YWAM BELO HORIZONTE
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It is our passion to know God and to make Him known known.
ABOUT YWAM
OVERVIEW
YWAM’s many ministries fit into three main categories: evangelism, training, and mercy ministry. Through these ministries, we desire to see God’s transformation in every sphere of society.
It is our passion to know God and to make Him known, especially among children, teenagers at risk, their families in the urban slums of Belo Horizonte. We believe that God is calling us to work towards a transformation in the spiritual, physical, emotional, intellectual, social and economic areas of their lives. We are also called to mobilize, disciple, train others to make an impact on children/teenagers at risk and their families all over the world. We are dedicated to raise awareness on the plight of children, women, men that are trapped in the human trafficking industry.
HISTORY
Youth with a Mission is a global movement of Christians from many cultures, age groups, and Christian traditions, dedicated to serving Jesus throughout the world.
Back when we began in 1960, our main focus was to get youth involved in missions. Today, we still focus on youth, and we also involve people aged 8 to 80. We currently work in more than 1,100 locations in over 180 countries, with a staff of over 18,000.
One of the joys of participating in YWAM is to work with people from many nations. YWAM’s staff (known as “YWAMers”) come from over 130 countries, including places like Indonesia, Nepal, Mozambique, and Colombia.
VISION
To know God and to make Him known
WHAT WE DO
EVANGELISM
Christ’s love inspires us to use many creative means to make His gospel understood to any audience. We use tools such as music, performing arts and sports to connect with people of all ages and develop friendships which can lead to conversations of eternal value. YWAM also starts churches in places where there may be no church at all.
We believe everyone has the right to hear the good news about Jesus and our hope is to see fellowships of believers worshipping and following Jesus in every nation, tribe and tongue.
TRAINING
Through our training programs we aim to better equip Christians to grow in their relationship with God and to serve others in everything from agriculture and health care, to business development and biblical counseling.
Our introductory course, the Discipleship Training School (DTS), is offered in many nations and languages. It’s an intensive five months of growing more like Jesus and serving Him in the world.
YWAM’s University of the Nations (U of N) offers specialized study in areas such as science and technology, linguistics, the humanities, and Christian ministry.
MERCY
If you believe it, you have to live it. YWAM’s mercy ministry teams follow Jesus’ example of compassion to those in need. We operate relief and development programs in over 100 countries, working among people living in desperate circumstances.
Our volunteers serve in areas such as agricultural assistance, the prevention of human trafficking, health care, and micro-enterprise development. Their goal is to ease suffering and provide hope for those affected by poverty, disease or injustice.
SPHERES
In all of our ministries, we desire to see God’s transformation in every sphere of society. When Jesus talked about the kingdom of God, He described an upside-down world, a transformed world. What would a world like that look like today?
In YWAM, we talk about seven dimensions of societal transformation. We call these spheres. Our many ministries influence the spheres in a variety of ways. The spheres are:
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Family
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Government
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Economics (science, technology and business)
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Religion
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Education
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Media
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Celebration (arts, entertainment, and sports)
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TRAINING
DISCIPLESHIP TRAINING SCHOOL
The focus of this time is on personal application of truth and response to the character of God. Throughout the week, you are actively learning and encountering God through school and base activities.
DTS
CAR SCHOOL
CHILDREN AT RISK SCHOOL
Equip, empower and mobilize workers to reach out & impact children and their families in needy communities.
MISSION BUILDER
Short term volunteers
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