Youth With A Mission Northern Ireland

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Editors note 28-07-2010: With the starting of YWAM in Rostrevor this summer, sponsored trainees from conflict nations will be joining future scheduled DTSs in Rostrevor – especially as no DTS dates are scheduled for Belfast at time of this notice.

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Around two dozen persons from Lebanon, South Africa, Israel and Palestine (and other nations) have joined us since 2003 on scholarships to attend DTS in Northern Ireland – typically in Belfast with a reconciliation focus.

We continue this as an effort to integrate faith and a vision for reconciliation to make a real-world impact in places of conflict. The sponsored trainees are recommended by partner ministries in countries of conflict where we send outreach teams. They come to Belfast to receive Christian missions training coupled with a perspective on reconciliation and peacemaking given context in the environment of post-Troubles Northern Ireland. They will then return rooted in their faith to their countries with an ability to build bridges, having ministered alongside YWAM in Belfast on their DTS.

2010
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For the DTS starting on 21 January 2010, we are hoping to have 4 sponsored trainees. One is from Israel. One is from Lebanon and has been volunteering with us since the summer. The other two are from South Africa, currently working with two of our partner ministries outside of Durban – World Changers Academy and Light Providers. These organisations are involved in a variety of community projects in their area (online at http://www.wca-sa.org and http://www.lightproviders.com).

If you want to know more about these outstanding individuals, please contact YWAM Belfast directly.
Our needs for them are:
-To cover basic living costs – apprx. £2150 minimum for lecture and outreach phases, per person
-To cover travel costs for the South Africans – airfare and visa costs, apprx. £750 per person.

Will you help us raise up ambassadors for Christ in broken places?

Consider making a donation for this cause – any amount will go a long way.

Donations using PayPal are quick, easy, and safe.  For other methods, please contact YWAM Belfast.

Also, join our cause on Facebook and invite your friends to participate.

Note: Scholarships are not generally available; you cannot apply for financial aid for DTS. We offer them (as a step of faith) only to those whom are recommended to us by our partner ministries in countries of conflict.

YWAM Dublin is pioneering as a new work in Dublin city centre with a vision for creatively engaging the city through missional living and involvement every aspect of their community (arts, business, homeless, etc.). To this end, they are planning to open a cafe and a prayer room in the heart of city centre, and are also planning to run a DTS starting in July 2010.

The DTS will be approximately six and a half months (ending late January 2011), with an emphasis on having flexible lecture and outreach phases. The lecture phase will consist of three 5-week sections, each comprised of four weeks of lectures in Dublin followed by one week of processing and time out in a European city, which could be Prague, London, Budapest, Reykjavick, or somewhere else. The remaining 13 weeks will be a combination of outreach in Dublin and abroad, including a time of debrief at the end.

This DTS is a great opportunity to build a foundation for a lifetime of following Christ with purpose and intention. During this time, the trainees will be joining a pioneering community, helping to contribute to reaching Dublin in creative and meaningful ways.

You can find more info about the DTS starting July 2010, including info on how to apply, at ywamdublin.com.

YWAM Dublin also has a group on Facebook you can check out.