There is a lot happening around the world right now, and many ministries that Youth With A Mission is involved in. Today we are going to have a look at many locations including Afghanistan, Haiti, South Africa, and Mozambique, and we will also see some of the ministry that YWAM is doing to help feed the poor, build homes, and provide support for those who are affected by Covid. We will also look at two new books that have recently been released and explore some training opportunities that are available.
Thank you for downloading this, the 127th 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/127 …
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Stories:
Pray for Afghanistan
I'm sure that you have seen or heard about all that is happening in Afghanistan with the nation once again being controlled by the Taliban.
We want to ask that you all stand with and pray protection and hope over the Afghan people at this time. In addition to the Afghan people there are also many foreign workers and missionaries who also still need God's protection and help.
YWAM Kona is looking at ways that they can help Christian believers in Afghanistan ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnPDB-t6h7o
Find out how you can give towards this need on the YWAM Kona Instagram post, which is linked to at ywampodcast.com/127.
Another Earthquake Hits Haiti
Earlier this month Haiti was hit by another earthquake that has injured over 5,700 people, and has killed over 1300. This comes after months of violent gang activity, the assassination of their president last month, and Hurricane Elsa causing devastation among the agricultural industry.
Our locations in Haiti have been doing regular updates, and the first one we have is from YWAM Les Cayes ...
https://youtu.be/DtanSwbmFlU
YWAM Saint Marc has also provided us with a live Facebook video about what it happening in the nation ...
https://youtu.be/XQQaCJECHqk
Things are progressing quickly in the nation, and you can follow along with updates on their Facebook pages, which are linked to at ywampodcast.com/127.
* Facebook - YWAM Port of Peace
* Facebook - YWAM Les Cayes
* Facebook - YWAM Saint Marc
Crisis in Mozambique
In December last year Pope Virgilio and his family reached Pemba with a group of 35 - 40 people after an arduous journey of about 2-weeks through the forest in the province of Cabo Delgado in North East Mozambique. They joined thousands of others who have been displaced and forced to move to safe places in North East Mozambique.
Mozambique has been involved in an insurgency by Islamic extremists since 2017. The Islamic-state linked insurgents killed at least 3,200 people and displaced another 800,000 at the end of last year. Many of those who were displace fled to the city of Pemba.
Currently there are no international aid organisations operating in Pemba, and some missions organisations have already left for their own safety. YWAM has a small team in Pemba doing what they can...
