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Job Description

2010-02-17T19:49:17+00:00

Job Description for a YWAM Administrator

2010-02-17T19:48:39+00:00

Another Article

2010-02-17T14:35:16+00:00

Here is another article about us from the local paper. I tried to use freetranslation.com, but it doesn’t make any sense. So we’ll get Alex, a French-speaking student, to write it out in English. Until then, here is is in French.

MERCY TRUCKS in HAITI

2010-02-17T13:48:20+00:00

Once again God has moved in mighty ways to expand our reach as we launch another Mercy Truck ministry.

Roy Dixon and Jeff Colker before Roy began the journey to Haiti.

Help this project give to Mercy Trucks Now

“Enlarge the place of your tent, stretch your tent curtains wide, do not hold back; lengthen your cords, strengthen your stakes.” Isaiah 54:2

On January 12, 2010 the island nation of Haiti was struck with a catastrophic earthquake with a magnitude 7.0. Its epicenter was approximately 25 km (16 miles) west of Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti. By January 24 the United States Geological Survey had recorded at least 52 aftershocks measuring 4.5 or greater. The International Red Cross estimated that about three million people were affected by the quake; Haitian President Rene Preval stated on the 27th of January that “nearly 170,000″ bodies had been counted. The New York Times reported on January 28 that 20,000 commercial buildings and 225,000 residences had collapsed or were severely damaged. The human suffering will continue for longer than anyone is willing to guess.
Within days following the disaster, calls were made for specific needs to aid the immediate rescue efforts as well as the continuing needs that will face this devastated nation. YWAM, which has been operating in St. Marc, Haiti, since 1991, began communications with Mercy Trucks about launching a long-term presence in Haiti. It was agreed that Mercy Trucks would provide a vehicle and much needed medical supplies and equipment allowing YWAM Haiti to facilitate medical teams not only during this critical time, but long after rescue teams and emergency responders have returned to their respective nations and the Haitian earthquake has faded from the front pages.

Beginning immediately a Mercy Trucks team in Hexham, England began sorting and preparing supplies and equipment. Meanwhile 3,500 miles away in Lebanon, Pennsylvania final preparations were being made on a converted ambulance that is designed for maximum flexibility in service. Within days, two pallets of specifically needed medical supplies were being shipped to London for a flight to Pennsylvania. Roy Dixon, the founder and director of Mercy Trucks, decided to oversee the transportation to Haiti and launching of the ministry. On January 29, 2010 Roy arrived in the US where he was met by Jeff Colker, Director of Mercy Trucks Americas. The 28-foot ambulance was packed with the supplies and Roy has begun the 20-hour drive to South Florida where the vehicle will be loaded onto a ship for the final journey to Haiti.
So many have already given of their time and finances to make this journey a reality. British Airways along with freight services and customs personnel have blessed this effort with their support. We invite you to follow Roy’s journey on our site and join us with your payers and financial support of this new and very special Mercy Truck location.

More information on Mercy Trucks, our vision and mission, our locations and details on giving can be found at www.MercyTrucks.org

Mercy Truck packed and ready for Haiti

Renee Dueck

2010-02-15T20:03:55+00:00

Just Another Day

2010-02-14T10:00:53+00:00

Yesterday the King’s Kids were back, and along with some friends they brought soap. Lots of soap. Dish soap, hand soap, shampoo… all sorts of sanitizing goodies. They were here with a youth group. They spent the morning climbing over nearly every surface on the boat, and in the afternoon we lead a bilingual worship service. Then there was time to just hang out and get to know the kids.

We had another visitor, a man that Janine from the Harpenden team had met one day while spreading joy throughout the city. We talked him into staying for dinner and watching a movie with us. He mentioned that he really loved the atmosphere on board, that there was something unique in the air. It wasn’t until this morning, when Cheryl mentioned it, that I realized he was feeling God’s presence.

Leadership Training School in Tijuana Mexico

2010-02-12T07:30:00+00:00

ENGLISH - SPANISH - PORTUGUESE Hosted by Jim Stier and YWAM San Diego/Baja September 27th 2010 English Appliation (Part 1) (Part 2) Portuguese Application (part 1) (Part

Jeff Tyler

2010-02-10T19:32:05+00:00

Jeff was on the training staff with YWAM Tyler as well as a member of their GAP team where he loved to share the Gospel through dance and creative expression. He was a wonderful example of Christ-likeness, an encourager and friend. Jeff contracted meningitis and died in the vibrant prime of his life, but he has left all he knew better for knowing him.

Conferencia Internacional de King´s Kids - Caraguatatuba - SP- 12 a 18 de Março de 2010

2010-02-10T11:53:00+00:00

Doug Kinne

2010-02-10T09:25:03+00:00

Doug Kinne, MD Medical Missionary - Finisher
1941—2000

Doug Kinne, had worked as a physician in Petoskey Michigan so long he said that, "kids I'd delivered as an Obstetrician were themselves going into missions." But Doug and his wife Jan had a growing conviction that there was something more for them and so at age 49 and 48 respectively, they joined YWAM, serving in Guyana, Albania and the Ukraine, among many places.

"The SOMD...completely transformed the way I live"

2010-02-10T05:38:00+00:00

How does the School of Ministry Development impact lives? Keep reading to find out! “The SOMD was an amazing experience that has completely transformed the way I live. Through the school I came to understand

Photography Seminar

2010-02-10T05:37:00+00:00

YWAM Tijuana will be hosting its second Photography Seminary with Wendy McAlpine April 5-9, 2010. Our first ever Photography Seminar last fall was extremely well-received, with the final evening's public showcase of students'

Biscuit

2010-02-09T19:52:44+00:00

Vidcast #18 - Gospel Gadget Testimony from India

2010-02-07T15:57:30+00:00

A great testimony from a short-term team from Brazil working in India. This video not only shows the language and cultural struggles that a team has working in India; but it also demonstrates in a dynamic way the effectiveness of using portable media players and appropriate evangelistic films! This is a must see! If you would like to get some of these evangelistic films down-loadable for free go to: www.indigitech.net Surf to our homepage and check it out! Please remember to vote for our podcast at: , and Visit our Odeo ChannelSubscribe to this podcast:

Update from Milan DTS

2010-02-07T15:06:52+00:00

Last week we left the boat to go to a new base in Montredon. We didn’t know what to expect, but it was all good! The first day we prayed and asked God what He had prepared for us. The answer was great; He showed us a picture of a boat and we were on top of it. We were handing out fruit to people. God was asking us to feed them, like He did with the disciples when He multiplied the bread and the fish! But how could we feed the people?

All week we went to a canteen where we were hanging out with some guys and in the evenings (not everyone) went to this camp of Romany. We stayed with them, and on Thursday we had a bonfire with them. We played with their kids and we played music. Actually, we had a good time.

With the guys we had a lot of fun (me especially) every day. We set up a drum kit with chairs and metal stuff and made lots of noise. The rest of my team was playing games and spending time with some others. I must say that by the end of the week we were friends and on Friday we had the grand finale. God told us to do a drama, so we prepared it (even if we are not good actors). So we went and that day in a miraculous way we had translation for the explanation of the drama and we had speakers for the music! The drama speaks of the lost relationship between God and us and how He wants to get it back. The guys were touched and a couple received prayer, but the most important thing was that they understood what God wants: have fun with us and love us.

The Romany were very happy to have us visit. The kids gave us some gifts (posters of the wrestlers) and they felt God’s love through us. The week was great and through this we understood the simplicity of the message and at the same time more of our and God’s heart. It’s all good!

-Andrea Gatti

Bon Appetit!

2010-02-07T14:58:49+00:00

The King’s Kids team arrived yesterday. Along with 15 or so kids aged 6-18 and a few leaders whose ages will remain anonymous as they are young at heart so it doesn’t matter anyway, came boxes upon boxes of food. We’re fans of free food on board the Next Wave. The King’s Kids brought us cans of condensed and rice milk along with cartons of good ol’ regular cow milk (UHT, naturally), cartons of soup, paella mixes, microwave dinners, cheese, butter, veggies, and pineapples! It is such a blessing to see how God provides for us, even here in one of the most expensive places we’ve been to. Not that we’re paying anything for our port, but our food costs are adding up.

After dinner we all gathered to watch a video of this summer’s adventures, made by the amazingly talented Josué.

This morning, after a delightful lie-in and breakfast of fluffy American pancakes, we worshipped together and had an extended devotion time where God lead several people to share.

The kids only stayed the night, but it was good to see everyone again!

Press Coverage

2010-02-07T14:37:09+00:00

This is the article that was written about the Next Wave a few days ago, and a rough English translation which was provided by one of our friends from a local church and freetranslation.com where the hand written translation was unclear.

25 Missionaries on the “Love Boat”

Next Wave is a pretty ship that is mooring at the quai d’Alger until the 17th of February. Its nickname could be “Love Boat”. The 25 passengers and members of the crew are in fact fans of love, God’s love. They belong to the organization “Youth With a Mission” and they have a training course under the care of the Pentecostal church. After their theoretical training their missionaries will go all over the world to serve. They are in Sète for the first time, and since they arrived they’ve been helpful to local churches and the Red Cross. They also travelled to the region to speak about their faith. These young evangelists come from twelve different countries and after they go back home they plan to be in their communities’ lives. While waiting for that, they’ll stay in Sète until mid-February. Next step: Ibiza. There are worse places to evangelize the crowds.

Not bad, but for a few technical inaccuracies. We’re not affiliated with any particular denomination. One of the core values of YWAM is to be international and interdenominational (value number 8, I believe).

YWAM Jubilee Celebrations - Chiang Mai

2010-02-07T14:26:00+00:00

Day 1

The horns, drums and dancers of host YWAM Northern Thailand welcomed this crowd of 7-800 people from 50 + nations to YWAM's 50th celebration in Chiang Mai. The procession continued with Loren and Darlene dressed in Lanna Thai style clothing, brought in on elevated chairs carried in on the shoulders by 6 Thai leaders each -- and followed by YWAMers also dressed in Lanna Thai style clothing who had been in the Mission 30 years or more.

Dances and dancers from every region of Thailand as well as from the region showed the beauty, the hospitality and the culture of Indo-China. Worship flowed freely from YWAM staff, students and friends from the nations to the God of all nations and all peoples. Loren and Darlene and all who have gone before in YWAM were thanked and were objects of thanks to God.

Loren spoke that this is not just a celebration of the past but this is a time of worship to where God is leading us in the future, into every sector of society. This is a time of fulfilling the Great Commission through the Great Commandment. This is the generation that God is going to use every technology to see the Gospel go to every unreached people. Loren spoke there is unprecedented unity with leaders in the Body of Christ is at all time high. The prayer movement is starting to cover the earth with worship, with prayers, with intercession and spiritual warfare. It really is possible to see the Great Commission fulfilled in this generation.

This was just the first night...

Day 2

The day started with Dar sharing on gratitude for those who have gone before us. Those we were standing on the shoulders of as we have served God. We had just heard a few hours before that our first YWAMer from Switzerland, Rudy Lack, had just died. As she shared all of this with our Asian staff, to people present from 48 nations, the session was being translated into five languages. She asked for those who had been personally impacted by Rudy’s life to stand and many of the leaders who had pioneered the region stood up. Several shared that Rudy was one of the first people who had told them about YWAM. We thanked God for Rudy and prayed for Eliane.

It was wonderful for our Asian staff to hear YWAM history from our founders and the impact will be multiplied. We then prayed with each other about those who have influenced our lives and how their lives live on through us and our varied ministries. It was a sober, yet powerful morning where the presence of God was so real.

In the afternoon Incredible reports by video and by story were shared from countries in the region about what God was doing and about the amazing amount of growth that is taking place. Asian staff and student numbers have increased rapidly over the last few years. Please see some of th ose reports at the YWAM 50th, YWAMconnect, YWAM Thailand and YWAM Mercy websites. There is momentum occurring that happening all through Asia. God is indeed up to something globally and locally.

In the Evening -- Loren shared on how to transform nations from his book, “The Book That Transforms Nations” with examples from Korea and the region. He, then shared about the timeline of YWAM history and what has happened highlighting the need for a Bible in every home globally. It was a full day, rich in worship and fellowship, tears and prayer for those who have lost in Switzerland and Haiti.

Day 3

Multi-lingual worship and the beautiful Performing Arts dances have been powerful in Chiang Mai - There have been comments like -
"there is nothing like a group singing simultaneously in English, Chinese, and Thai, along with Khmer, Portuguese and a dozen other languages. "

Darlene continued with how God has taught us His ways over the years. She reminded us of the loss of the ship, "The Maori" in New Zealand, the impact upon our international leaders in humbling in Japan, the repentance tour to pastors and leaders in New Zealand and the year of the Cross. It was a powerful reminder as Tom Hallas shared about the situation in the news for the past few days on Toyota, their recall of vehicles and their lack of transparency.

Darlene also spoke about the spirit of generosity that we are called to and reminded us that in the midst of such humbling of our loss of a ship, God gave resurrection. She talked about our conference in Eagle River, Wisconsin and the outrageous generosity and monies being given to Operation Mobilization for their purchase of a ship. Darlene's last session was a wonderful reminder of who Jesus is and how He has modeled every aspect of life for us. The conference finished with the signing of the Jubliee Covenant and remembering Jesus and all He has done for us through taking communion together.

We had a celebration in Chiang Mai

- G Stephen Goode

Tagged: YWAM, Jubilee

Children At Risk School

2010-02-06T13:52:00+00:00

Children at Risk School (CRS) Starts Jan 3rd, 2011 registrar@ywamsdb.org +1 619 240 7868 Youth With A Mission San Diego/Baja will run a 9 month Children at Risk School (CRS) January

Spanish Language School - Feb. 22-Mar. 19, 2010

2010-02-06T13:52:00+00:00

Be more effective in missions and in your personal relationships by learning a new language and breaking cultural barriers! Come to our Tijuana del Mar campus for a month of intensive Spanish Language School.Vision:Our

Best Practices Consultaton

2010-02-05T03:25:00+00:00

Best Practices Consultaton WHEN: May 11th – 14th, 2010 WHERE: Tijuana Campus of YWAM San Diego/Baja. Click here for Directions Email: Karen Hawlins naoffice@mac.com A four day Best

School of Performing Arts - SOPA

2010-02-05T03:22:00+00:00

Starts Jan 3rd, 2011 registrar@ywamsdb.org +1 619 240 7868 Where: Ensenada Campus Cost:

Conferences and Seminars

2010-02-05T03:21:00+00:00

For all of the following Seminars and Conference please do two things Apply by clicking here select San Diego/Baja, then the conference you want Spanish Language School February 21 - March 19, 2010

Rudy Lack

2010-02-04T22:13:49+00:00

A tribute from Darlene Cunningham

A Day in the Life

2010-02-04T10:15:24+00:00

This morning’s devotion time was interrupted by a couple of journalists from a local newspaper. We talked to them for a bit before gathering up on deck for a group photo. After that, we took another picture of the Milan and Harpenden outreach teams for our photo wall. It’s getting full, and has started to creep across to the other side.

It is a maintenance day today. We try to devote days to evangelism or maintenance. Of course there is usually a bit of both happening at any given time, but it is nice to work as a whole body to achieve the day’s goals. It is still a challenge to balance all the aspects of full-time ministry and full-time living on a boat. There is always something needing repairs, or preventative maintenance. Something is always covered in rust. There is always painting to be done.

Paula and Luigi, the leaders of the Milan base, are here visiting their DTS. We are hoping to continue developing the relationship between Milan and the Next Wave. As a ministry, our heart is for Italy and other Mediterranean nations.

2010-02-03T17:51:06+00:00

PRAISE GOD! WE HAVE A SIGNED AGREEMENT FOR AN AWESOME VESSEL!

We are so excited and thankful to our God for HIS faithfulness toward us. The Marine Reach Caribbean ministry is almost ready to set sail.

We will be working on preparing the boat for ministry. Please pray for the additional equipment that is still needed and the outfitting of the vessel.

Bible Study seminar at Eintrøa 23 April - 1 May 2010

2010-02-03T11:52:07+00:00

Come to Eintrøa for a week to study the Bible. From 23 April - 1 May 2010 we will have a Bible study seminar at Youth With A Mission’s base in Trøndelag.

We will
- learn how to study the Bible inductively
- Study the letter to Titus
- Get a brief overview of the Old and New Testament
- have a look at how the Bible is relevant for Christians in today’s modern society

This week is open for everyone. The only criteria is that you want to learn more about the Bible

You can join us for the whole week or just for the first week-end. During the first couple of days we will have an introduction to the inductive study method.

Date: 23 April – 1 May 2010
We start with dinner at 19:00

Price (incl. food, lodging and seminar fee):
- Full-time YWAM-staff:
Weekend: 400 kr
Whole week: 1400 kr
- Others:
Weekend: 800 kr
Whole week: 2500 kr

The course will be in Norwegian, but translation will be provided if necessary.

Contact us:
E-mail: info@eintroa.no
Phone number: 72 49 01 00

Address:
Ungdom i Oppdrag, Eintrøa
7316 Lensvik, Norway

Thank You Haiti Supporters

2010-02-02T05:45:00+00:00

Simply put we thank everyone who contributed to help us get supplies to Haiti from the Dominican Republic. Trucks are being loaded up regularly and driven across the border 6 hours from Santa Domingo, then another 4

Receipts

2010-02-01T19:55:49+00:00

Smiling Haiti

2010-01-31T14:16:00+00:00

Before I came to Haiti I found myself sitting on the couch in my living room watching the news of the Haiti earthquake and wanting to turn off the TV. 8 day’s after the quake I found myself sitting at our office in

Accounting and Accountability

2010-01-31T08:41:59+00:00

Books help

2010-01-30T23:30:34+00:00

Welcome to the Trash

2010-01-29T19:01:00+00:00

Last year, my friends and I were travelling to the capital city of Addis Ababa after our outreach to the Karo people in the south of Ethiopia.The drive north had taken three days and we were finally back in an urban setting.As we drove into the city, we noticed on the left-hand side of the road a huge garbage dump shrouded by the fumes of smouldering fires.An unbearable smell assaulted us and between the dark smoke clouds we saw a group of children and young people sitting on the garbage.

We questioned our driver, wanting to know if children really worked or lived over there.We were shocked that he told us...

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Tagged: poverty, Africa

And Update from Milan DTS

2010-01-28T11:07:30+00:00

The Next Wave is equipped with a mini prayer wall in the library where
anyone is free to make their prayers public. That way others can join
in praying, besides the bonus of learning about each others’ families,
finances and futures! When my team arrived on the boat about 6 weeks
ago, we each wrote down something we believed God wanted do before the
end of outreach, then we abbreviated those onto slips of paper that
Loren put up on the prayer wall. My paper simply said: “pray for a
Jesus explosion, and that I would get to baptize someone.” A Jesus
explosion didn’t sound very safe and baptizing someone was a
completely new thought to me, but it was what God said to write down,
so I did. We started praying fervently for these God-inspired dreams
to come alive!

•••••

A few weeks later, I met Vanessa. We started talking at the park in
Palamos on a day when a group of us had gone to play music and meet
people. She innocently asked the question that changed her world:
“What are they singing about?” She had never heard of Jesus until I
told her His story. She believed immediately, and prayed to open her
heart to Him on the spot!
I lost touch with her for the next few weeks, since I was too happy to
remember to exchange phone numbers the day we met. In those weeks, I
prayed every day that I would see her one more time and have the
chance to give her a Spanish Bible, at least, before we sailed to
France.
When I ran into her on the street the day before we left Palamos, we
were both delighted! She came to the boat the next day, and I told
her about the Trinity and the Bible and stories from my life to prove
that Jesus is real. I mentioned baptism as our sign of dedication to
Jesus, and she responded willingly that she wanted to do that! Even
when I explained Jesus’ words about laying down our lives and taking
up His cross, she was not intimidated. “This is the truth, and I
believe it,” she told me.
That is how it happened that I found myself in the Mediterranean Sea a
few hours later, immersing a new Spanish believer in the name of the
Father, Son and Holy Spirit! When I showed Vanessa my request on the
prayer wall, her eyes filled with tears. She realized, as we all
eventually do, that God’s kind hand had been drawing the way to His
heart even before she knew Him!

Hurricane Jimena Update

2010-01-28T07:38:00+00:00

Hurricane Jimena News Update Last year Hurricane Jimena ripped through the southern Baja region causing flooding and wind damage in the towns of Mulege and Cuidad Constitucion. YWAM San Diego/Baja was able to minister

Peace and Quiet and Pizza

2010-01-27T10:12:38+00:00

This weekend (Monday and Tuesday) some of the Harpenden team and two of our crew came back from four days of outreach in Montpellier. They were living and working with a church there. Before they got back, it was a bit lonely on board. Quiet, for a change, but lonely.

Yesterday, a lady from a local church brought us pizza for lunch. She made us dessert, too! She made these delicious cup things (picture a thin fortune cookie in a cup shape) filled with chestnut creme and topped with whipped cream and chocolate sprinkles. Apparently this was a very French dessert, called tulipe croustillante or “crispy tulip” in English.

The rest of our teams will be back next week. It’s a little livelier these days, but it will be nice to have everyone together again!

KKI International Leadership Assembly, Caraguatatuba, Brazil; 12.-17. March 2010

2010-01-24T13:36:00+00:00

1. REGISTRATION
There are only 48 days before the begin of the 2010 ILA, and we have approximately only 90 participants. We believe strongly that there are many more individuals from all regions who are to come. Please do not delay nor postpone registering if you have not already.. The earlier you register, the better we can prepare! Please register now! Make sure people from your region register for the ILA.
2. SPONSORSHIP
Finances are a challenge for many of us. We also believe that God is on our side and that he will be faithful to provide! We believe that we are to help each other in this! Many of our key leaders have registered by faith but are on "stand-by" regarding the finances to come.
Could you as a local or national King's Kids or Network Team pray about "adopting" a person from another nation to help him or her get to the gathering? This "adoption" could take the form of a commitment to:
cover the ground fees: 450 Brazilian Real (BRL)
cover the registration fees
Catagory A: 188 BRL
Catagory B: 150 BRL
Catagory C: 94 BRL
The registration fees have been categorized according to the University of the Nations reference guide. To discover which category you belong, please download the UofN International Financial Scale in Adobe Acrobat Reader format (*.pdf).
cover all of the ILA fees (ground fees and registration fees),
or even cover the cost of airfares and ILA fees!
In the Sponsorship Form you will find out how you can make that commitment to support one of these anticipated participants! For more information contact
Let's all gather around this challenge and show that we are family. Pray that God would show you whom you might present these support needs for possible sponsorship and prayer. Present to them the facts - it's more than a simple gift they'd be giving, it's an investment in the Kingdom of God in whole continents.
3. PLEASE PRAY!
Hearts prepared for a new season of experiencing God and the expansion of His kingdom.
Registration and communication with all those who attend.
Sponsorship and financial support for those who attend.
Continued preparation of the content and program.
4. PREPARATION
An overview of the ILA program including themes, objectives, and a basic schedule can be downloaded from the international website: ILA Program
P.S. This Newsletter and more KKI info are available at: http://www.kkint.net

Help Haiti Today

2010-01-24T05:42:00+00:00

The small Caribbean nation of Haiti has gone from poverty to total devastation after a 7.3 earthquake hit on January 12th this year. The desperation of the Haitian people is seen on the news each night and it is easy

Nurses Needed at YWAM Center in Haiti

2010-01-24T05:24:00+00:00

We need nurses to help here in St. Marc for the next two months. Yesterday a young boy with serious head and leg injuries began to cry as he lay on a straw mat at our YWAM arena gym floor. He is just one of 76 others trying

English Teachers Needed inHaiti

2010-01-24T05:13:00+00:00

A CRY FOR TEACHERS! Due to the destruction of many schools and homes in PAP we are now getting request from English speaking Haitians to accept their children in our functioning educational school. These children were attending

New Places, Familiar Faces

2010-01-23T10:35:33+00:00

We are very happy to have some of our friends from this summer’s King’s Kids outreach with us again. Since the King’s Kids team was from France, and we’re now in France, we all thought a reunion would be a great thing. We will have more of the King’s Kids team join us in a few days, but until then we will be setting up outreach opportunities with the help of the multi-talented Studer family.

Boots on the Ground in Haiti

2010-01-23T10:04:00+00:00

In two days from now, Jan. 25th, 5 of us from YWAM San Diego/Baja will be leaving for Haiti. We are not going to be heroes or saviors, we are going because there is a need and we want to humbly help in any way that we can.

Want to go to Haiti and help?

2010-01-23T05:41:00+00:00

If you would like to go to Haiti and help then please go to our on line application and begin processing NOW. Our YWAM Center in Harpenden England is coordinating efforts on behalf of our Haiti Center. They are desperate

YWAM England Code of Best Practice in Staff Care & Development

2010-01-22T09:16:26+00:00

About Youth With a Mission

2010-01-22T09:14:29+00:00

YWAM Statement of Purpose

2010-01-22T09:13:12+00:00

User & Rights Management

2010-01-22T09:00:31+00:00

Five Orphans and a Widow in a Home of Hope

2010-01-22T08:43:00+00:00

YWAM San Diego/Baja is partnering together with YWAM Rwanda and Arial Homes to build 50 homes in the eastern section of the country and will place five orphans and a widow together in each home built. There is a small

Broadcasting an Update of Haiti

2010-01-21T16:04:00+00:00

In an effort to assist our YWAM coworkers in Haiti respond to the earthquake of last week YWAM San Diego/Baja hosted a global update via GENESIS and web streaming. Brett Curtis interviewed with Terry Snow, National

User and Rights Management

2010-01-21T11:27:06+00:00

Linux

2010-01-21T11:19:27+00:00

Staff Fees

2010-01-20T20:58:39+00:00

Staff Training and Development

2010-01-20T20:46:27+00:00

Intercession in Sete

2010-01-20T16:17:52+00:00

This morning during our group intercession time, we marched over to a nearby church to pray for the whole church in France. There are several churches in the area, even though recent polls suggest that the total Christian population, both Catholic and Protestant, is about 6%, each at 3%. France is very much a post-modern, post-Christian country. Traditional values are discarded in the name of tolerance and progress.

Religion is a very private thing in France. It doesn’t usually get talked about. Christians aren’t so much persecuted as simply ignored and ridiculed. That makes fulfilling the commandment to “Go forth into all the nations and preach the gospel” somewhat difficult.

While the situation in France, as well as much of Europe, is discouraging ground is being re-won. The 3% Protestant figure is an increase over the 2% of the past decade. That may not seem like much, but if God could take down the Midionites with 300 men (Now THAT would be a great movie!), 1,952,204 confessing Christians isn’t too shabby.

And The Adventures Continue…

2010-01-19T22:14:43+00:00

After our tour around New Zealand finished at the beginning of December, we still weren’t quite done for the year. A few months ago we worked out a deal with the local PolyTechnic Institute that allowed us to have several thousand dollars’ worth of free tuition so those of us in Marine Reach could get some extra training. A lot of us went through the survival-at-sea/firefighting course I talked about in our last letter, and a couple of our engineers benefitted from an engineering course. In return for all this free tuition, we agreed to make the ship available as a training vessel for the students taking basic seamanship at the school. In mid-December we were able to make good on our end of the deal and took 12 students and 2 instructors onto the ship for 3 days. We did a short overnight sail to a nearby island, and the students were able to practice some of the things they’d learned in the classroom. This was a really positive experience, both for the students and for the regular ships’ crew. It also afforded us a unique outreach opportunity as we spent time living with these young people who didn’t seem to have much Christian influence in their lives. While they were practicing their deck hand skills, some of us were getting an entirely different education…

Four of us, myself included, have been working towards getting a cooking certification so we can have “certified cooks” onboard the ship. Much of our learning was self-study, completing a lot of unit standards on paper. However, while we were on this sail with the PolyTech students, a very enthusiastic and passionate chef named James joined us. For three days he taught and observed us as we worked. It was a lot of hours in the galley, but definitely worth it. I learned so much about growing sprouts, cooking beans, working with yeast, knife handling, making soup, and much more. I was initially quite nervous to have a professional chef and food handler watching everything we did, but it was such a great experience! James also marked and critiqued our written assignments, and spent as much time as we needed going over things with us. It’s another one of those things I never thought I’d do, but very shortly I will have completed everything and should receive certification as a Level 3 Cook! You just never know where this stuff is going to come in handy down the road. Jeremy has already commented that he may reap the benefits of me taking this course for the rest of his life J

And so the adventures continue. As Jeremy has already mentioned, we face a lot of challenges in the year to come. I suppose life would not be very adventurous without challenges. Please pray that we will have the strength and wisdom to tackle the adventures and challenges that come our way.

Lori Schierer

Hope Emerges From Haiti's Rubble

2010-01-19T14:00:50+00:00

Infant and mother found alive!

YWAMers saving lives in Haiti

2010-01-19T03:01:00+00:00

Update from Terry Snow in Haiti Yesterday our YWAM’ers in PAP came upon people seeking help and a four month old child was discovered pinned under a building. Our rescue team from YWAM sprang into action. After some

Ready, Sete, Go!

2010-01-18T16:19:26+00:00

We made it to France (the port of Sete in South France) nice and safe. It appears that our berth is going to be even cheaper than we thought – free! We’re praying that this is the case, and not just an unfortunate misunderstanding due to language barriers.

Today everyone scouted out the town. The YWAM Harpenden and YWAM Milan teams looked for important buildings to pray over, ones that represent the different spheres of society – sports centres, government buildings, etc. – while the crew looked for maintenance-type shops and grocery stores.

It feels like we’re settling back into some semblance of a regular schedule now we are in France. We always have started the day off with a group devotional, but recently we’ve had worship several mornings a week, but we fell out of the habit of having daily devotionals. This afternoon, Brian Sloan, MRM International Co-Director talked with us about the history of Marine Reach and the importance of servant leadership. Because one of Next Wave’s goals is to “raise up and train the ‘next wave’ of missionaries”, leadership development is an important part of life on board. We try to have input from leaders of different types – speakers, pastors, people with authority in a certain area – regularly.

We’re excited to see what God will do while we’re here.

2 Photography Seminars in April 2010

2010-01-18T08:48:00+00:00

YWAM Tijuana will be hosting its second Photography Seminary with Wendy McAlpine April 5-9, 2010. Our first ever Photography Seminar last fall was extremely

News from Terry Snow in Haiti

2010-01-18T04:02:00+00:00

City is beginning to Organize; Today I meet with various leaders to begin organize refugee centers. YWAM has been asked to chair the logistical support of the schools that will be transformed into temporary shelter for