More often than not it takes going to another place to see an issue for what it truly is. I say this because coming from Southern California I found myself overlooking the struggle that is helping the homeless find hope for a future that has more to it than a hard ground and an uncertainty [...]
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When you hear ‘Fiji’ your initial thoughts probably consist of white sand beaches with crystal clear waters, maybe a luxurious resort with an extending swimming pool. What probably doesn’t spring to mind are the faces of the 250,000 people who live in poverty (30% of the whole Fijian population)[1]. Or the image of thousands of [...]
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The Darwin team started the last week off with Bump In at Stable on the Strand which involved setting up the scenery to create the historic town of Bethlehem. Stable on the Strand started a few days later with the team dressing up, and playing the role as different characters in Bethlehem – Bakers, Guards [...]
Read MoreThe Port Moresby team has had an exciting week. They celebrated Christmas back in Townsville and are now back in Airlie Beach to be a part of a program called Impact Summer, which is YWAM Whitsunday’s New Years Holiday program to connect with the community and hand out free chai at the chai tent and [...]
Read MoreThe first week of outreach for the Ayr Outreach Team has been busy! They connected with and served the local Ayr community in the build up to Christmas by cleaning up Anzac Park, handing out free pancakes, inviting people to sports in the local parks, and engaging in discussion about family and Christmas. Some of [...]
Read MoreThe Coastal Team on the October RTO DTS has been on Palm Island for one week now. Palm Island, a two-hour ferry ride from Townsville, is an indigenous community off the coast of North Queensland. The team has come to the island to serve the local churches and community, build relationship with the indigenous people, [...]
Read MoreThe Port Moresby Team has been enjoying beautiful Airlie Beach. They have had great opportunity to serve the community through different service projects like cleaning up yards, houses, building tables and making ropes for the Chai Tent that YWAM Whitsundays uses to connect and serve the community. The team has been helping prepare for Impact [...]
Read MoreThe Cairns/LF Outreach Team has made it safely to tropical North Queensland! The have had an incredible time building relationships at Harald’s House. Harald Falge, founder of Harald’s House, has been serving homeless youth in Cairns for the past 20 years! The team are so excited to help him pass out dinner meals to homeless [...]
Read MoreThe October 2012 RTO DTS is heading on first outreach this weekend. There are six teams heading out to different locations around North Queensland during the upcoming holidays. They will be working in a variety of ways, including building capacity in the youth in Townsville, connecting with the ingenuous people of Australia, and serving the local communities and churches. [...]
Read MoreThe October Reef to Outback (RTO) DTS has begun. The quietness of the base has departed as 56 students from 9 different nations have come together to serve, build, care and connect with individuals and communities around Australia and the Pacific. The energy and excitement was greatly welcomed by YWAM Townsville Staff with a center [...]
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