Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Community Development”
A Missionary Kid Paul joked that he has been in YWAM for 41 years; spoiler, he is 41 years old. Growing up a missionary kid in Tyler, Texas he always had a relationship with Jesus. When he was 1 ½ years old he was smuggling Bibles into a closed nation! At 9 years old he went on a King’s Kids …
Amanda completed her DTS and BSN at YWAM Madison. She has since returned to Canada where she is attending university and studying Speech Pathology. She explained how her gap year with YWAM Madison helped prepare her for university, her vocational calling, and ultimately changed her life. God In University “I grew significantly during my gap year at YWAM Madison. …
ESL Partners Today during our ESL (English as a Second Language) school at YWAM (JOCUM in Portuguese acronyms) Goiânia we split up into our one on ones and played phase 10. Neither my partner Gabriel nor myself could shuffle. We settled on our own way of shuffling where he took half of the deck and I took half the deck. …
Our tuk-tuk rumbled down the dirt path kicking up trails of garbage behind us. As far as the eye could see, there was trash in every direction. But although the landfill looked hopeless, I felt a profound sense of peace that I couldn’t explain. We rolled to a stop and climbed out of our vehicles with bags of fresh bread …
That’s the hardest part of being a missionary. You are there to change reality, to change eternity, but you will never be able to fully grasp other people’s reality. Because it isn’t your reality.
I tried to come to grips with that as I sat on the cold tile floor of a Cambodian home. Eight of us sat cross legged on the floor as we crammed inside a twelve by twelve home. Inside the home lived a grandmother and her granddaughter. The granddaughter was an orphan and the grandmother was fighting to make enough money to pay the bills.
from Marlies, DTS student on outreach in Greece Sometimes when God shows up, He descends in a pillar of fire to guide his people to the Promised Land. Other times he manifests in a burning bush for just one dude. And many other times, He answers small prayers in quiet ways to show us how much he loves us. Marlies, …
We arrived in Creel after an all night ride on a Mexican charter bus. We stayed the first night in a cozy little hotel on the town square, and explored our surroundings the next day. The town is beautiful! Little native curio shops, restaurants, and grocery stores line the streets. Tarahumaran women walk around in colorful traditional dresses with babies …
by Michael & Emma L, DTS leaders Restoring Kids Over the past few weeks, we’ve had the privilege to serve with one of the best children’s homes in Juarez, Mexico – Rancho Los Amigos (RLA). RLA is home to kids from diverse backgrounds of abuse, neglect and abandonment. Our team served alongside RLA staff, experiencing the real joys and struggles …
with Elizabeth H, DTS student Our team was prepared for scorching Mexican heat. What we got instead were three days of nearly constant rain. It didn't take long to see what the heavy rains could do to the dirt roads and houses built on sandy soil in Juarez. The Summer DTS — Children at Risk and Community Development tracks — …
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