| Youth With A Mission is an international volunteer movement of
Christians from many backgrounds, cultures and Christian traditions,
dedicated to serving Jesus throughout the world. Also known as YWAM
(pronounced "WHY-wham"), our purpose is simply to know God and
to make Him known. When YWAM began in 1960, our main focus was
giving young people opportunities to demonstrate the love of Jesus to
the whole world, according to His command in Mark 16:15. Today, we
still focus on youth, but we have members (known as “YWAMers”) of
almost every age and many of our short-term efforts have grown into
long-term endeavors that have impacted lives and nations. YWAM has a
decentralized structure that encourages new vision and the exploration
of new ways to change lives through training, convey the message of the
gospel and care for those in need. We are currently operating in more
than 1000 locations in over 180 countries, with a staff of over 18,000. |
