I got this e-mail from the base director at Reef to Outback in Townsvillle, Australia. We had been talking for years about birthing a ship ministry out of YWAM Australia, and it is very close to coming together. You can read some of the latest developments below:
Recently I had an historic trip to Papua New Guinea, Mike Reynolds (who seems to refuse retirement, even after his official retirement as the Speaker for the Legislative Assembly of Queensland commenced late last month) returned to Port Moresby earlier this week, accompanied by representatives from the YWAM Australia & PNG Ship Tour, Rebekah Hoover and Hannah Peart.
The trip, which served to strengthen both the recent twinning relationship between the PNG National Parliament and the Queensland National Parliament and the Sister City relationship between Townsville and Port Moresby, was very successful. Continue reading YWAM Australia Trip to Papua New Guinea Plans Ship Tour→
Over 100 bikers gathered in Kidron, Ohio, USA where they held the annual Blessing of the Bikes, which is a charity fund-raiser for the Christian Children’s Home of Ohio.
The fund-raiser included a ride through the local counties, group and individual prayer for the people who were there, live entertainment and a chicken barbecue. They also auctioned off a 1998 Harley Sportster 883, with all the proceeds going to Youth With A Mission.
In addition to raising money the event also gives people who are searching a safe place where they can ask questions.
You can read more about the fund-raiser and the donation of the Harley here.
We believe that prayer is a powerful thing, and something that God wants us to engage in individually and in groups.
Recently a YWAM Team in Kona, Hawaii engaged in a “Purity Siege” in front of a local porn shop. As they say on the site for the video God has given us the power of prayer to destroy strongholds, including ones of lust, sex and porn.
You can check out the video that they made of their prayer for the porn shop below.
A Youth With A Mission Team that has been volunteering at Christmas Island has unfortunately caused a bit of controversy.
The YWAM team has been providing sports, arts and other similar activities to the detainees of an Australian Immigration Detention centre on Christmas Island. The team was asked to come in by the company running the detention centre to help to augment what was already available at the centre.
There have been no complaints lodged against the YWAM team, but a human rights commission is investigating if the company running the centre is trying to save money by bringing in the YWAM team.
You can read a bit more about the YWAM team on Christmas Island here.
After spending the last three years renovating our house in Australia I enjoy good before and after renovation photos.
YWAM Metro New York recently went through some pretty major renovations on about five of the properties that they use. The places seemed to have a lot of character before the renovations, and the work that they did to them really brought out that character.
You can check out the before and after photos here. Once you get there click on the Renovations link, and then the Before and Afters link.
