Youth With A Mission International
       
   Youth With A Mission (YWAM) encompasses thousands of people
 and hundreds of ministries in almost every country of the world.
 In every case, our passion is to know God and to make Him known.
 We are a mixture of people from all over the world, from over 130
 countries in fact. In many of our locations, people from a wide
 variety of nations serve side by side. We come from numerous
 different Christian denominations and speak hundreds of languages. 
 Nearly half of our staff come from "non-western" countries, such
 as Brazil, Korea, Indonesia, India and Nepal. 
   In addition to our full-time staff, many YWAM locations host
 short-term outreach teams made up of individuals, youth groups,
 familiesand churches who get to participate first-hand in "making
 God known" through both words and actions. 
   We send out over 25,000 short-term missionaries each year.
 There are three strands of ministry weaving throughout all 
 that YWAM does: 

 Evangelism
   Some creative tools used to present the gospel include drama, 
 music, performing arts and sports camps. YWAMers want to share 
 their faith effectively in ways that the audience-whether 
 teenagers, elderly refugees, or an unreached people group-will 
 understand. YWAM also engages in church planting among 
 unreached people groups.

 Mercy Ministry
   Mercy Ministry is the "hands and feet" of making God known. 
 YWAM helps meet some of the practical and physical needs of 
 about 400,000 people annually. Caring for street children in South
 America; aiding in the recovery of drug addicts in North America
 and Western Europe; feeding and housing refugees and women
 in need in Africa and Asia, and operating ships that eclare the
 good news practically and verbally, are just some of the ways in
 whichhelping hands are extended.
  
 Training and Discipleship
  Training and Discipleship aim to better equip Christians to serve
 others in everything from agriculture and health care, to drug
 rehabilitation and biblical counseling. Through YWAM's University of
 the Nations (U of N), missionaries can study in specialized areas
 such as science and technology, linguistics, the humanities,and
 Christian ministry. Most YWAM schools combine classroom teaching
 with relationship-centered discipleship and practical service.
   The Discipleship Training School (DTS) is a requirement for 
 applying as YWAM staff, and serves as a prerequisite to all other
 training programs. Each year some 10,000 students attend a 
  U of N  school at one of the 250 different locations.