhamba is a YWAM operation centre in the South of Malawi, Africa … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkMcNZVrrCI You can find out more about their ministries including HIV support groups, farming God’s way, orphan support, kids, youth and family ministries, and more at YWAM Blantyre’s web-site, ywamblantyre.com. YWAM Lyon Outreach YWAM Lyon has again this year started engaging in evangelism around Lyon. They had a great afternoon at Place Bellecourwith about a dozen of them, set out in small groups of two, equipped with the Gospels and the New Testaments, to go meet people. They had some great conversations and they prayed for God to guide them to the right people, those who are seeking and open to dialogue, and He answered, with the groups having many great meetings. They had some amazing contacts during the evangelism, especially with young people: some vaguely believers, some agnostic, and even with young Muslims. They had an opportunity to share the gospel, give some truly inspiring words of knowledge that touched hearts, prayed for most of them, and offer the New Testaments. (source) The team from YWAM Lyon is regularly engaging in their community, and welcomes teams coming to join them. You can visit ywamlyon.com to find out more. YWAM Davos WEF Outreach YWAM Davos has been working with Stephan Maag doing outreaches to the WEF for over 10 years, with a desire to be “Salt and Light” to the attendees. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mC58fMLgeMA The idea of a “Salt&Light” during the Davos Meetings – WEF 2025, which took place from January 20 to 24, was to offer an exciting opportunity to bring Christian values and principles closer to a broad public in an inspiring and practical way. The aim was to bring the WEF audience and local people into contact with Christian messages through discussions, worship & prayer and street events. Find out more about Salt and Light, and see all the teaching and worship from their time, over at salt-and-light.ch/en. YWAM Pittsburgh in Liberia Last month teams from YWAM Pittsburgh traveled to Liberia. Their teams arrived safe and sound, and they had very busy and productive time. During their time 2409 people heard the gospel and gave their lives to Jesus. Check out ywampittsburgh.org for more information about their ministry and schools. YWAM Wylie 2024 Recap YWAM Wylie in Texas updates us on their ministry in 2024. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYDpPoMpStc Find out more about their ministry at ywamwylie.org. Mission Builders Inc need for Architects MBI’s Partner Architects ministry works with retired, current, or training architects so that they can use their skills to make a difference in the world. Partner Architects helps to “build the mission” by working with ministries to create places that support God’s redemptive work in the world. Partner also engages the nations by focusing their design services on underserved areas with low Christian populations. They have served over 55 ministries on six continents, have 20 years of experience, and have built 15 ministry projects—and counting! (source) Vanuatu Repairs Continue YWAM Pacific Waves is continuing their repair work in Vanuatu after the earthquake last month. https://youtube.com/shorts/YWQVuPS7fYc The water tank being repaired was built by a YWAM youth camp many years ago, and is the first water tank to be repaired after being damaged in the Earthquake. They are doing what they can to repair and provide some help for the community. With over 50 tanks needing a new life, it’s a race against time to repair as many as possible before dry season. Visit ywampacificwaves.org to see more about the projects YWAM Pacific Waves are working on. YWAM Guatemala Homes of Hope YWAM Guatemala’s Antigua campus started the year strong hosting Homes of Hope for a house build in Ciudad Vieja! They have been hard at work with home builds to start off the new year with new hope for families in their ministries and communities! It is amazing how God uses his people’s unique giftings and callings to transform communities and countries. (source) Visit ywamguatemala.com to find out more about their ministry. Ywam San Salvador Homes of Hope This week YWAM San Salvador in El Salvador delivered one more Home of Hope, to one more family, a worthy home that comes to give a push and transform the lives of a mother and her two children. The security of having a roof to protect them from the sun, to not get wet when the rain comes, and a place of shelter when storms come in. A home with which they can be encouraged to dream even more with God and walk in transformation and restoration. (source) YWAM Lighthouse New Location A new YWAM location will be launched in Muskegon, Michigan, an this is the team that is doing it … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1BCkco8FS4 YWAM Cabo Pioneering Update YWAM Cabo is continuing to develop their location in Baja Mexico. This is their latest update: Pioneering a ministry brings joys and challenges alike. A lot of this season has been stepping forward with faith and obedience into the unknown. But it’s because we trust Jesus and see that He’s doing something here in the Baja! We want to be apart of His kingdom come! The last few months, we’ve been putting in WORK to further prepare the YWAM base💪🏼 Outreach teams, church groups, servant-hearted volunteers… we’re more ready than ever to host you and make an impact in the community You can visit ywamcabo.org to see the development of the location, and also to see how you or your team could join. David’s Tent Continued Prayer With a new administration coming into power in the United States, David’s Tent continues their prayers, and released this statement regarding the change. Yesterday, many were celebrating, others were grieving, as a new administration came to power. At David’s Tent, we transitioned our prayers “for kings and those in high position” from one administration to the next. Beyond that, we didn’t make a huge deal about the inauguration at the tent itself. The tent and all our platforms are meant to be consecrated space for vertical worship to Jesus. This isn’t meant to be dishonoring or unappreciative of those walking out their calling in the government sphere. It all comes back to Jesus for this particular intercessory ministry. When we are on watch, we purposely fix our eyes of worship directly on Jesus. It’s all about His Presence that we are seeking. We seek to minister directly to Him, giving hospitality to the Holy Spirit. This position has come with the faith that we will see God moving in the leadership of our nation if we hold steadfast to the posture that Jesus is THE KING and we seek first His Kingdom and His rule and reign. “No king but King Jesus!” Our hope is built on nothing less than Jesus Blood and Righteousness. So we praise Jesus another day. We let not our guards down, but keep praying with persistence, appealing to Jesus for the Salvation of our country, so we can give Him thanks and praise. (1 Chron 16:35). We want more breakthrough than anyone could imagine. May America worship Jesus, the worthy One. (source) They continue their 24/7 prayer vigil on the National Mall in Washington DC, and you can visit their Facebook page to see how you can join them as individuals, or teams. Stories of our Savior Website A very cool project called Stories of our Savior was recently launched at YWAM Kona … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLoMbbKIUUk You can watch the full video, full of amazing stories, in the show notes at ywampodcast.com/153, and check out the individual stories at storiesofoursavior.com. Gleanings for the Hungry Donations to Peru Earlier this month Gleanings for the Hungry donated 10 tons of soup mix to YWAM Ica Peru. Already the soup mix is being delivered to many of the needy people in Peru. The first outreach with soup-mix went to an area in Pisco, an hour northwest of the YWAM location. 30 families suffered over the holidays to burned out wooden homes. A devastated area due to electrical fire during a time when they were meant to be celebrating as families. Bringing this community meals was well received, and opened doors for prayer and support to be given. Check out the YWAM Ica Peru Facebook page to see the positive impact that they are having in the area. YWAM An Cuan Christian Peacebuilding Small Group You can join YWAM An Cuan with their Peacebuilding Small Group from anywhere in the world this February for a 6-week online small group on Christian Peacebuilding, in partnership with Peace Catalyst International. They will explore key themes like God’s reign, shalom, justice, and reconciliation, learning how conflict can become an opportunity to work toward God’s vision of justice and mutual flourishing. The group is for everyday Christians and leaders who are curious about how their faith can address real-world challenges. You can start your journey of being shaped into an instrument of peace, bringing hope and healing to a world in need. The group will run Mondays from 20:00-21:30 (GMT British Time) from February 24-March 31. Register for free on their website at ywamancuan.org. School of Marriage YWAM Potch in South Africa is running an online School of Marriage course starting on March 24th. If you want to get more depth in yourself and in your relationships, with anyone, then this is the class for you to take. This class is best taken together with your partner, but you can also take it on your own. The topics covered are: How did God intend it? Difference between Man and Woman The different family styles Codependency Communication Dating Head over to ywampotch.com to register or find out more. Announcement from YWAM Arusha We received a sad announcement from YWAM Arusha. Official Statement from YWAM Arusha: “We are saddened to share that Emmanuel Nassary, one of our beloved leaders in the YWAM Arusha community, passed away early yesterday morning, January 23. He was on the field with a team ministering to the Hadzabe tribe. We don’t have much details, other than he fell ill suddenly, was rushed to the hospital, and passed away upon arrival at the hospital. Further details to come. Please pray for the Nassary family and for the YWAM Arusha community. Thank you.” (source)  Bible is for Everyone We will finish this episode with a message from Loren … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMgMkvSzPDc Feedback ywampodcast.com/153 Subscribe ywampodcast.com/subscribe If you liked the program, tell a friend. If you didn’t like it, tell a friend anyway …

This month we hear about the earthquake that hit Vanuatu, another story from the YWAM Together Gathering, National Evangelization Day happens in Argentina, get an on the ground report from the Paris Olympic Outreach, hear what happened at Oceania Hui, get some year end reports, and more … https://ywampodcast.com/152

Welcome to the Youth With A Mission News Show for November 2024. This month we hear another story from the YWAM Together Gathering, hear a testimony about a healing in India, find out about YWAM’s continued work in Lebanon during the conflict, YWAM Liberty has set sail after a refit, we find out a bit about YWAM is doing in Mongolia and Hong Kong, get an update about the bus accident in Benin, and more … Thank you for downloading this, the 151st episode of the Youth With A Mission News Show Podcast, I’m your host, Bill Hutchison. You can contact us, subscribe to future episodes, leave comments, and find links to all the stories we talk about on the show notes for this podcast at ywampodcast.com/151 … https://youtu.be/vbjMJWamKFo Stories: Another Story from YWAM together We continue with stores from YWAM Together with this story from Dara from Cambodia. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cg92N8GrNWM I have at least two more stories from YWAM Together that we will be sharing over the upcoming months. David’s Tent DC Update YWAM DC’s main ministry is David’s Tent DC, a 24/7 house of prayer and worship on the National Mall in Washington DC. David’s Tent just celebrated 3,333 days or 79,992 hours of non-stop worship and prayer! God has supernaturally provided resources, teams, and finances to keep this vigil of day and night worship and prayer over America and the Nations. Truly a testimony of the grace of Jesus! Come, join the song and exalt the King of Kings and Lord of Lords in America’s capitol city while Amos 9:11 comes to life! Accepting outreach and worship teams! Find out more on the David’s Tent web-site, davidstentdc.org. YWAM Alblasserwaard Testimony of Healing Now we get to hear a powerful testimony from Impact World Tour Netherlands … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPuYCO7uD-4 Head over to impactworldtour.nl to find out more, and you can hear more testimonies and stories on the YWAM Alblasserwaard YouTube Channel. YWAM Chico Flooding Concerns In episode 148 in September we reported about the fire that almost burnt down our YWAM location in Chico, California. Now, with heavy rains, there are new concerns about flooding and the only bridge to their location being swept away … https://youtu.be/4jVWZGTh1Dw (source) To follow the situation check out ywamchico.org. YWAM Deaf World Vision Let’s find out what the mission is for YWAM Deaf World Jamaica. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkiVpGQW3_Y Head over to ywamjamaica.org/deafworld to find out how you might be able to get involved. YWAM in Lebanon Christianity Today recently published an article about the war in Lebanon that included an interview with one of our teams who is serving there … Daniel Suter, a missionary from Switzerland, encounters both sides. His Lebanese friends blame Israel for every bad thing that happens; his friends in the West reflexively support everything Israel does. But with tears in his eyes, he said that 2,350 Lebanese had died since the war began, some of whom were relatives of his close friends. “It breaks my heart,” Suter said. “This is the country we love. It hurts.” The Youth With A Mission (YWAM) building he served in—until the roads became too dangerous for the 30-minute drive from his home—displays a sign proclaiming Jesus in English and Arabic, with a picture of a cross and a heart in between. It is located in Damour, a Christian village on the coastal highway from Beirut to Sidon, yet every route he could use to get there has been bombed. Damour was the site of an infamous massacre by Palestinians during the Lebanese civil war. The next village over is still home to some Palestinian refugees, and few Christians will ever set foot there, Suter said. Syrian migrants work the banana groves that stretch from the road to the seashore, resented for receiving aid from international agencies that is less forthcoming for disadvantaged citizens. YWAM’s community center somehow brings everyone together. When the war in Gaza began, the YWAM Lebanese leader asked Suter, Is this where God called you? If so, stay. Another foreign missionary left abruptly, citing the mental health of his children. Don’t Lebanese have kids, too? one staffer retorted. The challenging conversations strengthened Suter’s commitment, and he said his local friends were “chill.” They had lived through war before. After a visit back to Switzerland in the summer to visit their sending church, the family returned back to Lebanon on September 23. … as they waited at the airport gate on September 23, they received reports that the widespread Israeli bombing had begun. Hundreds of thousands of Lebanese were displaced, now also from Tyre, the Bekaa Valley, and the southern suburbs of Beirut. The war was no longer only in the south. The family moved into guest housing at the Damour center and joined in caring for the 300 people taking shelter at the village school. Their kids worked as hard as the parents, Suter said, learning the impact of war while still sleeping soundly at night. But when school started, they received the local YWAM office’s blessing to return home and shift their service to another center in Burj Hammoud, a Christian neighborhood in the capital city with many Syrian refugees and displaced Shiites. And in consultation with their church, they adjusted their evacuation trigger. When Israel began its ground invasion of Lebanon on October 1, local analysis suggested they would remain safe in their home in the foothills; however, if Israeli forces headed north toward Beirut, then the Suters would evacuate to Switzerland. “Now, I am assessing risk; before, I was ignoring it,” said Suter. “You can cowardly leave or cowardly stay. I want to be here for the right reasons, not the thrill of adventure or fear of boredom back home.” He hopes his story will encourage prayer for Lebanon, perhaps inspiring others to come and serve. Meanwhile, the missionary from Ohio anticipates the arrival of three new teammates who are already preparing to join her. Hamoud wants Gaza’s Palestinians to have their basic right to life restored. Botros wants concerned Christians, instead of just sending funds for emergency aid, to address the root cause of displacement and lobby their governments to end the war. You can read the full article over at Christianity Today. YWAM Family Ministries New Zealand YWAM Family Ministries New Zealand recently came out with a new video about the work they do … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64amN1qcNsc Visit ywammatamata.co.nz to find out more. M/V YWAM Liberty Sets Sail WE HAVE SAILED! With great joy, we celebrate an incredible milestone nearly two years after signing the purchase of our YWAM Ships property in Kona, we’ve successfully completed the life-extension project on the M/V YWAM Liberty! We set sail! Just last week, our ship departed from Port Moresby, heading to Madang, our operational base port in Papua New Guinea (PNG). This marks a historic moment for us as we dock at the first-ever YWAM dock dedicated to our mission. We are filled with gratitude for everyone who has followed our journey, especially through the challenges of COVID-19, which brought so much to a standstill. To all who worked tirelessly to make this day possible thank you. Your support has truly brought this vision to life (source) YWAM Liberty is currently looking for Deck Hands, Engine Crew and General Hands to volunteer on the MV YWAM Liberty. You can contact them through their web-site, ywamshipskona.org. YWAM Nsanama Let’s hear now about YWAM’s ministries in Nsanama in Malawi. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FW9poXbZZS0 Visit their web-site, nsanama.ywam.ws/, to find out more. YWAM Mongolia Ministries I was excited to see these updates from one of our YWAM teams in Mongolia … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPrKUclb30Q https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cVNuF95gk4 Check out ywamubmongolia.org to find out more. YWAM Benin Bus Accident Victim Passes Away It is with great sadness that we inform you that our dear brother Mathieu Tchando, mentor, facilitator, and trainer of the DBS at YWAM in West Africa, went to be with Jesus this morning, November 21, 2024.Mathieu was involved in the bus accident that occurred 19 days ago at the Nigeria-Benin border. He had been in a coma under medical care since the accident. Please continue to pray for his wife, family, and all of us who worked so closely with him. (Source) YWAM Asuncion Right now we will hear from YWAM Asuncion in Paraguay … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9oJzPYGgMBI Visit ywamasuncion.com/en/ to find out more. YWAM Provence Seminars YWAM Provence will be running quite a few seminars in the first quarter of next year. January 15 – 26 will be the Foundations for Intercultural Studies Seminar January 27 – 31 will be the Basics and History of Islam February 10 – 14 will be looking at Different Approaches with Muslims March 3 – 8 looks at Discipleship Making Movements March 10 – 14 is the Word by Heart training April 7 – 11 they will be looking at God’s hard for transformation through Community Development Head on over to ywamprovence.com to find out more about the seminars, and other ministries that YWAM Provence in involved with. Who Is YWAM Gateway YWAM Gateway out of Hong Kong gives us this update … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TGo9O0G3Ao Visit ywamgateway.hk to find out more. Building Discipleship Course YWAM Nelson is offering a Building Discipleship Course for those who desire to partner with God in a practical way, as He rebuilds and restores the hearts of His children. This eight-week course is designed to encourage discipleship while offering hands-on experience in building and construction. Do you desire to serve the Lord by learning a practical skill like construction? Does your heart resonate with God’s desire to restore and rebuild people’s lives as He ministers His love to their hearts? This course offers an opportunity to partner with God using your interests and natural abilities, as your faith in Him is grown and matured. Come experience the heart of YWAM – knowing God, and making Him known – and experience how it expresses God’s desire to reach the practical and spiritual needs of others. Find out more at ywamnelson.co.nz. YWAM Meme This month there were a few good Memes out there. The one that I liked the best, and related to the most, was this one by YWAM_Memes. (source) Feedback ywampodcast.com/151 Subscribe ywampodcast.com/subscribe If you liked the program, tell a friend. If you didn’t like it, tell a friend anyway …

This month we hear reports about the YWAM Benin Team Bus Accident, Hurricane Helene and Hurrican Milton, Typhoon Kristine also hit the Philippines, YWAM Saint Marc in Haiti helps after the massacre that happened at a local village, we hear stories and messages from YWAM Together, YWAM Samoa runs a Kings Kids Camp, we hear from YWAM Juba in South Sudan, get a ministry report from YWAM Ntaja in Malawi, and more … Thank you for downloading this, the 150th episode of the Youth With A Mission News Show Podcast, I’m your host, Bill Hutchison. You can contact us, subscribe to future episodes, leave comments, and find links to all the stories we talk about on the show notes for this podcast at ywampodcast.com/150 … https://youtu.be/cgPQz-PJV4c Stories: BREAKING NEWS – YWAM Benin Team Bus Accident(Current as of Nov 3, 2024) A bus accident with four vehicles has occurred between Lagos and the border of Benin near the town of Badagry. The incident involved 15 members of a YWAM team from Benin returning home from a regional gathering. It is with great sadness we report one fatality and two critical injuries. Local YWAM leaders and friends have been ensuring access to quality care and supporting family and friends. Over the last 24 hours, a global outpouring of love and concern has been received. Family and friends have been notified, and memorial arrangements are underway. When more information becomes available, another update will be made on ywam.org. Urgent prayer is still needed for the injured, and please continue to pray for everyone involved. Our hearts go out to all those who are impacted. Donations to help cover emergency expenses can be made at ywamkona.org/donate. YWAM Asheville Hurricane Recovery: Hurricane Helene devastated a lot of the South-eastern United States, with thousands of people missing or dead, and some entire communities simply wiped out. YWAM has mobilised to assist with the recovery. We have multiple reports from YWAM Asheville, including this first person report of when the winds and rain hit the city: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ot8-9nCShOE Swannanoa is a rural area west of Asheville. Areas like that one across western North Carolina were hit the hardest by Helene’s effects. YWAM Ashville’s staff and students are ministering to people like the woman in the video, sharing the light of Jesus amidst the darkness through serving others, prayer, and conversations. https://youtube.com/shorts/tWuAEHQOL7g They are serving the rural areas hit hard by Helene, helping churches acting as distribution centres to people in need and have so far created 1032 buckets of food for distribution, with each bucket feeding a family of 4 for 3 days. The team is also helping to provide free meals every day to people in downtown Asheville this week. The teams partnered with Operation Blessing with their work, and continue to help with the recovery in Asheville. You can follow the work of YWAM Asheville on their Facebook page. YWAM Orlando Hurricane Update Two weeks after Hurricane Helene devastated the Southeastern United States, Hurricane Milton made landfall in Florida … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zz6IoGd2aCI Find more on their Facebook page. Typhoon Kristine Hits Philippines YWAM Philippines is putting out a request for prayer and support at this time. As the typhoon brings challenges to many across the nation, we are called to respond with faith and action. This is an opportunity for us to not only pray but also mobilize relief efforts, send outreach teams, and support those in need. Whether through prayer, practical assistance, or coming alongside local communities, let’s step in where God leads. Together, we can be the hands and feet of Jesus in this time of need. (source) Several YWAM bases have been directly impacted by the typhoon, including: YWAM KKI Philippines Ywam Albay YWAM Impact – Philippines Ywam Laguna YWAM Cavite YWAM Naga Haiti Massacre “Last week a gang attacked a small town just outside of Saint Marc. The people of this village had been defending themselves and standing their ground against the gang for a while, but they ended up being attacked early Thursday morning. At least 70 people were killed in this devastating masacre. This sent hundreds of people running to Saint Marc for safety. We were so blessed to see the city of Saint Marc come together to help these people and carry their burdens. We were able to do a distribution of clothing, shoes and blankets. We also prepared and delivered food to 200 people. Please pray as this has left everyone scared for what the future holds for our city as well as the villages surrounding Saint Marc.” (source) Personal Stories Shared at YWAM Together At YWAM together last month there were many stories shared, including this one by Alana … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rce-Os1NPC4 Blessing from Loren Cunningham Also during YWAM Together this blessing from Loren Cunningham, who passed away a year ago, was shared… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KVOAgzEKmA YWAM Samoa Kings Kids Camp YWAM Samoa recently completed their latest Kings Kids Camp. During their time they had lots of time of worship, activities, lectures, and games. During the camp they ministered in the local Fugalei market and bus station, and were welcomed at Uniting Church of Samoa and Living Word Church. One evening the King’s Kids showcased a performance that included both acting and dance. Additionally, the Discipleship Training School (DTS) students presented a dramatization of God’s Story. They were also honoured to have special guests with them, the youth from the Protestant church community. To find out more about their ministry visit ywamsamoa.org, or their Facebook page. YWAM Ships Kona Cook Needed “Help wanted: We are looking for a chief cook to volunteer on the YWAM Liberty in Madang, PNG starting on November 4th. The cook will be responsible for a 60 person crew. Please reach out to [email protected] if you are interested!” (Source) YWAM Ships Aotearoa Outreach Report Now we will get to see this month’s update from YWAM Ships Aotearoa… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCtpHORyPiQ Find out more at ywamshipsaotearoa.org.nz. YWAM South Sudan, Juba I had this update sent to me by YWAM South Sudan … “Yesterday, ywam Juba we were able to gathered with more than 50 pastors and bishop from different churches in heartfelt prayer for our beloved nation, South Sudan. As we united in faith, we lifted up our hopes and dreams for healing, restoration, and peace. Our conversations with God remind us of the strength and resilience of our people, and we trust that our collective prayers will usher in a brighter future. Together, we are committed to standing in the gap for our nation, believing that transformation is possible. Let’s continue to seek divine guidance as we work hand in hand for a prosperous South Sudan. “As we pray for our nation, we hold on to the words of Philippians 4:6-7: ‘Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.’ May our hopes rise for South Sudan!” Keep praying for our nation South Sudan and Ywam Juba South Sudan our heart want to see the revival in churches And if you want to to know more what God is doing, and your love, to be part of our ministry, by supporting and prayer we love to invite thank you so much.” You can find out more about their ministry at ywamjuba.org, or on their Facebook Page. YWAM Ntaja YWAM Ntaja has recently released a new video about their ministry in Malawi. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvXTLlQZ9_o Find out more on their web-site, ntaja.ywam.ws. YWAM Meme This month’s YWAM Meme comes from a new Instagram profile, ywam_memes. (source) There are a few good memes over on their profile, so you can head over to Instagram to check it out. Feedback ywampodcast.com/150 Subscribe ywampodcast.com/subscribe If you liked the program, tell a friend. If you didn’t like it, tell a friend anyway …

Welcome to the Youth With A Mission News Show for September 2024. This month we hear a report from YWAM Together, YWAM Kitgum in Uganda runs their Destiny Kids Club Holiday Camp, YWAM Lausanne’s expansion, an outreach to Hell Fest, YWAM Island Reach departs for Madagascar, YWAM Brisbane’s Boomerang Rural Ministry Teams, YWAM Nordland’s Arctic Praise, Bible Translation in Bangladesh, and more … Thank you for downloading this, the 149th episode of the Youth With A Mission News Show Podcast, I’m your host, Bill Hutchison. You can contact us, subscribe to future episodes, leave comments, and find links to all the stories we talk about on the show notes for this podcast at ywampodcast.com/149 … https://youtu.be/qgDVbZv8qbk Stories: YWAM Together Report Over at ywam.org this week they published a report from YWAM Together in Manilla. I’m going to read that to you know, so that we don’t miss out on any of the amazing experiences they had in the Philippines. You can read the article your self, head over to ywam.org. YWAM Lausanne, Switzerland Expansion The YWAM Lausanne campus has been training people from all nations to embrace ministry vision for their world since 1969. I have been blessed to have spent time in Lausanne Switzerland as a student, as school staff, and as a team leader with YWAM’s GENESIS project. They have undergone a huge expansion since I was there last, which is highlighted in this video … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZM7V1DzJvrs If you head over to ywamlausanne.com you can find out more about the ministry that they are involved with, as well as the many training opportunities that they have. Ywam Kitgum Uganda Destiny Kids Club Holiday Camp The three-day Destiny Kids Club Holiday Camp at YWAM Kitgum, Uganda, ran earlier this month with over 80 children aged 3-12. Throughout the camp, they: Explored inspiring Bible stories Memorized impactful verses Enjoyed exciting games and activities Delighted in entertaining performances Savoured delicious food and refreshing drinks They were very thankful for: The children’s eagerness to learn and grow Their team’s dedication and hard work The support and prayers from our partners As the children return to school, they continue to pray for: The lessons learned to remain in their hearts Continued growth and curiosity Opportunities to apply their newfound knowledge YWAM Kitgum Uganda have a vibrant ministry that includes a sustainability project, where they had their first harvest in August, and more. Check out their Facebook page to find out more about their ministry. Outreach into Hellfest! YWAM Lyon participated in an interesting outreach in June 2024 in Clisson, France, when they joined with Metal Mission at Hell Fest … Every year, the Metal Mission meets at Clisson for the Festival of Hell, the Hellfest. Many religious institutions have openly attacked this festival, calling it Satanic. However, other Christians heard another call and rather than denouncing and condemning the festival and its festival-goers, the Metal Mission has chosen to proclaim God’s love and to announce the good news. What interests them is that metalheads can meet Jesus. And that is the main reason why they are here. And bring them the love of Christ, and that they can also taste it through their testimony. The Metal Mission live in the campsite with them, and they come every day see us, meet us, discuss, share with them slices of life. Sometimes they pray for them. Sometimes there are several who have accepted the Lord now, and who are even involved in churches, and even some who are now evangelizing themselves. And that is their greatest reward. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q33pYG0jNC8 You can watch the full video, with English subtitles, in the show notes at ywampodcast.com/149, and also find out more about YWAM Lyon on their Facebook Page. YWAM Island Reach Departing for Madagascar We have been following the acquisition and refit of the Island Reach, an ex-naval supply ship, with YWAM Ships Switzerland. You can actually read, or listen, to much more about the process in previous episodes of the news show. The ship is due to travel a distance of 6.834 km after departing on September 30 from Conwy Harbour in North Wales, and should be arriving in Madagascar before Christmas. A spokesperson from the project stated: “We will be blessed with a very international crew. “We believe that the time is right and we are trusting for safety as we go, but to accompany us, you can join the journey in prayer. “A weekly update (possibly more frequent) will be available with details of our passage for you to participate in the adventure. “If you would like to be a part of this prayer chain, please let us know by sending an email to [email protected] “We are so grateful to the many people who have given time, energy, expertise and finance to the project so far. Without you, we would not be where we are today. “We have almost all that we need financially. “There is a small portion of the costs that we still need to see come in, but we trust that this will happen over the next few weeks in order for us to complete the passage.” (source) If you head over to ywamships.ch you can contact them to receive updates on the vessel, and also find out more about their work. YWAM Ships Kona Dental Testimony YWAM Ships Kona is actively working with their dental clinics in PNG. Here is a testimony from one of the people working with them … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijUwJRD5Ouo Visit ywamshipskona.org to find out more about their work. YWAM Brisbane Boomerang Teams I started my time with Youth With A Mission in Australia with a ministry that focused from Reef to Outback. We travelled through much of Queensland, and even into the Northern Territories of Australia, ministering in many small communities. This involved helping local churches, outreach centres, presenting at school, helping locals, and more. I loved it, and absolutely loved the people we met out there. YWAM Brisbane is continuing this type of ministry with their Boomerang Teams. YWAM Brisbane’s heart is to partner with outback and coastal communities here in Australia. They want to bring people from all over the world together in our country that we call home and bring hope of Jesus to our nation. Their aim is to create ministry opportunities for YWAM DTS Outreach Teams and to see these teams have God-filled experiences that brings growth in their journeys with Jesus. They are a bridge that helps international teams like YOU come serve and strengthen the local Australian body of Christ! Here are some testimonies from people who have been involved in these teams. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pn4F6ZrVhIM So, if you head over to ywambrisbane.com they will connect you to their amazing local outreach team, who will be your personal guides in ministry. They will help you connect with ministry contacts, churches and information about the locations and people to assist in all housing, food, accommodation, provide anything you need to have a successful outreach in Australia. YWAM Nordland YWAM Nordland in Norway released this new video about their ministry: https://youtu.be/7bJQXvZFY9k On October 26, 2024 YWAM Nordland will be running their yearly Arctic Praise October 26. The statement from their web-site is: On 26 October we have the pleasure of inviting you to Arctic Praise in Røsvik church for the fifth time! Everyone is warmly welcome across generations and church background. We collaborate with DNK and free church congregations in Salten, and want to stand shoulder to shoulder, praise God and pray for Nordland. We want to come as one and get closer to God, listen to what He has to say to us, and give Him all the glory! (source) Head over to the event page on Facebook to find out more. Bible Translation in Bangladesh YWAM Tyler has produced this video about a Bible translation project in Bangladesh … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBAOoPLaZBU You can visit ywamtyler.org to find out more about this, and other ministries that YWAM Tyler is running. YWAM Memes This month’s submissions are from YWAM Memes on Instagram, and YWAM Oxford has joined the mix again. Both just happened to be about outreach staff … I could not choose between them, but will ask you to have a look at the memes and let me know which one you prefer. The Shek meme, or the Photo meme. Feedback ywampodcast.com/149 Subscribe ywampodcast.com/subscribe If you liked the program, tell a friend. If you didn’t like it, tell a friend anyway …

Welcome to the Youth With A Mission News Show for August 2024. This month we hear about the YWAM Together Gathering, New Beginnings Home program for women, the destruction of the YWAM location in St. Vincent and the Grenadines by Hurricane Beryl, the latest 520 graduates from the trade school at Saint Marc, Haiti, some ship updates, a few upcoming training seminars, and more … Thank you for downloading this, the 148th episode of the Youth With A Mission News Show Podcast, I’m your host, Bill Hutchison. You can contact us, subscribe to future episodes, leave comments, and find links to all the stories we talk about on the show notes for this podcast at ywampodcast.com/148 … Video https://youtu.be/GA2AVEuc6dg Stories: YWAM Together YWAM Together in Manila, Philippines welcomed over 4,500 people, from 110 nationalities, serving in 120 countries! Already we are hearing testimonies of how God moved, even to get people there … https://youtube.com/shorts/YMSYtRH5hpc?feature=share Source You can follow along with updates on their Facebook page. New Beginnings Homes – YWAM New Beginnings Homes, a ministry of Youth With A Mission has been providing housing & mentorship to women during pregnancy for 40+ years in Puyallup, WA. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZf4FZlBbko If you head over to newbeginningshome.org you can find out more about this fantastic ministry. YWAM St. Vincent and the Grenadines Destroyed by Hurricane We have this tragic update from the director of YWAM St. Vincent and the Grenadines after Hurricane Beryl passed through the islands last month … Ben from Mayreau – Today was rough, challenging, heartbreaking and so much more. You can prepare to go back to your home, campus and village after a hurricane but the reality was worse than the photos show. It looks like a massive bomb went off. The landscape is different. The trees are gone. Beautiful pieces Mayreau is known for…just gone. Driving through the village is heartbreaking. Stepping foot on the YWAM campus was a punch in the gut. Walking into our home, seeing all the water still in it and seeing almost all of our belongings destroyed by wind and rain…nothing prepares you for this. Jes’ 1st home at YWAM, our first home together and now KC & Kelsie’s home is destroyed. The roof of Jes & I’s home is worse than we thought but we still have walls to work with whereas other buildings don’t even have those. The photos don’t do it justice…it’s devastating. The trauma these beautiful people have been through, there are no words. I was greeted with hugs and some smiles but could feel the hurt and loss. Our police chief Owen Issacs not only lost his home but has been working tirelessly and sacrificially to lead the charge. We cannot thank him enough. The team from WeAre Mayreau Inc, we see your hard work and also cannot thank you enough. Our Mayreau community is strong and we will rebuild. But we can’t do it alone. We are so thankful for different relief supplies that have come in from neighboring communities and nations, yachties, and more. But this isn’t a short term project. We need more help. We need supplies, we need finances and we need volunteers. Jes is in PA doing what she can to work with our team and organize supplies to be sent. Once I get back to PA we’ll announce our plans for getting volunteers and small teams down here to help with clean up and rebuilding – keep an eye out for that but if you’re already interested please send Jes a message at 717-201-0430. Please keep praying. The Lord is with us, always. (source) The destruction in the photos is dramatic, and the rebuilding that will need to be done, massive. You can check their Facebook page for updates, as well as their web-site, ywamsvg.org, and can also to see how you might be able to help, whether finacially, or maybe even with a team to help rebuild. They really do need the help. YWAM Chico Fires Last Month the YWAM location in Chico, California was threatened by a massive forest fire. Thankfully, by the grace of God, the location was spared … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIJwc5pWjyY Source Even though the fire did not burn down the hotel, smoke still did a lot of damage. They need help to clean and restore the 100-year hotel, it’s rooms, lobby, and gathering spaces throughout. They also lost critical infrastructure on the property to the fire. There are other building to restore, and plumbing and cabling needed to keep their ministry running. They also need help with their fire defences. There is still brush and trees that need to be removed that can easily be fuel for another fire. While dealing with the immediate issues, they are also assessing their long term needs. For YWAM Chico, it may not only be the rebuilding of their hydro-plant, but, may also be as simple as a new paint job, or replacing a refrigerator ruined due to rotting foods and an electrical fault. As they slowly return to normalcy they continue to update the situation through their web-site, ywamchico.org. There is also a full video interview about the miracle in Chico, and the ministry that they are doing in California, on the show notes at ywampodcast.com/148. https://vimeo.com/1002271496 The interview was by YWAM Virginia, who have been putting out some great stories, teaching, and testimonies. Stories from YWAM Virginia Here is a sample of a short from one of the podcasts that they have done. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APBNISOu_G0 Source If you head over to ywamva.org you can find links to the content that they are creating, including the podcast, videos, and articles. YWAM Saint Marc Liberty Academy Trade School Graduation Last month YWAM Saint Marc’s Liberty Academy Trade School graduated 520 students from their Liberty Academy Trade School. 520 people in their city now have a new skill set to better their lives. They had: Electrician, Plumbing, Welding, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, Hair Braiding, Dread Locks, Sewing, Computer Science, Makeup, Nail Technician, Backhoe Loader Operator, English, Spanish, Tile Setting, Driver’s Education and Culinary Arts as class options this year. source In 2023 the Liberty Academy Trade School started with 200 students, and this year they graduated 520. To make the academy accessible for as many students as possible, they only charge a low $20 for the entire 4 months. They give God the glory for every single accomplishment because without Him, none of this would have happened. To find out more about this academy, including plans for the future, you can check out their web-site, ywamstmarchaiti.org. Satsangs – Fellowship in India Last month YWAM Organic released a video about fellowship in India. Satsangs are house churches in India that have a far greater impact among Hindu communities than traditional western style church plants. The result? Hindu’s are far more open to the Gospel than we think. https://vimeo.com/1002910159 You can watch that video, and other productions by YWAM Organic, on their web-site, ywamorganic.org. Love Beyond: YWAM Ships Philippines YWAM Ships Philippines has recently been in Palawan on outreach … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHfhm_S6MEI You can read more about what YWAM Ships Philippines is doing in Cuyo, a remote village in the northern part of Palawan, in a news story that is linked to at ywampodcast.com/148, YWAM Ships Philippines brings lifesaving medical services to Cuyo. YWAM Ships Australia YWAM Ships Australia’s crew was hard at work installing two new generators on the MV YWM PNG, which is currently back in Australia for a refit. A partnership with YWAM Medical Ships Norway played a crucial role in bringing the generators all the way from Norway. (On the video version of this show I received an update from YWAM Medical Ships Australia informing me that the refit of the generators is being conducted in PNG, NOT in Australia as I had reported.) source During the last deployment of the ship from June to July in Port Moresby the crew and volunteers provided a comprehensive range of healthcare services. The current plan to have the ship back on outreach in PNG by October. The YWAM Ships Dental Team in PNG was donated two new vehicles to support the school dental program, and community engagement initiatives. The donation included a 25-seater bus and an SUV, which will be utilised to transport volunteers across NCD and Central Province. YWAM Ships Kona – Invitation to Mariner and Vessel Crew YWAM Ships Kona is looking to get more people involved with the M/V YWAM Liberty … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48QpGEOj4Sc Head over to ywamshipskona.org/volunteer to find out how you can volunteer. YWAM Davos, Switzerland YWAM Davos, Switzerland recently released an update about their ministry … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=El9mT4wDcqM Head over to ywamdavos.org to find out more about their ministry. Open Air Worship in Adelaide YWAM Adelaide joined with over 750 other people in open air worship in Adelaide’s Light Square on Saturday last week. YWAM was one of many groups coming together to worship and pray over the city, state, and nation. Visit ywamadelaide.com.au to find out more about their ministry, YWAM Suva New Centre YWAM has launched a new centre in Suva, Fiji … https://youtube.com/shorts/WC012ph6-rw Source Check out the YWAM Suba web-site, ywamsuva.com to find out more about the location and the ministry that they are engaging in. YWAM Phalombe YWAM Phalombe in Malawi recently updated their ministry video, which we will share with you now … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8r1ZLzKt4Y It looks like the best way to get in touch with them is through their Facebook page, as it has the most up to date information, and you can also check out their web-site, phalombe.ywam.ws. SBS Testimony for YWAM Osaka YWAM Osaka recently completed their School of Biblical Studies course. From the stories from their students I pulled this testimony to share with you … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vv0jPry77VY The School of Biblical Studies (SBS) at YWAM Takatsuki is a Japanese/English bilingual 10-month immersive course within Youth with a Mission, University of the Nations. It is designed to teach the students how to study the 66 books of the Bible through an inductive approach – to observe what the text says in the correct context, interpret and then make it applicable today. Students will not only be able to read a book and discover the big picture, but also be able to examine the finer details within each paragraph and verse. The next course will be running from May 11, 2025- March 19, 2026, and you can find out more on their web-site, www.ywamtakatsuki.org/sbs. YWAM Heredia Missionary Care Foundations Course Missionary Care is a vital thing that every YWAM location should be engaging in for the well being of their staff and ministry. According to the Global Member Care Network: Missionary care is doing whatever it takes, within reason, to insure that our workers feel cared for and supported by their agency and church, that they have the resources they need to work effectively, and to care well for themselves and their family. It is comprehensive – the ongoing preparation, equipping and empowering of missionaries for effective and sustainable life, ministry and work. (source) The Missionary Care Foundations is based on the definition of member care as: “The formal and informal efforts to develop, preserve, and restore kingdom workers for effective service.” It is built upon seven areas of support that provide care for missionaries. During the three-week course, many topics and tools will be presented in each area using a variety of teaching methods, including case studies, demonstrations, practice sessions, and applications interspersed with instruction. Students of the MCFC are provided with a training manual, “tools,” and a digital library of resources to support them in the fields of service where helpful personnel may not be accessible. All the presenter’s notes and power point presentations are also given to the students for their own review and use in communicating member care concepts. The next Missionary Care Foundations Course will be running from October 26 – November 16, 2024 in YWAM Heredia, Costa Rica. You can find out more on the YWAM Heredia web-site, ywamheredia.com. Trauma Healing Seminar From the 20th to the 25th of October, YWAM Marseille will be running a Trauma Healing Seminar. Trauma Healing Seminar trains facilitators to equip others as trauma healers, discovering in a deeper way who God is in the Scripture narrative regarding suffering. It unites proven mental health practices and engagement with Scripture enabling healing and wholeness to occur, and putting it into the hands of trauma healers, a way for the Gospel of Christ and His Word to be embraced throughout the whole world. Visit ywammarseille.com to find out more. Documentary Film Seminar YWAM Immerse Cornwall will be running the Documentary Film Seminar from 27 October to 2 November, 2024. If you are passionate about storytelling and eager to make a difference through film, you can join them for an inspiring 7-day Documentary Film & Storytelling Seminar in Cornwall in October! This intensive seminar aims to ignite the potential of young people across the UK and Europe, particularly those interested and/or involved in media work within their communities and churches, equipping them with the skills to drive change through documentary filmmaking. Students will cover the essentials of crafting compelling documentaries, from concept to screen, and gain hands-on experience with filming equipment and techniques. Learn effective interviewing techniques, develop impactful narratives, and create emotionally powerful films. Benefit from the guidance of missionary filmmakers and collaborate with fellow creatives. This seminar offers a unique opportunity for students to use their creativity to inspire change and bring positive stories to life. Visit ywamimmersecornwall.com to find out more details. YWAM Meme YWAM Ashville comes in this month with the best meme that I have found … You can find that meme, plus a number of others, on their Facebook Page. Teaser Next month we will continue to bring you news from around Youth With A Mission, including a YWAM outreach to Hellmouth … Feedback ywampodcast.com/# Subscribe ywampodcast.com/subscribe If you liked the program, tell a friend. If you didn’t like it, tell a friend anyway …

Welcome to the Youth With A Mission News Show for July 2024. This month we hear about YWAM Dzalek, three different Bible translation initiatives from around the world, a worship and prayer initiative in Washington DC, three ship ministry updates, a ministry to bring food to the needy in Guatemala, and find out about some amazing resources that Create International have created for ministry, and more … Thank you for downloading this, the 147th episode of the Youth With A Mission News Show Podcast, I’m your host, Bill Hutchison. You can contact us, subscribe to future episodes, leave comments, and find links to all the stories we talk about on the show notes for this podcast at ywampodcast.com/147 … Video https://youtube.com/live/zyJVOG86bgs?feature=share Stories: YWAM Dzaleka In the episode 135 of the YWAM News Show from July last year, we talked about Football Academy at the Dzaleka refugee camp. We have an update from their ministry now … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7uRlbKBbSU End Bible Poverty – Kalaki Bible Distribution Last month End Bible Poverty Now in Uganda went on mission to Kalaki district in Eastern Uganda to provide the Word of God to the local church in the community, ensuring they have access to vital spiritual resources. This effort effort has brought hope and encouragement to many people in Kalaki… https://youtu.be/Znityjrv93o (source) Check out their Facebook Page to see more of what they are doing. Bible Translation in the Himalayas Anna is a missionary who has moved to the Himalayas to work with Bible translation … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8m88YfIdLO0 Anna started her ministry, and did her first trip with YWAM Yosemite, which you can find out more about at ywamyosemite.org. Oral Bible Translation in Samoa Oral Bible Translation is working in Samoa … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEyuMccOcVk The best place to follow the work that is happening with YWAM in Samoa is in their Facebook Page. Night Watch in Washington DC David’s Tent is a ministry in Washington DC with a focus on 24/7 worship and prayer. It’s a ministry that YWAM Virginia Beach has been involved with, and we have this report from them … https://youtu.be/xRMHwd1OduM (source) You can check out the rest of the ministry that YWAM Virginia Beach is involved with on their web-site, ywamvirginiabeach.org. Gleanings for the Hungry – Guatemala Gleaning for the Hungry in Guatemala provides food to families in the local communities. Hope of the Nations, visit this community once a month to bring each family enough food for the next month. The families work very hard looking after the cattle that live on the land, but they are paid very little. Before the Lord called Eric and Billy to go visit the families struggled with hunger and malnutrition. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5CbPgaWW-c Find out more about Gleanings for the Hungry ministry around the world, on their web-site, gleanings.org. Island Reach July 2024 Update This month we have another up from the Island Reach, and their journey to get the ship to Madagascar. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nZWGa-O9ig Check out ywamships.ch for more. MV YWAM Liberty Drydock Complete We have an update from the MV YWAM Liberty about the recent maintenance needed on their ship. We recently had an update from Brett Curtis from YWAM Ships Kona about the MV YWAM Liberty. The ship recently completed drydock in PNG. and are back in the water! If you are watching the video, or head over to ywampodcast.com/147, you can check out the size of the propellors. The screws are massive, probably twice the height of Brett, who is in the photos. Helps give some idea as to the big task that has been completed! They want to thank you for your prayers and for following their ministry. The medical teams and volunteers are standing by to make this their home again. (source)  NAV School outreach from French Polynesia Another part of the ministry from YWAM Ships Kona is the NAV School outreach … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oD3XXx7rd2M Head to ywamshipskona.org for more information about the NAV School, and the MV YWAM Liberty. YWAM Costa Tropical, Spain Here is an introduction to YWAM Costa Tropical Spain … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ej-rluLy8V0 Check out ywamct.com to find out more. IndigiTube Resources Create International has been working for decades developing resources to be used for ministry around the world … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yku2QnO6ZHQ Go to Indigitube.tv to check out all the resources that they offer. YWAM Fernace Memez YWAM Fernace produced a good meme again this month … (source) SO ENCOURAGED: It has been revealed today that a YWAM-affiliated prophetic meeting has reached critical mass. 70 layers of interconnected prophecy were discovered after the team had waited on God for just five minutes. Feedback ywampodcast.com/147 Subscribe ywampodcast.com/subscribe If you liked the program, tell a friend. If you didn’t like it, tell a friend anyway …

Welcome to the Youth With A Mission News Show for June 2024. This month we hear about the upcoming Paris Games Outreach, we get some updates from YWAM Perth, hear about four different YWAM gathering from around the world, get an update from YWAM in Haiti, hear about some different training courses currently being offered, and we get an update about the Island Reach medical ship. Thank you for downloading this, the 146th episode of the Youth With A Mission News Show Podcast, I’m your host, Bill Hutchison. You can contact us, subscribe to future episodes, leave comments, and find links to all the stories we talk about on the show notes for this podcast at ywampodcast.com/146 … https://youtu.be/OoxjQoeUfr0 Stories: YWAM Games Outreach! The Games are coming to Paris from July 21 to August 11, and YWAM will be there to share the gospel and the love of Christ. YWAMers and the body of Christ both in France and around the world are invited to come to impact the nations in Paris this summer. Paris Je t’Aime will be three weeks of live open-air events, worship nights, and acts of service in collaboration with local and international partners to inspire believers, connect ministries and make known the love of God over Paris. YWAM has participated in Olympic outreaches almost since it began. Here is a report about some of the exciting things that happened during the 2012 London Games … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q67OHoja1IA There is still an opportunity to join in, and be a part of the Outreach to the 2024 Paris Games. You can head on over to ywamparisjetaime.com to find out how you can be a part of this opportunity. Create International We have this update from “Create International”. Create International Mobile/Media4Movements training team in Malawi serving movement leaders from Mozambique and Malawi. The team in Malawi has finished the film training and is almost completed the major shooting for the four short Yao films! The team from Mozambique is also in Malawi taking part in the four short films that have been produced. The idea is to continue strengthening the discipleship movement in Mozambique through the media. (source) Find out more at createinternational.com. YWAM Perth Update Here is a quick update from YWAM Perth about their ministries … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODn7Q8OW8DM Find out more about their ministry on their web-site, ywamperth.org.au. Gatherings Around The World! Story from the Tanzania Uniquip and Circle 18 Gathering In May, YWAMers from around 16 countries gathered in Tanzania for the Circle 18 gathering. There are many stories that have come out of it, including this one from Gift, from South Sudan… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkF8w-coE_I&list=PLWnQsAc_DUzUig25CykVbo5gJ8dYR6sBq&index=1 You can read more of the report from the gathering on the YWAM Facebook page. YWAM Together 2024 The next global YWAM gathering will be held in the heart of one of Asia’s megacities, in the capital of the beautiful and hospitable nation of the Philippines, Manila! This will be the first YWAM global staff gathering after the ‘Covid era’ and after the graduation of our founder, Loren Cunningham. We know we are in an important season as a mission and we are excited to be able to gather together as a YWAM family! Check out yt2024.com to register and find out more. Full Nets 2024 Global Gathering For two days before YWAM Together. YWAM Frontier Missions and OMT Movement are having the Full Nets Global Gathering in Manilla. The gathering it mobilise people to a new wave of pioneering in unreached people to finish the great commission. They will be converging around new youth movements, pioneering, and Loren Cunningham’s Oral Mother Tongue vision of the Bible into 13,000+ Bibleless languages. Head to fullnets.info to read more, and to register. Oceania Hui Staff and Students in New Zealand, Australia, and the Pacific are invited to the Oceania Hui from the 17th to the 22nd of November in Tauranga, New Zealand. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOdcXhSBxSA Like Josh said, you can head over to oceaniahui.com to register, and find out more. YWAM Les Cayes Facility Update YWAM Les Cayes does not have access to an electricity grid, and needs to be able supply their own power at all hours. They are setup with a solar system, but that does not provide any power at night. YWAM Les Cayes has a battery setup to provide them with power at night, but they are currently needing to upgrade their system and replace 16 of their batteries, at a cost of $250 each. In addition to upgrading their electrical system, they are also building a new building with storage facilities, service depot, hospitality area, and classroom. You can follow their progress, and watch a video about their construction, on their Facebook Page. YWAM Saint Marc Trade School Update Also in Haiti, we have an update from YWAM Saint Marc. The trade school has been running, despite the unrest still in the country. They are doing training in plumbing, tile setting, sewing, braiding, dread locks, and cooking. This year the trade school has over 550 students enrolled, in 16 different classes that will be offered throughout the year. The cost of the school per student is very low ($20 US) for four months of training. This is subsidized through donations towards the running of the trade school. You can find out more on the YWAM Saint March web-site, ywamstmarchaiti.org. YWAM San Francisco Showers One of the ministries that YWAM San Francisco provides to the homeless in the Tenderloin District in San Francisco is fresh showers. Steve will tell us a bit about the ministry, and some of the impact that is has for the people they serve. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHXbgUfVlLc This month they discovered water damage to the showers and they needed to repair them so they could continue to offer that service to the people. Thank fully they were able to raise the funds quickly, and the showers have been repaired, and started to be used again this week. Follow along with the YWAM San Francisco ministry on their Facebook page. YWAM An Cuan – Foundations for Christian Peacebuilding In January we shared with you about the Foundations for Christian Peacebuilding that YWAM An Cuan was running in Northern Ireland in May and November. The report from their May school is … Our first-ever Foundations for Christian Peacebuilding school has come to a close! What a fantastic 2 weeks of diving deeper into what reconciliation looks like with God, ourselves, and those around us. Together we wrestled with the question, what does the gospel say to the hurt in our world today? How do we find hope for our world through a worldview of peace? Some of the highlights of our time included a trip to Belfast to visit All Nations Belfast, our practical conflict mediation night, visiting Holy Cross Monastery, and learning about our humanity with Aleck Cartwright, the International Dean for YWAM’s University of the Nations. (source) The dates for the November school has changed from when we originally spoke about it, and is now running from November 10 – 22, and is described as “A 2-week mini-school exploring Peace, Justice, and Reconciliation. Find out more about the school, as well as the Introduction to Christian Peacebuilding 6-week Online Small Group, on their web-site, ywamancuan.org. Children’s Books for the Unreached While I was reading about the Create International Mobile/Media4Movements training team story for this episode, I came across a course that they offer called the “Children’s Books for the Unreached”. In this online course, student will learn how to write and/or illustrate high-quality, biblically-based, picture storybooks in a way that makes the Gospel of Jesus relevant and familiar to children in their own culture. This course is focused on producing illustrated storybooks for children among the unreached people groups of the world. Here is a story from one of the previous courses that they ran: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9UWpS_b4JQ The next CBU will be run in September 2024, and you can find out more over at createseeds.org. Hunting Discipleship Course – YWAM New Zealand YWAM Nelson is running their Hunting Discipleship Course from 14 October to 8 November. The course is tailored for people wanting to learn the basics of hunting while at the same time growing in their faith alongside like minded people! It also provides an opportunity to get amongst some of New Zealand’s most extreme wilderness, and to learn the skills of finding and stalking game in that environment. The hunting discipleship course is a 4 week course offering you a unique mix of discipleship, teaching and hunting. It offers the opportunity to grow in your walk with Jesus while at the same time learning how to identify, hunt and harvest wild game with like-minded friends. As part of the course each student will complete a HUNTS training course qualification which is run in association with the New Zealand Deer Stalkers Association. The course will be happening in Nelson, on the South Island of New Zealand, with the weekends spent deep in the hills and mountains of New Zealand. Find out more at ywamnelson.co.nz. Island Reach Medical Ship Update Last month we shared an update about the Island Reach vessel, which has completed it’s refit, and is almost ready to be deployed to Madagascar. Since that update we have received a further update from Elaine Leakey, the YWAM Ships Switzerland President, about plan for deploying the vessel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=mtnLuEznKVE With the Suez Canal opening back up YWAM Ships Switzerland is no longer considering needing to piggy-back the vessel around the Southern tip of Africa, and instead is planning on transiting the vessel under it’s own power through the Suez Canal, and onto Madagascar, via the Seychelles. This way of getting the Island Reach to it’s destination will save over £200,000 in transit costs, but they will still need to raise £80,000 to complete the delivery. The team from YWAM Ships Switzerland has been researching where to be based on the Island of Madagascar, and at the moment they are looking at possibly establishing themselves in Mahajanga as their home port. Mahajanga is located on the West coast of the island, and is Madagascar’s second port. This should provide great opportunities for partnering with the national maritime academy, and allow them access to many isolated communities that have very little medical services for the poor to access. You can continue to follow along with the deployment of the Island Reach on the YWAM Ships – Switzerland Facebook Page. Feedback ywampodcast.com/146 Subscribe ywampodcast.com/subscribe If you liked the program, tell a friend. If you didn’t like it, tell a friend anyway …

Welcome to the Youth With A Mission News Show for May 2024. This month we hear about a Mission Builders International, the release of Loren Cunningham’s last book No Boundaries Within God’s Will, find out more about YWAM Philippines, hear what YWAM is continuing to do in South Sudan, find out about the campus project in Medellin, check out the sustainability model that YWAM is developing in Northern Uganda, see a new opportunities for teams to serve in the Domican Republic, hear about an opportunity for a hiking retreat in Scotland, and more … Thank you for downloading this, the 145th episode of the Youth With A Mission News Show Podcast, I’m your host, Bill Hutchison. You can contact us, subscribe to future episodes, leave comments, and find links to all the stories we talk about on the show notes for this podcast at ywampodcast.com/145 … https://youtu.be/I1G8Qj18hj4 Stories: Mission Building A couple of month’s ago it was recommended to me by a viewer of the YWAM News Show to have a look at Mission Builders, after he and his daughter had a great experience with them. https://vimeo.com/887010949 Mission Builders International has many opportunities for individuals and for teams. You can check out some of the work that they have done recently on their Facebook Page. You can head over to their web-site, missionbuilders.org, so explore some of the options that are available. No Boundaries Book Released Loren Cunningham’s last book, No Boundaries Within God’s Will, was recently released. It is described as: No Boundaries tells Loren Cunningham’s climactic experiences in global travel that reveal essential elements for your own all-or-nothing path. Each story is fused with key Biblical principles, inviting you to escape boxes of fear, doubt, or confusion. Clear examples and practical steps will help you find and follow God’s vision. (link) You can get a free copy of the first chapter of the book on Loren’s web-site, lorencunningham.com. You can also listen to the first chapter for free on the YWAM Teaching Podcast at ywampodcast.net. We will embed the audio version of the first chapter in the shownotes to this podcast at ywampdocast.com/145. https://youtu.be/HvZQQx7OgPY You can purchase the full book on the YWAM Publishing web-site, ywampublishing.com, where you can order a physical copy of the book, or get it as a downloadable file. YWAM Norway Centre Tours Hanna from YWAM Norway is currently touring all of the YWAM locations in Norway, and there are some amazing centres that she has visited so far … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G63tmwsEX0U So far Hanna has visited 4 locations, and you can watch all of them on the YWAM Norway YouTube page, www.youtube.com/ywamnorway. YWAM Sunset Country in Jamaica YWAM Sunset Country in Ontario, Canada, recently had a team at YWAM Montego Bay in Jamaica. While they were there they worked to support the local ministry with their local work, and also helping with some of the infrastructure at their centre. Armour Bearer Ministry was developed to support others in the mission field to better equip them to the calling God has for them. For their ministry trip to Jamaica the brought a team of skilled workers to help with a bunch of much needed electrical upgrades and repairs! This is a huge blessing for the local ministry, and allows the team to fulfil the calling that God has on them. You can find out more about YWAM Sunset Country, and their Armour Bearer Ministry on their Facebook Page, facebook.com/YWAMSunsetCountry. Bayanihan – The heart of YWAM Ships Philippines Bayanihan is a Tagalog word meaning “hero of the community”. It lies at the heart of Filipino culture and is a core value of the ongoing work of YWAM Ships Philippines. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95A5OrWhP2w You can find out more about YWAM Ships Philippines on their web-site, ywamshipsphilippines.com, YWAM South Sudan Despite all the continued unrest in South Sudan, where ongoing conflict, food insecurity, and poor health outcome continue, YWAM continues to operate different ministries in the region. The YWAM Outreach Centre Magwi continues to serve the people in Eastern Equatoria. They run Sunday services, do local outreach, and run a children’s ministry. Last year they also started translating the Bible into the local Lokoya language, which is spoken by the Lokoya people in Central Equatoria and Eastern Equatoria in South Sudan. They have translated the book of Ruth into the Lokoya language, and they have the hope and faith that another book will be translated in the future. Many love the translation and they wish the whole bible would be translated, and this could be a complete light to the Lokoya people. (source) YWAM Yei in South Sudan continue their Discipleship Making Movement (DMM)/ Harvest Multiplication Training, and haves seen some baptism come out of the ministry. They are planning for another training of the couples on trauma healing, since they have come out from war zone, and many are still traumatized. YWAM Yei is also running a football / soccer ministry in the tri-state boarder area of South Sudan, Uganda, and Eastern Congo. It’s run among the marginalized youths of the three nations. (source) Campus Project YWAM Medellin Now we will take a look at what’s happening at YWAM Medellin. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5WCZsrSRBI You can find out more about the campus project on their web-site, jucummedellin.com. YWAM Kitgum Uganda Sustainability Model Agriculture in Northern Uganda is a thriving sector because of fertile land, favourable climate. YWAM Kitgum had a vision for more sustainable model that would help both the farmers, and the organization to thrive. They as that we would be praying with them to see this vision go forward. So far they have planted: Maize Cassava Soya bean Next season they are wanting to move ahead with planting Beans and Sim sim. They are also planning to expand their operation to include animal rearing. You can follow along with their journey and ministry on their Facebook page. YWAM Grimerud: A Call to the Great Commission Now we get to hear any encouraging update from some of YWAM Grimerud’s field workers, Mario and Mariann. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYtqTJBcU-Y If you would like to find out more, or partner with Mario and Mariann, you can head over to grimerud.no, YWAM Series 23 Team Opportunities YWAM Series 23 ministry in San Pedro de Macoris has some new opportunities for 2024. New for 2024, they are pioneering a new team based program called One Home – One Family, where your school, Church, youth group or business can come to the Dominican Republic and impact the life of the family. One Home – One Family is where your team is not just provide an opportunity to build a home for a needy family, but and an opportunity to to see a family restored. While the home is being built you will also be working alongside of our local volunteers in marriage and parenting advice, kids program and understanding the real day to day needs the family has to help them be equipped for the challenges they face. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4NL9hYWylI Head on over to ywamseries23.org/teams to find out more. Hiking retreat, a partnership with YWAM Scotland Place of Springs is a ministry to help long-term missionary leaders be fruitful over the long haul. They have teamed up with YWAM Seamill to offer special times of guided spiritual reflection, paired with mountain walks and wild camping. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b47AlO8eNVk The next retreat starts 9 June, with another one running from 21 – 27 September 2024. Visit placeofsprings.net to find out more. Island Reach Deployment Delayed We have been following the overall of the newest YWAM ship the Island Reach since December 2021 when it was first purchased. The ship’s overhall is complete, with the accommodation and medical facilities being complete, as well as all mechanical and electrical updates done. Unfortunately, with the unrest happening in the Middle East, the costs to deliver the vessel to Madagascar has increased drastically. The ship will now have to piggyback on a much larger ship to go to Durban, South Africa, and then sail to Madagascar from there. It is estimated that another £200,000 is needed before it can set sail. You can find out more about how to donate and get involved on the YWAM Ships Switzerland web-site, ywamships.ch. Update! The information published about the newest YWAM ship is not current information – and it’s not information that a decision by the board of executives for YWAM ships. As a board we are in a prayerful process deciding on transport and delivery of the vessel. This week the Ares Sea route has opened and we are investigating a departure in these next couple months. Piggy-backing the vessel was something we looked into. But for now this stayed and option and we are trusting the Lord for safe passage this summer. Elaine Leakey – YWAM Ships Switzerland President (source) YWAM Norway Leadership Training School – April 2025 One of the YWAM schools that I did while I was early on in my 25-years with Youth With A Mission was a Leadership Training School. I felt like it was a very beneficial school for myself, and it looks like YWAM Norway will be running an LTS next year … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccrqi9rb2zQ Head over to ywamaalesund.com to find out more about the school, and to consider if it’s something right for you. Meme of the Month YWAM Fernace Memez has won the Meme of the Month for May … You can visit YWAM Fernace Memez on Instagram to check out their memes, which they tend to update a few times a month. Feedback ywampodcast.com/145 Subscribe ywampodcast.com/subscribe If you liked the program, tell a friend. 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Welcome to the Youth With A Mission News Show for April 2024. This month we hear about a compassion ministry opportunity in Mali, a couple of school ministries that YWAM is running around the world, hear a testimony of God working in PNG, find out about an outreach to prostitutes in South Africa, hear about the YWAM Lyon Street Show, see what the meme of the month is for April, and more … Thank you for downloading this, the 144th episode of the Youth With A Mission News Show Podcast, I’m your host, Bill Hutchison. You can contact us, subscribe to future episodes, leave comments, and find links to all the stories we talk about on the show notes for this podcast at ywampodcast.com/144 … https://youtube.com/live/ZzpqzKVSWYU?feature=share Stories: Compassion Ministry Opportunity Mali Last month I was contacted by someone working in Mali, in West Africa, about a ministry opportunity there. Mali is a large nation in West Africa, with a population of almost 20 million, and a Christian representation of less than 1%. There has been decades of unrest in the nation, with almost 200,000 Malians currently displaced. (source) YWAM has a team that is currently working in Mali, with a focus on the refugees and the prisons. Here is a message I received from Simione, one of YWAM’s workers there: I’m working with Compassion Ministry here in Mali. Focus in the prison (we visit the Prison every Friday morning), To the Refugee Camp (that was after the prison go straight to the Refugee), I’m joining Team Xtreme as well (focus on schools and university). Their might be repaint program at the prison. This what we normally do every year and do some design work at the prison. At the refugee, we have some families are Christian living there. We might need to rebuild their houses. Simione is originally from Fiji, but living in Bamako, Mali with his wife Rachel. If you want to find out more about their ministry, including how you could involved, they can be contacted on their Facebook page. Volunteer with YWAM Ships Aotearoa YWAM Ships Aotearoa has some volunteer positions currently available https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PpcuZXJr_Q Head over to ywamshipsaotearoa.org.nz to find out how you could volunteer, and more about their ministry. YWAM Windhoek Partner with YWAM Lüderitz Last month we talked a bit about YWAM Windhoek. One of the ministries that they engage in is partnering with other YWAM locations near them… As part of reaching out to local YWAM bases and ministries, a group of staff went on outreach to serve alongside YWAM Lüderitz over the weekend. During this time, they had the privilege to share stories with children from the community, host prayer and worship nights, visit a school and also helped with the “Feed A Child” program. Here’s what the base leader’s wife had to share; “It has been such a great blessing and experience to have had the YWAM Windhoek outreach team with us. During their time here, we could really see the hand of God in their favour. Firstly, it takes a lot to pioneer a base just as a family but we have been adamant about what God clearly spoke to us about making Him known in Luderitz. Our vision is to serve the community in our abilities through children’s programs, prison ministry and evangelism. We also want to introduce missions to the young generation, to stir up a fire in their hearts that will assure them that serving God is not boring at all, it’s actually adventurous and exciting. Secondly, my highlight from this weekend has been the prayer nights we hosted at our home, it was such a beautiful time that we could invite our neighbors to join us in uttering a sound of prayer and worship unto the One who created us all. One of the A topics shared was “occupy while waiting” and that reminded me to remain steadfast but rejoice in the season of waiting and watch how the Lord does wonders for us. We are trusting the Lord for more staff and opportunities to expand the vision we have been called for, please pray with us and for us a family too.” (Salomè Van Wyk, YWAM Lüderitz) source Woven – Ministry to Prostitutes in South Africa Woven is a Ministry in South Africa founded in 2023 in response to the needs of women trapped in Prostitution. Woven works with single mothers who have found themselves in this vulnerable position due to the injustice of poverty or sexual exploitation, creating a space to train them in sewing while walking a path of discipleship. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1z6dhqdhTew You can find out more about the ministry on their Instagram page. YWAM Lyon Street Show Throwback to our street show on April 20th God is good all the time! We had a great afternoon of evangelism, music, fellowshipping, sharing and impact. In our team, no role is less important than the other. That’s why we’re thankful to be able to serve the Lord with the talents and gifts He’s given us. And we’re not denying the results! This is what happens when we come together for His work. Lyon will be for Christ! (source) Hope into the Brokenness Ashley has spent multiple years serving in Papua New Guinea as the Medical Coordinator for YWAM Ships Kona, traveling to remote villages with teams of medical professionals in order to serve the local people. Here is one of her stories about God’s providence in preparing her to treat a local woman who had suffered from a stroke. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hx9jsbETBiQ Learn more about YWAM Ships Kona at their website: ywamshipskona.org YWAM Reno Angel Tree Camp YWAM Reno is having a summer camp for kids of incarcerated parents in July! Each child gets a backpack. Camp David Sierra Nevada is an Angel Tree Camp. YWAM Reno is looking for (US based) volunteers to come help staff our Angel Tree Camp for children of prisoners in Northern Nevada. The camp is called Camp David Sierra Nevada. Head over to their Facebook page to volunteer or to learn how to donate backpacks for the campers. YWAM V2 Vanuatu Classroom Build Last year YWAM V2 in Eratarp, located outside of Port Vila, Vanuatu, built a double classroom for their school. This year they are looking to build an additional double classroom starting in August. To give you idea about why it’s so important for this school, and it’s resources to be built, we have this video from the V2 Life Ministry. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oU-X8_1zkeE Helping to built an additional two classrooms is a great chance to make a difference in the lives of the children in Teouma Valley. Head over to v2life.org to find out more about their ministry, and go to volunteerbuild.com for specifics about the classroom build. New Vision Schools – YWAM Arusha, Tanzania Another school program that YWAM is engaged in is the New Visions Schools out of YWAM Arusha in Zanzania. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2LIWPy3Pvs Again, you can find out more at ywamarusha.org. Mission Building The Wise Wookie over on YouTube recommended that we take a look at Mission Building in YWAM, as their family had a great experience with it last year in Papua New Guinea. It’s a great idea, as there are a lot of opportunities and stories out there for mission building. In the next months I’ll start gathering stories, and we can include a section on it in a future episode. If you have suggestions for future stories, please let me know in the comments on the Youtube video, or at ywampodcast.com/144. Is That Really You God? in German Loren Cunningham’s book, Is That Really You God, has inspired thousands, if not millions, of people into ministry and missions. For me it was required reading on my Discipleship Training School, as I’m sure it was for many DTS students. The book has been translated into 150+ languages, and is described as “a practical guide to hearing God’s voice and following His direction to change our hearts and our world”. Sven Stuhrmann from YWAM Nuremberg contacted me recently to let me know that they just completed a German Audio Book version of Is That Really You God? Chances are pretty good that if you are listening to this, then you probably also consume other content via audio format. I have included links to a few different places that you can pickup the German audio version of Is That Really You God in the show notes at ywampodcast.com/144. Apple: https://books.apple.com/de/audiobook/bist-du-es-herr-gottes-stimme-hören/id1725668573?l=de Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/audiobooks/details/Bist_du_es_Herr_Gottes_Stimme_hören?id=AQAAAECSpHrk-M&hl=de_AT&gl=KR&pli=1 Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/de/de/audiobook/bist-du-es-herr?open=true Spotify (not everywhere): https://open.spotify.com/show/42kZshdpRZIJJYXZlZT2MH?si=70cca92db9654b04 Storytel: https://www.storytel.com/de/books/bist-du-es-herr-gottes-stimme-hören-2821026 Everand: https://de.everand.com/audiobook/698691030/Bist-du-es-Herr-Gottes-Stimme-horen?language_settings_changed=Deutsch  Books-A-Million: https://www.booksamillion.com/p/Bist-du-es-Herr/Cunningham-Loren/L464674314?id=9077302612677# Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/bist-du-es-herr-loren-cunningham/1144627153?ean=2940160459820 Meme of the Month There were a few good memes put out this month by different YWAM locations, including YWAM Fernace MemeZ, YWAM Memes, and YWAM Kristiansand Memes had some really good ones. The location though that easily look the winning meme though was YWAM Asheville with their eclipse lightning strike meme … https://www.youtube.com/shorts/7dq9Z9SkjMM So, if you want to submit your own YWAM Memes for consideration for May’s Meme of the Month, just tag it on Instagram with the hashtag, #ywammemes. Feedback ywampodcast.com/144 Subscribe ywampodcast.com/subscribe If you liked the program, tell a friend. If you didn’t like it, tell a friend anyway …

Welcome to the Youth With A Mission News Show for March 2024. This month we hear a follow up report about the tragic accident in Tanzania that took the life of 11 YWAM leaders, find out how YWAM locations are responding to the unrest in Haiti, hear how we can be praying for Muslims during their holy month of Ramadam, find out how YWAM Paisley is having an impact on their local environment, hear about the ministries of two of our locations in Africa, and more … Thank you for downloading this, the 143rd episode of the Youth With A Mission News Show Podcast, I’m your host, Bill Hutchison. You can contact us, subscribe to future episodes, leave comments, and find links to all the stories we talk about on the show notes for this podcast at ywampodcast.com/143 … Stories: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OumRYDeuPJk Tragedy in Arusha Tanzania Update Last month we reported about the death of 11 YWAM missionaries in a tragic bus accident in Arusha, Tanzania. We have this update from the team … We are grateful for your prayers over these last two weeks since the Arusha Tragedy. We have felt your love from around the world, and have seen God’s hand guiding us through this. We are happy to share that all of those injured in the accident are recovering well, and that my mid week all 11 remains have been repatriated back to the families spread out in eight countries, and all funerals will have been completed . We are grateful for the doctors and hospital staff in Arusha and elsewhere who have given great care to our dear friends. We ask that you continue to pray for the injured as they continue to recover and heal both in the hospital and at home. Some will require much longer in hospital, but after air vacs, have been completed, everyone is where they need to be now to receive their on going care. Please continue to pray for the families and friends of our missionaries, those who are still recovering from their injuries, those who responded to the accident, and the many Y bases who have lost leaders as they grieve and find their next steps forward in both life and ministry without their beloved leaders. View this video that will explain how we are planning to use all of the funds that have come in so far, to assist immediate, and long term needs and to be a blessing to the families and the children left behind. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UBwlxNroQM Donations are being collected by YWAM Kona at ywamkona.org. YWAM Together 2024 in Manila, Philippines YWAM’s first “family gathering” since 2018 will be happening in Manila, Philippines from September 2 – 6, 2024. The next global YWAM gathering will be held in the heart of one of Asia’s megacities, in the capital of the beautiful and hospitable nation of the Philippines, Manila! This will be the first YWAM global staff gathering after the ‘Covid era’ and after the graduation of our founder, Loren Cunningham. We know we are in an important season as a mission and we are excited to be able to gather together as a YWAM family! The gathering will be hosted at Christ’s Commission Fellowship Church (CCF) – home to one of the Philippines & Asia’s largest Church movements. “All YWAM staff, students and associates are invited to reunite together in 2024.” In line with a nationwide vision within the Body of Christ to reach the younger generation of Filipinos, YWAM outreach teams are being invited to stay on afterwards to partner together with local churches for outreach into schools. Registration: https://www.yt2024.com/ The Send UK & IE Youth With A Mission is again partnering with The Send in the UK. On 7 July 2024, you can unite with thousands of young people at OVO Arena Wembley in London to worship, pray, and commit to real mission fields at home and across the globe. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGKzMZeUOYo Head to thesend.uk to get tickets. YWAM in Haiti There has been a lot of dramatic news coming out of Haiti in the last few weeks, including the resignation of the Prime Minister. Many of our locations in Haiti have been preparing for the unrest that they expected, including beefing up security and building walls and gates to their locations. We have these relatively recent reports from four of our locations … YWAM Les Cayes YWAM Les Cayes finished their annual soccer tournament earlier this month, before the latest unrest really kicked off. It was a good time with their local community, and it brought together a lot of people for the tournament and ministry. Earlier this month they completed the addition of their security gate, and during what they called the “calm before the upcoming storm”, they were busy collecting supplies, which included fuel for their vehicles and cooking. (source) YWAM Cap-Haiti We would also like to ask that you would continue to keep Haiti and our ministry in Cap-Haitian in your prayers. With the gangs continuing to overtake more and more of Haiti it has caused food and gas shortages all over the nation. Which in tern, causes the food and gas that is available, to triple in price. For our ministry in Cap-Haitian we are grateful that at this point the area is peaceful and has not been affected by any gang violence. However, we currently have 45 people living in our base that we are needing to provide food, running water and electricity, but with this sharp price increase we are struggling to provide 3 meals a day and afford the gas needed to pump the running water for the staff and students in the base. Please pray for peace and stability for Haiti and that God would continue to show His faithfulness to our ministry during these uncertain times. (source) YWAM Saint Marc, Haiti Last year YWAM Saint Marc completed building walls around their campus, which helps to provide greater security for the team that is there. They also ask to, “Please continue to pray with us for safety and protection over our city, campus and each student as we move forward. Things in Haiti are getting worse and darkness threatens to take over but we hope in the Lord. When He makes a way, we will continue to trust in His ways and not our own.” (source) YWAM Port of Peace Even through the unfortunate events in Haiti, our students are still working hard and learning! (source) Praying for Muslims During Ramadam YWA M Colorado Springs brings us this reminder to pray for Muslims during their holy month of Ramadan, which is from 11 March – 9 April this year. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/PO5NnNVJT5g YWAM Paisley Local Cleanup A few months ago as YWAM we prayed for the important issue of “creation care”, which is being good stewards of the land that God has placed us on. YWAM Paisley in Scotland is doing just that … Here at YWAM Paisley, we emphasize the importance of caring for all of God’s creation. One of the ways we do this practically is by removing litter in local areas around Paisley. We partner with Team Up to Clean Up, an initiative by the Renfrewshire Council.We want to serve our community by showing the people of Paisley the value that God has put in them and in their town. Additionally, litter picking allows us to positively impact the environment by preventing plastic and other rubbish from disrupting the ocean and other natural ecosystems It’s also really fun! (source) You can find out more about ministry that YWAM Paisley is engaged in on their web-site, ywampaisley.org. YWAM Windhoek YWAM Windhoek in Namibia, in Southern Africa, produced this video to provide us with some insight about their ministry … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MX2tEMk63kA YWAM Windhoek has many opportunities for teams and individuals. They run ministries to help feed 20 of the most vulnerable families in their region, they also work to provide education for some of the younger people in their area, and there is also a guesthouse on their property. Visit ywamwindhoek.org to find out more about their ministry. YWAM Heidebeek Missions Festival On Ascension Day, Thursday 9 May, YWAM Heidebeek in the Netherlands, is organizing a Missions Festival. A day full of inspiration, music, great speakers, cool seminars and more. The whole day is one big party with broadcast as the central theme. There are several celebrations with good worship and inspiring speakers. There are seminars and tours where you learn and experience more about broadcasting. In addition to that, there are also food trucks, delicious coffee, good music and activities for children and youth. This year’s theme is: Radiate His Light. We are called to be God’s light in this world. God wants to use us with all of our gifts and talents. May we radiate God’s light, everywhere we go. During the day, this challenge will return in several ways. You can find out more about it on their Facebook page. Embrace Ministry | YWAM Muizenberg Impact Ministries Embrace Ministry is a ministry of Youth With A Mission (YWAM) Muizenberg in Cape Town, South Africa. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vnkdKAry50 Visit ywammuizenberg.org to find out more about their ministry. Dental Trailer in Port Moresby We received this update from YWAM Medical Ships Australia and Papua New Guinea (YWAM MS). Marking World Oral Health Day, YWAM Medical Ships Australia & Papua New Guinea (YWAM MS) is pleased to announce the resumption and expansion of school visits by the YWAM Dental Trailer, scheduled to commence next month. During Term 2, the YWAM Dental Semi-Trailer and its dedicated team will visit three schools in Port Moresby; Sevese Morea Elementary & Primary School, Kila Kila Secondary School, and Carr Memorial Adventist School. The upcoming outreach will provide essential oral health education sessions and distribute Colgate Bright Smiles Bright Futures packs (includes a toothbrush, toothpaste and educational flyer) to approximately 3,400 students. Mr. John Wood, Managing Director of Colgate-Palmolive, expressed deep pride in their support of the program. “In addition to supplying the Bright Smiles Bright Future packs, we are also offering financial support and facilitating the employment of a local dentist and dental therapist in the trailer. “This not only meets a critical need but also provides valuable employment opportunities for Papua New Guinean dental professionals who have faced challenges in securing work,” stated Mr. Wood. With a focus on aligning with WHO treatment standards, the Dental Trailer will provide treatment to students in grade prep, grade 5, and grade 9. Treatment services will encompass restorations, extractions, cleanings, and fluoride treatments. Outfitted with three dental chairs and sterilization facilities, the dental semi-trailer is equipped to deliver comprehensive dental care services to the students. (source) You can visit ywamships.org to find out more. YWAM Deaf World Jamaica Last month we prayed as a mission for Ministries to the Deaf as part of “The Invitation“, which is one of YWAM’s global prayer ministries. One of YWAM’s ministries to the deaf is YWAM Deaf World Jamaica, and here is a testimony from one of their teams: https://youtu.be/EePG5V_Xl6M You can visit ywamjamaica.org/deafworld to find out more. YWAM – ELS Cluj Outreach to Mexico A YWAM Team from Cluji, Romania recently completed an outreach to Ciudad Juarez Mexico. They were involved in many different activities there, including: Building two houses together with YWAM San Diego/Baja and YWAM El Paso – Juárez Preparing food, preaching and praying for different groups of refugees from South America Distributing food in the city centre for homeless and poor people For a few days serving in a centre of rehabilitation for drug addicted people. Sharing the Gospel, praying for people and helping practically (cooking, construction) Serving the people in the hospitals and those waiting for days outside, caring for their loved ones – distributing packages with hygiene products and praying for people Serving in a native community, where they cooked lunch for all the kids (~80) and then had a program special for kids The best place to find English information about the YWAM – ELS Cluj ministry is their Facebook page. Sound of the Nations Seminar YWAM Canada Global Gateway will be hosting their “Sound of the Nations” seminar on May 18 – June 16. This 6 week intensive seminar is really going after unlocking your identity, unique, cultural expressions, and God’s heart for the Nations As a seminar we will also be part of hosting and organizing a conference called Nations To Nations which focus on the restoration of the Identity, Dignity, and Destiny of Nations Go to our website and apply, https://www.ywamglobalgateway.org/soundofthenations YWAM Amsterdam Seminars From May to August YWAM Amsterdam is running five different seminars. They are the: Business as Missions Seminar Shine Seminar Engage with Bible Translation DTS Equip Worship and Prayer The business as missions seminar will run from May 21 – 31 and is created from the first two weeks of the 12-week school of Business and Entrepreneurship (SOBE). Students will gain a better understanding of the BAM (Business as Missions) movement and its strategic role in World Missions. The Shine Seminar will run from May 23 – July 5 and will allow the participants to become equipped with a passion for social justice and knowledge of to support survivors of sexual exploitation. Students will be taught by experts and will grow in understanding the core element of the sex trade and human trafficking; while increasing in compassion and humility toward its survivors. Engage with Bible Translation runs from July 10 – 16 and highlights that one of the greatest ways we can know God is through His word. However, millions of people around the world don’t have a single verse of scripture in their language! You can discover how you can actively participate in bringing the Word of God to every tribe and tongue. DTS Equip runs from July 10 – August 23 and is six weeks of intense lectures, assignments and activities covering the identity, character, personal development, skills, discipleship keys, leadership skills, outreach teaching, preparation and practical application. The Worship and Prayer seminar will run from July 10 – August 2 and is a three weeks intensive to train and equip believers to minister to the Lord first and foremost and seek His presence to transform lives and cities through intercession, worship, and missions. Visit ywamamsterdam.com to find out more. Best Meme This Month This month’s best YWAM meme comes from the ywammemes Instagram account: There was no real competition this month, with even YWAM Fernace Memez pulling a no show this month! If you have any YWAM memes that you want to submit for next month’s meme review, tag me on Instagram, @billhutchison. Feedback ywampodcast.com/143 Subscribe ywampodcast.com/subscribe If you liked the program, tell a friend. If you didn’t like it, tell a friend anyway … Sound Quality I apologize for the sound quality of my own voice. I found out after recording that my audio device driver was corrupt and adding distortion. Unfortunately I did not hear his while monitoring my voice, it only showed up in the recording. Next month should be better …

Welcome to the Youth With A Mission News Show for February 2024. This month we hear about the tragic accident in Tanzania that took the life of 11 YWAM leaders, the recovery work of YWAM in Chile after the wildfires, the completion of YWAM Island Reach vessel, JOCUM Brazil Carnival Outreach, and more … Thank you for downloading this, the 142 episode of the Youth With A Mission News Show Podcast, I’m your host, Bill Hutchison. You can contact us, subscribe to future episodes, leave comments, and find links to all the stories we talk about on the show notes for this podcast at ywampodcast.com/142 … https://youtube.com/live/8DYpwZvKHwU?feature=share Stories: 11 YWAM Staff Die in Car Crash in Tanzania Eleven missionaries with Youth With A Mission (YWAM) died in a tragic traffic accident on Saturday near Arusha, Tanzania. The incident, involving multiple vehicles, also claimed the lives of several others, including the bus driver. By last reports two key mission leaders remain in critical condition. Here is the update from February 25: With the ripples of the difficult news of the death of 11 YWAMers in a terrible traffic accident in Tanzania, our prayers are with the family and friends of the deceased. There are five injured individuals still hospitalized and two more people in critical condition to be rallied around in prayer. We thank the Lord that one of the hospitalized, Isaac B., has been released to return home. (Due to security reasons, we cannot release the full names). Local and international leaders from YWAM are gathering to support the team on the ground, who are now faced with many details of repatriation, medical evacuation, family support, funeral arrangements, and many other logistics. We invite you to help with these expenses with an opportunity to give on the following link. The estimated cost of all of these arrangements is approximately $350,000. Thank you to those who are already contributing. (source) There are regular updates to the condition of those still in hospital, and the needs of the survivors and their family on ywam.org. The names of the people involved in the accident can also be found in the updates over at ywam.org. Darlene Cunningham has also issued a letter about the Arusha Tragedy, which you can also find over at ywam.org, or the link in the show notes, Letter from Darlene Cunningham. YWAM Vancouver No Snow Outreach YWAM Vancouver is known to be a fantastic destination for discipleship training school students wanting to grow in their relationship with God, tell others about Him, and also hit the slopes. Sometimes however, the weather doesn’t cooperate with the skiing and snowboarding part of that plan … https://youtu.be/inEK6LYF59c Find out more about YWAM Vancouver on their web-site, ywamvancouver.org. Wildfire Damage in Chile In early February wildfires torched many highly populated areas in Chile. The fires killed over 150 people, and damaged and destroyed more that 5000 homes. Our YWAM location in Viña del Mar was spared by the fire because a nearby avenue created a kind of wind corridor between two hills, which redirected the flames away from the building. The director of the YWAM location, pastor Dionicio Viana, has transitioned the location to focus on helping the people affected by the fires. Four YWAM bases from around Chile have sent people to join the local team in removing debris from the streets and homes. In some of the local areas few homes remain. Viana says that, “it looks like we were bombed, like a war. For the time since the fire, residents have been without water and electricity. Last week some of the teams worked together to build a storage building to help store the aid that they have received, since the previous storage areas had collapsed. They will be distributing clothing and dolls that have been donated, as well as other much needed supplies. The best place to get updates on the working happening there is on their Facebook Page, which is linked to in the show notes. (news source) YWAM An Cuan YWAM An Cuan recently released this update about their ministry in Ireland … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNZk0KoFdyk Visit ywamancuan.org to find out more about their ministry. YWAM Island Reach Completed! In some exciting news, the new YWAM Ship, the Island Reach, has completed it’s new outfitting and sea trials, and will be embarking on it’s first outreach in April! We have been following the conversion of the ship from and ex-navy shop, to a “liveable hospital ship” for the last year or so. The ship now has four cabins for the crew, a GP unit, a pharmacy unit, and a dentist room. On April 9 they will be embarking for Madagascar for their first of hopefully many medical outreaches. Visit ywamships.ch to find out more. (source) YWAM Kona Podcast – Restoring Families YWAM Kona has a podcast with many discussions about topics such as Combatting Human Trafficking, Revival and Reformation, LBGTQ+ and the Church, and more. They recent episode about Family Restoration has a very impactful message. Here is a short clip from it. https://youtube.com/shorts/yJSF0XIB8cY You can check out the full episode on their Spotify Page, which is linked to in the show notes. YWAM Organic Postcards from the Field YWAM Organic has launched a new series called “Postcards from the Field”… https://youtu.be/uTMQ6gXFZpE If you head on over to the YWAM Organic Instagram page, linked to at ywampodcast.com/142, you can follow along with their series, and hear more about what God is doing. JOCUM Brazil Carnival Outreach Carnival is five days of festivities, parades and public debauchery leading up to Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent. YWAM Brazil, in addition to many other Christian groups and churches in Brazil, are using that opportunity to outreach to the revellers … One of the most active groups during Carnival has been Jovens com uma Missão, known as JOCUM, the Brazilian branch of the U.S. organization Youth With A Mission. According to Thiago Oliveira Carvalho, a missionary who has been working with the group for 25 years, JOCUM has been taking part in Carnival celebrations for 40 years and sees popular events, such as Carnival, as “a great opportunity to announce the Gospel to people who need a genuine encounter with Jesus.” “People go to those parties looking for happiness. But all the Carnival offers is a temporary joy. We understand that sick people are the ones who need a doctor. That’s why we decided to be present there,” he told Religion News Service. In cities like Ouro Preto (in Minas Gerais state), JOCUM organizes a “bloco,” a bloc of festivalgoers who sing and play typical Carnival instruments but represent the church. “People don’t expect that somebody will talk about Jesus amid that party. But that’s what Jesus used to do,” Carvalho said. (story source) Follow on Instagram. YWAM Grimerud YWAM Grimerud released this clip this month about their ministry … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnZLXol4FWE Visit grimerud.no to find out more about their ministry. YWAM Liverpool Support Group Outreach One of the ministries that YWAM Liverpool engages in, is an informal support group. Out of that support group, we get this exciting testimony … https://youtu.be/4kjlQtvLu70 You can hear more about the ministry of YWAM Liverpool on their Instagram page, here. YWAM Cricket with YWAM Wollongong One of the fun things about Youth With A Mission is all the different sports that are played around the world. Last month we talked about YWAM Les Caynes’ 3rd annual soccer tournament, and a few months ago we talked about YWAM outreach to the next Olympic games in France. One international game that is un-played in North America, but played extensively around the world, is the game of Cricket. https://youtu.be/R9EWhPuiJb0 You can follow YWAM Wollongong on their Instagram page, here. YWAM Furnace Memez Check out more YWAM Furnace Memez on their Instagram Page, here. Feedback ywampodcast.com/142 Subscribe ywampodcast.com/subscribe If you liked the program, tell a friend. If you didn’t like it, tell a friend anyway …

Intro: Welcome to the Youth With A Mission News Show for January 2024. This month we hear about YWAM Samoa’s Outreach to Indonesia, a Skateboarder’s outreach to Mexico, YWAM San Francisco opens their doors during their inclement weather, we get a story from an outreach to a correctional facility in the Philippines, YWAM Kyiv running a youth group, YWAM Tampa Bay will be doing a musical theatre tour, we hear from two of our locations in Haiti, we talk about the next YWAM Together gathering in the Philippines, Bevin from Globalcast Resources bring us a great message about the Biblical Motivation for missions, and more … Thank you for downloading this, the 141 episode of the Youth With A Mission News Show Podcast, I’m your host, Bill Hutchison. You can contact us, subscribe to future episodes, leave comments, and find links to all the stories we talk about on the show notes for this podcast at ywampodcast.com/141 … https://youtu.be/nvfZDNI-aKM Stories: YWAM Samoa – Indonesia Outreach A few weeks ago, we sent forth our dedicated team to Indonesia with a profound sense of purpose. They are a beacon of light, chosen to illuminate the Muslim world with hope and inspiration. Let’s join together in prayer, believing that the presence of our team in Indonesia is a divine assignment, and that God’s purpose will manifest through their efforts. We are confident that the impact of these Samoans will resonate far beyond borders, influencing nations and spreading positivity. May their journey be blessed, and may they be agents of transformation, touching lives and bringing about positive change in the world. (source) Homes of Home Skateboarders Outreach Earlier this month, 30 youth from the Medicine Hat Skateboard Association from Alberta Canada flew to Ensenada, Mexico to join Homes of Hope for a house build … https://youtu.be/InmgfIz42iw (source) You can find out more about YWAM’s Homes of Hope Ministry at their web-site, ywamhomesofhope.org. YWAM San Francisco It’s been a cold, wet weekend here in the Tenderloin. Some of our amazing staff opened the community center overnight to let our neighbors warm up and get dry. Your gifts make it possible to bring services to unhoused and low-income neighbors in San Francisco, even more it supports the life changing relationships that are built over time by loving our neighbors. (source) Also in San Francisco, the city wide prayer walk has been re-scheduled until February 17 because of the nasty weather that they have been experiencing (source). YWAM Experience Asia Prison Outreach Today we get to hear an exciting story from YWAM Experience Asia about their outreach to a correctional facility in the Philippines. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ssS3p8Nu9DU You can head on over to ywamexperienceasia.com to find out more about their ministry. YWAM Kyiv Waves of Hope https://youtu.be/8vvBs1Z601Q During Waves of Hope this past summer, we repaired the windows and roof of this community center in a formerly occupied village. Now we have an ongoing active youth group. We get together, plan mercy activities around the village for the elderly and children. This was a gathering for Christmas break. We had worship, Bible story, food and building relationships. Pray for this group of young people to meet Jesus in all of His loving power, grace and hope! This is what the Waves of Hope are all about! Come join us this summer with Waves of Hope 2024! Find out more about bringing a team here: www.ywamkyiv.org/come (source) YWAM Tampa Musical Theater Impact Tour This April YWAM Tampa Bay will be launching a Musical Theater Impact Tour. https://youtu.be/UJcSiEni37k (source) The preparation and rehearsal for the tour will being on April 8, with the outreach running from May to July of this year. Head over to ywamtampa.com to find out more. YWAM Trang Ministry YWAM Trang has begun pioneering a new base in the South of Thailand … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8C1i09ko8kw Visit ywamtrang.org for more information. Foundations for Christian Peacebuilding – YWAM An Cuan In a world that is experiencing a lack of peace, looking to Jesus for solutions is the best place to start: YWAM An Cuan is launching a new 2-week mini-school exploring peace, justice, and reconciliation. They are running it two times this year, April 21-May 3, 2024 and November 3-15, 2024 in Northern Ireland! (source) The Foundations for Christian Peacebuilding school gathers people from diverse backgrounds around some of life’s hardest realities to ask, what is the Good News here? Participants in the school will explore how the story of the Bible and the life of Jesus speak to the real hurt of our world. The vision of Christian Peacebuilding is to empower believers to build bridges, heal wounds, and confront injustice. There is an opportunity to begin (or continue) the journey of uncovering God’s message of hope to all people at all times. For more information and registration visit our website at ywamancuan.org YWAM Les Caynes, Haiti Soccer Tournament This month YWAM Les Caynes, in Haiti, can their 3rd annual soccer tournament … https://youtu.be/_eHHG_F_HeE (source) YWAM Les Caynes is currently in the midst of developing their campus in Haiti and are actively raising money to finish the security wall around the centre. Unfortunately the security situation in Haiti is still not ideal, so the wall is important for the continued development and safety of the staff, students, and family in Haiti. You can head over to ywamlescayes.com to find out more about their ministry. YWAM Saint Marc Projects As we visit Haiti, we get this update from YWAM Saint Marc: We did our de-brief on last years trade school and had our first meeting for this years school coming up very soon! We planned out the different class options we want to offer and have been meeting with teachers as well. Help them feed themselves will have lots of rice ready soon and we are excited to both buy some for our base kitchen and help them sell it to other people as well. Our first camp of the year- ‘Camp of Light’ is coming up in February and we are also preparing for our first Radikal youth group meeting of the year. God is moving and we are thankful for His provision and grace as we move forward. The pictures in the post (and on your screen if you are watching this) show a project we are currently working on. We are fixing and building up all of our gates on campus for better security, as we are again going through a more serious period of unrest in Haiti. There are calls for a revolution and the streets/ main roads have been blocked off and unsafe all over the country this week. We want to ensure everyone who lives on and comes into our campus is as safe as possible. We also ask that you would pray for Haiti. For a peaceful resolution, for divine safety and for wisdom for all of the people in Haiti right now. (source) YWAM Salem – Dare to Believe YWAM Salem gives up a brief update about their ministry … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Jv4N84Pzok Head over to ywamsalem.org to find out more about their ministry. YWAM Together 2024 Our next global YWAM family gathering will be held in the heart of one of Asia’s megacities, Manila, the capital of the Philippines this September! This will be the first YWAM global staff gathering since YWAM Tother 18 in Thailand 6 years ago. It will also be the first global YWAM family gathering since the ‘covid era’ and the graduation of our beloved founder Loren Cunningham. We are expecting to meet with God in a profound way as we gather together before Jesus as ‘one family’ of many ministries and movements. Please have a watch and listen to this invitation from Any Byrd … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dUwCliice4 You can visit yt2024.com to find out more about YWAM Together 2024. Biblical Motivations for Missions And finally we hear a message from Bevin from Globalcast Resources about the Biblical Motivation for Missions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmZCIffeRdA Bevin has released a fantastic 3-part series about “How to Inspire God’s People for their Global Destiny on the Globalcast Resources web-site. If you follow the link at ywampodcast.com/141, you can watch the full 3-part series, and also check out the online School of Missions Advocacy that they are running in August. Find out more about Globalcast Resources at globalcastresources.com. Latest Best Meme Well, once again, YWAM Fernacememez takes the win this month with one of the YWAM Memes over on Instagram. This month’s meme from them talks about the warning, “Don’t drink the unfiltered water in the Himalayas, it’s dangerous.”. That warning then gets thrown in the fire, so we can only guess that some of their staff and students on outreach decided against following that advice … Again, it’s an easy one to relate to for almost anyone who has gone on outreach to locations with “questionable” water quality. Feedback ywampodcast.com/141 Subscribe ywampodcast.com/subscribe If you liked the program, tell a friend. If you didn’t like it, tell a friend anyway …

Welcome to the Youth With A Mission News Show for December 2023. This month we hear about how the Gospel can help in the midst of the civil war in Nigeria, the return of the MV YWAM Koha to their home port after their emergency repairs, a mission building team in Vanuatu, the upcoming Creation Care forum, YWAM Ships Philippines Outreach, another YWAM Meme Review, and more … Thank you for downloading this, the 140th episode of the Youth With A Mission News Show Podcast, I’m your host, Bill Hutchison. You can contact us, subscribe to future episodes, leave comments, and find links to all the stories we talk about on the show notes for this podcast at ywampodcast.com/140 … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxK5kflJ4O4 Stories: Ending a Civil War with the Gospel This is an amazing story about how God moved through YWAM to help in the midst of a civil war in Nigeria … https://youtu.be/hEnf1aCge7U In the last 14 years more than 62,000 Christians have been killed, and over 5 millions displaced in Nigeria by Islamists. This Christmas over 160 have been killed in attacks on 20 Christian Communities in Central Nigeria on or around Christmas Day. We have seen what God can do, and how he can affect the hearts of even the most hardened killers. We need to continue to pray that God would have His way in Nigeria, and that they would know the peace that we have through Christ as King. YWAM Koha Returns on Christmas Eve Last month we shared with you about the repairs that the MV YWAM Koha required in Lautoka, Fiji, and the amazing provision for those repairs. The repairs required to the vessel was because of an issue with the drive shaft. A report from YWAM Ships Managing Director, Marty Emmett stated that, “The drydock and repair work was successful. She returned back to the water on Friday, [December 15]. And then passed a sea trial on Saturday.” The YWAM Koha departed Fiji on Monday the 18th, and arrived back at it’s home port, Vessels Works wharf in Tauranga on Sunday, December 24th. During it’s time in Fiji the vessel was able to provide 1,213 people in Fiji with health services, and 3,891 with dental, optometry, or general medical care. (source) Mission Building Team in Vanuatu Earlier this year Vanuatu was hit by a cyclone, that caused a lot of damage to the islands, and to the YWAM locations located there. A YWAM team recently visited the Island to help with the rebuilding process … https://youtu.be/nwjTpnPWnjA You can find out more about YWAM Pacific Waves on their web-site, ywampacificwaves.org, and follow along on their Facebook Page, where you can get their latest news, including news like how they are running their Island Impact Summer Camp in Vanuatu from January 8 – 18. I did part of my Discipleship Training outreach in Vanuatu, where at the time there was no permanent YWAM location, so it’s always exciting for me to see YWAM’s ministry grow in Vanuatu. YWAM Creation Care Forum The YWAM Creation Care Online Forum is taking place again this January. Last year was a great success last year with over 45 participants, and you are invite to join together Wednesday 24th and Thursday 25th January 2024, where you will have the chance to hear from people in YWAM across the globe who are interested in and practicing Creation Care. Whether you’re learning what Creation Care is or are a practiced veteran, it is a great opportunity to learn, discuss and connect together. YWAM had a team at COP 28 this month, and there should be reporting from that meeting during the forum, as well as a chance to discuss how God asks us to care for His creation. You can find the link at ywampodcast.com/140 to the online registration for the forum, www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ywam-creation-care-forum-2024-tickets-753752713657. YWAM Ships Philippines Outreach YWAM Ships Philippines recently completed an outreach in their area of the Pacific … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1U_yKprAuw Find out more on their web-site, ywamshipsphilippines.com. YWAM Meme Review YWAM Oxford Memes – dropped the ball, nothing new this month! YWAM Furnace Memes took it to the next level though. While I enjoyed being made into a meme myself, not just once, but twice. There were two memes this month that stood out. The first is something that I am sure everyone, except the most extroverted of us, has experienced on outreach. My favourite though, and the one that really crushed it, was this one … https://youtube.com/shorts/LVOtvCH5MJQ With the Holy spirit telling you that yes, you “should go live by faith as a missionary in the nations …” In addition to providing the best YWAM Memes on the Internet, YWAM Furnace in New Zealand also runs an amazing ministry, which you can find out about on their web-site, ywamfurnace.nz. Feedback ywampodcast.com/140 Subscribe ywampodcast.com/subscribe If you liked the program, tell a friend. If you didn’t like it, tell a friend anyway …

Welcome to the Youth With A Mission News Show for November 2023. This month we hear about emergency repairs to the YWAM Koha ship, a miracle life saved in PNG, the passing of Joseph Chean in Turkey, YWAM Lyon’s Bible Distribution project, Loren Cunningham’s new book that is to be released soon, we introduce a new segment rating your YWAM memes, and more … Thank you for downloading this, the 139th episode of the Youth With A Mission News Show Podcast, I’m your host, Bill Hutchison. You can contact us, subscribe to future episodes, leave comments, and find links to all the stories we talk about on the show notes for this podcast at ywampodcast.com/139 … https://youtu.be/m3kTHxcwBu0 Stories: YWAM Ship m/v YWAM Koha Repairs YWAM Ships Aotearoa just completed this year’s outreach to Fiji. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrUs5AVyKrs Unfortunately the m/v YWAM Koha was found to be in need of significant repairs at the end of their outreach. The only way to fix this significant engineering issue is to take it out of the water, and fix it in dry dock in Fiji. The cost of repairs is $300,000 NZD. Since they made their need known in the middle of November, the full amount of funds needed have already been raised! This means that the vessel will be able to be repaired, and the ship and crew will be back in New Zealand by Christmas. Praise God! The best place to follow along with their journey on their Facebook Page. Newborn Revived in Remote PNG We bring you this report from YWAM Ships Australia … “I’m not a midwife! I will pray!” Hannah Peart cried, as she ran through the night in search of local health care workers. Hannah, a registered nurse, was serving with YWAM Medical Ships in the Delta Fly District of Western Province, Papua New Guinea. It was a medical emergency. Seconds earlier, while treating patients, a lady had run into the clinic in search of urgent assistance. There was a mother in labour, but the baby was stuck at the shoulders – head delivered, but very blue. Help in tow, Hannah returned to find the baby born limp and not breathing. Joanna, one of the health care workers, took immediate charge; administering manual suction whilst instructing Hannah to begin CPR. They were fighting difficult odds, with no oxygen, and no appropriately sized mask to administer the baby assistance. After five long minutes of stimulation, CPR, and suction, the baby started breathing – shallow and irregularly. After another five, shallow but on their own. After a further ten, a wash of relief fell over the team as the baby gave its first loud cry. This baby was a living miracle, in front of their eyes, within their arms. “I am amazed at the health workers here,” Hannah said, reflecting on the experience, “not only their expertise, but their persistence. Even with such limited resources, they do not give up.” (source) You can read more stories like that on the YWAM Ships Australia web-site, ywamships.org. Update on Island Reach Conversion We have a new update from YWAM Ships Switzerland, and the conversion the Island Reach. https://youtu.be/s_8RdLWDWX8 source Head over to ywamships.ch to follow along with the conversion of the ship. Create International Create International is engaged in some amazing ministry around the world, and they have recently released a new video about their ministry. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOrvAVYmxGc Head on over to createinternational.com to find out more about their ministry. Joseph Chean – Missionary with YWAM Singapore Passes Away Earlier this month Joseph Chean, a leader with YWAM in Singapore passed away while in Turkey. This message was posted on their Facebook Page: With great sadness, we received the tragic news this morning that our beloved Joseph Chean has gone home to be with the Lord. Joe was involved in a road traffic accident at 10:20am Istanbul time on 15 November 2023 on the way to the airport back to Singapore, and died from injuries enroute to the hospital. He was on a teaching trip. We are in shock and grief at this moment, and together with his wife Kim, and two daughters Olivia and Ashley, we are mourning the loss of a very dear spiritual father, leader, mentor, brother and friend. We seek your prayers alongside us for the family, and your understanding as we handle condolences. To honour the family, we ask that you give them privacy to grieve and settle necessary matters. More details will be released soon. YWAM Ashville YWAM Asheville recently released this new update about their ministry. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJccy_E4GFs Head on over to ywamasheville.org to find out more. YWAM Lyon Bible Distribution Since 2010 YWAM Lyon has distributed over 50,000 Bibles to the people of Lyon, and tourists. This year they are aiming to give away another 7,000 Bibles. They are finding it to be a real challenge, but they are confident that they will succeed. You can check out the “Festival of Lights” page at linktr.ee/ywamlyon. There’s a lot more information about it there. And if you are interested in participating, there are three ways: PRAY – by joining their prayer channel DONATE – on their web-site, or in person by the stall at Hello Asso to help us buy the Bibles (total of €125 donated = a free Bible) GO OUT WITH US – by signing up for the distribution Loren Cunningham’s New Book https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quvQysEHUW4 “No Boundaries – Within God’s Will”. Loren’s final book, written with Jeff Rogers, is set to come out this month, barring any unexpected delays. Head over to lorencunningham.com to get a free copy of the first chapter of the book, and to be updated when the book is released. Favourite YWAM Meme of the Month Recently YWAM Oxford and YWAM Furnace have started a bit of a meme war on their Instagram pages. I had a look at their pages, along with any other YWAM meme accounts I found find on Instagram, and picked out my favourite 10. YWAM Kristiansand YWAM Ships YWAM Memes YWAM Furnace YWAM Kristiansand YWAM Furnace YWAM Memes YWAM Memes YWAM Oxford YWAM Ships Some other YWAM meme accounts that have been updated recently include YWAM Ships Memes, YWAM Kristiansand Memes, and YWAM Memes. I you enjoy a monthly meme review let me know, and we can do this every month. And if you think I got the choice for best meme wrong, just let me know in the comments at ywampodcast.com/139. Feedback ywampodcast.com/139 Subscribe ywampodcast.com/subscribe If you liked the program, tell a friend. If you didn’t like it, tell a friend anyway …

Welcome to the Youth With A Mission News Show for October 2023. This month we hear about Loren Cunningham, YWAM’s founder, passing away, a prayer request for the Middle East, we get a report from the latest YWAM Leaders Gathering, hear a bit about the importance of missionary care in YWAM, see a medical outreach to a remote island in Vanuatu, and more … Thank you for downloading this, the 138th episode of the Youth With A Mission News Show Podcast, I’m your host, Bill Hutchison. You can contact us, subscribe to future episodes, leave comments, and find links to all the stories we talk about on the show notes for this podcast at ywampodcast.com/138 … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQHbZNUyAR4 Stories: Loren Cunningham Passes Away Loren Cunningham, founder of Youth With A Mission (YWAM) went to be with Jesus on October 6, 2023 at the age of 88. Loren was the first person in history to travel for the sake of Christ and the Great Commission to every sovereign nation on earth, all dependent countries, and more than 100 territories (Mark 16:15). Now he has added one more “stamp” to his well-worn passport: HEAVEN! Loren is often called the “de-regulator of missions” because he broke the 1960s missionary paradigm by creating opportunities for Youth to serve short-term, globally and unsalaried. This foresight opened the floodgates so that millions could come FROM everywhere and go TO everywhere as missionaries around the globe to proclaim the truth of God and display His love.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwQtSXJcQP0 Over at ywam.org you can read the full obituary, and also see messages honouring Loren by Franklin Graham, David Hamilton, and Lynn Green. As we talked about last month, Loren’s ministry focus in his last days was for translating the Bible and message of Jesus into every language on Earth. You can watch that vision, and find out more about that vision at ywampodcast.com/137. Loren was also busy writing a new book in this final months with Jeff Rogers called No Boundaries Within God’s Will. The book is already at the printers, and due for release in November. You can download the first chapter of the book for free at lorencunningham.com/legacy. You can also preorder the book on that page. Pray for the Middle East It is now more than two weeks since the latest escalation of violence in Israel / Palestine. As the horrific images and video footage is broadcast across the world our hearts are broken for the suffering that is taking place among both Israeli and Palestinian families. Until now, our YWAM family in Israel / Palestine and the wider region are all okay and most are remaining in place. With no end in sight to the current crisis, and with the conflict spilling across borders into Lebanon, Syria and Iraq, we would like to ask our family and friends to pray: For an end to the violence and bloodshed For the Israeli hostages and for the Palestinian people in Gaza That the conflict will not widen to the surrounding nations For the Y family serving across the Middle East north region to shine with the Light of Christ in their various towns and cities For the dwindling Christian community in Gaza who are burying their dead and still searching for bodies in the rubble on the property of the St Porphyrius Orthodox Church in Gaza City For the Messianic community in Israel, who’s sons and daughters have been called up for military service We appreciate your prayers.  Let’s keep our hearts aligned with God’s heart and find comfort in the words of David in Psalm 34:18: ‘the Lord is close to the brokenhearted, and saves those who are crushed in spirit’. YWAM Leaders Gathering 620 YWAM leaders came together from Sept 14-18 in Chiang Mai Thailand the a long awaited Leaders Gathering. After all of the 85 nations in attendance were celebrated, the gathering began with a video from YWAM founders Loren and Darlene Cunningham. Due to Loren’s lung cancer he spoke lying in bed. He spoke of YWAM as a family, not an organization, and urged us to use our gifts and callings for Jesus and “keep living for Him.” The following day, Jim Stier, the YWAM pioneer who helped to start YWAM’s work in Brazil, reflected on the vision that came from Loren over the years and still came from him in his video. “He’s lying there in bed and he’s still pressing in,” Jim observed. Jim challenged the YWAMers not to settle for what we’ve already accomplished but to keep pressing in for more of God and more of God’s purposes for the world. Later, one of YWAM’s leaders in C. Asia continued this theme as he urged YWAMers to keep going to the hard places. As a symbol of this commitment he asked the audience to take off their shoes, hold them over their heads, look at the back wall and imagine one of the places or people groups where “we are not” and then do the wave from the front to the back of the auditorium as a symbolic act. The YWAMers did this as they prayed. Throughout the whole gathering there was a call for a resurgence in prayer at every level. The event also included presentations about Oral Mother Tongue translation, a ministry that Loren Cunningham has passionately spoken about for the last few years. This method is already providing spoken translations of the Bible with accuracy using only two or three bilingual people from the language group. Many resources explain this method at prayomt.com. The participants left the meeting with the prospect of seeing each other again at events coming up in the next year. The first is the YWAM outreach at the Paris Olympics July 22-August 11, ywamparisjetaime.com, and a YWAM Together gathering for everyone in the YWAM family worldwide which will take place in the Philippines from September 2-5. Throughout the event, Loren’s health was on the minds of many of the leaders gathered. The message they heard time and again was to keep pressing forward. One of YWAM’s leaders in the Middle East spoke of asking for a double portion of Loren’s anointing just as Elisha did with Elijah. Said Garth Gustafson, one of YWAM’s leaders in SE Asia, “This is a tender time and a critical time and I believe it’s time to rise.” Reach – Malasia Reach is a two-day equipping event hosted by YWAM Experience Asia in Kuala Lumpur for believers of all ages and backgrounds on November 13 and 14. Reach will equip participants to be who Jesus created them to be, empowered to walk in the gifts of the Holy Spirit as a lifestyle. https://www.instagram.com/reel/CyV1ZTvRTf1/ Head over to ywamexperienceasia.com/reach to find out more about Reach. Rugby World Cup Outreach Report Last month we shared about the ongoing Rugby World Cup Outreach. Here is a rough translation of the final update from their Facebook page. At the last match that was played in Lyon, we met a lot of people. It was a relaxed evening and we were able to hand around 180 New Testaments and many Gospels of Giovanni (which, best I can tell, is the Gospel of John in Spanish and Italian). Many young people embraced the New Testament, and the team had the opportunity to pray for several who were challenged that night. Another story from the night was about Sofiane, a young Muslim married to a Christian woman, who also accepted the New Testament. They had a really deep discussion with people on the team, and addressed questions about salvation in Jesus Christ. They ask that we continue to keep him in prayer as he is in a true walk of faith. He really wasn’t far from converting and seeking God sincerely. Another team spent time with Anis, a young man also of Muslim descent who accepted the New Testament and was really thirsty because he was researching. He agreed to be prayed over for his eyes to open as he reads, and to have a true encounter with Jesus. The final story that they have for us is about many members of their team speaking with Nicolahé, a man of Ukrainian descent who expressed himself in very basic English. He had lost his family to war and didn’t want to hear from God, he cut off the conversation. The couple who were speaking with him were a little disappointed to see Nicolahé leave when he needed God so much in his suffering. They later found him at the end of the street where he was speaking with Elena, another girl from the team who spoke Romanian with him, another language Nicolahé mastered well. She was able to share the Gospel with him, pray with him, and offer him a New Testament in Ukrainian that she had taken in her bag “by chance”. They believe that God had an appointment with Nicholas that night and that the team were indicators on his path as on Sophia, Anis, and many others, and yet the Holy Spirit was not done working in their lives and drawing them to God.” You can actually read many stories of their outreach on their Facebook page, linked to at ywampodcast.com/138. YWAM Paris Connect Olympics 2024 Outreach Next year France will see another large sporting event, when the 2024 Olympics will be hosted there. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUsQL2ciUa4 The Paris Olympics will be happening from 21 July – 11 August 2024. YWAMers and the body of Christ both in France and around the world are invited to come to impact the nations in Paris. Head on over to ywamparisjetaime.com to find out more about this opportunity, including of course, how you could get involved. YWAM North American Cities Conference 2024 The City servants circle and YWAM Vancouver are hosting the next North American cities conference in April 2024. During the North American cities conference from April 15 – 19 they will be exploring the spheres of society, and how God wants us to operate in them. During the week they will journey through the spheres of Arts, Business, and Education. Participants will hear from local practitioners and seasoned veterans, and there will also be plenty of discussion and small group times to process with each other. There will also be times of worship, intercession and prayer for all the locations in attendance. Head on over to ywamnacities.com to find out more about the conference, and how you can get involved. Lighthouse Foundation | YWAM Muizenberg Impact Ministries This month we get to hear about the Lighthouse Foundation at YWAM Muezenberg in Cape Town, South Africa. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SHyc47Le10 Head on over to ywammuizenberg.org to find out more about the ministry. YWAM Saint Marc Food Donations As we have reported previously on the YWAM News Show, there is a still a lot of unrest in Haiti. Despite that, YWAM has a very strong presence there, with multiple ministry locations operating there, providing training, and ministry to the people of Haiti. YWAM Saint Marc is very active in providing relief and supplies for the people in their community. Part of this relief is provided through donations sent to Haiti from other nations. This is one of the latest reports from their Facebook Page: We are packing up the trailer getting it ready to come to Haiti! This is such a critical part of our ministry and helps us to function at 100%. Thank you so much to everyone who is helping us! Here are a couple of things you can pray for: Safety for our staff when they go to pick it up and come back Provision for all of the items, customs and shipping fees If you head on over to their Facebook Page you can find out h0ow you might be able to help, and more about their ministry. YWAM Vanuatu Family Care Centre Medical Outreach From their Facebook Post: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDgNr1z9Hts This trip was so incredibly special to the team of six that travelled down to the village of Malfakhal for what ended up being six days. Here you can see their journey from start to finish! During their trip, our team was able to see and treat 137 patients, deliver medical kits to the aid post and school, and deliver medication to the local nurse! We cannot thank you enough for your support in prayer and finance. God loves his people, and he made that known in Malekula. (source) Missionary Care Courses Missionary Care is something that is vital to the long term health of Youth With A Mission, and all the missionaries that are part of the ministry. To help to facilitate this YWAM International Member Care has put together many fantastic online resources, and also runs multiple training courses throughout the year, and many different locations. Some of the online courses and resources that you can find on their web-site includes many free ebooks on their web-sites, and individual sessions on the YouTube channel. In the next year there are also three different training opportunities for staff to learn how to better care for the staff and students at their location. This includes courses in the USA, Europe, and Australia. Right now there are currently courses running in both India and Brazil. If you head over to ywammembercare.net you can find details for all those courses, find links to the many resources that they have made available, and also learn more about the what and why they do Member Care. YWAM Wollongong I thought that we could finish off this episode of the YWAM News Show with this message about God’s Character, brought to us by YWAM Wollongong. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k89rkhTkyKw You can find out more about YWAM Wollongong on their web-site, ywamwollongong.org. Feedback ywampodcast.com/138 Subscribe ywampodcast.com/subscribe If you liked the program, tell a friend. If you didn’t like it, tell a friend anyway …

Welcome to the YWAM News Show for September 2023. This month we hear the Oral Mother Tongue initiative, about the current Rugby World Cup outreach, find out about the Nenets people, some updates from a few ship ministries, and more … Thank you for downloading this, the 137 episode of the Youth With A Mission News Show Podcast, I’m your host, Bill Hutchison. You can contact us, subscribe to future episodes, leave comments, and find links to all the stories we talk about on the show notes for this podcast at ywampodcast.com/137 … https://youtu.be/syy1LRtSyxE Stories: Back in March of this year the Founder of Youth With A Mission, Loren Cunningham, was diagnosed with Stage 4 Cancer. Despite that diagnosis Loren has continued being active with his ministry, and especially his vision to get the Bible and the message of Jesus into every language on earth … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpT42x3RcLQ If you head over to prayomt.com you can find out ways to serve. The need is great, but with God, all things are possible. Rugby World Cup Outreach Right now YWAM in France is outreaching to the people watching the Rugby World Cup. We have this update from YWAM Lyon’s Facebook page. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiqsUJLMjZw During the months of September and October, we will not be continuing our monthly outreach BUT the proposed alternative is still pretty cool! We’re going to share the Good News with rugby spectators during the World Cup so mark down the Lyon games in your calendars and come with us. If you’re interested, contact us and stay tuned as we share more details with you in the upcoming days! (source) YWAM Norway – The Nenets YWAM Norway has a ministry focus on the Nenets People group in North West Russia. This week they released a documentary about their first trip to visit the Nenets people in the former Soviet Union, and the ministry that has grown out of it … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5228RFdKcc The full documentary can be viewed on the show notes at ywampodcast.com/137, as well as on the YWAM Norway YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgU5k-vbI6w It is an amazing, and beautiful story that is well worth the 8 minutes to watch. The story of the Nenets is also a story about one way that YWAM has been able to fulfil the vision of seeing the message of Jesus being translated into every mother tongue like we talked about at the beginning of this episode, and if you do watch the full 8 minutes documentary, you can see how they did it. You can head over to ywam.no to find out more about their ministry, including the work they are doing with the Nenets people. YWAM Romania Craiova Flooded! Earlier this month we got this report about flooding from YWAM Romania Craiova … This week in Craiova there was bad flooding, with broken trees, floating cars, damaged electricity poles, and the entire basement at the YWAM Centre there was flooded. Because of the sewer system at the their location, plus the sewage system in the entire city, they have experienced this before, but this time was by far the worst. It was bad enough that the centre is now praying about and considering finding a new location to move to. They are asking for our prayer, wisdom, and guidance during this time. If you head over to their Facebook page, linked to at ywampodcast.com/137, you can follow their journey, and offer them your prayers and support. YWAM Ships Philippines YWAM Ships Philippines released an update this month sharing about some of their work in the nation. Hearing their updated really highlights to us the need for ship based ministries in island nations like the Philippines… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_Y3X1JNEDM If you head over to ywampodcast.com/137 you watch the full video, with sub-titles for the sections not in English. You can also head over to ywamshipsphilippines.com to find out more about the ministry, including how you could get involved. YWAM Aalesund Story Released Last month we talked about the upcoming video about how the YWAM Aalesund location was birthed, where they are today, and where they are going. You can watch the video at ywampodcast.com/137, as well as on the YWAM Alesund YouTube channel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZMxEgktom8 You can find out more about their ministry at ywamaalesund.com. m/v YWAM Koha Outreach Update The m/v YWAM Koha is currently anchored at Rabi Island in Fiji, and here is an update from them. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFxlre5arQk In addition to the dental work that they are doing, they are also able to now offer custom prescription eyewear for children and adults. Through some generous donations of reading glasses and sun glasses, they were able to secure 500 eyeglass kits from Global Vision 2020 enabling them to help individuals with personalised eye care. They are also grateful to have Dr. Martijn van den Houten, an optometrist from the Netherlands, and his wife, Fleur who are volunteering for a couple of months on the KOHA to help us pioneer this new service. The best place to follow news from the m/v YWAM Koha is on the YWAM Ships Aotearoa Facebook page, which is linked to at ywampodcast.com/137. YWAM Ships Switzerland Update YWAM Ships Switzerland has been progressing with the refit and build of the Island Reach ship that they are preparing for service. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drakPqyUods If you head over to ywampodcast.com/137 you can view the full update video, including images from around the ship, and from some of the sea trials that the ship has undergone. Once the ship has completed the refit, they will be heading to Madagascar to serve the medical needs of the nation. The converted holds will house the dental and ophthalmic suits, plus a GP and pharmacy facility. Head over to ywamships.ch to find out more about the ship and their ministry. YWAM Las Vegas Homeless Outreach We talked about some of the ministry that YWAM Las Vegas does when focused on their work with victims of human trafficking in episode 135, at ywampodcast.com/135. Another ministry that they regularly engage in is outreaching to the homeless. Here is an update from their Facebook Page. Feeling incredibly humbled and grateful after today’s homeless outreach in Las Vegas. We were able to provide meals, and essential supplies to so many individuals in need. It’s a stark reminder of the hardships that many face daily, but also a testament to the resilience and strength of the human spirit. A huge thank you to all the volunteers who gave their time and energy today. Your compassion and dedication are truly inspiring. And to those who donated, your generosity has made a significant impact on the lives of those less fortunate. Let’s continue to spread the love of Christ, kindness, and support to our fellow humans. Remember, we rise by lifting others. You can find out more about the ministry that YWAM Las Vegas does by heading over to their Facebook page, which is linked to at ywampodcast.com.137. Business As Missions Nepal Tour From December 26 – January 7 the Business as Mission Team at YWAM Colorado Springs will be running a winter BAM tour to Nepal. The purpose of BAM Tours is to expose participants to the business environment and practices outside of the United States, while providing insight into the cultural, social, and political environments of each country visited. The goal for participants to use their research and experience to determine trends, threats, problems, issues, and implications for businesses while developing global competency. You can read more about the tour with the full flyer at ywampodcast.com/137. It’ll give you more information about things like tour highlights, accommodation details, and what kind of business experience and networking would happen. You can also visit the BAM web-site at ywamcos.org. 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Welcome to the YWAM News Show for August 2023. This month we hear how YWAM is helping after the devastating fires in Maui, Hawaii, hear bout some teacher training happening in Burundi, see what ministry YWAM Nuremberg is engaging in, hear a testimony of healing from Egypt, check out a Kings Kids Slovakia outreach to Macedonia, and more … Thank you for downloading this, the 136 episode of the Youth With A Mission News Show Podcast, I’m your host, Bill Hutchison. You can contact us, subscribe to future episodes, leave comments, and find links to all the stories we talk about on the show notes for this podcast at ywampodcast.com/136 … https://youtu.be/lbxK7NpLmls Stories: Clean Water for Maui YWAM Ships Kona jumped into action immediately to help with relief after the fire hit Maui earlier this month. The yachts from YWAM Flotilla got busy transferring goods and relief to the island of Maui as the airports were blocked as people left the island. After the initial response of sending relief via the yachts, YWAM Ships Kona was able to partner with Aloha Air Cargo to deliver more of the resources and donations to Maui. Julie has fairly recent update about the work … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5r9M–fJvt8 YWAM also has a location in Maui, but the location is on the side of the island not affected by the fires, so the location and all their staff and students are safe. Find out more about YWAM’s work with the Maui relief at ywamshipskona.org/maui-fires/. Soul Prison Movie – Best Thai Film of the Year Create International recently celebrated 35 years of working with the power of media and technology as a transformative tool to reach even the most isolated communities. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PGHVB1AhOo Since that video they have continued to produce hundreds of videos, in dozens of different languages. Many of them can be viewed on their YouTube channel. One of Create International’s recent projects was the Soul Prison Movie. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwU2aRyUSDI&pp=ygUTc291bCBwcmlzb24gdHJhaWxlcg%3D%3D Create International partnered with a local Thai producer to write, direct, and distribute an evangelistic feature film called “Soul Prison”. During the Gathering in May they were able to premiere the film in the biggest movie theater in Chiang Mai to a sold out crowd. The movie won awards for the best Thai film, and for the best Thai director, as well as awards at other film festivals worldwide. You can watch the full trailer in Thai at ywampodcast.com/136, as well as find a link to the movie’s web-site. YWAM Burundi Teacher Training YWAM Burundi is honored to host a teachers’ training for 2 weeks. It is a great opportunity to meet and learn together with different teachers from various schools in Burundi and abroad. It is a blessing to learn from experienced amazing speakers from Europe and Africa. After this training, we are looking forward to sending inspired and equipped teachers back to their schools to make a difference in their everyday work responsibilities. In addition to hosting teacher training for various schools around Burundi, YWAM Burundi also runs the Burundi Dream Academy. The Academy opening in 2014 with 20 children, and has grown to 360 students, with classes from nursey age, to Elementary VI. YWAM Burundi does a great job at regularly updating their Facebook page, which is linked to at ywampodcast.com/136. YWAM Koha Mid Outreach Update The m/v YWAM Koha is about half way through their outreach in Fiji, and we have this update from them. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ve0bug9_uSo You can visit their web-site through a link in the show-notes at ywampodcast.com/136, ywamshipsaotearoa.org.nz. YWAM Lusaka South Central Regional Conference YWAM Lusaka in Zambia recently held their South Central Regional conference. Different nations from with the region and outside the region gathered together to encounter God and receive from Him for 4 days You can find out more about YWAM Lusaka, and watch many of the sessions from the conference, over on their Facebook Page. YWAM Nuremberg YWAM Nuremberg in Germany released a video this month with some information about their ministry. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4R5uVqFjodQ Visit ywamnuremberg.com for find out more. YWAM Windhoek Soccer Camp Last episode of the YWAM News Show we shared about a soccer academy that was happing in Malawi. Another soccer camp is currently running at YWAM Windhoek in Namidia. They provided us with this update from their Facebook page. “Our coaches welcomed us very warm upon arrival and it stirred up an excitement for the weekend away from our community. We didn’t really know what to expect from the camp apart from it will be a lot of training and exercises for the team. We were well cared for even though it became tough along the way. I learnt some new things about my team members, this camp taught us how to love each other better. The coaches did their best to show us how to respect our teammates, build relationships that will help us get along on the field as well as off field. The theme was ‘Love Thy Neighbor’ and that’s what the coaches taught us through games and activities. We also went hiking early morning and just prayed together. On the second day of camp, we had a friendly match against Beautiful Kidz soccer club and it was really fun, even though we lost. I learnt how to try from my mistakes and push for better results. It’s all about God, He loves us all and we should be able to love everyone equally. I am thankful for the experience and the opportunity over the weekend.” (Bruno, Right midfielder) You can find out more about the camp on their Facebook Page. YWAM Kansas City – Egypt Healing A Messengers Frontiers School from YWAM Kansas City was recently in Egypt and they brought this testimony back from their time there. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tG4R7Hwg08w You can visit YWAM Kansas City at ywamkansascity.com to find out more about their ministry and outreach. YWAM Converge – Setting Up a Campus Missions Group In many parts of the world the school year is beginning, with millions of students heading to college and university campuses to pursue higher education. These students, and the campuses that they are a part of, are a huge possible missions field. YWAM Student Centre, also know as YWAM Converge, has a desire to reach out and connect with believers and non-believers at campuses around the world. They desire to make disciples in and through universities. One of the ways that they do this is through Missional Campus Groups. Over at ywamconverge.org you can find some fantastic resources for setting up a Missional Campus Group, which starts with starting up a Missional Table, putting together a core team, and praying weekly for the school campus. There is a free PDF copy of the Missional Table guide that you can download from their web-site. It includes an eight week plan for table fellowship discussions over a shared meal. The guide covers topics like God’s Call, God’s Character and Nature, Intercession, Being a Witness, God’s Sovereignty, Crossing Cultures, and more. Find out more on the YWAM Student Centre web-site, ywamconverge.org. YWAM Frontier Missions Testimony Here is an exciting testimony from YWAM Frontier Missions. https://youtu.be/WFLtrbZXOLM God builds his church… Find out more about Frontier Missions here. Homes of Hope Burned Home Repair YWAM Homes of Hope has been sending teams into Mexico to build homes for needy families for many years: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4ALGA3JJuQ Head over to ywamhomesofhope.org to find out more about the ministry. Kings Kids Slovakia Macedonia Outreach Kings Kids Slovakia spent some time on outreach in Macedonia. We get this update from their Facebook page. On our King’s Kids outreach to Macedonia we could be a blessing to kids, churches, families, villages and many random people on the streets of Bitola and Strumica. Our team of 22 (youngest one 3yrs old) could show the love of Christ through dancing, skits, street evangelism, collecting garbage, praying over people and much more. So proud of these amazing young people who gave their vacation time and sacrificed financially in order to go! Just one short story – on the first day we had an idea of learning a simple Bible verse in Macedonian, just to be able to share with some people. After concluding that John 3:16 was a bit too complicated, we settled for John 14:6 – Jesus is the Way, Truth and Life. What a surprise that on that same day, we met a person on the street that this verse had a great significance for, a few days later we served at a church where this verse was printed as the main quote over the entrance, we prayed this verse out while ministering… God really speaks. Visit the KKI Slovakia Facebook Page to see more about their ministry. The Story of YWAM Alesund: “The Long Lines” Trailer A couple of months ago we saw and heard a short film called “Known” by YWAM Ålesund, they have since released a trailer for a new video called “The Long Lines”. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBgx01K9wY8 The full film should be out soon, and you can head over to their YouTube page to check it out. Feedback ywampodcast.com/136 Subscribe ywampodcast.com/subscribe If you liked the program, tell a friend. If you didn’t like it, tell a friend anyway …

Welcome to the YWAM News Show for July 2023. This month we take a deep dive into some of the Human Trafficking Ministries that Youth With A Mission is involved with around the world, check out a football academy at a refugee camp, hear about a youth camp in Albania, a home build in Haiti, and more … Thank you for downloading this, the 135 episode of the Youth With A Mission News Show Podcast, I’m your host, Bill Hutchison. You can contact us, subscribe to future episodes, leave comments, and find links to all the stories we talk about on the show notes for this podcast at ywampodcast.com/135 … https://youtu.be/cvlI3C_35Fk Stories: Heroes Football Academy in Dzaleka Refugee Camp Unless you live under a rock you have probably seen or heard about the FIFA Women’s World Cup that’s going on at the moment. Sport has long been an avenue to ministry amongst people around the world, and that includes a YWAM team that is operating in the Dzaleka Refugee Camp in Malawi. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOoTffFf2ik The Dzaleka Refugee Camp was started out of YWAM Blantyre, and you can find more about about the ministry out of that location on their web-site, ywamblantyre.com. YWAM New Zealand BEHOLD – Worship, Prayer & Missions Conference YWAM Furnace NZ, in partnership with Abundant Life Church, YWAM Ships NZ and The Sanctuary, will be hosting a Behold worship, prayer, and missions conference on August 25 – 27 in Tauranga, New Zealand… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gjqYLnhTaQ More here YWAM Gleanings for the Hungry in Nicaragua We have talked to you before about the YWAM Ministry, Gleanings for the Hungary. Now we have an update about their ministry in Nicaragua: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j32aZb0fN3U More here. YWAM Saint Marc Home Build Last month we talked about YWAM Saint Marc’s trade school. This month they are putting their skills to work … From their Facebook Page: We are currently in the middle of building a Home of Hope for a widow in our widows ministry. Our electrician and tile setting students have the opportunity to go in and practice what they have learned, and for the first time ever we are putting ceramic tile and electricity in a Home of Hope! It is amazing to see so many of our ministries overlap and come together to see the vision of championing youth to bless Haiti and the nations move forward. We are also praising God for answering the prayer of this sweet woman to have a safe and beautiful home. She has lived in the same place her entire life and it wasn’t a home she felt safe in because of the amount of work it needed. Now, she will have a new home to spend the rest of her days in, in peace! More here. YWAM Outpost Panama Update As of April 26, 2023, Outpost Panama has been up and running as a fully functional YWAM base. We have received three short term teams ranging from a week to two months stay and we are currently expecting another short term team (Encounter DTS outreach) on the 26th. Since arriving, we have finished many projects: base restoration, which includes fixing up the main house to become livable after being uninhabited for over a year and restoring the tree house that is now our future prayer room and current DTS classroom, as well as community engagement, which are a number of water projects in the neighboring tribes, restoring a Casita in the community, and working with the local church in kids ministries. This upcoming month, we are planning to launch our yearly fundraising campaign called “The Nehemiah Project”, with the goal of raising money for community development projects. The Ngabe are an eager people group seeking to better their community. In our current work, we are getting in contact with “the man of peace” in the community and, through their help, we listen to the community and their needs, whether that is a new well, water catchment system or a solar system. We work with the needs of the community first and then pull together resources and manpower to get the job done. Through this project, we are not only able to create an environment of self sufficiency within the community but also create long term relationships with the surrounding tribes. Our goal is for these communities to know the Lord and his provision and goodness through healthy relationships and quality of life. More here YWAM Albania Youth Camp YWAM Albania ran a youth camp with a theme “Arrows in Flight” this month, and this is a report from their Facebook Page: They had a DTS team from YWAM LAUSANNE that joined in to help and work alongside them. On the 1st day they focused on Identity as they were learning to stand in the right position to shoot the arrow, and how it’s important to know who they are and where they are going. On the 2nd day, the focus was Hearing God’s voice as they were taking the position our hands will go closer to the ear and how it’s important to hear his voice to know the direction they are aiming for. Alongside the teachings they had lots of worship time, fellowship times getting to know one another, lots of activities, fun times and since they were in Durres, they enjoyed the beautiful ocean close by. They ask that we keep praying for fruit to grow out of the experience for all the participants. https://youtu.be/nlLY7fUobqw Find out more on the YWAM Durres Facebook Page. Human Trafficking Work With “The Sound of Freedom” raising more awareness about human trafficking around the world, I wanted to explore some of the work that Youth With A Mission to combat Human Trafficking around the world. YWAM Thailand YWAM in Thailand has been working with victims of human tracking for decades. They have many different ministries around the country, working on prevention and rehabilitation. Two of the locations in Thailand that focus on prevention are Tamar Center and other ministry projects that work with children at risk, and women at risk. Some of the ministries that YWAM is working on in the area of rehabilitation in Thailand are the House of Refuge, Eden House, and more of the work of Tamar Center. Tamar Centre Tamar Center was started in 1999 with the vision of helping the many women that are working in the sex industry in Pattaya. Their outreach centre is in the middle of the red-light district of Pattaya, where they reach out to the women working in prostitution and share the light of hope with them. The Tamar Centre staff visit women in the bars across the city to tell them about the opportunity to change their lives and to share the love of God with them. https://youtu.be/n9iPxveM1vY There are many powerful testimonies on the Tamar Center web-site about how women have left the sex trade, and many lives have been changed. You can read about some of them at tamarcenter.org. Eden House Eden House is a Christian based home that was created in 1997, just 30 miles from the Burmese border. Eden House is dedicated to extracting young girls, mostly hilltribe, from extreme “at risk” situations. ‘At risk’ means these young girls may be sold by a parent or village member into prostitution or slave labour to help support their drug or alcohol addictions. AIDS is taking its toll too, with orphans in each village. Girls in situations like these can’t fight for themselves and are offered little chance of hope or escape. Eden House has 33 girls aged 5-20 years, living in 3 homes -each one a sanctuary, a safe place. You can find out more about the Eden House project on the YWAM Thailand web-site at ywamthai.org/edenhouse. House of Refuge House of Refuge is the name given to a ministry operating in Chaing Rai, Thailand, and that is exactly what it is for 30 girls, aged 6 and up. These girls have been abused, usually within their families and communities. In House of Refuge’s 3 homes, surrounded by  a caring, loving environment, they are able to receive both physical and emotional healing. With God’s help, their shattered lives are healed; they are able to continue with their education or learn a profession. If you visit the House of Refuge page on the YWAM Thailand web-site you can read some testimonies from girls who have found refuge there, including one of a young girl who was sold to a village seeking gold to be a human sacrifice! You can read that testimony at ywamthai.org/houseofrefuge. Beloved 1 Beloved 1 is a ministry run by YWAM Wylie in Texas. Be loved 1 is a anti-human trafficking ministry that reaches into trafficking hot spots in Dallas each week. Their teams pray for and ministers to women caught in the sex trade. https://youtu.be/DG-Un_rswXQ?t=235 Visit ywamwylie.org to find out more. Justice 180 – Los Angeles Justice 180 is a ministry run out of YWAM Los Angeles that exists to prevent sexual exploitation, reach out to victims of human trafficking and ultimately see an end to sexual slavery. The do this through a four pronged approach; awareness and training, advocacy, re-entry and survivor training, and debriefing and coaching… AWARENESS AND TRAINING – Through their Activate speaking engagements, school outreaches and training, and events, J180 is bringing awareness to communities and at-risk groups, both in the US and abroad. ADVOCACY – By connecting with local partnerships, J180 provides resources to victims of trafficking to meet their needs wherever they are in their journey. If businesses want to become a “safe space” drop-in center, if someone is a victim of trafficking and in need of support, they can be contacted through their web-site, justice180.org/contact. RE-ENTRY AND SURVIVOR TRAINING – J180 provides life-skills training to champion survivors to live life with healthy practices in order to see them succeed in re-writing their story. They also offer vocational training and placement in their network. DEBRIEFING & COACHING – They offer life coaching and debriefing to survivors as well as those who work with survivors. They believe with the right care, tools in hand, and forward progress, that survivors and those fighting alongside them can live healthy, sustainable, empowered lives. Visit justice180.org to find out more. S-Cape – YWAM Muizenberg S-Cape, a ministry of YWAM Muizenberg, is a safe home that desires to bring holistic restoration to women coming out of human trafficking and exploitation by providing victims with physical, psychological, emotional, and spiritual care. For over 10 years S-Cape has provided safety and holistic care to survivors of trafficking in South Africa. As the first and only human trafficking specific safe house in the whole country, S-Cape has created a sanctuary, restored dignity and nurtured hope for women survivors and their children. The ministry provides: Free housing, counseling and medical care Individualized therapeutic programs Education and skills training Economic Opportunity Visit s-cape.org.za for more information. Freedom61 Freedom61 is a ministry of YWAM Latvia, bringing hope and light into the darkness surrounding sexual exploitation. Founded in 2010 with prayer walks around Riga and a heart to see women freed from exploitation, our ministry is now serving in many spheres stemming from this same desire to see people set free. They do this through multiple avenues or ministry, including: FREEDOM61 WOMEN’S CENTER – Located in the Latvian countryside, the Freedom61 Women’s Center offers a place of hope and restoration for women coming out of addictions, sexual exploitation, and chaotic lifestyles. Founded on Christian principles, the center offers a holistic approach to healing, life skills training, counseling, Bible studies, vocational opportunities, and giving back to the community. FREEDOM61 CAFÉ – Their main outreach to women on the streets of Riga takes place in their café, located in an area where prostitution is prevalent. Three nights a week they provide a safe place for women to come and be treated like human beings, receiving home made soup, hot coffee, and lovingly prepared baked goods. They get to know the women, show them unconditional love, and provide them resources to step out of prostitution when they are ready. OLD TOWN OUTREACH – Old town in Riga is sometimes referred to as the “Bangkok of the Baltic,” because of the prevalence of sexual tourism. To reach those who have been sexually exploited, they also reach the demand. They connect with men who come to Riga, through honest dialogue and raising awareness of sexual exploitation, partnering with men from local churches who go out twice a month. PRAYER – At the foundation of who we are as a ministry prayer and worship is central. PREVENTION – Throughout Latvia there are many who are vulnerable to exploitation due to different economic and social factors. The ministry goes to them in schools, orphanages, and at-risk communities to raise awareness about the many different factors that lead to exploitation and how to prevent going down that path as well. Visit freedom61.org to find out more. YWAM Houston YWAM Houston operates a few different ministries working to prevent human trafficking, they include: Montrose Street Reach – Their mission is to see at risk urban youth and older homeless transformed by transitioning them out of their current environment and equipping them to lead productive lives through Jesus Christ. The ministry started with 4 or 5 street kids, and now typically serves 80 – 120 street kids and older homeless each week. They offer a variety of services such as pastoral ministry, job search information, food distribution, and more. Little Footprints Children’s Ministry – Little Footprints helps street babies and moms by providing practical assistance enabling them to break the cycles of poverty, abuse, neglect, and when needed, referrals for short or long term care through Loving Houston Adoption Agency. If you head over to ywamhouston.org you can find out more about those ministries, and others, including the hosting of teams and the Loving Houston Adoption Agency. Unstoppable Love International Unstoppable Love is a mission of the University of the Nations in Bali that exists to bring an end to the sexual exploitation of women and children through prevention, intervention, rehabilitation, and reintegration. Their mission is to help them see their value and worth; enabling them to find freedom, healing, and a new life. They do this through: Prevention: Unstoppable Love visits at-risk women and children, building relationships, and bringing awareness to sexual exploitation. Intervention: Unstoppable Love visits brothels, red-light districts, and clubs, building relationships and offering hope and an opportunity for a new way of life. Rehabilitation: Unstoppable love offers a safe living environment for those rescued from sexual exploitation. At the home, they provide a place for them to heal and start to dream about their future again. They provide trauma care, education, and vocational training to equip them for a better future. Reintegration: Unstoppable Love helps the women in their care to reintegrate back into the community, helping them to be self-sustaining, and empowered individuals with hope for the future. Head over to unstoppableloveinternational.org to find out more. Feedback ywampodcast.com/135 Subscribe ywampodcast.com/subscribe If you liked the program, tell a friend. If you didn’t like it, tell a friend anyway …

Welcome to the YWAM News Show for June 2023. This month I have some updates about ministry happening in Haiti, some new music released by YWAM Lausanne, an update form YWAM Ships in Fiji, and more … Thank you for downloading this, the 134 episode of the Youth With A Mission News Show Podcast, I’m your host, Bill Hutchison. You can contact us, subscribe to future episodes, leave comments, and find links to all the stories we talk about on the show notes for this podcast at ywampodcast.com/134 … https://youtu.be/Ezm_8wvwTo8 Stories: Praying for Haiti This month the prayer focus for The Invitation, one of YWAM’s global prayer initiatives has been the nation of Haiti. Haiti is the poorest nation on the American continent and is currently suffering through a time of tremendous governmental instability and crime. More than 67% of the population lives on less than one dollar per day, and only 56% of the population is schooled. The focus for our prayer for Haiti has been: Pray for provision of basic needs for life Pray for government, leaders, and safety Pray for rain Pray for spiritual breakthrough Pray for the Bible to be taught accurately in churches Pray for ministries and YWAM In the midst of the challenges in Haiti, YWAM and other ministries continue to meet practical needs, as well as to teach Biblical principles. Since we spent last month praying for Haiti, I thought that we could get some updates about what some of our ministries are doing in in Haiti. Port of Peace Update We start with an update from YWAM Port of Peace … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6xXH5_bGL0 Find out more on their web-site, ywamportofpeace.com. YWAM Saint Marc, Haiti From their Facebook page we get this update from YWAM Saint Marc … Our trade school is coming up on its last month! We are so thankful for the opportunity to run this school and we believe this is only the beginning. The students are learning so much and we can see the hope that it is bringing to peoples lives. The trade school takes a lot of funds to keep it running as continuous supplies need to be purchased for most classes. Things like food for the cooking class, gas for the backhoe loader and auto mechanics, supplies for plumbing, electrician, cosmetology, makeup etc. If you would like to partner with us and give towards the trade school we would appreciate it so much. Thank you for your continued support- this has been an incredible thing to watch unfold! Source YWAM Les Cayes Farm Growth YWAM Les Cayes has some opportunities coming up for their farm … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U97uew6_He8 Find out more about their opportunities on their web-site, ywamlescayes.com. YWAM Cap-Haiti YWAM Cap Haiti graduated their 2023 Impact DTS this month: We had an amazing school starting with 21 students and 10 staff. As we celebrate and honor each one of them for this amazing accomplishment, we look to Jesus to thank Him because once again – He did it! We see a group of young adults coming from all over Haiti, trusting that the Lord will meet them and transform their lives in 5 months. It requires a lot of courage and determination to surrender everything and trust Jesus to reshape your life. We are so proud of these young men and women and to see who they have now become is absolutely beautiful! We also are very proud of our staff here at YWAM Cap-Haiti for giving their “all” to lead this program and finish strong. As we release these young people back to their communities, we have no doubt that the Lord will use them as a reflection of Jesus to bring transformation and impact to wherever they set their feet! (source) YWAM Deaf World Jamaica Almost next door to Haiti YWAM Jamaica has a ministry with a heart to know God and make Him known in the Deaf community. Here are two testimonies from participants in their ministry. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6Sy42OdPME https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXap7UPcpIA You can find out more on their web-site, ywamdeafworldjamaica.org. YWAM Lausanne Music One of the schools that YWAM Lausanne, in Switzerland, runs is the School of worship. Recently on their YouTube page they have released a large number of songs that were produced during their 2022 school. I have embeded one of the songs in the shownotes for this news show at ywampodcast.com/134, and you can find a link to YWAM Lausanne’s YouTube page, as well as a link for more information about the School of Worship. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4nyeNW10Us YWAM Ships Aotearoa Deployment Update We have a short update from YWAM Ships Aotearoa about their deployment to Fiji … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5xULdkXcRs More Light Up Hobart From the 7th to the 23rd of June YWAM Hobart has been organising and running Light Up Hobart, in partnership with RiverCity Church, Australian House of Prayer for All Nations and Youth For Christ. The outreach coincides with Dark Mofo, with the purpose of lifting up Jesus in the city of Hobart and engaging with people attending Dark Mofo. They came together for worship and prayer every night, had several days of continuous prayer and worship, and were out on the streets of the city every night. One of the highlights during the outreach is the giving out of free pancakes and hot chocolate each night outside of St David’s Cathedral. During the outreach they have seen over 30 people give their lives over to the Lord, and many more seeds have been sown through many different conversations. You can read their latest newsletter, which includes many stories from Light Up Hobart, in YWAM Hobart’s latest newsletter, which is linked in the show notes. (source) YWAM Worcester As we continue to explore some of our YWAM Locations in Africa, we visit YWAM Worcester in South Africa this month … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5M_O9EQcTPM Visit ywamworcester.com to find out more about their ministry. Known – A YWAM Short Film While looking for news to share with you on this show I found a short film produced for YWAM Alesund in Norway called “Known”. It’s an absolutely beautifully shot film … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b06K1qAkPxw I haven’t shared all of the film with you, just a preview, but if you head to ywampodcast.com/134 you can watch the full film, with stories from Europe, Africa, the South Pacific, and the Americas. (YWAM Ålesund) Feedback ywampodcast.com/134 Subscribe ywampodcast.com/subscribe If you liked the program, tell a friend. If you didn’t like it, tell a friend anyway …

Welcome to the YWAM News Show for May 2023. This month I have news about the recent cyclone in Myanmar, YWAM’s work in Ukraine, what we did to help after the earthquake in Turkey and Syria, some news about some of our ship ministries, and more … Thank you for downloading this, the 133 episode of the Youth With A Mission News Show Podcast, I’m your host, Bill Hutchison. You can contact us, subscribe to future episodes, leave comments, and find links to all the stories we talk about on the show notes for this podcast at ywampodcast.com/133 … https://youtu.be/3uszUKGlWqo Stories: Cyclone Mocha Recovery in Myanmar Category 5 Cyclone Mocha hit Myanmar on the afternoon of May 14, with winds of more than 200km/h. The storm surge was reported to be over 3-metres high, and up to 90% of the city of Sittwe was destroyed. According to a statement that YWAM in Myanmar released to the Salt & Light web-site: It’s still very hard to get a clear picture of the situation on the ground … As far as YWAM can tell, access to the disaster zone has been limited by the authorities. Trucks with goods are only allowed to a checkpoint many kilometres outside the city. Many people are still in shock and deeply traumatised by the terrifying experience. Many were injured by objects that flew around in the storm and need treatment. YWAM’s spokesperson shared that while flights to Sittwe have resumed, these are limited. Prayer needs include: Food, clean water, and shelter for all affected: “Very soon the monsoon rains will start, which will provide clean water but will create other problems.” Supply chains to be opened up by the authorities. Myanmar is ruled by its military junta, which seized power on February 1, 2021.  Medical care for the injured, many of whom need attention urgently Peace and comfort, especially for those who have lost loved ones and/or are traumatised by this terrible experience Aid workers on the ground struggling to get back on their feet and resume their work: YWAM received word on a couple stationed there who were able to flee the cyclone by driving inland for two hours. However, the roof of the building they took shelter in was also blown off.  Protection, wisdom, discernment and favour for the YWAM leader travelling there. If you care interested in learning more about YWAM’s relief efforts you can email them at [email protected], or visit their web-site at ywammyanmar.org. Update from YWAM Kyiv Kyle and Anya, base leaders of YWAM Kyiv, share about the needs and where we are at so far with fundraising and teams for Waves of Hope. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kjulG8zkHc If you visit the YWAM Kyiv web-site at ywamkyiv.org you can find out more about the Wave of Hope that are happening this year in June and August, and also find out how to give. In the show notes for this episode of the YWAM News Show I have also embedded a video showing the building process for the homes that are being built in Ukraine. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TUrujYUbgg YWAM’s Help with Turkey Earthquake Many YWAM locations have been involved with helping in Turkey after it was hit by an earthquake in February. Two of the locations that have been involved are Australian Mercy and YWAM Harpenden. The earthquakes and the 4,300 aftershocks have directly impacted more than 26 million people. Some 47,000 buildings have been destroyed or damaged, more than 345,000 apartments. The death toll in Turkey was over 50,000. Australian Mercy, with their RescueNet response team, was on the ground in Turkey providing practical help, addressing mental health and medical needs, and providing disaster childcare in IDP camps. You can read more about the RescueNet mission to Turkey on the RescueNet International Facebook page. Since the earthquake YWAM Harpenden has been able to send out three different teams to go and serve in southern Turkey. They joined with several international relief organisations like Operation Blessings. The teams have helped to distribute clothing, food, and toys to those who have lost everything. The teams have also been able to assist with preparing meals, entertaining children, and bringing comfort to some of the survivors. (source) MV/ YWAM Koha Redeploys to Fiji Earlier this year we brought you a report from the MV YWAM Koha’s deployment to Fiji in 2022. After replenishing their supplies, doing some maintenance on the ship, and refreshing and replenishing their staff in New Zealand, they have now redeployed back to Fiji .. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xriwxDgFpQ You can visit their website to find out more about their latest deployment, and how you might be able to get involved. YWAM Liberty Home Port – Madang Beginning Jan 1st, 2023 the YWAM LIBERTY will be our operating out of her new home port of Madang, PNG. They have signed a 50-year lease for a dock in downtown Medang, with a warehouse formerly owned by the Lutheran Shipping Company. They have begun renovations of the warehouse which, once completed, will include an Oral Bible Translation Training Center, complete with classrooms, a drive-through cafe, a kitchen, classrooms, office spaces, a conference room, a recording studio, and a large meeting room for public gatherings. Earlier in May the YWAM Liberty was back in the water after some significant maintenance was done on the vessel. They are now waiting for parts to come from Brisbane, Australia, and they are preparing to soon start medical operations in PNG. You can find out more about their now home port, as well as the work being done on the YWAM Liberty on the YWAM Ships Kona web-site. YWAM Dental Trailer Program Launched in PNG Also in Papua New Guinea we hear about the the new Dental Trailer Program in Port Morseby. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ioc50PbiH8E At the beginning of May the MV YWAM PNG arrived back in Townsville after completing a planned drydock in Brisbane at the end of last year. The vessel has been operating in PNG since 2015, and sadly this was it’s final deployment. YWAM Medical Ships Australia will be selling the MV YWAM PNG and moving towards obtaining smaller vessels to operate in multiple locations. The thought is that this shift will allow for increased geographical focus and depth of community development. YWAM Gweru Zibabwe In this episode of the YWAM News Show we hear about YWAM Zimbabwe as we continue to hear about some of the YWAM Ministry Locations in Africa. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yb7V8Fiolvc You can find out more, and connect with them on their Facebook Page. Benny Prasad at the 2004 Olympic Games in Greece I’ve really been enjoying reading and hearing the stories from Benny Prasad, which are detailed is his book Unthinkable. I remember back in 2004 when there were a number of teams heading to Greece for the Olympic Games, and Benny was one of those who went … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBTUozp_2zA If you head to Benny’s website, bennyprasad.com, you can get your own copy of the book, read more details about Benny’s World Record, and find out more about Benny’s global ministy. 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Intro: Today on the YWAM News Show we will be talking about the launching of the YWAM Solomons new ministry sailboat, the m/v YWAM Koha redeploying to Fiji, a recovery program at YWAM Manicaland in Zimbabwe, the Mercy Air helicopter arrives in Mozambique, Operation Christmas Child partnership in the Philippines, YWAM Marseille’s ministry vision, a Jesus Film Project partnership in the Himalayas, and more … Thank you for downloading this, the 132 episode of the Youth With A Mission News Show Podcast, I’m your host, Bill Hutchison. You can contact us, subscribe to future episodes, leave comments, and find links to all the stories we talk about on the show notes for this podcast at ywampodcast.com/132 … Stories: https://youtu.be/5pDlv2FCp_Q YWAM Solomons Sailboat Project Earlier this year YWAM Solomons commissioned and launched the VAKA HOP’E, which means the ship of hope. YWAM Solomons has a vision to use sailboats to reach the most isolated islands with practical aid through locals trained with community development tools. The ship is a 38 foot sailing catamaran, made from epoxy, wood, and rope, which will make it easier to maintain and repair in the islands. The design actually originates from the Solomon Islands, and is ideally set-up so that in addition to the original vessels, others will be able to be built and maintained in the islands. (source) YWAM Ships Aotearoa Redeployed to Fiji The m/v YWAM Koha is getting ready to set sail for their 2023 deployment back into the Pacific next month. From May through to October, the m/v YWAM KOHA will be up in Fiji, empowering a healthy future for the Fijian people by providing health and dental services free of charge while working to remove the barriers between individuals and the care they need. (source) Pacific Hope Amazon Outreach Plans for the Amazon Outreach are well under-way and we need general volunteers, doctors, nurses, dentists, dental assistants, individuals or groups. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3BimfqVi7c&t=189s The outreaches to the Amazon provide relief in three main areas: Medical Construction Education For the outreaches they are looking for people to come for a week or more to the Amazon. There will be medical and dental clinics, Bible distribution, children’s ministries, and community outreach as needed. In addition to the need for medical professionals, they are need people with multiple skillsets. It takes many hands to run a ship ministry, so your greatest asset is a passion to help others. Check out the Amazon Reach web-site, marinereachglobal.org/amazon-outreach, to find out how you could volunteer. YWAM Ships Philippines Medical Outreach YWAM Ships’ Medical Outreach to Palawan begans in the small barangay of Ipilan. Over the next few days, thousands of health services, millions of pesos worth of food, clothing and pharmaceuticals will be delivered along with bibles and training. A core team of volunteers with YWAM Ships Philippines hosts a 100-strong, multi-sectoral medical outreach to meet the practical and spiritual needs of disadvantaged, isolated coastal people of the Philippines. YWAM Ships’ goal is holistic community development. Their method is one of mobilization through a concept called “Bayanihan” – a Tagalog word that refers to a spirit of communal unity and cooperation, serving without expectation of anything in return. (source) YWAM Makushi vision As we continue to explore some of the YWAM locations in Africa in each episode of the YWAM News Show, we now get to hear about YWAM Makushi … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lILl0-x_vqk Follow the link at ywam.org to find more about the location, and contact them if you are wanting to get involved. Mercy Air Helicopter in Mozambique Mercy Air’s helicopter has arrived in Marromeu in Mozambique and they are there to serve the people in the Zambezi Delta over the next 10 days! With everything going on in the world, the news about Cyclone Freddy hitting the nation of Mozambique went unknow to many, including unfortunately myself … Cyclone Freddy crashed into Mozambique causing severe flooding and damaging many homes in Marromeu, including those in the vulnerable elderly and children’s programmes that YWAM operates. Walls fell down, roofs leaked, and the water rose, both inside and outside. Unfortunately some of the elderly widows and their grandchildren that the YWAM location takes care of lost their houses. They need to raise $13,000 to build a new row of 4 houses and latrines. YWAM Manicaland Recovery Program YWAM Manicaland in Zimbabwe runs a six-month addiction recovery program … https://youtu.be/ThfuetlhnIk You can find out more about their location on ywam.org. (source) Operation Christmas Child distribution with YWAM Calbayog YWAM Calbayog was blessed to see the work that Samaritan’s Purse is doing and their program with Operation Christmas Child (OCC). They were grateful to receive teaching materials and gift boxes from OCC, which last week they distributed to 2 of their kids ministry locations. The YWAM team started the first teaching of the many sessions the had and the kids received their gift box. They were so grateful for this opportunity and for the generous heart to all the people who make boxes to share their love to the children across the world! As YWAM staff they were so happy and blessed seeing the children receive a gift and learn about God and the greatest gift of all that we received from him, Jesus Christ! (source) YWAM Marseille YWAM Marseille in the South of France on the Mediterranean Sea has a heart not only for France, but also Middle East, North Africa and Southern Europe. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjCnNKHvnf4 Check out ywammarseille.com to find out about the different short term and long term opportunities that are available. YWAM Amsterdam Staying in Europe, YWAM Amsterdam is an urban community of people who follow Jesus. They are on a journey to know God better and to make Him known in Amsterdam and across the world. They reach out through multiple ministries and training programs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3UfurTcUic Check out ywamamsterdam.com to find out more. Jesus Film Project A YWAM mission team trekked into the Himalayas equipped with SD cards, each containing gospel films and audio Bibles in the heart language of the people of Nepal. They distributed the SD cards and made plans to soon trek back down the mountain. But the day they were due to leave, a blizzard hit and they were snowed in. https://youtu.be/O7sCv_giyzo You can find out more about The Jesus Film, and YWAM’s partnership with Cru ministry through the link in the show note. (source) Pray for Hong Kong Every month YWAMers from around the world join together to pray and hear from God. This month we prayed for Hong Kong. Hong Kong is one of the most multicultural cities in the world, drawing people from all around the world with its unique combination of Asian and Western culture. However, of the 7.6 million people living in this bustling city, only 13 percent profess to be Christian and there are 10 unreached people groups residing there. Hong Kong is now in a “Kairos” time when the need for missionaries to spread the good news is vital for its future. Hong Kong has opened its doors to the world again after a difficult time over the pandemic and other issues, but unlike never before Hong Kong is ready for the gospel! There are many opportunities for individuals and teams to come serve. Ways to pray: Pray for people to come to Hong Kong Pray against hopelessness, addictions and suicides among the children and youth Pray that the churches of Hong Kong would work in unity Pray for initiatives that reach the poor and for awareness in all spheres of society to alleviate poverty and income disparity You can visit ywam.org/theinvitation to read the full letter and to find out ways that you can take action, or sign up for updates for future prayer efforts. Feedback ywampodcast.com/132 Subscribe ywampodcast.com/subscribe If you liked the program, tell a friend. If you didn’t like it, tell a friend anyway …

Intro: Today on the YWAM News Show we will be talking about the recovery from the dual cyclones that hit Vanuatu, a sports club ministry in Tanzania, a teacher’s workshop in South Sudan, YWAM Emerge’s aquaponics program, hiking retreats into the Scottish highlands, and more … Thank you for downloading this, the 131 episode of the Youth With A Mission News Show Podcast, I’m your host, Bill Hutchison. You can contact us, subscribe to future episodes, leave comments, and find links to all the stories we talk about on the show notes for this podcast at ywampodcast.com/131 … Stories: https://youtu.be/Nfid3WIJQ1I   Cyclone Damage in Vanuatu The island nation of Vanuatu was hit by 2 severe tropical cyclones in the space of 3 days, TC Judy (Category 3) on March 1st and TC Kevin (Category 4) on March 3rd 2023. The first cyclone caused severe damage to housing, community buildings, infrastructure, vegetation and crops. Then, before the community had a chance to recover, the second one hit with greater force and moved slowly, punishing an already damaged community for at least another 8 hours. The government has now declared a State of Emergency for the next 6 months. The YWAM Family Care Centre in Vanuatu suffered damage to their buildings, some flooding, and many of their trees knocked down. During the cyclone the YWAM Centre had 120 of their neighbours come and shelter with them, and they are still providing shelter for some who are still unable to return home or to other shelters. They are working with the community leaders to discuss the recovery plan, are grateful that all their members are safe, and desire prayer for everyone’s health and safety, and that there would be food for everyone staying with them. (source) V2 Life Association, one of YWAM’s other ministries in Vanuatu also suffered the loss of most of their trees, had flooding in some buildings, many ceilings were damaged, and they have electrical issues in a few buildings. There is significant clean up and repairs needed to their centre so that they can continue to provide primary school education in Teouma Valley. (source) Australian Mercy staff are already on the ground assessing damage, consulting with disaster management officials, village chiefs and local community organisations, assessing where best we can assist. Volunteer work teams will initially start by assisting in recovery in village and squatter areas in the Shefa province. They are asking for funds to be donated to provide for the purchase of food and water, first aid supplies, building materials, tools and the means to assist in distribution of these items. Find out more, and how you can help, on the Australian Mercy web-site, australianmercy.org. Jeffrey Woodke Released in Niger In 2016 a long time YWAM Worker, Jeff Woodke, was abducted from the town of Abalak in Northern Niger. This month he was released, after being held for six-years.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8rATwEykus This is fantastic news, and we pray for Jeff and his family during this long awaited reunion. Since that video was released, Jeff has since been reunited with his family and is still under medical care and supervision. PNG Bible Translations Last year YWAM Ships Kona brought an oral bible translation recording unit to Papua New Guinea. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYXfUx9T9tQ Since that video was made, the container has been delivered to Madang in PNG and they are currently working on translating the bible into 33 different dialects. (source) Women’s Health Container and General Purpose Clinic The latest container that has been built to serve in PNG is a women’s health container and general purpose clinic. It will provide a safe and private space to do gynecological exams, antenatal checks, health education, and can even be used to deliver babies if needed.  The container is completed and is about to be shipped to PNG in the M/V YWAM Liberty. (source) Global and Community Health Seminar In August YWAM Ships Kona will be running a Global & Community Health Seminar. The seminar is designed to train participants to serve in global settings wtih continuing education focused on cross-cultural clinics and community care. The course covers tropical diseases in a case-based format and highlights the provision of quality care through the application of global health guidelines while considering cultural context. The course is from August 21 – 25, with an optional medical outreach August 26 – September 8 in Papua New Guinea. (source) YWAM New Vision Sports Club YWAM Arusha in Tanzania runs the New Vision Sports Club. https://vimeo.com/783342580 They run many different ministries through the club, and they have a desire to build a state of the art sports academy where they want to be able allow participants to live on campus. (source) YWAM Juba Teachers Workshop Youth With A Mission have been operating in South Sudan pretty much since the nation game it’s independence in 2011. One of the locations in South Sudan is in Juba, the capital of South Sudan. This month YWAM Juba completed their first ever Teachers Workshop. The participants in the workshop were there to become better Christian educators. Trainers for the workshop cam from South Africa and the US. Their hope is that they can continue to offer this valuable workshop to future educators in South Sudan. (source) YWAM Lusaka Continuing with highlighting the videos produced by YWAM Overland Adventures we now look at what YWAM is doing in Lusaka in Zambia. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBdxVcOPV3Q One of the ministries that YWAM Lusaka is involved with is their Hope Clinic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RULPnZte7ek YWAM Lusaka has opportunities for short or long term staff, as well as opportunities for teams and church groups. (source) The Hub – One San Nicolas and Aruba In 2020 YWAM Aruba got involved with a new community hub serving the people in the local neighbourhoods. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezFn4MUFnDY YWAM has been working on the beautiful island of Aruba since 2019, after the vision for the ministry was birthed in 2009. The team is currently in the process of building a physical location, and there are plenty of opportunities for staff, mission builders, and church or ministry groups to join them. (source) YWAM Emerge Aquaponics Program YWAM Emerge’s aquaponics program, located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, is creating a global model that is being replicated throughout the world. The program helps local ministries to generate income and a healthy food source that is sustainable and reproducible. https://youtu.be/w-uQ5EAZQ38 The style of aquaponics system that YWAM Emerge is training people on generates healthy produce year round, uses 90% less water than traditional farming, and requires less time to produce food. It is a unique way of providing both a source of food, and revenue, for communities around the world. (source) YWAM Seamill Hiking Retreats Live in awe is a hiking and wild camping ministry under YWAM Seamill. They started in 2021 with a heart for all people to have the opportunity to enjoy creation and encounter a God who loves to meet with us. The teams take groups into the stunning Scottish highlands and Islands where they facilitate 2-3 day wild camping adventure with God. Each trip is different, and they make nature accessible for the wild camper and the slow Sunday walker. The camps vary from 2 – 5 days, with cosy, comfy, or wild types of experiences. They run two hiking retreats each year, with the 2023 dates being 11 – 17 June, and 6 – 12 August. (source) YWAM Next Step YWAM Next Step is a global team of YWAMers helping the YWAM family of ministries take their next step. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmLs6SPfVQ4 It is a ministry of Mission Builders International. They desire to gather and create teams of YWAMers with common or complementary skillsets who can work remotely to serve the underserved in YWAM. They are building teams of people with multiple skill sets, with desires to serve in areas of pioneering advice, counseling, mentoring, website development, custom online training programs, architectural design and master planning, staff development, information technology, communications, and more. (source) Loren Cunningham Stricken With Stage 4 Cancer This month Loren Cunningham, the founder of Youth With A Mission, was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. The scans have revealed that it is quite extensive, with cancer being found in Loren’s lungs, bones, and lymph system. Despite that, the cancer cells have not spread to his brain, and he is still able to be quite active at this time. The family has decided to prioritise Loren’s quality of life, over trying to extend Loren’s life. Darlene Cunningham, Loren’s wife, has stated: “Revelation has been flowing for Loren like never before—and that is saying something! The joy of God’s dream of getting the Bible orally into every mother tongue on earth is the passion that fuels him every day, all day. “He has Jesus, family, friends and vision. Who could ask for more? And all of them continue on the other side. … Thank you for your continuing love and prayers through the season ahead.” We will continue to pray for Loren and his family, and get updates about his health on the YWAM Facebook page. (source) Pray for the Kanuri Manga of Niger This month for The Invitation, one of YWAM’s global prayer initiatives, we Prayed for the Kanuri Manga of Niger. Just under 700,000 Kanuri Manga people live in the east of Niger and far northeast of Nigeria. Most of them are farmers, growing mostly grain crops in a harsh environment as well as raising sheep, goats and the horses which are a symbol of prestige. The Kanuri Manga are Sunni Muslims, with no known Christians among them. They face great physical and spiritual needs with their climate causing famine to return for a season every year. The three focused prayers for this month are for: Blessings on the Kanuri Manga That God will bring an end to violence That more Christians in this area to be bold Every month we join together in prayer, and are always wanting to hear feedback about how God led you during prayer. You can send us your feedback on The Invitation web-site. Feedback ywampodcast.com/131 Subscribe ywampodcast.com/subscribe If you liked the program, tell a friend. If you didn’t like it, tell a friend anyway …

Intro: Today on the YWAM News Show we will be talking about the continuing ministry of YWAM in Ukraine, hear from one of our locations in Barundi, Africa, YWAM Ireland’s annual Boarder Walk, a boys shelter in Recife, Brazil, Prayer Stations, and more … Thank you for downloading this, the 130 episode of the Youth With A Mission News Show Podcast, I’m your host, Bill Hutchison. You can contact us, subscribe to future episodes, leave comments, and find links to all the stories we talk about on the show notes for this podcast at ywampodcast.com/130 … Stories: https://youtu.be/YfzMKDrYvG8 Waves of Hope – Ukraine The conflict in Ukraine is continuing, a year after Russia escalated it with their special military operation. YWAM is continuing their ministry in Ukraine, and continues to need our help … https://youtu.be/vcCmhxcQwHg Visit the YWAM Ukraine web-site at ywamkyiv.org to find out how you or your team can get involved. YWAM Overland Adventures Last year a YWAM team travelled through South Central Africa ministering at more than 15 different locations where they would lead worship, pray through the different challenges that the locations were experiencing, and help to coach, debrief, and train the local staff. The team also brought with them a film crew that were focused on giving a voice to the locations that many of us have not heard about. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5s8EDphlhM YWAM Barundi Story Over the course of this year we will be sharing with you many of stories from the locations that the film team visited. The first one that we will share with you is from YWAM Burundi. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8WAy3tYHpw You can visit ywamburundi.org to find out more about this ministry location. YWAM Ireland BoarderWalk YWAM Ireland’s Borderwalk 2023 is coming this June. Borderwalk is an annual pilgrimage of reflection and prayer for Ireland and the borderlands. Seeking God’s healing, peace and purposes. The walk goes for 200 miles, though 14 different locations, in 18 days from June 9 to June 26. YWAM Ireland is currently accepting applications for this year’s Borderwalk – you can get in touch via their email address, which you can find at ywampodcast.com/130, or you can send them a message through their Facebook Page. YWAM Lynchburg Virginia – Student Residence Discipleship Community YWAM Lynchburg Virginia has been blessed with a new location, and has come exciting plans for it … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Dg9PMwNDmk You can find out more about the plans, including how you could get involved, on the YWAM Lynchburg web-site, ywamlynchburg.org. YWAM Saint Marc, Haiti Camp of Light Despite all of the challenges and unrest that is still ongoing in Haiti, YWAM Saint Marc is still running the camp of light! They have already met with all 100 leaders who will help in the camp and they have a little over 400 youth coming! They ask that we would please pray for strength and also that each person who comes would experience the love and hope of Jesus! Check out their Facebook Page to see their latest updates. YWAM Recife, Brazil – Hope House Hope House in Brazil is a shelter for boys between the ages of 6 and 15 who are in situations of social vulnerability. The plight of some of these boys, and YWAM’s ministry to them was recently featured in a Fox News segment … https://youtu.be/paucoOKjmwI You can contact them, find out more about their ministry, including their desperate need for a new industrial kitchen so that the local officials won’t shut them down, see about opportunities for volunteers and teams to visit, and more on their web-site, jocumrecife.org.br/en/projects/hope-house. YWAM Ships Switzerland – Transforming a Navy Ship to a Medical Vessel YWAM Switzerland purchased an ex-navy supply ship in December 2021 and has been working converting the ship to a medical vessel to serve eventually in Madagascar to serve the medical needs of that nation. The plans for conversion already exist, as three similar-type vessels have already been converted by Vine Trust in Scotland and are currently deployed in the Amazon and Africa. The converted holds will house the dental and ophthalmic suits, plus a GP and pharmacy facility. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1wnlxjVzI0 Over on the show notes for this news show at ywampodcast.com/130 you can see the full tour of the ship, including how the conversion is going, and what the next plans are in the process. At ywamships.ch you can also find out more about the ship conversion and planned ministry, and also see how you might be able to get involved. YWAM Philadelphia Prayer Station The idea of YWAM running prayer stations started in 1992 as a New Year’s Eve Outreach in New York, and has since continued to be a global phenomenon, with many thousands of churches, teams, and individuals using them. The YWAM teams felt that God gave them the strategy for creating and setting up a Prayer Station to invite people to stop and receive prayer for their felt needs. The prayer station proved to be one of the most effective, powerful, and disarming street evangelism methods that they have ever tried. YWAM Philadelphia is continuing the prayer station ministry every week … https://www.youtube.com/shorts/dEtVhYfYbtU You can check out the YWAM Philadelphia web-site for more stories from there time, and to find out when the next Prayer Station training will be happening at ywamphiladelphia.org. Student Testimonies from the Frontier Filmmaking Seminar in Togo Last month we shared with you about the smartphone film training happening in Malawi. That training is happening right now, and the local leaders and teams are getting equipped to produce their own local films. In addition to the smartphone training, there is also Frontier Filmmaking teams in Togo, and here are some of their stories. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsrdMy62ZpA The Frontier Filmmaking Seminar will be running again from 3 March – 2 May, and you can find out more about the on their web-site, createmobile.org. Praying Against Teen Suicide This month for The Invitation, one of YWAM’s global prayer initiatives, we Prayed Against Teen Suicide. From 2020 to 2021 suicide rates among young people in England rose by 35%. Similar increases have been seen among many nations around the world. This month’s prayer initiative focused on praying against teen suicide, and had three main focuses for prayer: Pray against the rise of bullying, both in person and online Pray for discernment for parents, teachers, school counselors, and youth group leaders Pray for resources and programs to be created that will assist families in addressing the issues of identity and self worth for vulnerable teens. Every month we join together in prayer, and are always wanting to hear feedback about how God led you during prayer. You can send us your feedback on the web-site, The Invitation. YWAM Sunshine Coast vs Christian Surfers … On a lighter note, YWAM Sunshine Coast had a competition against Christian Surfers … https://youtu.be/aKBv3l_zfmU Unfortunately YWAM Sunshine Coast lost this round, but as it seems to be a regular competition, we hope them better luck next time. You can find out more about YWAM Sunshine Coast and their ministry on their web-site, ywamsunshinecoast.com. 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Welcome to the YWAM News Show for January 2023. This month I have news coming to you from all over the world and I’ll will share about some different ministries that you might want to get involved with. Thank you for downloading this, the 129th episode of the Youth With A Mission News Show Podcast, I am your host, Bill Hutchison. You can contact me, subscribe to future episodes, leave comments, and find links to all the stories I talk about on the show notes for this podcast at ywampodcast.com/129 … Stories: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJZ0B0Ul1ck YWAM Vanuatu Classroom Build In November I shared with you about YWAM Vanuatu’s new classroom build, well since then they have been able to begin construction on another classroom. Build Aid Missions had a team visiting Vanuatu, and while there they poured a new concrete slab and pathways for the V2Life Associations newest classrooms. They also did some preparatory work for their new office container that should be arriving onsite soon. (source) Pray for Revival in the Church This month as part of YWAM’s Global Prayer Day, called The Invitation, we prayed for Revival in the Church. Covid managed to affect many areas of life, and one of those quite dramatically impacted was the Church. In the US church attendance is down about 33% from pre-covid times. During our prayer day we had three primary focuses for prayer, and one item for action. They were … To Pray for God to raise up more church leaders Pray for continued growth in community outreach Pray for those who have not returned to church The action item what we were encouraged to do was to reach out to anyone that you know hasn’t returned to church after the pandemic. The Invitation is something that YWAM does every month, and you can find out more about it on the web-site, ywam.org/theinvitation. YWAM San Francisco – Outreach during Covid The last few years has seen massive disruption to people’s lives, and greatly affected outreach and missions work. YWAM San Francisco had to get very creative with their work with the unhoused in their neighbourhood … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlw_V4bSDJY Head to the YWAM San Francisco web-site at ywamsanfrancisco.org to see what they are continuing to do in their city, and find out how you could get involved. YWAM Saint Marc, Haiti Food Distribution Haiti is in the midst of one of the most difficult times in recent memory. Food shortages, cholera, little to no gasoline and armed gangs are all contributing to making life in Haiti extremely challenging. In the midst of this YWAM Haiti needs to make sure their campus can function, their staff is taken care of, they need to make sure their base is secure and their emergency protocols are in place. On top of all of that one of the most important things they are doing is reaching out to their community. There is a lot of need in the community, people are struggling, and hopelessness is creeping in. YWAM Haiti is continuing to be a light to the people around them, and are doing so in many different ways… In February they are going to have their annual Camp of Light, where 300-400 youth from the city come to their campus to play games, eat together, worship, and learn about Jesus. This is always such an impactful time and it will encourage those who come. They are also hosting a Valentines Gala, which is a beautiful event with food and music and an opportunity to share about God’s plan for relationships. This week YWAM put together bags of food for 400 people. The lack of food, and rising costs, have put many people in a vulnerable position when it comes to food security. Next week the YWAM teams will go out and deliver all the packages. They ask that we would pray that the people who receive the packages would know that God has heard their prayers, and loves them very much. Head over to their web-site, which is linked to at ywampodcast.com/129, to find out more about their ministry, and how you could contribute to their work. Using Fitness in Missions Respect the Corners at YWAM Kona uses fitness to bring the Gospel to the most isolated places on earth. They team trains in Kona, Hawaii then treks through the Himalayan region to distribute Bibles to unreached villages. Have a watch as the RTC coaches share their heart behind using fitness for a purpose greater than themselves. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48v06yxmrP4 Check out the YWAM Kona – Respect the Corners web-site, linked to in the show notes, to find out more about their ministry. Create International – Smartphone Training In August 2022, a team from Create International and Media4Movements came to Malawi, Africa to prepare for the June 2023 Frontier Filmmaking Seminar and Yao film production. They also helped equip and train field workers and Yao believers with new gospel resources and media skills. https://youtu.be/FFIPeDsVLuk You can read a lot more about what is happening in the latest Create International letter, which is linked to at ywampodcast.com/129. Samaritan Village Orphanage and Medical Clinic One of the ministries that Youth With A Mission partners with in Tanzania is the Samaritan Village Orphanage and Medical Clinic… https://vimeo.com/767090314 If you head over to their web-site at samaritanvillageorphanage.org you can find out more about the ministry, how they are continuing to grow, and how you might be able to get involved. You can also check out the YWAM Arusha location, which partners with Samaritan Village at ywamarusha.org. YWAM Ships Kona Update 2022 YWAM Ships Kona runs a school for Oral Bible Translation, and has recently built a mobile recording studio to assist with Oral Bible Translation in the Pacific … https://youtu.be/PgW7jFKFxUI Head over to ywamshipskona.org to find out more about their ministry, and also about the Oral Bible Translation school that will be running in September 2024. YWAM KOHA Maiden Voyage Final Update | Fiji 2022 The YWAM KOHA vessel, based in New Zealand, had their maiden ministry voyage to Fiji last year, and here it their story … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtMMJtWj3_Q Head over to their web-site, linked to at ywampodcast.com/129, to find out more about what they did in 2022, and what their plans are for 2023. The Bible Effect – Videos Another exciting development that I have come across recently is a bunch of free animated Bible Resources that are written to help you to go deeper into the books of the Bible. The latest video that was released gives the historical background of the world of Jesus and the Gospels. These videos are really high quality and are being made by a collaboration of YWAM Staff out of three bases in Europe and North America. Right now the videos have been released in English, but they are very keen to translate it into as many languages as possible. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30BODUL8Ud8 You can check out the full video on the Show Notes page at ywampodcast.com/129, and also visit their YouTube channel if you are able to, and interested in helping with translations. YWAM Thessaloniki Youth Centre YWAM in Greece has recently acquired a new location for the first Christian Youth Centre in their city … https://youtu.be/7UmptPSlCh0 Find out more at their web-site, www.ywamthessaloniki.com/ignite-spark, linked to at ywampodcast.com/129. Benny Prasad – Egypt In the last episode we got to here one of Benny Prasad’s stories about his world travel. Benny has 37 stories on his YouTube channel that you can watch, and I wanted to share another one with you today about his travel to Egypt. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rrV5FkImm8 In the show notes at ywampodcast.com/129 you will find a link to the full playlist for Benny’s World Record Travel Stories. In addition to publishing his stories on YouTube, Benny has also published a book about his adventures. I’ve just received my own copy of the book and am looking forward to reading it. The book is called “Unthinkable: Suicidal to Breaking the World Record”, and you can find links to Benny’s web-site , where you can purchase the book, at ywampodcast.com/129. Pray for Loren Please pray for Loren Cunningham, the founder of Youth With A Missoin. He was hospitalized before Thanksgiving and has since then has been released, but still has been struggling with poor health. 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Thank you for watching and listening to this, the 128 episode of the Youth With A Mission News Show, I’m your host, Bill Hutchison. You can contact us, subscribe to future episodes, leave comments, and find links to all the stories we talk about on the show notes for this podcast at ywampodcast.com/128 … Stories: In this episode we will be looking at how YWAM is responding to the floods in Pakistan, the YWAM Dental Trailer in Papua New Guinea, YWAM Ukraine’s ministry to provide homes for displaced families, flooding in Ghana, YWAM Vanuatu’s V2 Life Association school building project, the YWAM Aotearoa medical outreach to Fiji, the Jesus Film being shown in South Sudan, and more … Video News Show https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQYgb0H3hN4 YWAM Responds to Pakistan Floods Pakista has been devastate with over one third of the country being inundated with unprecedented flooding. Over thirty million people have been affected, with millions of livelihoods destroyed. Camps have been set up for survivors, but food and clean drinking water are scarce. YWAM has ten teams in Pakistan and they have been offering help, even though some of their own homes have been flooded. They have distributed hundreds of food packages, as well as mosquito nets, tents, and medicine. You have help those in Pakistan by supporting their ministry through the full story at ywam.org. Pray to End Bible Poverty One of YWAM’s global prayer initiatives is The Invitation, which we do every month. This month we are praying to End Bible Poverty. Four ways that you could pray this month is for translations and publications, pray for distribution of the Bibles, prayer for Biblical education for people after they have received their Bibles, and to pray for the Habakkuk Initiative to holistically disciple 80 nations in 10-years. You can find out more about the prayer initiative, including what our prayer focus will be for November, over at ywam.org/theinvitation. YWAM Dental Trailer in Papua New Guinea YWAM Medical Ships Australia has began operating the YWAM Dental Semi Trailer in Port Moresby this month. The pilot program saw over 120 students undergo oral health screening, and more that 300 students receiving oral health education. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJAUr6XfMMY&t=1s 22 volunteers were a part of the pilot program, including two dentists, one dental therapist, and four dental assistants from Australia and PNG. The team was able to provide over 125 dental procedures, including restorations and extractions. YWAM has been conducting mobile dental clinics in PNG for over 10 years with their medical ship and land-based teams. During this time nearly 44,000 dental treatments have been provided in partnership with local health authorities and health workers. Find out more at ywamships.org New Patrol Boats arrive for YWAM Ships in PNG Two brand new patrol boats for the YWAM Medical Ship arrived in Papua New Guinea. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PD9e73Lg_1c The patrol boats were manufactured in Norway in a joint effort between YWAM Medical Ships Norway and Australia, to serve the people of Papua New Guinea. YWAM Ukraine Warm for Winter YWAM has been working in Ukraine for many years, and this year has been an exceptionally challenging one for them, along with the citizens of Ukraine. With winter coming up YWAM has been actively working with local communities and teams from around Europe to build 100 homes for some of the many families that have been displaced due to the conflict. In partnership with Homes of Hope YWAM has raised the funds to build 100 insulated homes and are working to get them all built before winter. Head over to ywamkyiv.org to find out how you can find out more about YWAM’s ministry in Ukraine. Flooding in Ghana There is flooding in Accra, Ghana … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWocb6dBa-Y Visit the YWAM Accra web-page at ywamaccra.org to find out more about what is happening there, and to let them know how you prayed and if you can help… V2 Life Association – YWAM Vanuatu – School Building Project At the end of 2021 God provided enough to start building a new cyclone-safe building for the Teouma Christian Academy in Vanuatu, and the walls are now up. Once complete it will house two full-size classrooms, 5 self-contained toilets, and a staff room. Now that the walls are up on the new classrooms YWAM Vanuatu is praying for the final $100,000 to come in so that they can have the room installed. Their current classrooms are all full, and they are unable to accept any new students at the academy, so their desire to see the building completed by the start of the new school year in 2023. YWAM Ships Aotearoa Finished 2022 Outreach to Fiji YWAM Ships Aotearoa just completed their fourth and final Fiji outreach for 2022, and has just returned to New Zealand. Here is an update from during their time … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOf9nFKeLM4 During their recent outreach the teams were able to minister to many people, including: 2 Islands; Totoya & Rabi 276 Patients 337 Tooth Extractions 113 Tooth Restorations (fillings) 47 Scalings 350+ Given Oral Health Education, Tooth Brush & Toothpaste Visit ywamshipsaotearoa.org.nz to find out about their planned trips for next year. Jesus Film in South Sudan – YWAM Kona A Team from YWAM Kona was able to stream the Jesus Film in a village outside of Magwi, South Sudan and it was a powerful time! Toward the end of the film, they heard the sound of many repeating the salvation prayer in the local language of ‘Acholi’. For many in the crowd, it was the first time they heard the name of Jesus. Read the story, and see photos on the YWAM Kona Facebook Page. Beyond the Island Film Premier A YWAM Film about a story of hope, education and an awareness driven film called “Beyond the Island” premiered recently in Papua New Guinea. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNItQqFT_IE Benny Prasad – World Record Holder for Fastest to Travel to Every Nation A friend of mine, and fellow YWAMer, Benny Prasad, broke the world record about 10-years ago and became the fastest to travel to every nation. On the YWAM YouTube channel Benny has started to share some of the amazing stories that happened while visiting every nation of the world … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PzJ-NbRr_A So far they have put together five of his stories that you can watch, and you can see them in the playlist on the YWAM YouTube Channel. Brother Andrew Passes Away Brother Andrew, known as “The Bible Smuggler”, had partnered with YWAM for decades, and his influence is very evident in the mission. For more than 60 years, Open Doors’ founder—Brother Andrew—visited over 125 countries in service to the global church. Sadly, last month, Brother Andrew went home to be with God after spending his life in service. God used Andrew’s obedience and prayers to change millions of lives and eternities. We are grieving but we are equally thankful. Brother Andrew, in one of his final interviews stated that the thing he wanted to be remembered for most, was that he was a Disciple of Jesus Christ. Feedback ywampodcast.com/128 Subscribe ywampodcast.com/subscribe If you liked the program, tell a friend. If you didn’t like it, tell a friend anyway …

There is a lot happening around the world right now, and many ministries that Youth With A Mission is involved in. Today we are going to have a look at many locations including Afghanistan, Haiti, South Africa, and Mozambique, and we will also see some of the ministry that YWAM is doing to help feed the poor, build homes, and provide support for those who are affected by Covid. We will also look at two new books that have recently been released and explore some training opportunities that are available. Thank you for downloading this, the 127th episode of the Youth With A Mission News Show Podcast, I’m your host, Bill Hutchison. You can contact us, subscribe to future episodes, leave comments, and find links to all the stories we talk about on the show notes for this podcast at ywampodcast.com/127 … https://youtu.be/3nLFujFd6Z8 Stories: Pray for Afghanistan I’m sure that you have seen or heard about all that is happening in Afghanistan with the nation once again being controlled by the Taliban. We want to ask that you all stand with and pray protection and hope over the Afghan people at this time. In addition to the Afghan people there are also many foreign workers and missionaries who also still need God’s protection and help. YWAM Kona is looking at ways that they can help Christian believers in Afghanistan … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnPDB-t6h7o Find out how you can give towards this need on the YWAM Kona Instagram post, which is linked to at ywampodcast.com/127. Another Earthquake Hits Haiti Earlier this month Haiti was hit by another earthquake that has injured over 5,700 people, and has killed over 1300. This comes after months of violent gang activity, the assassination of their president last month, and Hurricane Elsa causing devastation among the agricultural industry. Our locations in Haiti have been doing regular updates, and the first one we have is from YWAM Les Cayes … https://youtu.be/DtanSwbmFlU YWAM Saint Marc has also provided us with a live Facebook video about what it happening in the nation … https://youtu.be/XQQaCJECHqk Things are progressing quickly in the nation, and you can follow along with updates on their Facebook pages, which are linked to at ywampodcast.com/127. Facebook – YWAM Port of Peace Facebook – YWAM Les Cayes Facebook – YWAM Saint Marc Crisis in Mozambique In December last year Pope Virgilio and his family reached Pemba with a group of 35 – 40 people after an arduous journey of about 2-weeks through the forest in the province of Cabo Delgado in North East Mozambique. They joined thousands of others who have been displaced and forced to move to safe places in North East Mozambique. Mozambique has been involved in an insurgency by Islamic extremists since 2017. The Islamic-state linked insurgents killed at least 3,200 people and displaced another 800,000 at the end of last year. Many of those who were displace fled to the city of Pemba. Currently there are no international aid organisations operating in Pemba, and some missions organisations have already left for their own safety. YWAM has a small team in Pemba doing what they can to help in terms of food / water / soap / mask distribution, as well as building shelters for the refugees fleeing into Pemba. In addition to the mercy work that the YWAM team has been engaged in they have also been leading groups in fellowship and Bible studies. They have been using audio Bibles that have been produced in the local language as most of the refugees are illiterate. One of the groups that they have been working with is Pope Virgilio and his family. Since they started working with Pope Virgilio he has joined a church and has been baptized. The team is asking that you Please pray for the people in Pemba/Cabo Delgado. Please pray for the safety of the YWAM team and their children, and wisdom for them in this desperate situation. The team have been caring for around 2000 refugees with food and essential supplies, and have started building simple homes/shelters for some of them. It costs $2 per day per person to provide food/essential supplies, and $2000 to build a simple house (photo right below), which can house 15 people, who otherwise sleep on the street. YWAM England is working with the team and if you want to help you can give via the YWAM England website at https://www.ywamengland.org/donations. designate “For YWAM Pemba”. When you do email Jon Armstrong to let him know and he will make sure 100% of anything you give reaches the relief work in Pemba. The Impossible Dream – Story about Create International Create International has released a new book about how God Lead Calvin and Carol Conkey to start Create International and impact many nations through the gift of media … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzbDWmLLl4Y&t=1s You can find out more about the book, and order a copy, through the link in the shownotes. Pray for South Africa Last month riots erupted in South Africa after the arrest and jailing of the former President over corruption charges … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xawZQhGVKcw Things appear to have calmed down from the initial unrest and some YWAM teams have been engaged in the clean-up, including a team from YWAM Durban. YWAM is operating in 11 different locations around South Africa. Since the unrest YWAM Durban has been working  beside people from all over their city to clean up the streets. You can follow up with the work that YWAM Durban is doing on their Facebook Page. YWAM Homes of Hope This year we are celebrating 30 years of Homes of Hope! 30 years of homes being built for those desperately in need of a new living situation. In those 30-years they have built over 7,000 homes in those 24 nations. Countless lives changed through this ministry. Connect with Homes of Hope on their Facebook page here. YWAM Emerge 2021 Update YWAM Emerge has been working to feed the poor for many years, and here is an update from their ministry … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25YHkylBCdk If you head over to ywamemerge.org to find out more about the ministry and how you could get involved. YWAM Mercy Vietnam Covid Support YWAM Mercy have been working in multiple communities in Vietnam to support the people through the latest wave of Covid-19.  They have been doing a lot of work with the local communities, helping to build the relationships in the communities where they work. Through these relationships the have been able to continue to monitor and support the communities, even when they have had to do so remotely. Local people are helping each other to get through the pandemic restrictions, banding together to fight the virus. Some are making food for those isolating in central locations and others are preparing masks and face shields or donating needed food items and supplies. The communication training YWAM Mercy provided to local leaders helped them know how to call for the community to contribute in these ways. You can get the latest updates from the YWAM Mercy Vietnam web-site at ywammercyvietnam.org. Values Matter – Darlene Cunningham The latest book published by YWAM Publishing is Values Matter by Darlene Cunningham. In Values Matter, YWAM Co-founder Darlene Cunningham shares inspiring stories of how God shaped YWAM into what it is today – a large and effective “wavemaker” for missions – through the spiritual “DNA” carried within its core beliefs and 18 foundational values. Darlene has lived, taught, and led discoveries into these essential beliefs and values for decades on six continents. Her passion is to impart them into future generations of YWAM missionaries. Intertwined inside its pages, she also candidly shares both failures and victories, along with her discovery of the Biblically-rooted beliefs and values that have proven so fruitful to the Cunningham’s calling over the decades. Given the global scope of YWAM, this foundational book encapsulating the heart of their nonprofit is scheduled to be available in 41 languages all told. Head over to ywamvalues.com to find out more about the book and to get your own copy in paperback, digital, or audio format. Training: School of Mission YWAM Taipei, Taiwan is offering the School of Mission from September 6 – November 26. https://vimeo.com/132305998 You can find out more about the school on the YWAM Taipei web-site, ywamtaipei.com. Discipleship Bible School YWAM Lausanne will be running the three month Discipleship Bible School from the 25th of September to 14 December … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwAd3LQlweo YWAM Lausanne are also offering the school starting in January and again in April next year. You can find out more about the school on their web-site, ywamlausanne.com. Documentary Film School YWAM Harpenden is running their next Documentary Film School starting on the 22nd of September … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRVrD2lNJIY The Documentary Film School looks at multiple topics covering the pre-production, production, and post production phase of creating a documentary film. Find out more on the YWAM Harpenden web-site, ywamharpenden.org. Applied Practical Leadership Course YWAM Philadelphia is running their short, 6-week, Applied Practical Leadership Course from the 25th of September until November 7. The 6-weeks will be spent building your capacity, enhancing your competencies, and increasing your confidence through mentoring/coaching relationships. Each week has a unique focus, which are: Week 1 – Leadership Foundations Week 2 – Leadership Direction Week 3 – Practical Leadership Week 4 – Team Development Week 5 – Ministry Expansion Week 6 – Transformational Leadership If you head over to ywamphiladelphia.org you can find out more about the school. BBC Ternopil, Ukraine YWAM Ternopil in Ukraine is running a Bible Core Course starting on September 27th and ending on December 20th. The course in an intense 12-week study of the Bible in its literary and historical context. Check out the post in the YWAMERS.community over on Facebook to find out more about the school and see where to apply. Biblical School of Justice YWAM Denver will be running the Biblical School of Justice from June 27 – September 2022. During the School of Biblical Justice, you will learn about the Biblical worldview of injustice as well as God’s heart for justice. You’ll receive teaching from people who combat injustice around the world. Join them as they bring the Kingdom to earth by loving the orphan, widow and destitute among the nations. After the course there is an optional 8-week overseas outreach that you can also join in. Head over to ywamdenver.org to find out more. Feedback ywampodcast.com/127 Subscribe ywampodcast.com/subscribe If you liked the program, tell a friend. If you didn’t like it, tell a friend anyway …

Youth With A Mission Responds to the Condo Collapse in Miami, we work to bridge the education gap on isolated islands, YWAM Paris purchases part of their campus, Ignite New England sees many saved, we look at some of YWAM’s food distribution ministries, Create Thailand produced some fantastic comics to communicate the gospel, and we explore some training and ministry opportunities around the world on today’s YWAM News Show … Thank you for downloading this, the 126 episode of the Youth With A Mission News Show Podcast, I’m your host, Bill Hutchison. You can contact us, subscribe to future episodes, leave comments, and find links to all the stories we talk about on the show notes for this podcast at ywampodcast.com/126 … https://youtu.be/HOaJTDIlMZc Don’t Be Afraid to Make a Mistake I thought we could start this episode of the YWAM news show with a message from Kristy Haines of YWAM Derby. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbtaQe-pLAM YWAM Derby puts out a weekly devotional that is often quite inspiring and challenging. You can check it out on their YouTube channel, which is linked to over at ywampodcast.com/126. Miami Condo Collapse Support ministry Last week a 40-year old condo building collapse, leaving more than 150 people missing in the rubble. While the first responders work to try to rescue and find the residence of the building, the request for prayer and spiritual / emotional support went out. In coordination with many local churches and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, Youth With A Mission brought in a 40-person group to minister, pray, and provide spiritual care for the victims and their families. Things are not looking good at the moment for the people who were in the building, and there is much despair with the families, and our prayers go out to the people affected and the people there ministering. You can read more, and follow developments, over at the Christianity Today web-site. YWAM Paris Connect Campus Update Last year we shared with you about the YWAM Paris and their ministry in that beautiful city. We also shared about their desire for their own campus. The team of 12 arrived in Paris in October 2017. During the four years that they have been in the city they have felt God being incredibly faithful. In June YWAM Paris took ownership of the first half of their Paris campus! They feel that God has established them in Paris and that they need to give Him back the glory of this time with thankfulness, and to commit to the use the land for His Kingdom. You can find out more about their ministry, and they continued plans, on their Facebook page. YWAM Kona Bringing Education to Isolated Islands Through the Pacific Access Learning System, we can educate and train, even the most isolated people groups, to be transformational themselves. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8s9OdvSSEQk Learn more about YWAM Ships Kona at their website: ywamshipskona.org Ignite New England On Saturday June 19 YWAM Boston gathered 250 people from all over New England at the Middlesex Sports Complex in the hockey rink! 25 people got saved , and they prayed and interceded for every New England state, and catalyzed many young people into the mission field. YWAM Boston has many local and international ministries, and you can find out more on their web-site, ywamboston.org YWAM Central Europe – Loren and the Sphere’s of Society Recently on a call with YWAM Central Europe Loren Cunningham shared again about the Spheres of Society … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjvPgsenX0I That was just some of the highlights from the interview. You can actually watch the full interview through the link at ywampodcast.com/126. YWAM Saint Marc, Haiti Food Distribution Earlier this month YWAM Saint Marc in Haiti packed over 400 bags of food and filled a Mack truck with items to deliver out to the 5th section! Their students also filled 800 pieces of paper with words of encouragement and Bible verses to give out as well. It has been a tough few years since the major earthquake that ravaged the nation, hurricanes that have hit since the, and rampant corruption from local governments and international NGOs. Throughout this the people in the 5th section have suffered. Roads in the nation are often blocked, and when roads are blocked it makes delivering food to sell extremely difficult. The team was very thankful for the opportunity to serve this beautiful community. The best place that I have found to find out more about the YWAM Saint Marc, Haiti ministry is on their Facebook page. YWAM Derby Take Away Food Ministry Speaking about food ministry, YWAM Derby does a local food distribution ministry. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TkCJZT4Sng You can find out more about the YWAM Derby food ministry on their web-site, ywamderby.org. Create Thailand – The Gift of Comics In the summer of 2019, thousands of Mongolians were able to hear the good news through an outreach initiative of YWAM called “Bless Mongolia.” The goal was to put a Mongolian Bible in every household, along with other materials, including a list of Internet links to online resources in the Mongolian language. Create International Taiwan was honoured to participate in this initiative by providing an online comic book, “Prisoner of Hope,” which clearly presents the gospel through the eyes of Queen Sorghaghtani, the daughter-in-law of Genghis Khan. This powerful comic book was produced by the staff and 14 students of the Frontier Comics Seminar (FCS), led by Jason Kelly, which trains artists to use their skill and talent to reach the unreached by producing indigenous comic books. Create International Taiwan has been producing mostly animated films since it started in 2013 through the School of Cartooning and Animation for Missions (SoCAM), but in 2019 they spun their comics training into that new school, pioneered by Jason. Working directly with Mongol leaders on the field, they were able to craft a powerful story about a convicted prisoner who receives Christ through the stories of the seven commands of Jesus as told by the Nestorian Mongol Queen. In 2020, a second comic was produced through the FCS for the Hindi speakers of India, which uses the holiday Diwali as a cultural bridge for the good news. Although the project is still in production, an English version of the comic, called “Gift of Light,” has been completed and is available to view online. You can check out more about this exciting story, and also view the amazingly well done comics / graphic stories, over on the Create Taiwan web-site, createthaiwan.com. Summer Nightlife Outreach – Europe Beginning on July 17th, Summer Nightlife Outreach in Europe hope to gather teams of 10-15 participants in 5 outreach locations all across the party scenes in Europe. They will start off with three days of teaching, training and worship both in teams and all together online. During those days, the participants will also have the opportunity to “practice” outreach and then review it with everyone. In the following 10 days, teams will go into the party scenes of each city and facilitate young people experiencing Jesus’ love, peace and healing power in the middle of the busy and crowded streets. Each outreach team will be lead by an experienced YWAM staff member and together with the participants will work either in evening or morning outreaches. Each team will also have a one day off where they will have the opportunity to explore the city and do team building activities together. To wrap everything up, there will be one day of debrief in each team and with all of the teams online. Testimonies will be collected and everyone’s experiences evaluated for future year’s improvements. This year, Summer Nightlife Outreach will focus on the following five locations: Ibiza, Spain Albufeira, Portugal Hvar, Croatia Thessaloniki, Greece Vama Veche, Romania To each of these five locations they will send a team of 10-15 participants, led by experienced YWAM staff. You can find out more about the opportunity on their web-site, summernightlifeoutreach.com Middle East Refugee Ministry Opportunity There is currently a large need for outreach teams for work in the refugee camps in the Middle East. They are needing: English teachers Computer trainers Art/Music therapy Sports (Basketball and Soccer) Children activities through crafts etc. They are able to get teams into the country through their NGO status. They are needing teams as soon as possible to help in their projects. At the moment they are currently in need specifically for men to go and volunteer with the refugees. They are working in a male dominant culture where men are needed to connect with other men in discipleship. There is an opportunity to reach so many refugees and for a lot of this, men are needed. You can find out more about the opportunities in the YWAMers Community group over on Facebook. Training School of Biblical Studies On September 15, 2021 YWAM Yosemite will be starting their next School of Biblical Studies. The course will run for 9 – months and includes three phases consisting of: Phase 1 – learning the basics of the inductive method of Bible study, begining with the study in the New Testament with three of the four Gospels, Acts, Paul’s letters, Hebrews, James, and 1 Peter. Phase 2 – Finish studying the New Testament and then a week-long seminar to introduce the Old Testament background, genres, and literary styles. This will be followed up with studying Genesis through Samuel, and some of the Wisdom literature. Phase 3 – Begins with a seminar introducing the skills needed to understand the message of the books of the Prophets. The study of the prophets will finish the study of the Old Testament. The end of the school finishes with the Gospel of Matthew, seeing the whole of God’s redemptive plan for humanity. You can see more about the school on the YWAM Yosemite web-site, ywamyosemite.squarespace.com. Chronological Bible Core Course Another opportunity to dive deeper into the Bible is being offered by YWAM Nanaimo in Canada starting on September16, 2021. The Chronological Bible Core Course (CBCC) has been developed to equip you in your understanding of the Bible and how to apply it to your daily life. During the 12 week BCC you will be equipped with the tools you need to study the Bible for the rest of your life. In addition to reading the entire Bible, you will do in-depth study on a variety of books (Old and New Testament) using the Inductive Bible Study method. Find out more on their web-site, stayhappening.com. School of Frontier Missions (Online) YWAM Kobe, Hyogo, Japan, in partnership with YWAM Perth, is offering an online School of Frontier Missions starting 3 October, 2021. The SOFM Online provides a strong platform for serving cross-culturally, whether you know clearly you’re headed to the frontiers long-term, or you’re exploring possibilities while adding tools to your missions “toolbox.” This is a great opportunity to benefit from the years of experience represented by this course and its long track record of missionaries pioneering and serving effectively in the frontiers. Be ready to tackle the challenge of taking the gospel to the unreached! This course includes approximately 12 to 14 hours of teaching per week, plus further time for homework, projects and small group meetings. Find out more about the course on the YWAM Japan web-site, ywamjapan.org. School of Photography and Storytelling YWAM Orlando’s School of Photography and Storytelling is a 5-month training experience that prepares photographers to tell stories that matter. Their next course will be running on April 4, 2022 … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FX_4nfSAk28 The course has a 12-week training phase, followed up by a 6 – 8 week outreach phase. You can find out more on the YWAM Orlando web-site, ywamorlando.com. Floyd McClung is with Jesus Floyd McClung, who served for 35-years in Youth With A Mission, including an 8-year stint as YWAM’s International Executive Director, passed away on May 29th after 5-years of illness. Floyd Lee McClung Jr was a global missions leader, author of The Father Heart of God and an international speaker. He had been ill since 2016 and it had left him incapacitated, hospitalised and unable to speak for over five years. YWAM co-founders Loren and Darlene Cunningham said, “Floyd McClung was a vital foundational leader, serving for many years in YWAM. He pioneered works in Afghanistan, India, Nepal, the Netherlands, California, Colorado and other locations. His life, his teaching, his books, his leadership and his Godly influence deeply impacted YWAM. He has so much lasting fruit – both inside YWAM and among those who came to Jesus through the initiatives he led. Only eternity will reveal the depth and breadth of his legacy.” Our prayers go out to Floyd’s wife and family. You can read Floyd’s full obituary on his web-site, floydandsally.com. Feedback ywampodcast.com/126 Subscribe ywampodcast.com/subscribe If you liked the program, tell a friend. If you didn’t like it, tell a friend anyway …

East Timor has been hit by the worst floods in 30-years, and it’s affected some of YWAM’s ministries there, an oral Bible translation container is on it’s way to the Pacific Islands, a large commercial generator has been donated to YWAM in Papua New Guinea, YWAM Brazil has been operating in Ricife since 1986 with various ministries, we have some more updates on the US / Mexico boarder crisis and ministry, YWAM Kona released a new EP, and we explore some training opportunities around the world on this, the 125th episode of the YWAM News Show… Thank you for downloading this, the 125th episode of the Youth With A Mission News Show Podcast, I’m your host, Bill Hutchison. You can contact us, subscribe to future episodes, leave comments, and find links to all the stories we talk about on the show notes for this podcast at ywampodcast.com/125 … Video News: https://youtu.be/Yc03IQ_6MEk Worst flash floods in 30 years hit Timor Leste Last month Timor Leste / East Timor suffered some of the worst floods that they have experienced in 30 years. The floods have killed more than 27 people, and have left hundreds homeless and without electricity and food. The Kid’s Ark Ministry has suffered from substantial damage. The buildings were badly damaged by the flash floods with the walls, foundations, and ceilings all needing repairs. Until these repairs are complete the buildings are not habitable. Kid’s Ark provides education, medical support, and provides programs for people with disabilities in the Hera area. The loss of these buildings will badly affect their onsite operations. Australia Mercy is working with Kid’s Ark to help with the repairs, which are likely to exceed $90,000. You can find out more about it on the Australian Mercy web-site, australianmercy.org. YWAM Slovakia House Fire In April one of the staff houses with YWAM Slovakia was affected by a fire. The entire wooden building burned down, including many personal and ministry items. The fire also destroyed the car that was parked at the house at the time of the fire. YWAM Slovakia is asking us to pray and consider supporting them in their rebuilding effort. Visit ywam.sk to find out how. YWAM Worcester, South Africa Expansion Youth With A Mission has been running in Worcester. South Africa for many year. God has lead them in many different directions and has recently renewed their desire to grow their campus … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTctTm-DhYg You can head over to their web-site, ywamworcester.com, to find out more about their ministry, the campus expansion, and how you could partner with them. The Need for Bible Translation “There are approximately 7,100 living languages spoken on earth today. As I write this introduction there are some 1,600+ living languages that still do not have a single verse of the Scriptures translated. These 1,600+ languages need to be translated to reach zero.” David Hamilton, Youth With A Mission. Over on the Frontier Missions web-site you can read many stories of how God is working in the nations through Youth With A Mission. One such story is about people who have no written language, and no Bible translation. There were a few believers in that group, and those believers did not have a way in their own language to speak about, and pray in their own mother tongue. The strength and power of praying to God in your own language is something that many of us take for granted, but one that many do not know how to do. There are over 1600 languages with no Scripture, and it is very much on God’s heart to see Scripture in every language, and understood by every person. There are many ways that we can work to End Bible Poverty Now. You can read more about this story, and some of the ways that people are working to end Bible poverty over at ywamfm.org. Oral Bible Translation Container One of the many ways that YWAMers are working to help End Bible Poverty Now is the new Oral Bible Translation Container, which is part of the YWAM Ships Kona Ministry … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYXfUx9T9tQ Also as part of YWAM Ships Kona is YWAM Flotilla. We introduced you to it on the last episode of the YWAM Podcast, and now we have some more details about the exciting ministry opportunity for Christian Yachties. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9dDagCa1jg If you want to find out even more about this opportunite Nich Papamichael and Julie McLaughlin had an interview with an Australian radio program, which you can listen to here. Find out more about the opportunity at ywamshipskona.org/flotilla/. Marine Reach Another of YWAM’s Ship Ministries in Marine Reach: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbRHtDb9n04 Visit MarineReach.com to find out more. Generator Donated to YWAM Port Moresby In the last episode of the podcast we shared with you about the new training facility being built outside of Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea. Last month a generator that once served Vision Christian Media’s Brisbane radio studios is now at that training campus. The generator will be utilised not only to power the training campus, but eventually a Christian-based community radio station that will serve Port Moresby and beyond. The station will broadcast uplifting and positive content throughout the region, while providing students undertaking media-related courses with the opportunity to gain hands-on experience. Read the full story at ywamships.org. An interview with Randy Bohlender If you are interested in hearing more about doing ministry on a maritime ministry ship you can listen to an interview with Randy Bohlender that MASTGlobal did on their web-site, mastglobal.org/podcast. Randy has over 30-years experience serving in maritime ministry, and offers a fascinating insight into the ministry. YWAM Ricife Youth With A Mission has been operating in Recife, Brazil since 1986. They are currently involved in many ministries around the city, and in the area around it. One of the ministries that they are involved with is their Christian Heritage School … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2whWhdSq8k Since 2000, YWAM Recife has educated children and pre-adolescents from the local community through the Christian Heritage School, from Kindergarten to the fifth grade. In addition to education, they offer personal care, devotions, education, and recreation. The school is housed in a large building, inside their campus, and has a capacity for 300 students. Through this, they contribute to the educational, spiritual, social, cultural and economic development of the Santa Monica community. Together with education and Biblical principles they work to shape the character of the students, in Christ. This works well as the students are still being molded; their minds and hearts are still like fertile ground. When principles of the Word of God are generated in the heart of a child, they will endure till the end of their life and, consequently, generations are transformed. In addition the the Christian Heritage School YWAM Recife also operates the Sarah House Restoration Project. Casa Sarah is their shelter for girls between the ages of 6 and 15 who are in situations of social vulnerability. They offer these children physical, spiritual, psychological, intellectual and social assistance in order to be reintegrated with their family and society. From the moment they arrive, YWAM Recife does everything possible to give them every opportunity to live a healthy, fruitful and influential life. Update on the Border Ministry In the last episode of the YWAM News Show we shared with you some of what is currently happening on the border of Mexico and USA. Here is another update about what is going on there … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dEY-wneZRM YWAM Tyler Texas continues to serve at the border crisis, and send teams to help with the crisis. You can find out more about their work, including how you can get involved, on their web-site, ywamtyler.org Training ALTY 2021 – Sweden If you are wanting to grow as a young leader YWAM Transform in Sweden is offering the Apostolic Leader Trainee Year … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfMAIyPe86E YWAM Sweden is offering the ALTY 2021 starting in August 2021 and running through to June 2022. Find out more on their web-site, ywamtransform.se. Teaching and Ministry Development Seminar – YWAM North Cascades Starting in October of this year YWAM North Cascades is offering the Teaching and Ministry Development Seminar … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiuUdyQfqZY The Teaching & Ministry Development Seminar is a 3 week course designed to give teacher training to YWAM staff who are interested in raising up the next generation through Biblically sound content and innovative adult education strategies. In this seminar you will explore topics like: communication principles and dynamics; learning styles; basics of adult education; dialogue education; cross-cultural communication; classroom facilitation; ministering to students in a classroom, and discovering your personal message. Check out ywamnorthcascades.com to find out more. Transformational Business School – Kampala Uganda Starting in July YWAM Kampala in Uganda is running a 6 week intensive course about Business as Missions called the “Transformational Business School”. The School of Transformational Business (SOTB) is a 6 weeks course with 6 weeks of optional internship. The lecture phase covers: Foundations of BWAM (Vision, Values, Biblical foundation, History of BWAM and Introduction into Business and Mission Plan) Integration into the Missions Character and Leadership in Business Marketing Research (Roots and heart of Biblical Marketing, Essentials of Basic marketing) Financial Management (Budget Making, Basic Accounting, Financial forecasting) Business Plan Presentations. During the lecture phase you will also have devotions, workshops, Small groups, and work duties. Internship is encouraged as a way to put into practice and get field experience. It will consist of being apart of a Business and practicing difference aspects of the business from being in sales to management to involvement in seeing the financials. Check out ywamkampala.org to find out more. YWAM Kona Music – The Sound of Go Earlier this month YWAM Kona released a new EP called “The Sound of Go”. The album focuses on the call to reach the ends of the earth, and you can stream or buy the music on many different streaming and music platforms. Other YWAM Podcasts If you are finding that you want more podcasts to listen to from Youth With A Mission here are two other podcasts that were highlighted to me in the last month. YWAM Heidebeek Couch Sessions The YWAM Heidebeek Couch Sessions take the opportunity to talk with YWAMERS about their journeys with God and how they came into YWAM. Unfiltered with YWAM YWAM Gold Coasts produces the Unfiltered with YWAM Podcast in partnership with Juice 1073, a local radio station. They seek to uncover the truth of Jesus in every situation; taking off the filter of what society is telling you, so that we can bring the power of the kingdom of heaven with us into every situation. 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Volcano Eruption on St. Vincent, 30 Days of Prayer for the Muslim World, Many Ministry Updates from the Pacific Islands, a thank you from YWAM Arusha, and more on today’s YWAM News Show. Thank you for downloading this, the 124 episode of the Youth With A Mission News Show Podcast, I’m your host, Bill Hutchison. You can contact us, subscribe to future episodes, leave comments, and find links to all the stories we talk about on the show notes for this podcast at ywampodcast.com/124 … https://youtu.be/3iBpC3xJbHo Stories: 30 Days of Prayer for the Muslim World The call to mobilize Christians worldwide to set aside 30 days to learn about and to pray for our world’s Muslim neighbours emerged in 1992 among a group of Youth With A Mission leaders. They felt challenged to help the Church to look at Muslims the way God does. This years 30-Days of Prayer began on April 13 and goes through to May 12 … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGjWWth9b2M You can head over to the 30 Days Prayer Web-Site, 30daysprayer.com to join in with the rest of the 30-days of prayer St. Vincent’s Volcano, La Soufriere, erupted explosively on April 9th On April 9th St. Vincent’s Volcano, La Soufriere, erupted explosively and has continued to erupt multiple other times since then. Each eruption has sent ash into the sky as well as small and large stones which have destroyed many homes. They are continuing to expect more eruptions and pyroclastic flows in the coming days and weeks. The YWAM St. Vincent and Grenadines centre is on the Island of Mayreau and currently not in danger of the volcano, but there are many staff and members from St. Vincent who are assisting with the relief efforts at the local shelters in the safe zones on the main island. The shelters and volunteers are in desperate need of supplies. If you head over to the YWAM St. Vincent and the Grenadines Facebook page you can see how you could help, donate, and pray for the people. There have been many people evacuated from the island, but some of the evacuations have been hampered by some of the neighbouring island nations, so prayer about this is vital so that the people can be assisted and our YWAM staff can best serve the victims of the volcano. Crisis on the US / Mexico Border YWAM Tyler, Texas has been working for years with the refugees on the Mexico / US boarder. Lately things have really heated up with the refugees, human trafficking, and on ongoing border crisis. To find out more about what is happening on the border YWAM Tyler took a trip to the border to find out more about the unfolding migrant crisis on the Southern Boarder. While on the trip they learned of some disturbing things about how this could be the largest migration of slaves in history, and how human traffickers and the cartels are profiting on human misery … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9syE4otroAI There is another 10-minutes on the video that you can watch on the YWAM Tyler web-site, ywamtyler.org, or on the YWAM News Show web-site at ywampodcast.com/124. YWAM Tyler is continuing to minister to the people on the border and continue to raise money for that project. All financial gifts toward this project at Youth With A Mission, Tyler, TX, will go directly to provide border crisis relief and are tax-deductible for US tax payers. They feel they must keep volunteers at the border who can be the hands and feet of God’s love to those who are desperate and hurting. Again, check out their web-site, ywamtyler.org, to find out more. YWAM Arusha In March 2020, YWAM Arusha starting on a project to build a teacher housing project so that one of our Tanzanian partners could continue to provide quality education – and that’s exactly what they were able to do. The new buildings occupies a total of over 10,000 square feet, provides much needed family housing, kitchen space, and community meeting space for teachers at New Vision School in Enigkaret! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22AXYWlTSDQ Youth With A Mission Arusha continues their dynamic ministry in Tanzania and you can find out more on their web-site, ywamarusha.org. YWAM Vanuatu Ministry I did part of my Discipleship Training School outreach into Vanuatu. At that time Youth With A Mission didn’t have a permanent location in the island nation, but it partnered with  local churches and relationships with other ministries there. YWAM has continued to partner with other ministries in Vanuatu, and has also established a permanent location there. One of the ministries that YWAM is involved in through Marine Reach in the Family Care Centre: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCsozTDvy80 The familycarecentre.org web-site has much more information about their ministry that you can check out. Vlife Vlive is the ministry of Youth With A Mission working in Vanuatu. In addition to partnering with the Family Care Centre they also work on Sustainable Technologies and Clean Water training and community projects Primary school education Frontier Mission training With the school this year they are looking for volunteers for many different areas including: French Sports and Games Arts and Crafts Appropriate Agriculture and Technology Home Economics Music / Dance / Drama You can find out more about their ministry on their web-site, v2life.org. YWAM Solomons Last year on the YWAM News Show we shared with you about the biogas project that YWAM Solomons has been working on in their ministry and the training that they are running. They have continued with this ministry and are also working on manual well drilling with PVC hand pumps. The drilling works by using simple, affordable, and locally available tools to provide the ability to make well boreholes up to 21 metres deep. They also work on teaching the community how to build self-made PVC hand pumps with available materials. This allows the communities to maintain the pumps, and build new pumps when needed. In relation to the wells and hand pumps the YWAM Centre runs community water technology seminars. Some of the topics covered in the seminar are: Water management Water catchment Water holding and sanitation Water purification Non-electrical pumping systems Participants get hands on with building water tanks, sand filters, drilling wells, and building the hand pumps and hydraulic pump systems. Find out more about the ministry at ywamsolomons.org. YWAM Medical Ships Constructing Port Moresby Campus After ten years of operation in Papua New Guinea with medical ships and land-based teams, YWAM Medical Ships Australia & Papua New Guinea (YWAM MS) is delighted to be expanding their work by establishing a training and outreach campus in Port Moresby. The Port Moresby campus will be established as a satellite campus of the Australian, YWAM Medical Ships Training. Vocational training programs will be offered in a range of areas, including healthcare, hospitality, administration, faith development, and media. The property for the new training campus is just five kilometres from the Port Moresby city centre and was originally built as a water sports complex for the 2015 South Pacific Games. The site has unfortunately been quite neglected and has needed quite a bit of work to clean up the property and to rebuild. Renovations are currently underway to re-purpose the site as a vibrant training campus for young people. The first phase of construction includes student accommodation, kitchen, bathrooms, and training facilities. The development will happen in a series of stages, with the eventual dream is to include a medical centre, radio station, a dental semi-trailer for local schools, and an outreach support centre to server YWAM Medical Ship’s work across the nation. Visit ywamships.org to find out more about the new centre and the medical ship YWAM PNG which is getting ready to deploy to Western Province to reach remote communities in PNG with essential healthcare and training. YWAM Marine Academy Another ministry of Youth With A Mission and their ship ministry is the Marine Academy. The Marine Academy is setup to help teams and individuals to “cut through the noise of the maritime industry to get the training and qualifications they need to follow their calling”. They do this through multiple services including: Maritime courses and degree programs Personal and team coaching Training Seminars and Workshops Cadetships with a Partnership Fleet Developing-World Skills Training and Certification Visit ywamma.org to find out more. YWAM Flotilla YWAM Flotilla has a goal to reach every island until all have heard about Jesus … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gK4POKbkJHo There are 934 inhabited islands without airports, regular ferry services, roads, or bridges. These islands are inhabited by some of the most vulnerable families on earth. By volunteering to help you can help to serve these communities and ensure that no-one is left behind. Check out ywamshipskona.org/flotilla to find out more. Jesus People Tour The Circuit Riders, Carry The Love and Circuit Rider Music are setting out to unite campuses, churches, and communities to serve their cities and then gather to worship, preach the Gospel and activate believers to love like Jesus. They will be going on a Jesus People Tour visiting 14 different cities in the US starting on April 26 to June 19 … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhwIKHQw56s Check out jesuspeopletour.com to find when and where the tour will be, and if it’s something you might be able to attend. Feedback ywampodcast.com/124 Subscribe ywampodcast.com/subscribe

There is desperate need right now for the people of Burma because of the recent military coup, YWAM Europe will be having a worship and outreach gathering in Maldova later this year, we get to see and hear some updates from Thailand and Vietnam, and we have a look at some of the coffee ministries that are happening around Youth With A Mission on this, the 123rd episode of the YWAM News Show. https://youtu.be/tiiK0RU2gS4 Thank you for downloading this, the 123rd episode of the Youth With A Mission News Show Podcast, I’m your host, Bill Hutchison. You can contact us, subscribe to future episodes, leave comments, and find links to all the stories we talk about on the show notes for this show at ywampodcast.com/123 … Stories: Military Coup in Burma Back in February the democratically elected government in Burma / Myanmar was replaced by the nations military. Since then there have been many people killed and the army is attacking many Karen areas. This has lead to thousands of civilians being displaced and having to hide in the forest. Some of these groups are being shelled by the military and are running for their lives. There are over 5000 Internally Displaced People (IDPs) known to be hiding in the forests at this time. The people are trying to flee to refugee camps in Thailand, but those camps and the boarder are closed off. As the fighting continues in the cities the number of IDPs and refugees is only increasing. Right now there are four new refugee camps forming close to the Thai / Burmese border. Australian Mercy, a ministry of Youth With A Mission, can not get aid into the cities at the time because of the violence happening there, but they can get aid into the IDP camps forming on the boarder. On the Australian Mercy web-site you can see what is needed to meet the needs of the Internally Displaced People. The needs include food, clothing, medicines, and basic aid. The people are desperate, and the situation there is getting worse, please take the time to pray and consider how you can help … australianmercy.org YWAM Thailand Update Staying in South East Asia we have this update from YWAM in Chiang Mai, Thailand, and what God did in 2020 … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99UiJbtyn_w You can find out more about the ministry that is happening with YWAM Chiang Mai on their web-site, ywamthai.org. YWAM in Vietnam As we continue to look at what is happening in South East Asia we have this from YWAM in Vietnam about what they are doing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Stb3IWN7DDU You can find out more at ywammercyvietnam.org. YWAM’s Mission to the Muslim World Youth With A Mission has always had a focus on reaching out to the most unreached people around the world, and many of those people live in the 10/40 window, and many of the nations in the 10/40 window are Muslim majority nations … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQgIpvymGGQ Youth With A Mission has many opportunities to reach out with the gospel to the Muslim World. You can find many of those opportunities on the global YWAM web-site, ywam.org. On the next episode we will be talking about one of the opportunities that Youth With A Mission participates in every year, and it’s one that you can join in with from anywhere in the world … Love Europe Gathering In August YWAM Skien will be hosting the Love Europe Gathering … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=–9DYJjKLnc The gathering and outreach will be happening in Maldova in August of this year, and you can find out more on their web-site, loveeurope.no. Gleaning for the Hungry Summer 2021 Plans Gleanings for the Hungry is a mercy ministry of Youth With A Mission with a mission to feed the hungry of the world, both physically and spiritually. A large part of fulfilling their mission is the procurement and production of shelf-stable food. In the summer, they dry peaches and nectarines that are not pristine enough for sale. Year round, they produce a dehydrated soup mix, mostly from donated products. Everything they produce is given free of charge to partner ministries around the world, to be distributed in impoverished areas, with the love of Jesus. and they are starting to gear up for the new 2021 season … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDV01cSjfLE You can visit gleanings.org to find out more about their food distribution ministry … YWAM Frontier Missions – Disciple Making Movements During last year, and coming into this year, a lot of how YWAM has done it’s training has had to change because of COVID-19, and the many restrictions that have been brought about because of it. One of the ways that it has changed is that many YWAM locations have developed online training resources. One of these online courses that is coming up in July is the Getting Started in Disciple Making Movements course, being offered by YWAM Frontier Missions. This online course will be run from July 7 – October 7 and will help you go from potentially feeling confused, busy, and overwhelmed by the task of reaching the unreached, to feeling inspired, hopeful, and full of faith that God is able to multiply disciples through you. The course will work to help you to: Develop a step by step faith-filled plan for prayer saturation, Discover simple, but proven, evangelism strategies Find local influencers (Persons of Peace). Learn to stay focused on what key fruitful activities Start your first Disciple-Making group. If you head on over to their web-site, ywamfm.org, you can find out more about the course and find out how you can enrol and participate. YWAM Budapest Even during the Soviet communist era YWAM was sending short term teams into Hungary to pray and discretely distribute Gospel literature. The first YWAMers to make their home in Hungary was in the late 80’s, and with the fall of communism in 1989 YWAM began to send teams to pray, connect with pastors, and seek open doors for the Gospel. They have been operating continually in the nation since then, and this some of what they are currently engaged in … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLIDUyFRlSo You can head over to ywambudapest.org to find out more about their ministry. Coffee One of the things that myself, and probably many other people in YWAM, can attribute to our time in ministry in a love, and possible addiction, to coffee. For me it started when I first started staffing the discipleship training school, in addition to working in other ministry areas like communication and IT. Since then my taste has become a bit more refined, much less instant coffee, and coffee ministry has really opened the doors for communication at many locations around the world. This includes the coffee ministry that YWAM Budapest runs … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtIRWEVtCj4 The location that I did my DTS at was located in Townsville, Australia. Like me, they have become a lot more refined in the coffee that they offer, and last year they even opened a coffee shop in the centre of the city. They are definitely alone in combining ministry and coffee, as we hear from YWAM Lakeside, Montana: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIYDdiqVvTY YWAM Hernut in Germany is another ministry wanting to expand their coffee ministry into the community: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXPFuALr1e8 YWAM in the Gold Coast of Australia runs a coffee van outreach to the people in their community: https://www.facebook.com/ywamcoffeevan/videos/1079787742098867 I’m sure there are many other locations around the world that are also combining coffee and ministry. I went over to ywam.org and did a search for “coffee” and it came up with 73 programs and places around the ministry. I’m sure that not all of them, but it is fun to see some of what God is doing. Theology and Coffee With all of our talk about coffee in this episode I want to highlight a recent study done by our friends over at the Babylon Bee. The results of the study was that they found that the stronger the coffee, the more sound the theology. While the specific study was in relation to churches, it wouldn’t be out of the question to say that there is most likely also a correlation at YWAM Centres around the world where the stronger the coffee, the more sound the theology … Feedback Well, thank you very much for joining with us on this episode of the YWAM News Show. If you head on over to ywampodcast.com/123 you can find links to all the stories we shared, and also watch all the videos. While you are there you can also subscribe for future episodes through the links on the right hand side of the page or at the bottom of the article. 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Intro: Despite the challenges of 2020 and 2021 God’s mission is NOT cancelled, updated on many of our ship ministries, and more on this episode of the YWAM News Show … Thank you for downloading this, the 122 episode of the Youth With A Mission News Show Podcast, I’m your host, Bill Hutchison. https://youtu.be/EKMs0nXRo28 You can contact us, subscribe to future episodes, leave comments, and find links to all the stories we talk about on the show notes for this podcast at ywampodcast.com/122 … Stories: The Mission is Not Cancelled! I wanted to start us out this week with a challenge from Bevin with Globalcast Resources, a ministry of Youth With A Mission … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wctLcLzy_cM Global Cast Resources How to Avoid Wasting Your Years as a Missionary As we consider Bevin’s challenge to us Mark Anderson is asked the question, “How to we avoid wasting our years as a missionary?” … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdfkMmyaLTc That message from Mark Anderson is one of many messages from YWAM Kansas City’s YouTube Channel. YWAM South Sudan I’ve been updating you through the years with the work that YWAM has been doing in South Sudan. Back in September 2016 the civil war degenerated so far that the YWAM Centre in … had to be evacuated. This month the YWAM missionaries were able to return to their centre in Yei and see how much damage was done to their centre and the community around it. Many of the homes, as well as the primary school, have been completely stripped out, and other building have been set on fire. They are asking God for wisdom for how to move forward and rebuild, and are asking that we would join with them in praying about what the future holds for the ministry there. YWAM South Sudan on Facebook Mae-la preschools under threat of closure Mae-la camp is a refuge camp located in Thailand on the Burmese border. It is home to about 60,000 mostly Karen refugees from Burma. At the camp there are thousands of children, and last year there were 17 pre-schools at the camp. The preschools provide a preschool education as well as a nutritional supplements program that is essential for these children to thrive. As of this year all large Non-Government organisations have ceased, and has put all of these pre-schools at risk of closing. These closures will not only take away the only early childhood educational foundations available to thousands of children in Mae-la camp but will also destroy the front line where basic health and learning difficulties are picked up and a safe place for women who are experiencing stress in their relationships is taken away. Australian Mercy, a ministry of Youth With A Mission, and a couple of other smaller NGOs are trying to hold the line but at the present time their resources are not anywhere big enough to fund all 17 preschools. At the moment, Australian Mercy funds one preschool and a teacher training program that is shared by all the other preschools. They also fund a nutritional supplements program that provides extra food to families and children who are at risk of malnutrition. They are currently seeking to raise an additional $20,000 per year to help fund four additional pre-schools, and for every $7000 above that they can fund one more school. You can visit the Australian Mercy web-site to see how you or your group could help, australianmercy.org. YWAM Tuen Mun YWAM Tuen Mun in Hong Hong has been diligently serving the people in that area of China. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jK8baH60NvM Last year they: Partnered with many corporations in the region Multiplied their feeding program in public estates Distributed masks and hand sanitisers to people who could not provide their own Translated Darlene Cunningham’s book Partnered with 17 new charities and churches Ran educational programs advocating for the vulnerable Served over 8000 people monthly through food bank donations more … There is more that they are doing, and amazing testimonies of God’s faithfulness, over on their web-site, ywamtuenmun.org. Haiti Since the earthquake in Haiti in 2010 they nation has struggled to recover. Whether from outbreaks of infectious disease like Cholera, corruption, violence, and multiple hurricanes, they have been working to build back as a nation. As a ministry during this time Youth With A Mission has endeavoured to serve the wonderful people of Haiti through multiple ministry, and many locations around the country. This includes the latest launch, after 10 years of planning, praying, and preparing, of YWAM Port of Peace. YWAM Port of Prince was birthed out of another YWAM Location in Saint Mark and they are excited to see how God leads them, and what he has in store for them as the prepare their new campus to receive guests. Meanwhile YWAM Les Cayes Haiti is continuing with their building project to help facilitate future training and staff. God really is moving in the nation of Haiti, and providing for the ministry there, as we hear from this YWAM Cap-Haiti update: MV YWAM PNG Returns to Papua New Guinea After spending much of 2020 docked in their home port of Townsville, Australia, the MV YWAM PNG last week returned to Papua New Guinea after being invited back for the purpose of strengthening the delivery of essential healthcare to rural communities in PNG. Ken Mulligan, YWAM Medical Ships Australia Managing Director has stated that: “While the COVID situation is continually evolving, we plan to have the vessel in a state of readiness to respond flexibly in 2021 as circumstances evolve. The ship will initially dock in Port Moresby, with plans now underway to resume rural healthcare patrols to Western Province,”. YWAM MS also has a number of new land-based ventures underway for 2021 that will help strengthen the sister city relationship between Townsville and Port Moresby. “As a registered training organisation here in Townsville, it has been a dream for a long time to establish a satellite vocational training campus for young people in Port Moresby. I’m pleased to share that we are in the process of establishing a vibrant campus there at the moment that will combine vocational training with character development and service opportunities. “Approximately 90% of Port Moresby’s young people are unemployed. Our desire is to work in collaboration with PNG to help provide the skills, knowledge and innovation needed for PNG’s sustainable development. “We also recently acquired a fitted out dental and medical semi-trailer. We are actively working toward bringing the trailer into Port Moresby for the purpose of providing dental services, training opportunities, and health education to schools throughout the city,” said Mr Mulligan. You can fin out more about the ministry over at ywamships.org. YWAM Yoha 2021 Plans Another of Youth With A Missions ships, the m/v YWAM Koha, is also embarking on exciting plans for 2021: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NTL_xz2cZM Find out more, including how you could get involved, over on their web-site, ywamshipsaotearoa.org.nz. YWAM Ghana YWAM Ghana is seeing a new ministry launched in their nation … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z48HPu0XqIo Find out more about this new performing art’s ministry on their web-site, ywamtema.com. YWAM Adelaide Returning to Norton Summit Youth With A Mission Adelaide has recently returned to their old location in the Adelaide Hills in South Australia. They are in the midst of renovating the buildings and preparing for what God has for them at this historic YWAM location. There is significant work needed to be done to the old buildings, developing new areas, and exploring the new things that the Lord has for them in this new season. One of the ministries that God is leading them into during this new season is Bible translation and Distribution. They are aiming to spend the second half of 2021 increasing and forging relationships with the church in country towns and communities in South Australia. Find out more on their web-site, ywamadelaide.com.au/on-the-move. YWAM Brisbane’s Mission Houses In addition to the exciting ministries that YWAM Adelaide is launching into, YWAM Brisbane is embarking on a new ministry to regional towns and communities in Eastern Australia … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwVMRjdWRuE You can check out their Country Town Ministry on the YWAM Brisbane web-site. 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Youth With A Mission celebrated 50-years of training last year, YWAM Mozambique experiences an exciting movement of God, YWAM Guana is operating a Sustainable Development Centre, people are having their site restored in Papua New Guinea, Loren Cunningham shares with us about the new YWAM Ship going to the Philippines, there is a huge need for volunteers to minister to the people affected by the Syria Refugee crisis, and more on this episode of the YWAM News Show … Thank you for downloading this, the 121st episode of the Youth With A Mission News Show Podcast, I’m your host, Bill Hutchison. You can contact us, subscribe to future episodes, leave comments, and find links to all the stories we talk about on the show notes for this podcast at ywampodcast.com/121 … Stories: 50th Anniversary of YWAM Training Late last year Youth With A Mission celebrated 50 Years of training in YWAM. https://youtu.be/jVYZChnEnTw As Luzanne shared with us, you can watch all of the sessions from the time of celebration on the YWAM YouTube channel, youtube.com/user/ywam. YWAM Mozambique Movement of God When the first YWAM church planting team came to a Mozambique province in the mid-90s to reach the Yao people, they learned there were very few Yao churches or believers in that area. They were told the Yao people were the hardest and most difficult people group to reach. Now “churches are popping up like popcorn,” says Paul (not his real name) a local church planter and disciple maker. “This is a phrase that Paul likes to use a lot because he is overwhelmed with what God is doing,” says Shephen Mbewe, a former YWAM location leader in Mozambique. The Yao people are a tribe found in northern Mozambique, Malawi and parts of Tanzania in Africa. They are mainly Muslim, but their Islamic faith is also blended with folk and animistic beliefs. When the YWAM team first came to the area they began spending time praying for the Yao, developing friendships with them by playing sports—especially football—together, using mercy ministries such as caring for the sick and wounded as a way to enter communities and demonstrating the love of God to the Yao. It wasn’t long before people became interested. They began reading the Bible and sharing the Gospel message with other Yaos. The Gospel has also spread to the Makua Meto and Chewa tribes through the Yaos. “The people movement is growing with the awareness that others outside their own people group and tribe need to hear, too,” says Mbewe. “The Gospel is spreading like a wild bush fire, utterly unstoppable.” But coming to Christ hasn’t come without a price for some of these new believers, said Mbewe, who spent time with Carlos (not his real name), a man who had been beaten up by a best friend after he became a Christian. The best friend had been hired by Carlos’ own uncle and intended to kill the new Christian. However, instead of hating his former best friend for trying to kill him, Carlos forgave him and shared Christ’s love with him. The former best friend became a Christian and the two friends share Christ together. As new believers risk their lives to share God’s love, God is working through them. Recently there was a special Yao conference that brought in 750 people from the tribes of Yao, Makua Meto, Chewa, and Nyanja, during which 76 new believers were baptized. You can actually read more about the conference, and the movement of God in Mozambique, in the main article at ywam.org. YWAM Akosombo, Guana Youth With A Mission in Akosombo, Guana is currently operating an Isaiah Sustainable Development Center (ISDC). The base has undertaken ecological housing and vineyards as one of their projects. ISDC works with poor people in deprived rural areas to build descent but affordable houses using environmental friendly available materials like, clay, gravels, stones, sand and straw to inhabit, and also have vineyards in their backyards by planting fruit bearing trees like, mangoes, oranges and pawpaw to eat their fruits. They also work with Churches in poor and deprived areas that meet and worship under trees to construct descent but affordable Church buildings using environmental friendly materials like clay, stones, gravel, sand, and straw. Find out more about their ministry centre at ywamakosombo.com. Young Woman Regains Her Sight in PNG Last episode I told you about some of the work that YWAM is doing in Papua New Guinea to restore sight among the people there. Here is the story about one of those people who’s life has been transformed … https://youtu.be/o1agjK6DNpY Find out more about the MV YWAM PNG on the YWAM Ships Australia web-site, ywamships.org.au. YWAM Ship Going to the Philippines Speaking of ships, Loren Cunningham shares with us about a new ship that is heading into the Philippines … https://youtu.be/qXDwJ5sLdLU Find out more at ywamshipsphilippines.org. Syria Refugee Crisis The need is growing for staff to come and help with the Syrian refugee work. Many refugees are fleeing. Estimates of over 250,000 Syrians have fled to one of the location that YWAM is working. Here is what they desperately need: Experienced staff in administration skills to help run programs. 3 months minimum. Longer is always better. TESOL English teachers Trained sports directors Trained music teachers Trained art therapy teachers Kids programming They are also needing teams to come help and serve in projects. One to two months requested for teams to serve. here Update from Haiti YWAM Haiti has done a great job keeping us up to date with what is happening in their nation. Have a listen to an update from Wayne Snow about what has recently been happening … You can find out more and keep up to date with what’s happening on the YWAM Saint Marc, Haiti Facebook page. YWAM Solomons Biogas Youth With A Mission in the Solomons has been working on a biogas project on their centre. It’s been fun to watch their work progress over the last few months as they built the containers, tested the pressure, “fed” the systems, tapped them for gas, and then boiled some water for tea using the gas they made. A few weeks ago they finished running a training course for others who will be heading back to their communities to bless them with what they have learned. Check out their progress on the YWAM Solomons Facebook page. YWAM Trentino Housing Update In a previous episode I shared with you about the need that YWAM Trentino in Italy has for a new place for their ministry. The latest update according to their Facebook page is that they have a temporary reprieve from their current landlord, and were able to find a place to run their first ever Discipleship Training School. They are still looking for a permanent place for their ministry, but are grateful for how God has taken care of them along the way. Training School of Missions and Evangelism – YWAM Honolulu The heart of the School of Missions and Evangelism is to equip you to share the full gospel with anyone, anywhere confidently; to help you make disciples and teach people how to be doers of the Word and not just hearers. https://youtu.be/roEZ3oDsB-w Find out more about the school on the YWAM Honolulu web-site, ywamhonolulu.com. Feedback ywampodcast.com/# Subscribe ywampodcast.com/subscribe If you liked the program, tell a friend. If you didn’t like it, tell a friend anyway …

Intro: There are riots happening in Haiti, the M/V Pacific Hope moves to Grand Cay to continue their reconstruction work, YWAM Trentino is in need of a new ministry locations, we talk about some of the challenges that we’ve found while reaching out to indigenous Australians, YWAM Milano runs a community centre in Italy, YWAM Teams help to restore sign in Papua New Guinea, YWAM Athi River hosted a medical missions team in Kenya, and more on this episode of the YWAM News Show… Thank you for downloading this, the 120th episode of the Youth With A Mission News Show Podcast, I’m your host, Bill Hutchison. You can contact us, subscribe to future episodes, leave comments, and find links to all the stories we talk about on the show notes for this podcast at ywampodcast.com/120 … Stories: Riots Update from YWAM Haiti Haiti has seen ongoing protests and riots for months. Youth With A Mission has numerous operating centres in Haiti and we have this update from YWAM Saint Marc … https://youtu.be/KEPBSbvPakI YWAM in Haiti is continuing their work in there, including working to preach God’s good new throughout the nation, cleaning up areas in their cities, delivering care packages around their communities, and more. They are partnering with other local churches and ministries, and are working with media outlets to communicate God’s message to the Haitians … The best place to get the latest updates about the situation in Haiti and YWAM’s work there is on their Facebook page. M/V Pacific Hope moves to Grand Cay The YWAM Ship M/V Pacific Hope has moved to Grand Car after spending over a month in Freeport. The ship has moved to Grand Cay to help with construction and rebuilding. As we have reported in episode 118 and 119 of the YWAM News Show, while in Freeport the Pacific Hope has been able to feed thousands of survivors and distributed water, supplies, and assisted in rebuilding the community. In Grand Cay the ship will join the team that is already there on the ground. There is a lot to be done in the devastated communities and for the survivors and families in the Bahamas. They have been able to bring roofing supplies, lumber, peel and stick, and much more to the island of Grand Cay. They have finished the nursing quarters and two other roofs with peel and stick, and are continuing to do more. Pacific Hope is helping with receiving, coordinating, logistics, building, and much more. The team on the ship need more help. They are looking for carpenters, electricians, anyone with building or construction backgrounds, general volunteers to just help with construction and garbage removal. You can find out more about how you can help on the M/V Pacific Hope Facebook page, or if you don’t have time to help you can donate on the GoFundMe page. YWAM Trentino YWAM Trentino in Italy is finding itself in quite a bind at the moment. On October 21 the YWAM team serving in Trentino needed to move out of their current place. They have had many opportunities come up while they have been trying to find a new place, but every one has ended up closed off. They are continuing to look, and pursue opportunities, and are asking that we would join them in prayer. I’m sure they would love to hear that you are praying for them and you do that on their Facebook page, which is where they first asked for our prayer … Challenges Reaching Out to Indigenous Australians As we reach out to Indigenous Australians there are some unique challenges that Peter Brownhill will share with us … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4oThWwFM6w Youth With A Mission(YWAM) Perth reaches out to regional communities in Western Australia and works in small, under-resourced Aboriginal communities in the outback. You can find out more about these opportunities on their web-site at ywamperth.org.au. YWAM Milano Community Centre YWAM Milano is in Milan, Italy and has been running a community center there. One of the things that they do is running kitchen classes for teens in difficulties. The boys can learn how to cook and then find a job and at the same time remember their homes, their countries, the meals their mums were doing for them. YWAM Milano was also able to distribute 550 books last week with amazing stories for kids from 5 to 11. You can find out more on their Facebook page. YWAM Team Helps Restore Sight in PNG A visiting YWAM Team comprising of eye specialists and nurses helped local eye specialists at the Mt Hagen hospital in Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea to restore the sight of 113 patients last week. The program took over nine days to complete, all the surgeries were a success, and all the patients returned to their villages with their sight restored. Most of the patients were elderly from the Western Highlands. The patients had cataracts removed, were operated on for pterygiums, and also treated for band keratopathy. The YWAM team was commended for the teamwork with the Western Highlands Health Authority, and the YWAM team is exploring other locations in PNG where they can continue to be of assistance. You can find out more through The National Newspaper of PNG web-site here. YWAM Athi River Medical Missions In July Youth With A Mission Athi River in Kenya hosted a team from SoulTeam as they reached out to the people of Machakos and Nyeri counties. The specialised team of nurses and optometrists served more than 200 people in the communities they reached, giving free eye checks and glasses according to the individual’s needs. You can find out more about YWAM Athi River on their web-site, ywamathiriver.org. Training Children at Risk School This month Youth With A Mission prayed for Children at Risk for our global prayer day. YWAM is engaged in many ministries around the world working with Children at Risk, and one of the ways that you could start to get involved in ministry with Children at Risk. YWAM Cebu in the Philippines is running the Children at Risk school starting on April 6, 2020. The Children at Risk School is for Christians who are passionate about reaching out to children at risk, including street children, refugee children, kids from broken families, orphans, children with HIV/AIDS, and other children with different needs and challenges in their lives. It is a full-time school with a 3-month lecture phase. The teachings and methods are developed in such a way that students can put them into practice straight away. They will be able to create their own detailed ministry project plan or personal development plan to help them further their ministry goals in a practical way. After those first 3 months in the classroom, some schools offer an outreach of 3 months with cross-cultural experiences, while other schools offer one or two periods of a 3 to 6-month practicum. Both options, outreach and practicum, are offered to help the student put into practice the lessons learned during the lecture phase. You can find out more about the school on the YWAM Cebu web-site, ywamcebu.org. Acting School YWAM Dunham in Quebec, Canada will be running the School of Acting for the screen in January … https://youtu.be/ssBPxTnHfY0 As you heard, the school is run alongside the Film School, which provides another avenue into the film industry. Find out more about both those schools on the YWAM Dunham web-site, www.jemdunham.com/actingschool. Community Development School University of the Nations Bali will be running a Community Development School from 24 January – 27 June 2020. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTGI3MokkRY Find out more about the school, what it covers, and how you could learn foundational Biblical truths essential for the transformation of cultures on their web-site, uofnbali.org. School of Intercessory Prayer (SOIP) YWAM Chico’s School of Intercessory Prayer will be starting up in April next year. The School of Intercessory Prayer is a 12-week course designed for DTS/CDTS graduates. In this school you will venture deeper in your relationship with God through hearing His voice in new ways and experiencing His heart for the unreached and broken we’ll be praying for. It consists of a lecture phase, followed by an outreach phase. Here is the testimony of one of the past students of the school … https://youtu.be/RDxKYMCZ3Sg Find out more about the school at ywamchico.org. Feedback ywampodcast.com/120 Subscribe ywampodcast.com/subscribe If you liked the program, tell a friend. If you didn’t like it, tell a friend anyway …