This month we hear how YWAM is working to help villagers recover sight in Papua New Guinea, we get an update from the YWAM Koha, hear about The Send Mongolia, hear from two ministries in Malawi, YWAM Durban is expanding their campus, YWAM Hong Kong reaches out to those living in poverty, St. Vincent and the Grenadines continues to recover from the devastation brought by Hurricane Beryl, and more …



Thank you for downloading this, the 160th 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/160 …







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Recovering Sight in PNG



The YWAM Ship MV YWAM Liberty is setting sale soon for PNG to restore sight to up to 200 people in some of the remote villages, but there is still more to do as they prepare for this mission ...




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gabSPYuw-M
Watch on YouTube



Head over to ywamshipskona.org to find out more about the upcoming mission, their needs for the new medical devices, and to see how you can help and get involved.



Urgent Prayer for Thailand



We received this urgent prayer request from Thailand.




PLEASE BE PRAYING FOR THE FLOODED AREAS IN THAILAND.



We know the North and North east have been heavily damaged and people are in need.



Let’s pray and if able help those in need. God is able!



(source)








So, when you can, please remember to pray for Thailand, and you can find any follow up news on the YWAM Thailand Facebook Page.



YWAM Koha Tuvalu Update



We've been updating you on the YWAM Koha, and their ministry to Tuvalu, well, here is the latest:




https://youtu.be/X4bMum5IjDw
Watch the video on Facebook.



Check out the YWAM Ships Aotearoa Facebook page for the latest news on the YWAM Koha.



The Send Mongolia



We have previously talked about The Send happening in many nations around the world. Well, last week Mongolia had its first Send night. There were around 1500 young people, that came and experienced:




* Powerful Praise



* A call for hope



* Moment of responding to God




They were joined at the Send even by Korean band "Isaiah6tyone".




https://youtu.be/VhE5b4pPc80
Watch some video from the event on The ...

This month we hear how YWAM is serving in Lebanon during the current conflict with Israel, check out YWAM in Santa Cruz, see how YWAM Ships is delivering water tanks to Tuvalu, Pacific Island Leaders gather in Honolulu for three days, YWAM Philadelphia continues with their prayer station ministry, YWAM Paris and YWAM Berlin engage in street outreach, YWAM Ashville continues to provide free meals after Hurricane Helene, YWAM Haiti runs training programs at a few of their locations, we find out about a YWAM community in Maytown, Washington, we take a tour of YWAM Adelaide, and more …



Thank you for downloading this, the 159th 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/159 …








https://youtu.be/_8nu-1lRv7I




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YWAM in Lebanon



When Ben and Shannon Soh first heard the call for their family to serve in Lebanon there was no way that they could anticipate the rocket attacks, bomb blasts, economic crises, and political turmoil that they were entering into.







The Sohs arrived in Beirut in 2021, a year after the YWAM Centre in Beirut was established, and only shortly after a massive explosion had hit Beirut, killing 135 and injuring thousands. In fact, when they arrived, the debris at the YWAM location was still uncleared.



The team in Beirut runs a Discipleship Training School, and a School of Missions in English and Arabic. They will also be pioneering a Bible School and Community Counselling Training School within the next year to equip local and international believers. In addition to the schools, they also participate in a Skate Ministry, and a Soccer Ministry.



In October of last year war broke out in Lebanon after nearly 12 months of conflict between Israel and Hezbollah. While the Sohs' used to look out to the mountains, they now saw a land it by air strikes. Fighter jets hurtled past their apartment building breaking the sound barrier. They had to leave a gap in their windows, of the sonic boom would shatter the glass.



One of the huge bombs dropped to take out a Hezbollah leader was just 10 minutes from where the Sohs lived.



Because of the international makeup of the YWAM Team, finding flights out of Lebanon proved difficult to find after the decision to evacuate was finally made. Since finding a flight was proving to be so difficult, the team left for an ulu (remote) mountain shelter and hour and half drive from the city.



For the next two weeks the group stayed in the mountain shelter by night, but then by day they drove back to the city to help the displaced by working at a food kitchen and distributing aid.



When one entire neighourhood was bombed because one man may have been tied to Hezbollah, the YWAM team took the difficult and possibly dangerous decision to allow others to take shelter at their location. Despite the possible risk, the team took people in and served them food and welcomed them.



One of the people given shelter was an Imam, who was "visibly shaken" after having his whole world fall apart around them. This proved to be an amazing witness as when He asked why would "you Christians" do this for us, they responded by saying "We just felt it was what Jesus would have done".



With the continued conflict in Lebanon,

This month we hear an old message from Loren Cunningham, about street prayer in Auckland, New Zealand, get some news from YWAM in the Philippines, hear an update from the YWAM Ship the Koha in Fiji, find out about Create International Vision 2033, see what YWAM Transform is up to in Sweden, get an invite from YWAM Nicoya for teams to join them in Costa Rica, hear YWAM Lancaster's initiative to launch 10 teams in 10 years to reach the most unreached people, and more …



Thank you for downloading this, the 158th 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/158 …




https://youtu.be/fENvrt7rzu0








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Message from Loren



I wanted to start this month's YWAM News with a message and a challenge from Loren Cunningham that YWAM Muizenberg recently shared on their YouTube channel.




https://www.youtube.com/shorts/7WN46E-Fc7s




YWAM Zion New Zealand Street Prayer




YWAM Zion in Whangarei, New Zealand recently partnered with Peter Kim on the streets of Auckland City. Peter Kim has been faithfully praying in the streets of Auckland for as long as they can remember.



Partnering with him is something that YWAM Zion has done on previous occasions, and they consider it an honour to do so when their teams make it to the big city of Auckland.



(source)




YWAM Philippines Conference



Last month YWAM Philippines came together for their national conference:




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xq_5auHLdM4




You can head over to ywamphilippines.org to find out more about their different ministries happening around their nation.



Gathering together as YWAMers is important as we continue to minister around the world. Whether it's gathering locally with other believers, or nationally or internationally as YWAM, if you have the opportunity to attend, I would recommend it. You might make some amazing connections, and find some interesting connections during those times.



Impact Campus Philippines



To give you an idea about some of the ministry that YWAM is doing in the Philippines, we have a video from Impact Campus ...




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOb6gReBkEQ




You can watch the full video in the show notes at ywampodcast.com/158. They share with you some of what they are doing in the areas of Team Extreme, Lifebears, Compassion and Justice, Origins Basketball, Music Immersion, Prayer and Missions, Dental Collaboration, The Send, Impact Campaigns and Camps, Bible School, and more ...



You can also visit ywamph.com to find out more about their ministry.



YWAM Balut Heartline Seminar



Also from the Philippines, we have an update about the Heartline Seminar run by YWAM Blut




We praise God for the opportunity to hold our very first HEARTLINE SEMINAR at the base from June 2 to...

This month we hear about flooding around Les Cayes Haiti, a YWAM Medical Shop outreach to rural PNG, Gleanings for the Hungry prepare for summer, B2B seminar runs in the Middle East, flighting malnutrition in Madagascar, V2 Life gets their water tank replaced. YWAM Lyon goes on a "Jesus Walk", YWAM Experience Asia goes on a tribal outreach, and more ...



Thank you for downloading this, the 157th 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/157 …








https://youtube.com/live/8JlFcUpzsVE?feature=share




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YWAM Les Cayes Flooding!



This month Haiti has seen significant flooding, adding the to already unstable situation to many people there...




https://youtu.be/XRRJ0b8tf-c




(source)



YWAM Medical Ship Reaches Out to Rural PNG







The mv Youth with A Mission PNG medical ship sailed out in early May to Western PNG, following a short period of maintenance and restocking in Port Moresby.



A new group of volunteers, consisting of medical professionals, deck officers and crew, and general volunteers, joined the vessel, with at least 70 expected to be serving on board during the outreach.



After strengthening connections with more than 50 villages over the last quarter, the current deployment – lasting nearly six weeks – will again bring vital healthcare and training to some of Papua New Guinea’s most remote communities, working hand-in-hand with local health teams.



(source)



Gleanings for the Hungry - Getting Ready for Summer



Gleaning for the Hungry has started to get ready for the summer ...




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




Visit gleanings.org to see more about what they are doing.



B2B Seminar in the Middle East




A few weeks ago, YWAM ELS Cluj had the privilege to be part of organizing a B2B seminar in a Middle Eastern country.



It was an incredible time of serving 32 local workers—praying over them, encouraging them, helping them discover their gifts and skills, investing in their character, teams and ministries.



(source)




YWAM Lusaka



YWAM Lusaka is serving local communities, transforming lives, and deepening faith in Zambia.




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cd-6a05en0g




(more)



Full Nets Global Gathering




YWAM Frontier Missions and OMT Movement are inviting all YWAM family and friends to the Full Nets Global Gathering 26-28 September 2025, at Kobuleti beach (near Batumi), Georgia. Let’s come together, believing God for:




* The Bible in every mother tongue



* Millions of believers,

Welcome to the Youth With A Mission News Show for April 2025. This month we hear about the End Bible Poverty Now outreach in Uganda, YWAM Samoa school outreach, NIKO celebrating their 40 year anniversary, protests around David's Tent in Washington DC, YWAM Kona turning a squatters house into a maternal home, a story about the impact we can have as missionaries to not only individuals, but entire communities, and more …



Thank you for downloading this, the 156th 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/156 …








https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66UBAF6QY-M




After the Storm: Juanita's Story



Te Karaka is a beautiful small town in the Gisborne region that was hit hard by Cyclone Gabriel in 2023. This video showcasing the resilience of the town, and the story of a young mother who received free dental care through our Trinity Koha Dental Clinic.




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsBO0YqwSVc




Find out more about YWAM Ships Aotearoa on their web-site, ywamshipsaotearoa.org.nz.



Pope Francis Passing



Pope Francis died on Monday at the age of 88 after 12 years as head of the Roman Catholic Church.



Pastor Alejandro Rodríguez, president of Youth With A Mission (YWAM) in Argentina, referred to Jorge Mario Bergoglio as "a pastor with the smell of sheep," because he was always among the people and their needs.



Pope Francis had a long relationship with Youth With A Mission. The YWAM director, Alejandro Rodríguez, first met Francis more than 20 years ago, when Francis was called Cardinal Bergoglio and served the church as the archbishop of Buenos Aires. They had a continued friendship from that point, and often prayed together.







In 2014 Loren and Darlene Cunningham had the privilege of meeting Pope Francis while they were in Rome. At the time Pope Francis had taken the unprecedented initiative to distribute Gospels of Mark to everyone in Saint Peter’s Square while proclaiming, “[Let there be] a Bible in every family! A Bible in every family! It mustn’t be hidden, not put on a shelf, but [we should] take it in our hand, to read it often, every day, be it individually or together, husband and wife, parents and children, perhaps in the evening, especially on Sunday. Thus, the family grows, walks, with the light and strength of the Word of God!”.



One of Loren Cunningham's final legacy messages, and final book before he passed away was to End Bible Poverty. In that we can see a meeting of God's heart in their meeting.



We can all pray that God's Hand would guide the Catholic Church in their selection of a new Pope.



(source 1, source 2)



5 Island Outreach in Uganda



End Bible Poverty now in Uganda recently concluded their Outreach in 5 Islands on Lake Victoria.







They did church seminars, outdoor crusades, door to door evangelism,

This month we hear about the attacks in Christians in Syria, find out about YWAM's ministry in Jakarta, hear some testimonies from Cambodia, see how we can support YWAM Belgium after a building fire, see how YWAM is ministering in and with Catholic groups, catch up on St Vincent and the Grenadine's recovery after their location was destroyed by Hurricane Beryl, see some ways that sports are used for ministry, check out some short term volunteer opportunities, and more …

Welcome to the Youth With A Mission News Show for February 2025. This month we hear about The Gather 25, a Global, online Church Gathering, the start of 30 Days of Prayer for the Muslim World, another story from YWAM Together, a prayer request from the YWAM Uganda Slum Ministry, last year's review from YWAM Barbados, another earthquake hitting Vanuatu, and more …



Thank you for downloading this, the 154th 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/154 …








https://www.youtube.com/live/hBBzXf-FTKg?si=TPQrPaMKA0n8dfri




Stories:



The Global Church Gathering - Gather 25



Every Believer. Every continent. Together across 25 hours.




https://youtube.com/embed/xhAWr7mAMCA
(source)



It's happening March 1, 2025 11:30am - March 2, 2025 12:30pm ACDT. Here are some more details.




https://youtube.com/embed/eKyJ0lG1PCQ
(source)



Visit gather25.com to check it out and find out more.



30 Days of Prayer for the Muslim World



30 Days of Prayer for the Muslim World started today. For the next 30 days people from around the world will be praying for transformation to come to the Muslim World, during their month of Ramadan.




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTg3v5zLZIc




The most loving thing that we can do for Muslims around the world is to pray that they would be transformed by Christ. Every year Muslim's are confronted by dreams, visions, and more during the month of Ramadan, and we pray that this would happen again this year.



You can get daily updates and guides for your prayer on their Facebook, Instagram, or X page, as well as at pray30days.org.



YWAM Together Stories



Now we get to hear another story from YWAM Together.




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0p-Cq5I-uz8




YWAM Uganda Slum Ministry



Today we will discover some of what YWAM Hopeland in Uganda are doing, and what they are currently needing.




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nZ7YV1jjAI




You can find out more about their ministry at ywamuganda.org.



YWAM London Film and Acting School



The YWAM, London School of Digital Filmmaking and School of Acting for the Screen is a three-month courses designed to equip aspiring filmmakers and actors for a missions life within the film industry. The courses are held in London, UK, and students have the opportunity to work on short films and gain practical experience in acting and filmmaking techniques.



In December the two schools graduated, and since then the films that they recorded and acted in are being released on their Show more...