Archive for May, 2009
Mercy Ships Founders get Humanitarian of the Year Award
Don and Deyon Stephens, the founders of Mercy Ships, which was birthed out of Youth With A Mission (YWAM), were honoured with a humanitarian of the year award given by The Variety Club in London. Mercy Ships was launched as a ministry of Youth With A Mission in 1978 and has since come away from [...]
Tamar Center Provides Recovery for Prostitutes in Thailand
The Tamar Center in Pattaya Thailand, a ministry birthed out of Youth With a Mission (YWAM), is providing women caught up in the Thailand Prostitution a way out. Many women in Thailand enter into prostitution not by choice, but by being sold into it, forced into it or because they can’t see another way to [...]
YWAM Creative DTS Video from Aalesund Norway
I debated long and hard about adding a video to this site, but I really liked this video that was put together by the YWAM Creative Discipleship Training School from Aalesund in Norway. It was made as a creative application of 2 weeks of teaching on their YWAM DTS. I wonder which two weeks of [...]
YWAM is a Popular Gap Year Option for Christians
YWAM is becoming a common destination among Christians wanting to embark on a Gap Year. Whether it is the year between high school and college, or college / university and a career, short term missions work is a fantastic option that I reckon any Christian should look at doing. Although the effectiveness of short term [...]
YWAM Outreaches being Reconsidered because of Swine Flu
With cases of the swine flu being discovered all over the world YWAM and Church Outreach locations are being reconsidered. Cases of Swine Flu are continuing to be found in all areas of the world. Various church outreaches around the world have been cancelled or redirected to other areas that are not as affected by [...]
