Welcome to the Youth With A Mission News Show for August 2024. This month we hear about the YWAM Together Gathering, New Beginnings Home program for women, the destruction of the YWAM location in St. Vincent and the Grenadines by Hurricane Beryl, the latest 520 graduates from the trade school at Saint Marc, Haiti, some ship updates, a few upcoming training seminars, and more …



Thank you for downloading this, the 148th episode of the Youth With A Mission News Show Podcast, I’m your host, Bill Hutchison.



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Stories:



YWAM Together



YWAM Together in Manila, Philippines welcomed over 4,500 people, from 110 nationalities, serving in 120 countries! Already we are hearing testimonies of how God moved, even to get people there ...




https://youtube.com/shorts/YMSYtRH5hpc?feature=share
Source



You can follow along with updates on their Facebook page.



New Beginnings Homes - YWAM



New Beginnings Homes, a ministry of Youth With A Mission has been providing housing & mentorship to women during pregnancy for 40+ years in Puyallup, WA.




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZf4FZlBbko




If you head over to newbeginningshome.org you can find out more about this fantastic ministry.



YWAM St. Vincent and the Grenadines Destroyed by Hurricane



We have this tragic update from the director of YWAM St. Vincent and the Grenadines after Hurricane Beryl passed through the islands last month ...








Ben from Mayreau -



Today was rough, challenging, heartbreaking and so much more. You can prepare to go back to your home, campus and village after a hurricane but the reality was worse than the photos show. It looks like a massive bomb went off.



The landscape is different. The trees are gone. Beautiful pieces Mayreau is known for…just gone. Driving through the village is heartbreaking. Stepping foot on the YWAM campus was a punch in the gut. Walking into our home, seeing all the water still in it and seeing almost all of our belongings destroyed by wind and rain…nothing prepares you for this.



Jes’ 1st home at YWAM, our first home together and now KC & Kelsie’s home is destroyed. The roof of Jes & I’s home is worse than we thought but we still have walls to work with whereas other buildings don’t even have those.



The photos don’t do it justice…it’s devastating. The trauma these beautiful people have been through, there are no words. I was greeted with hugs and some smiles but could feel the hurt and loss. Our police chief Owen Issacs not only lost his home but has been working tirelessly and sacrificially to lead the charge. We cannot thank him enough. The team from WeAre Mayreau Inc, we see your hard work and also cannot thank you enough.



Our Mayreau community is strong and we will rebuild. But we can’t do it alone. We are so thankful for different relief supplies that have come in from neighboring communities and nations, yachties, and more. But this isn’t a short term project.