Refugees in Greece

We have a team working in Greece with refugees!  Here’s a story from their outreach:

Our group was invited to dinner and an evening gathering with the ministry we were staying with. They serve the homeless and addicts in the area, and there were about 15-20 people there that night. We were asked to share, sing, and possibly give a small message at the end.  We worshipped with them as they sang in Greek, and though the languages were different, Holy Spirit began to move!  Our team was introduced to the group, and then, Mariella, Rachel, and Julian (some of our students) led the room in a few worship songs.  Then, Bryce (another student) shared a testimony that ended with how much the love of Jesus had completely changed his life!  The story he shared about his experiences was honest and detailed but filled with the redeeming love of Jesus.  It was clear that Holy Spirit was present and moving in the room!  Tor (the team leader) then spoke more on Jesus’ love and the power He gives us to walk in freedom.  He asked the group if anyone felt a tug on their heart as Bryce was sharing.  Elias (the host) prayed in Greek and asked if anyone would like to accept Jesus, and FOUR stood up and were saved that night!

The love of Jesus is so transforming!  God is moving powerfully among refugees!  Please continue to pray for the team as they finish their outreach, ministering in Italy!

Completed Dormitory Cabins

This has certainly been an exciting year of progress on our campus renovations!  We have completed 3 of our 7 additional cabins and have people living in those cabins already.  The remaining 4 should be completed by the end of August, which will help us prepare for the increasing number of students coming our way during the fall quarter.  In addition, we are also working to finish the laundry facility by the end of August.

Praying at Orlando's Citrus Bowl to consider possibilities for the future...

Spent an evening at the Orlando Citrus Bowl with some amazing friends asking God about future possibilities...

Dedicated 3 new dormitory cabins!

We dedicated 2 cabins like the one you see below and 1 cabin that is triple this size. We were able to move staff into these cabins which will open up housing for more students. We are so very grateful to all of our friends who played a part of making this possible!

Creating Culture at our Annual Prayer & Planning Retreat

We just finished leading our annual prayer and planning retreat for our YWAM Orlando Base Council. This year we also had some time with our expanded leadership called our Circle Leaders. Along with reviewing our vision and values we worked to define the culture of YWAM Orlando. This proved to be very fruitful. As we processed this with our entire staff team there seemed to be an agreement that this described YWAM Orlando. Of course we were very grateful for the solid input from our staff team that helped to form our definition of culture. 

Fun with our leaders during our Leadership Prayer and Planning Retreat

YWAM DNA Conference

I had the privilege to be on a team with Loren & Darlene Cunningham and others to help facilitate this event.