About youth With A mission
WHAT IS YOUTH WITH A MISSION? YWAM International was founded in 1960, YWAM is now one of the world's largest inter-denominational Christian ministries, with more than 11,000 volunteer staff. Youth With A Mission draws people from a variety of backgrounds to work in a vast spectrum of evangelistic activities. Young people, families, retired persons, recent high school graduates and Ph.D.'s are among our ranks. People from over one hundred nations and many denominations are included, from the new babes in Christ to church leaders and missionaries with many years of experience. YWAM embraces three methods of action - ways which we believe God has given us to be a part of the goal of taking the gospel to all the world:
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The Foundational Values of Youth With A Mission are the expression of our basic beliefs, coupled with specific directives given by God since YWAM's beginning in 1960. The combination of these beliefs and values make up the unique family characteristics of YWAM – our "DNA." They are values we hold in high regard which determine who we are, how we live and how we make decisions.
If you are interested in knowing more about Youth with a Mission, we encourage you to read the book 'Is That Really You God?' by Loren Cunningham with Janice Rogers.
If you are interested in knowing more about Youth with a Mission, we encourage you to read the book 'Is That Really You God?' by Loren Cunningham with Janice Rogers.
Ywam Potchefstroom
dISTORY
YWAM Potchefstroom was established in 2013 by Wikus and Christien Vorster, who were previously serving at the YWAM Worcester base where Christien completed their DTS. Wikus did his DTS in 2009 in Pretoria and he die the School for Apostolic Pioneering in Worcester 2012. Wikus and Christien have trained and served in missions work for many years, working among drug addicts, gay people, street children, students, gangsters and more. They currently focus on Prophetic School, TPM Counselling and Operation Refugee Africa. They are also speakers in YWAM and outside on the following topics: Hearing God's Voice, Father Heart of God, Prayer counselling, The Cross, Spiritual Warfare & The Holy Spirit. YWAM Potchefstroom started with two training courses in 2013, Transformation Prayer Ministry in June and the DTS course, which focused on the local University in November. Till 2022 Ywam Potch did 'n total of 7 DTS's and many Prophetic schools and TPM trainings. We also develop new online trainings every year. For more information on YWAM Potchefstroom and what we are doing in the local communities, please refer to Our Vision, Statement of Faith, Local Ministries and Training Courses. |