Inspiring stories from around Central Europe
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Come along or just be inspired! Either way, at Youth With A Mission Central Europe we love sharing our stories with you and the world. There is always something exciting happening at our different locations and in our communities. Read about our amazing DTSes or outreaches to students, children at risk or trafficking victims. You can also read great teaching articles that have come out of years of hands on ministry and experience. We love passing on all that God is doing in our midst…Come check it out!
Mercy Works in Warsaw and a new wave in YWAM Poland
Our family of four began our ministry journey with YWAM two years ago, when we left our home, job and community in Birmingham, AL to attend the Family DTS in Tyler, Texas. Our plan, after completion of DTS, was to join our sister and brother in law, who are YWAM Kings...
Coffee with an Elder – Wolfgang Jani
YWAM Central Europe presents an original series entitled, Coffee with an Elder. You’re invited to join our hosts as they engage a specific CE Elder in an informative chat. We have several Legacy Elder who truly are legendary. Spend a few minutes with them, and hear...
Passion for marriages – Marriage Week in Slovakia
Marriage Week is always a great opportunity to bring encouragement and inspiration for those who are married or in a dating relationship. Marriage is long-term commitment with many challenges to face within it. Marriage Week (MW) is a wonderful tool to bring...
Does God speak to you when you’re washing the dishes?
I call our kitchen our Holy Spirit hotspot of the house as it seems that God often meets me when I’m preparing a meal or a dessert to share with neighbours. He also consistently meets my husband, Timos, there as he faithfully washes the dishes of the day. God’s...
An Easter to remember
This Easter has been one I’ll remember forever. I took part in many Catholic mass services as is traditional in Hvar. I didn’t understand the language or the religious rituals so honestly I did not expect encounter God during these services…. I’m happy to report...
Coffee with an Elder – Al Akimoff
YWAM Central Europe presents an original series entitled, Coffee with an Elder. You’re invited to join our hosts as they engage a specific CE Elder in an informative chat. We have several Legacy Elder who truly are legendary. Spend a few minutes with them, and hear...
New sound of YWAM in Greece
Nikos Kazantzakis, the famous Greek writer, once said about his homeland: “Greece still survives... I think it survives through successive miracles.” It was the middle of spring 2020. We all had a pandemic to worry about, and in the midst of that chaos and...
YWAM Thessaloniki serving the local Church!
Did you know YWAM is on the “blacklist” of the Greek Orthodox Church? Yes, we realised early on that Youth With A Mission has been on the list of organisations that are “incompatible with the orthodox faith” since 1993. Someone would say that due to this, YWAM...
UKRAINE OVERVIEW, PRAYER & GIVING – February 26, 2022
Since the earliest of days, the Slavic peoples have suffered. The current Russian attack is not the first attempted conquest of Ukraine, it is one of many in the long history of this part of the world. The Mongol empire of the 13th century included most of the...
Leadership Traning school (LTS) modul in Slovenia
In the middle of November we were privileged to host the LTS Europe (Leadership Training School). The school has been designed to have several modules where we meet together approximately every 3 months. As YWAM is in the early pioneering stage, for us it has been a...
Messianic Pretensions
February 26, 2022 Mr Putin’s messianic pretensions as saviour of Russian civilisation have deep religious and historical roots. Yet our western secular world tends to filter out religion and pre-Enlightenment history as irrelevant. Hence our surprise at the...
Perfect Timing – adventures of Faith, Family & Finance.
In 2010 God called us to move from Switzerland to be part of the team pioneering the new YWAM Base in Rostrevor, Northern Ireland. One of the things needing to be done in preparation for life on the Emerald Isle was to change our car for a right-hand drive vehicle....
The Road to Greater Healing
I met a girl 13 years ago ... the shyest girl of all! Head down, hat over her eyes, finding the furthest spot in the room away from people. Our YWAM culture of hugging and having fun seemed to put her off. Especially hugging - she just couldn't stand it. This was a...