Gavin and Ella visited Canberra with many young people from Elizabeth Church of Christ recently. We welcome them today to encourage us with stories of their experiences in Canberra. The following is from the Youth With A Mission website.
“In 1956, the founder of YWAM – Loren Cunningham had a vision from God where he saw waves of young people crashing onto every continent and flowing into every nation spreading the gospel of Jesus. He saw waves of young people going from every nation to every nation. From that vision, YWAM has grown to have 1,000 locations in over 180 countries. YWAM continues to be a global movement of Christians from many cultures, age groups, and Christian traditions, dedicated to serving Jesus throughout the world.
YWAM Canberra has entered a new season with the launch of new ministries and training schools. We’re excited to see where God takes us in the years to come!
Our facility was originally a Catholic Monastery that began operating in November 1960 under the order of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart. It was sold to Youth With A Mission (YWAM) Canberra on May 21, 1982. The Catholic Provincial Council was pleased that the call of YWAM – to provide training for and mobilize youth for the spreading of the gospel – was in line with the legacy of their original vision.
In the 1980 and 90s, under the leadership of Tom Hallas, YWAM Canberra was considered one of the “Mother bases of YWAM Australia”. Many teams and ministries equipped in training, evangelism and mercy ministries were launched throughout Australia and primarily into the Asia Pacific region.
Missionaries were equipped in frontier missions, biblical studies, evangelism, counselling, education and community development.”