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Welcome to the Youth With A Mission News Show for February 2024. This month we hear about the tragic accident in Tanzania that took the life of 11 YWAM leaders, the recovery work of YWAM in Chile after the wildfires, the completion of YWAM Island Reach vessel, JOCUM Brazil Carnival Outreach, and more …
Thank you for downloading this, the 142 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/142 …
Stories:
11 YWAM Staff Die in Car Crash in Tanzania
Eleven missionaries with Youth With A Mission (YWAM) died in a tragic traffic accident on Saturday near Arusha, Tanzania. The incident, involving multiple vehicles, also claimed the lives of several others, including the bus driver. By last reports two key mission leaders remain in critical condition.
Here is the update from February 25:
With the ripples of the difficult news of the death of 11 YWAMers in a terrible traffic accident in Tanzania, our prayers are with the family and friends of the deceased. There are five injured individuals still hospitalized and two more people in critical condition to be rallied around in prayer. We thank the Lord that one of the hospitalized, Isaac B., has been released to return home. (Due to security reasons, we cannot release the full names).
Local and international leaders from YWAM are gathering to support the team on the ground, who are now faced with many details of repatriation, medical evacuation, family support, funeral arrangements, and many other logistics. We invite you to help with these expenses with an opportunity to give on the following link. The estimated cost of all of these arrangements is approximately $350,000. Thank you to those who are already contributing.
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There are regular updates to the condition of those still in hospital, and the needs of the survivors and their family on ywam.org. The names of the people involved in the accident can also be found in the updates over at ywam.org.
Darlene Cunningham has also issued a letter about the Arusha Tragedy, which you can also find over at ywam.org, or the link in the show notes, Letter from Darlene Cunningham.
YWAM Vancouver No Snow Outreach
YWAM Vancouver is known to be a fantastic destination for discipleship training school students wanting to grow in their relationship with God, tell others about Him, and also hit the slopes. Sometimes however, the weather doesn’t cooperate with the skiing and snowboarding part of that plan …
Find out more about YWAM Vancouver on their web-site, ywamvancouver.org.
Wildfire Damage in Chile
In early February wildfires torched many highly populated areas in Chile. The fires killed over 150 people, and damaged and destroyed more that 5000 homes.
Our YWAM location in Viña del Mar was spared by the fire because a nearby avenue created a kind of wind corridor between two hills, which redirected the flames away from the building. The director of the YWAM location, pastor Dionicio Viana, has transitioned the location to focus on helping the people affected by the fires. Four YWAM bases from around Chile have sent people to join the local team in removing debris from the streets and homes.
In some of the local areas few homes remain. Viana says that, “it looks like we were bombed, like a war. For the time since the fire, residents have been without water and electricity.
Last week some of the teams worked together to build a storage building to help store the aid that they have received, since the previous storage areas had collapsed. They will be distributing clothing and dolls that have been donated, as well as other much needed supplies.
The best place to get updates on the working happening there is on their Facebook Page, which is linked to in the show notes.
YWAM An Cuan
YWAM An Cuan recently released this update about their ministry in Ireland …
Visit ywamancuan.org to find out more about their ministry.
YWAM Island Reach Completed!
In some exciting news, the new YWAM Ship, the Island Reach, has completed it’s new outfitting and sea trials, and will be embarking on it’s first outreach in April!
We have been following the conversion of the ship from and ex-navy shop, to a “liveable hospital ship” for the last year or so.
The ship now has four cabins for the crew, a GP unit, a pharmacy unit, and a dentist room.
On April 9 they will be embarking for Madagascar for their first of hopefully many medical outreaches.
Visit ywamships.ch to find out more.
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YWAM Kona Podcast – Restoring Families
YWAM Kona has a podcast with many discussions about topics such as Combatting Human Trafficking, Revival and Reformation, LBGTQ+ and the Church, and more.
They recent episode about Family Restoration has a very impactful message. Here is a short clip from it.
You can check out the full episode on their Spotify Page, which is linked to in the show notes.
YWAM Organic Postcards from the Field
YWAM Organic has launched a new series called “Postcards from the Field”…
If you head on over to the YWAM Organic Instagram page, linked to at ywampodcast.com/142, you can follow along with their series, and hear more about what God is doing.
JOCUM Brazil Carnival Outreach
Carnival is five days of festivities, parades and public debauchery leading up to Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent. YWAM Brazil, in addition to many other Christian groups and churches in Brazil, are using that opportunity to outreach to the revellers …
One of the most active groups during Carnival has been Jovens com uma Missão, known as JOCUM, the Brazilian branch of the U.S. organization Youth With A Mission.
According to Thiago Oliveira Carvalho, a missionary who has been working with the group for 25 years, JOCUM has been taking part in Carnival celebrations for 40 years and sees popular events, such as Carnival, as “a great opportunity to announce the Gospel to people who need a genuine encounter with Jesus.”
“People go to those parties looking for happiness. But all the Carnival offers is a temporary joy. We understand that sick people are the ones who need a doctor. That’s why we decided to be present there,” he told Religion News Service.
In cities like Ouro Preto (in Minas Gerais state), JOCUM organizes a “bloco,” a bloc of festivalgoers who sing and play typical Carnival instruments but represent the church. “People don’t expect that somebody will talk about Jesus amid that party. But that’s what Jesus used to do,” Carvalho said.
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YWAM Grimerud
YWAM Grimerud released this clip this month about their ministry …
Visit grimerud.no to find out more about their ministry.
YWAM Liverpool Support Group Outreach
One of the ministries that YWAM Liverpool engages in, is an informal support group. Out of that support group, we get this exciting testimony …
You can hear more about the ministry of YWAM Liverpool on their Instagram page, here.
YWAM Cricket with YWAM Wollongong
One of the fun things about Youth With A Mission is all the different sports that are played around the world. Last month we talked about YWAM Les Caynes’ 3rd annual soccer tournament, and a few months ago we talked about YWAM outreach to the next Olympic games in France.
One international game that is un-played in North America, but played extensively around the world, is the game of Cricket.
You can follow YWAM Wollongong on their Instagram page, here.
YWAM Furnace Memez
Check out more YWAM Furnace Memez on their Instagram Page, here.
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