The Invitation, April 9, 2026
Greenland is currently receiving more attention than it has had in the past ten years combined. Greenland is the largest island in the world and has around 56,000 inhabitants. In the 1980s and 1990s YWAM ran Discipleship Training Schools (DTS) and King’s Kids programs in Greenland but since then there hasn’t been a permanent YWAM presence in Greenland. Greenland’s spiritual condition has shifted over the years. In the late 1990’s and early 2000’s there was a great surge of Greenlanders turning to God. There was joy and emotional healing all over the island, and many of these Greenlanders are still following the Lord.
The need now is a greater focus on this generation of youth. They need to be evangelized and offered a place to be discipled in following Jesus. This kind of ministry is what YWAM is called to. We believe it is time for us to have DTSes and other ministries again in Greenland.
Please take a moment to pray right now and please also pray with us on April 9, the prayer day for YWAM’s prayer initiative called The Invitation.
- Pray for peace in and around Greenland in this season of uncertainty.
- Pray for the children and youth in Greenland. Some of them suffer from different traumas and addictions, but many of them are curious about religion and hungry for truth.
- Pray for the teams that have started the written translation of the Bible in East Greenlandic and in North Greenlandic. Pray that they will be able to find the words and take the time for it.
- Pray for staff to join the (re)pioneering of DTSes in Greenland and for a place to run the schools. Pray for the provision of teachers and translators.
Take Action
Please contact us if you desire to send an outreach team or extend your ministry to Greenland. We desire to connect the different teams and ministries. Contact the Greenland team at YWAM Nordland: magali.maeder@uionordland.no.
Join The Invitation.
Sign up for prayer emails and find translations in many languages at ywam.org/theinvitation. Please contact us at prayer@ywam.org to let us know how you prayed, to recommend a prayer topic, or to request an advance copy of the prayer guide.
