My phone buzzed on silent mode in my pocket while I was busy just doing normal old stuff. But that vibrating buzz alarms me everytime. Glancing at the shortened notification on my homescreen I saw the first line, "… I heard the Gospel for the first time." It was from Glenn. Glenn reminds me of speaker Bob Goff, the writer of Love Does, because he lights up the room wherever he's at and makes you feel like you're the boss. I was honored to be on the list of umptine friends in his contacts⏤my name and number got the text.
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The Day I Got Saved
By Richard Fish on 13 Jan 2023
Topics: Missions Following Jesus Missionary Hearing God's Voice Salvation surrender saved lordship bible study
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Fundraising Doesn't Have To Suck
By Tyler Tom on 9 Dec 2022
Fundraising is a huge part of missions. Whether you are raising money for yourself to be supported as a missionary, or for a project to help others, it takes funding to accomplish our God given goals. Although it can be overwhelming, it doesn't have to suck.
Topics: Provision Fundraising Missions Trust God Trust Missionary Missionary Life Faith Missionary Training Money support work funding support raising
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Discipleship is the Key to Missions
By Richard Fish on 2 Dec 2022
This is me with one of only 800 copies of the Bible in the Sakari language. Honestly, it was a holy movement grasping this book. Even my co-workers were drooling over it. It’s not fancy. No gold leaf.
But it’s special.
Topics: YWAM Tyler Missions Bible Missionary Global Missions Missionary Training bible translation ywam missions Youth With A Mission Called to Mission ywamtyler mission adventures south asia ending bible poverty school of strategic missions
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How You Know You're A Missionary
By Tyler Tom on 7 Oct 2022
No one says it quite like Darlene Cunningham, co-founder of the largest mission organization on the planet — Youth With A Mission. In her book, Values Matter, the following excerpt makes us as "ywamers," laugh, ponder, and even cry. We think you'll get a kick out this too and perhaps hear God calling you to step out in faith to follow Him to ends of the earth.
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Recently, I was pondering some of the unique ways God has equipped YWAM to be a visionary pioneer movement. He has called us to continually be receiving, nurturing and releasing fresh vision from God. Thoughts began to cascade from my mind faster than I could write them down:
Topics: YWAM Core Values YWAM Tyler Missions Adventure YWAM ywam missions Youth With A Mission darlene cunningham mission adventures YWAM Foundational Values
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God's Smuggler | A Real Life Hero
By Tyler Tom on 29 Sep 2022
I believe in heroes, and I have had many in my lifetime. Brother Andrew, known as God's Smuggler, is undoubtedly one of those. He has impacted my life very much.
Topics: Missions Evangelism Missionary Global Missions YWAM World Changer end bible poverty Called to Mission god smuggler brother andrew influencer
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Dealing With Fear
By Mary Brock on 23 Sep 2022
I know a lot of people who no longer watch the news. Not just because they are overwhelmed, but they question the sources. 44% of the worldwide news is reportedly inaccurate. The other 56% leaves enough to cause a lot of concern.
Topics: YWAM Tyler Missions Missionary Life Overcoming Fear No Fear Missionary Training fear
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The Spirit of Jesus
By Richard Fish on 9 Sep 2022
In an upcoming social media post that you'll see in the coming days, we are posting the caption: "The spirit of Christ is the spirit of missions. The nearer we get to Him, the more intense of a missionary we become." As part of the editing team I wasn't 100% convinced of this statement.
So, I decided to reach out to some long-term, incredibly thoughtful missionaries at our campus to ask them their opinion. What I got as a response was quite incredible.
Topics: YWAM Tyler Missions Following Jesus Missionary Missionary Life Making Him Known Make Disciples Missionary Training ywam missions unreached jesus spirit of jesus
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Generation Z! Let's GO!
By Duncan Zadrapa on 12 Aug 2022
I was born in 2003, and I am proud to be a part of Gen Z.
I believe Gen Z holds the potential to release a catalytic revival within the body of Christ.
One thing some people like to associate with my generation is that we do nothing but put tide pods in our mouths, and that we are scared of face to face interaction because we are consumed with technology.
Our modern day media tries to sell us a tainted message⏤Just do you, focus on yourself, and do what makes you happy, and now we have a major problem...
Topics: Outreach YWAM Tyler Missions YWAM World Changer discipleship revival generation z
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Joy Dawson~A Tribute
By Mary Brock on 5 Aug 2022
I suppose it is possible, but there can't be many YWAM missionaries around the world who haven't heard of Joy Dawson. When word spread of her death, the fruit of her ministry instantly came to mind. Many of us had the privilege of hearing her speak, and perhaps listened to her teach for a week in a YWAM training school, or read one of her books. Most of us have a story about her, or can share how she has impacted our lives.
Topics: Missions Obedience Following Jesus Prayer Missions in America legacy joy dawson ministry
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Keith Green's Message Continues to Encourage a New Generation!
By Carl Hamper on 15 Jul 2022
It was July 28, 1982, exactly 35 years ago to date (at the writing of this blog post), when Keith Green and others took off from an airstrip, almost in walking distance from where I am sitting now, and left the earth behind never to return. The airplane accident that took the life of singer-songwriter Keith Green, shook the lives of the evangelical Christian community around the world.
Topics: YWAM Tyler Missions Change Obedience Knowing God YWAM Outreach Calling Families in Missions Go Children in Missions memories devotion Called to Mission keith green
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The Send: Joining the War Against Inaction
By Amanda Pearl on 20 May 2022
When I went to The Flood, I was expecting breakthrough, but little did I know what it would entail.
The Flood was a week long event preceding the Send missions movement, held in Kansas City, Missouri. During The Flood and The Send, there were lots of worship times, speakers such as Francis Chan and Lou Engle, as well as outreaches each afternoon of The Flood. Before going to the Flood, I was not completely sure what to expect. I knew it was going to be incredible, but what would that look like?
Topics: YWAM Tyler Missions Purpose Urban Missions Evangelism Gospel Missionary Making Him Known Global Missions YWAM Mission Trip Action the send discipleship DTS revival
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Bombs Erase Ukraine's Historic Beauty
By Tyler Tom on 6 May 2022
Topics: YWAM Tyler Missions Mercy Works christian war Ukraine history russia odessa
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Divine Appointments are Real!
Jan 27, 2023 by Tyler Tom
Has God ever prompted you to do something but you overlooked the opportunity?
I recently was thinking of this phrase,...
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How DTS Set Me Free
Jan 20, 2023 by Jonah Blackwell
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The Day I Got Saved
Jan 13, 2023 by Richard Fish
My phone buzzed on silent mode in my pocket while I was busy just doing normal old stuff. But that vibrating buzz...
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Why You Should Read the Bible Every Day
Jan 6, 2023 by Richard Fish
Every year for the past 20 years I've read through the entire Bible. I remember the daunting task of the daily reading...
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The Greatest New Year’s Resolution I Ever Made
Dec 30, 2022 by Jonna Russell
You have heard the stories in the Bible. In Genesis, God said to Abram, “Go…”. In Matthew, Jesus calls Simon (Peter)...
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Have You Heard the Bells?
Dec 23, 2022 by Tyler Tom
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is commonly known as 'America's Poet,' and the recent film by Sight & Sound, brought the...
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4 Earth Shattering Truths I Learned on my DTS Outreach
Dec 15, 2022 by Anthony Huerta
After sitting in three months of mind-blowing DTS classes, I was ready to get our there into the real world with the...
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Fundraising Doesn't Have To Suck
Dec 9, 2022 by Tyler Tom
Fundraising is a huge part of missions. Whether you are raising money for yourself to be supported as a missionary, or...
2 min read
Discipleship is the Key to Missions
Dec 2, 2022 by Richard Fish
This is me with one of only 800 copies of the Bible in the Sakari language. Honestly, it was a holy movement grasping...
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Why We Celebrate Thanksgiving
Nov 24, 2022 by Chris Lascelles
The tradition of celebrating a Thanksgiving holiday is a wonderful part of American life. Although this holiday is...
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God Is Moving in Ukraine
Nov 18, 2022 by Tyler Tom
We receive urgent requests for prayer almost daily from Ukraine. It is incredible how God can orchestrate ministry even...
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What You Need to Know Before Taking a Gap Year
Nov 9, 2022 by Richard Fish
What if you could graduate high school, and you and your friends could travel the world with purpose? Would you...