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Today we look at some of the ways that YWAM is ministering to migrants and refugees around the world, we’ll find out about a prison outreach experience in Mexico, hear a message from Bevin with Global Cast Resources about Servant Leadership and Missions Mobilization, and more on the 101st episode of the Youth With A Mission News Show …
Thank you for downloading this, the 101st 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/101 …
Thailand YWAM Together Darlene Cunningham Invite
YWAM Together will be occurring from 2 – 8 September in Pattaya, Thailand.
You can visit their web-site, ywamtogether.com, to find out more…
Global Gates
As a church Christ commanded us to “…go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” This was recorded for us in Matthew 28:19-20. It’s now about 2000 years after Christ gave us that message, and the Church, meaning you and me, have still not gone into all the world.
One thing that we have seen increasingly is that “The World” is coming to us in the forms of migration and refugees. Is this God’s way of bringing people to us, since we haven’t gone to them?
I don’t know…
One of the ministries that YWAM is working with, and that is working with this global migration is the “Global Gates Network …
Find out more on their web-site, globalgates.info.
YWAM Refugee Works
YWAM has been active serving refugees since at least 1979 when group of YWAMers went to Hong Kong to serve the Vietnamese boat people at “Jubilee Camp”. When they were there they did the work that no one else was willing to do, they shoveled out three feet of human waste from the lower floor of the refugee camp. After that the YWAMers repaired the broken sewage pipes, and fixed the plumbing in the place. After that they were allowed to start a school, hold Bible study classes, offer counseling, and so much more…
YWAM has continued to serve refugees all over the globe, working to meet their physical, emotional, and spiritual needs as God leads.
Currently YWAMs refugee work includes work in:
- Lesvos, Greece
- The Middle East
- Germany
- Dalarana, Sweden
- Calais, France
- Thailand
Here is a story about some of the work that is happening with refugees, and how you could be involved …
YWAM Refugee Circle Gathering – Athens 2018
From April 23 – 26 in Athens, Greece the YWAM Refugee Circle will be getting together for the YWAM Refugee Circle Gathering – Athens 2018.
During this gathering the participants will discuss what some of the next steps are in serving the refugees that are flowing into Europe.
If you want to participate in this gathering you can register to attend through the web-site.
Prison Ministry in Mexico
One of the many ministries that YWAM is engaging in around the world is ministering in prisons. While looking at stories to share with you on this news show I read an inspiring story about a team from YWAM Tyler and their ministry into a prison in Mexico.
The YWAM team had the opportunity to minister to a maximum-security prison in Mexico, but not only that, they had the chance to minister to the prisoners in solitary confinement. The team delivered a program of worship, testimony, and prayer. The part of the story that really stood out to me was what the writer of the story said after having ministered to some of the inmates:
… as I looked around at this man behind the bars, I realized this guy is a child of God too, and Christ loves him just the same! I no longer saw him as a threat or someone to fear; I just looked at him as a friend. Then my heart went even deeper hearing God ask me, “Would you switch places? Would you take his sentence and let him walk?” Without hesitating I responded, “Nope!” I then glanced over at an empty cell and realized Christ totally did that for me in an even bigger way! I wasn’t just in a cell with a sentence hanging over my head either, I was in hell with no hope at all . . . until Jesus came and rescued me! Amen!!!
I’ll link to the full story in the show notes at ywampodcast.com/101, and if you have the time, I want to encourage you to take the time to read it. Check it out on the YWAM Tyler Blog, blog.ywamtyler.org.
LifeRice and YWAM Partnerships
YWAM Minneapolis has partnered with LifeRice to provide relief to areas most in need. Here is a story about how they have done that …
If getting involved with LifeRice is something that you want to know more about, or get involved with, check out their web-site, liferice.org.
Youth Development Centre
After completing his Discipleship Training school with Youth With A Mission, Vuthy moved to Kampot, Cambodia, where he started a Youth Development Centre…
The ministry in Kampot has 3 classrooms, a church, dormitories, and a coconut oil business. You can find out more on their web-site, ydckampot.wordpress.com.
Servant Leadership and Missions Mobilisation
This episode we have a special message from Bevin with Global Cast Resources about Servant Leadership and Missions Mobilization …
I hope to feature more messages from Bevin and the crew at Globalcast Resources on future episodes of the YWAM News Show, and you can find more for yourself at their web-site, globalcastresources.com.
Event Management Seminar
YWAM Lausanne is running their events management seminar in May, with a follow up outreach to the Montreux Jazz Music festival.
Find out more on the YWAM Lausanne web-site.
School of Photojournalism
YWAM Orlando’s School of Photojournalism is designed to equip you to see with the eyes of heaven and craft real stories of real people from that perspective…
During the course you can look at topics such as advanced photography techniques, Biblical creativity, storying techniques, and editing for photojournalism.
The course runs from April 1 – August 17, and you can find out more at the YWAM Orlando website.
YWAM Gold Coast School of Worship
YWAM Gold Coast in Australia is offering a 3-month School of Worship (SOW) course, where you get the opportunity to gain effective training in worship ministry, respond to world-class teaching, and explore how bringing worship to the world can transform nations …
The course is run from April 3 – June 22, and you can find out more on the YWAM Goldcoast website.
Transformational Development School
YWAM Bethlehem in New Zealand is running the Transformational Development School from July 2 – September 14 of this year.
The idea behind the Transformational Development School is to help you develop the tools to facilitate transformation in the area of influence that God has placed you in. It’s a community development school that seeks to provide training in a biblical approach to community transformation for all spheres of society, both poor and non-poor.
Some of the topics that the school covers are:
- Biblical worldview
- Seed projects
- Truth Centred Transformation (TCT)
- Church planing and networking
- Hospitality and protocal
- Cultural mandate and stewardship
If this is something that might interest you, you can find out more at the YWAM Bethlehem web-site, ywambethlehem.co.nz.
YWAM Nepal First Ever Graduation
This week we also a historic first-ever University of the Nations (UofN) graduation in Nepal with 11 graduates.
It’s very exciting to hear about the people there growing in their faith and knowledge, and also to see my friends Jiggu Bogi and Terry Sherman involved in it.
Next Episode
Join us next episode as we talk about some of the exciting ministry happening in Japan with the Gospel and Youth With A Mission …
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Excellent job Bill in putting this YWAM podcast together. Great news, great audio/videos that show the diversity and engagement of YWAMers around the globe. How many are listening in?
Hi im Caro, from Mexico, i’d like to know in what state you are preaching in the jail, in your Mexico labour , could you tell me please? Thankyou! Blessings
Thank you for this podcast. I really enjoyed it I am a youth with a mission missionary into Mexico and work through the A BASE IN california.
Have many cool God stories- I am being led to a school is SUOERNATURAL MISSIONS-
So blessed that God gives break through in JESUS TO COMPLETE VICTORY…..
Thank you for compiling this- God be glorified!!
This is my desire to preach the word of God and encourage people in different conditions if given this opportunity and this is what I do hear in Uganda like hospital ministry, street ministry, prison ministry so I would like to add value to Yham ministers please consider me to be part of this thank you God bless you.