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Pray for Yemen

Join YWAMers around the globe in praying and hearing from God. He is inviting you!

The people of Yemen suffer in the midst of a terrible civil war. Over a million have cholera, and 15 million are on the brink of starvation. Many have fled to other nations, some with conditions as bad or worse than Yemen. Please join us this month to pray for the people of Yemen as YWAM’s monthly prayer day, called The Invitation, focuses on this war-torn nation.

Located on the Arabian Peninsula, Yemen is the second largest Arab state. Historically, there have been political clashes in this nation leading to corruption, unemployment, scarcity of food, lack of safe drinking water, and cholera outbreaks. Most recently, the capital city of Sanaa has been under rebel control since 2015. There are ongoing conflicts between the Houthis, who are backed by Iran, and the Sunnis, backed by a coalition made up of Saudi Arabia, the United States, the United Kingdom and France. This conflict impacts the entire country.

In 2019 the United Nations reported that Yemen is the country with the most people in need of humanitarian aid, with 24.1 million people in need.

Despite the pressures of their lives in the middle of war and as refugees, the Yemeni people are still open to the Gospel and God is moving. Please join us this month during The Invitation prayer day on Thursday, December 12 as we pray for the people of Yemen. If you only have a few moments to pray please pray that the wickedness of the wicked would come to an end so that conditions will get better in Yemen and pray that God will save those in Yemen who are upright in heart.

Yemeni Children
Photo credit: Emily B.

Herds of camels will cover your land, young camels of Midian and Ephah. And all from Sheba [ancient Yemen] will come, bearing gold and incense and proclaiming the praise of the Lord.

Isaiah 60:6 (NIV)

Listen to the Letter

Thank you for being part of The Invitation. We would love to receive stories from you regarding how you prayed. You can email us at prayer@ywam.org.

A Yemeni Village Woman Photo Credit: Caleb L.

Prepare to Pray:

Conduct the following activities with a group or on your own:

• Study this map that includes Yemen and the Horn of Africa (Somalia, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti and Sudan).

Map Showing Yemen and Horn of Africa Source: www.welt-atlas.de

• Watch the 2:14 minute video at the bottom of this page: https://borgenproject.org/yemen-refugees/

• Read these tragic facts about Yemen:
  • According to the UNHCR (https://www.unrefugees.org/emergencies/yemen/) 3 million people have been forced to flee, 75% of the population requires humanitarian assistance, more than 15 million (53%) of the population are on the brink of starvation, and 1.1 million are struggling with cholera.
  • According to Human Rights Watch (https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2019/country-chapters/yemen) 6,872 civilians have been killed and 10,768 wounded as of November 2018.
  • The UNHCR (https://www.unhcr.org/en-us/protection/operations/4c907a4a9/yemen-fact-sheet.html) has 267,675 Yemeni refugees and 2,430,178 Yemenis are internally displaced (IDPs). UNHCR registered refugees and asylum seekers are displaced in Somalia (253,547), Ethiopia (5,707), Iraq (3,043), and other, such as Djibouti (1,972).  These are only the official numbers but the actual numbers are probably much higher.
• Discuss the statement from the end of the video: “It’s an exodus that seems unlikely to end anytime soon, from one troubled country to another.” Put yourself in the shoes of those who have fled and those who remain in Yemen.
• Ask the Lord to reveal how you should pray for these people.

Map Showing Yemen and Horn of Africa
Source: www.welt-atlas.de

Pray for Yemen:

• Pray for hope in the midst of a very desperate situation.
• Pray for an end to the violence. Currently, no one seems to have any solutions to end the fighting.
• Pray for justice.

Oh, let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, but establish the just; for the righteous God tests the hearts and minds. My defense is of God, who saves the upright in heart.

Psalm 7:9-10 (NKJV)

• Pray against hunger since 15 million Yemenis are on the brink of starvation. Pray for access to food and clean water.
• Pray against cholera and other health concerns. The organization Open Doors reports that 80 percent of Yemenis are dependent on humanitarian aid. Pray for access to medicines, doctors, and healthcare.
• Pray for the scattering of Yemeni believers throughout the world. Believers in Yemen face great persecution and abuse from family, society, and religious leaders. If they don’t face more extreme forms of persecution, they often find it difficult to get jobs, get married, or have access to basic needs. Believers outside of Yemen may find themselves ostracized or isolated from their families or their social groups. Pray for encouragement, discipleship, community, and relationships which will help them grow in their faith.

The LORD watches over the foreigner and sustains the fatherless and the widow, but he frustrates the ways of the wicked.

Psalm 146:9 (NIV)

Sanaa Old City Market
Photo credit: Emily B.

Take Action

• Research and learn more about Yemen and its people from the Joshua Project (https://joshuaproject.net/countries/YM#languages).
• Commit to pray for Yemen:
  • Learn more ways to pray at https://www.pray-ap.info/yemen.html
  • Download and pray through the prayer guide at https://www.pray-ap.info/downloads/yemenprayerguide-usletter.pdf
  • Download and pray through the prayer guide for Yemen at https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5b048fb6a2772c053c594968/t/5b6c8823b8a045439891778e/1533839398174/30+Day+Prayer+Guide.pdf
  • More detail regarding Yemen and how to pray can be found in the book Operation World (https://www.ywampublishing.com/p-382-operation-worldbrthe-definitive-prayer-guide-to-every-nation.aspx).

Yemeni Village Boys Photo credit: Emily B.

• Share on facebook.com/youthwithamission, post a picture and add a comment about how you prayed.
• Go to twitter.com; search for #praywithywam and tweet about your prayer time/post a picture. You can also post a photo on Instagram and use the same hashtag, #praywithywam.
• Send an email to prayer@ywam.org letting us know how you prayed and what God revealed to you.

How We Prayed

November 2019 – Tokyo

• YWAM Ethiopia sent greetings to YWAM Tokyo through The Invitation. “Dear YWAM Tokyo, Beautiful Tokyo people will be okay. We will pray, because God is able to bring solutions for prayers. Don’t be afraid, God is present with you (Hebrews 6:10).”
• Another individual claimed the promises in Deuteronomy 33:26-27 for Tokyo.
• A young man received this impression from God: “The presence of God is resting on the city and as His presence rests the people will begin to see God’s glory and the glory of God will draw the people to God.”
• There was significant dialog on YWAM’s Facebook page about praying for Tokyo with 80 comments and 167 shares.
  • YWAM, Tokyo thanked people for praying with them.
  • Another person suggested that we pray for Tokyo every day.
  • “Japan, Jesus loves you” was a statement from another on Facebook.
  • Singer Hannah Ford posted her song Mercy dedicated to Japan:

Future Topics:

Series: Spiritual Principles from YWAM’s Early Days

• January 9: Seeking God (Loren Cunningham)
• February 13: Holy Living (Lynn Green)
• March 12: Fear of God (Maureen Menard)
• April 9: Lordship of Christ (Darlene Cunningham)

Don’t Miss The Invitation:

• Sign up for prayer updates. Go to ywam.org, find the “Stay Connected” box on the home page, put in your email address and click “Sign Up.”
• Download prayer updates in a specific language. Go to ywam.org/theinvitation. (Currently available in Spanish, Portuguese, French, Indonesian, Korean or request other languages.)
• Join the conversation about how God is leading in these prayer times. Comment on the Facebook page on the second Thursday at facebook.com/youthwithamission or on Twitter @ywam, hashtag #praywithywam. You can also post a photo on Instagram and use the same hashtag, #praywithywam.
• You can now listen to The Invitation as a podcast. To sign up or listen to past episodes, go to: ywampodcast.net/prayer.
• If you sense God giving you a word or a direction for YWAM’s prayer, please contact us: prayer@ywam.org.

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When the first YWAM church planting team came to a Mozambique province in the mid-90s to reach the Yao people, they learned there were very few Yao churches or believers in that area. They were told the Yao people were the hardest and most difficult people group to reach.

Now “churches are popping up like popcorn,” says Paul (not his real name) a local church planter and disciple maker.

“This is a phrase that Paul likes to use a lot because he is overwhelmed with what God is doing,” says Shephen Mbewe, a former YWAM location leader in Mozambique. 

The Yao people are a tribe found in northern Mozambique, Malawi and parts of Tanzania in Africa. They are mainly Muslim, but their Islamic faith is also blended with folk and animistic beliefs. 

When the YWAM team first came to the area they began spending time praying for the Yao, developing friendships with them by playing sports—especially football—together, using mercy ministries such as caring for the sick and wounded as a way to enter communities and demonstrating the love of God to the Yao.

There were so many children so much so that there was a dedicated team to work and minister to the children.

It wasn’t long before people became interested. They began reading the Bible and sharing the Gospel message with other Yaos. The Gospel has also spread to the Makua Meto and Chewa tribes through the Yaos.

Pedro, one of the leaders of the church planters in Niassa Province in in Mozambique.

“The people movement is growing with the awareness that others outside their own people group and tribe need to hear, too,” says Mbewe. “The Gospel is spreading like a wild bush fire, utterly unstoppable.”

But coming to Christ hasn’t come without a price for some of these new believers, said Mbewe, who spent time with Carlos (not his real name), a man who had been beaten up by a best friend after he became a Christian. The best friend had been hired by Carlos’ own uncle and intended to kill the new Christian.

However, instead of hating his former best friend for trying to kill him, Carlos forgave him and shared Christ’s love with him. The former best friend became a Christian and the two friends share Christ together.

As new believers risk their lives to share God’s love, God is working through them. 

A special shelter was built for the conference.

During a special Yao conference that brought in 750 people from the tribes of Yao, Makua Meto, Chewa and Nyanja, 76 new believers were baptized.

Part of the 750 people who came from all over the province – among them the Yao, the Makua-Meto and Chewa speakers.

“It was an incredible thing to witness the joy of these new believers—all of them first generation Yao, Makua, Meto and Chewa Christians,” says Mbewe.

Participants from 10 districts in this province and 65 villages could be seen singing, dancing and worshiping the Lord together. 

During the conference Mbewe was asked to speak about the Biblical view of the family and read from Genesis 1-3. Many of those in attendance didn’t have a Bible in their mother tongue—the language they learned at a young age. But as soon as the words were interpreted, Mbewe quickly saw how much impact God’s Word was having.

Shephen with Aldenice and Pedro. I heard someone refer to Pedro as the Apostle to the Yao.

“Many came to thank me for the word I brought,” says Mbewe. “I thanked them for letting me experience a mighty move of God amongst them.”

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Pray for Tokyo

Join YWAMers around the globe in praying and hearing from God. He is inviting you!

This month, we invite you to join the YWAM family as we pray for the largest metropolitan area in the world, the greater Tokyo area. By worldly standards, Tokyo has it all, but spiritually the 35 million people in the Tokyo area have many challenges.

The list of Tokyo’s notable global rankings goes on and on. Tokyo has ranked first in the Global Economic Power Index, was listed as most livable city in the world in 2015, is rated out of 60 cities in 2017 as first in terms of safe cities index, and Tokyo has the highest number of Fortune 500 companies. Tokyo will also host the summer Olympics in 2020 (July 24 to August 9).

However, from a spiritual perspective, there are challenges in reaching the people of Tokyo and Japan in general. Japanese nationals are steeped in a culture that esteems honor, harmony, loyalty and long work hours. They are very much a people group who value and care for those around them. But most of them don’t understand the true message of Jesus. It is estimated that fewer than one percent of the people are evangelical Christians. The national religions of Buddhism and Shintoism are closely tied to the Japanese identity, so choosing to follow a different religion can be perceived as rejecting your family or choosing to no longer be Japanese. Additionally, there is believed to be only one missionary for every 64,000 people in Japan. As YWAM’s JP Cohern notes: “That’s like one person being tasked to reach an entire football stadium!”

According to the YWAM Tokyo Facebook page, “The Japanese culture reflects the Kingdom culture. As a culture, they love politeness, they crave community and relationship. They reflect the kind nature of kingdom culture so selflessly and yet they still don’t know the king they reflect.”

Tokyo at night Photo credit: Global Sherpa

Despite these challenges, the YWAM Tokyo Facebook page notes that something has started to shift in Tokyo. They are witnessing miracles in public, there appears to be a new level of openness in the hearts of the people, churches are uniting and supporting each other and ministry pioneers are rising up all over the nation of Japan.

Listen to the letter

Please join us this month for YWAM’s prayer day, called The Invitation, as we pray for the people of Tokyo. If you only have a few moments to pray during The Invitation on Thursday November 14 please pray that the missionaries and Christians there would experience a new power in their ministries and that God would open the hearts of the people like He did with the early church.

Thank you for being part of The Invitation. We would love to receive stories from you regarding how you prayed. You can email us at prayer@ywam.org.

A woman in Tokyo.
Photo credit: YWAM Tokyo

Prepare to Pray:

As a group, consider and discuss the mission field in Tokyo and greater Japan. Considering less than one percent are evangelical Christians, this represents a huge opportunity with many challenges. Look at a map of Tokyo and/or Japan. Now consider and discuss the early church based on your knowledge of the book of Acts. How might a movement to reach Tokyo and Japan be similar to the early church movement? How are they likely to be different?

Review and pray these verses that represent progress with the Gospel for the early church one at a time, and as you do, ask God to show you how they might apply to Tokyo. List key points that God shows you regarding Tokyo and incorporate those points as you pray.

• Those who accepted his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to their number that day. (Acts 2:41)
• But many who heard the message believed, and the number of men grew to about five thousand. (Acts 4:4)
• So the word of God spread. The number of disciples in Jerusalem increased rapidly, and a large number of priests became obedient to the faith. (Acts 6:7)
• When the Gentiles heard this, they were glad and honored the word of the Lord; and all who were appointed for eternal life believed. (Acts 13:48)
• So the churches were strengthened in the faith and grew daily in numbers. (Acts 16:5)

Praying at YWAM Tokyo
Photo credit: YWAM Tokyo

Pray for Tokyo:

• Pray for Japanese individuals to be bold in choosing Christ, for the church to support and surround new believers, and for believers to be courageous in sharing their faith so that others might believe.
• Pray for the people to choose their identity in Christ over other religions. At the same time, pray for believers to discover ways to honor and redeem Japanese culture.
• Expectations regarding long working hours keeps the people away from spending quality time with their family and also limits interactions with friends who could share Jesus with them. Pray for the hearts of people to change so that there is greater balance of work and social interactions. Pray that they will have time to encounter God.
• Pray for strengthening of families through faith in Christ. Pray for quality time with one another. Pray for the Japanese children to be trained in the way they should go by their parents. Pray for transformation and wisdom for parents.
• Pray that God would release more laborers to come to Tokyo and Japan and for others to invest in the Kingdom work there.
• Pray for workers in Japan. It often requires years of relating and befriending locals before they accept Jesus. Pray for favor and patient endurance. Pray that they will see a shift in the openness of the people.
• Praise God for public miracles and other works He is doing in Tokyo.
• Pray for short-term missionaries to come and evangelize the young people.
• Pray for greater networking among churches and mission organizations.
• Pray for the upper classes of Japan to be receptive to the gospel. Pray for Christian businessmen from other countries to share their faith with Japan’s affluent.
• Pray about the secular aspects of the culture: 70 percent claim no religion but many still follow ancestor-venerating Buddhism and polytheistic Shintoism. Most Japanese are secular. Some of Japan’s leaders call the nation a “superpower without a moral compass.” Pray they see Christ as their true moral center.
• Over 30,000 suicides are committed per year in Japan. Pray for those facing depression.
• Teenage prostitution and bullying is a problem amongst the youth. Pray that Christians would be agents of healing to those who are hurting.
• The world’s lowest birth rate and highest life expectancy has produced a large senior citizen population. Pray that God would move amongst the senior citizens.
• Pray against the idolatry in temples and ancestor worship in homes that blinds the minds of even the very secular “non-religious” Japanese.
• Strong pressure to conform causes converts to Christ to compromise or fall away. Half of those who get baptized leave their churches within two or three years. Pray for believers to be strong.
• Pray against the strong materialistic mindset. Only 10 percent believe in the existence of a personal God.
• Sokka Gakkai has grown to 10 million affliates. Many new religions start each year based on the occult, worship of extraterrestrial aliens etc. Pray against a stronghold of delusion.
• The church in Japan is fragmented but the recent tsunami and earthquake resulted in better unity amongst the churches as they worked together to bring relief. Pray that it continues to unite and become a powerful witness.
• Pray for the ministry of YWAM Tokyo (ywamtokyo.org). Among other ministries, they have a seminar called “A Million Lights” in which they train Japanese believers how to share their faith clearly with their family and friends.

Beautiful Tokyo; Beautiful People
Photo credit: YWAM Tokyo

Take Action

• Contact YWAM Tokyo to learn about opportunities for yourself or your location: http://ywamtokyo.org/
• Share the love of God with the Japanese people. Check out this website kairosprojectjapan.netto see more testimonies and find out how to get involved!
• Read the new YWAM Tokyo blog post: http://ywamtokyo.org/october-update/
• Learn more about ministering in megacities. Ask God if this is what He has for you. For more information on Tokyo and YWAM’s Cities Ministries: https://www.ywamcity.org/.
• Research the state of missions in Japan and ask God how he would want you to respond: https://omf.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/missions-japan-infographic-TEAM.png
• Reach out to a missionary that you know in Tokyo or Japan. Let them share some of their challenges and the visions that God has given them. Make a commitment to pray for and/or support them.
• More detail regarding Japan and how to pray can be found in the book Operation World (https://www.ywampublishing.com/p-382-operation-worldbrthe-definitive-prayer-guide-to-every-nation.aspx). Consider praying regularly for Tokyo and/or Japan. Operation World suggests praying for Japan July 25 – 27 each year. Obtain a copy of Operation World if you do not have one and pray regularly for the nations according to their calendar.
• The Invitation is considering prayer topics for 2020. Please let us know topics that are on your heart by emailing prayer@ywam.org.

Tokyo Wallpapers
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• If you are interested in prayer and communication, you can be part of The Invitation. Contact us at prayer@ywam.org. We need an administrator/coordinator; photographers/videographers; and researchers.
• Share on facebook.com/youthwithamission, post a picture and add a comment about how you prayed.
• Go to twitter.com; search for #praywithywam and tweet about your prayer time/post a picture. You can also post a photo on Instagram and use the same hashtag, #praywithywam.
• Send an email to prayer@ywam.org letting us know how you prayed and what God revealed to you.

How We Prayed

 October 2019 – Children At Risk

• The YWAM Facebook post for The Invitation was shared 119 times. Many indicated they were joining in prayer. One person encouraged people to support and pray for YWAM.

Future Topics:

• December 12: Yemen

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• January 9: Lordship of Christ (Darlene Cunningham)
• February 13: Holy Living (Lynn Green)
• March 12: Fear of God (Maureen Menard)
• April 9: Seeking God (Loren Cunningham)

Mount Fuji
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Don’t Miss The Invitation:

• Sign up for prayer updates. Go to ywam.org, find the “Stay Connected” box on the home page, put in your email address and click “Sign Up.”
• Download prayer updates in a specific language. Go to ywam.org/theinvitation. (Currently available in Spanish, Portuguese, French, Indonesian, Korean or request other languages.)
• Join the conversation about how God is leading in these prayer times. Comment on the Facebook page on the second Thursday at facebook.com/youthwithamission or on Twitter @ywam, hashtag #praywithywam. You can also post a photo on Instagram and use the same hashtag, #praywithywam.
• You can now listen to The Invitation as a podcast. To sign up or listen to past episodes, go to: ywampodcast.net/prayer.
• If you sense God giving you a word or a direction for YWAM’s prayer, please contact us: prayer@ywam.org.

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In this episode of the Youth With A Mission News Show we bring you many stories form around the mission. Have listen to the full podcast:

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Pray for Children at Risk

Join YWAMers around the globe in praying and hearing from God. He is inviting you!

Children and youth today represent a future hope for the kingdom of God. But today we see many gaps where God’s intentions for this generation of children and youth are not being realized. Children face tremendous suffering and risk around the world. Please join with YWAM this month as we pray for the world’s vulnerable children.

Today’s worldwide gaps:

1. Child mortality: Every day, 15,000 children under five years of age die. In developing countries, half of those deaths are caused by malnutrition.
2. Child soldiers: There are an estimated 250,000 child soldiers (some as young as seven years old) in the world today in at least 20 countries. About 40 percent of child soldiers are girls, who are often used as sex slaves and taken as “wives” by male fighters.
3. Children and youth in crime, drugs and violence: Central and South America are experiencing a dramatic upswing in youth crime. “The drug mafia recruits children as young as nine or 10,” says Guaraci de Campos Viana, the chief justice of Rio de Janeiro’s juvenile court. “Children have no sense of danger. Being a member of a drug gang gives them a sort of adrenaline rush.”
4. Street children: Many boys and girls under 18 years, find that “the street” has become home or their source of livelihood. They are inadequately protected or supervised. There are many more who are at risk due to the family situation. In 1989 it was estimated there were 100 million street children worldwide.
5. Residential care versus family-based care: Worldwide many are now working toward a goal to have children living with foster families, adoptive families or in family-like settings, as opposed to traditional orphanages. Lost Kites is a film made by a YWAM team with the aim to see vulnerable families strengthened, and children restored to family – globally. http://lostkites.com/
6. Sexual abuse and exploitation: Every day, across all countries and levels of society, millions of girls and boys face the alarmingly common childhood experience of sexual abuse and exploitation. Child sexual abuse is likely the most prevalent health problem children face with the most serious array of consequences. About one in 10 children will be sexually abused before their 18th birthday. About one in seven girls and one in 25 boys will be sexually abused before they turn 18.
7. Refugee children: There are 70.8 million people forcibly displaced worldwide, as a result of persecution, con?ict, violence, or human rights violations. Everyday this number grows 37,000 of which 50 percent are children! Many are unaccompanied or separated children, which puts them in an even more vulnerable situation. Refugee children and youth often are out of school and become easy victims of sexual exploitation.

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YWAM offers many opportunities for students and staff to stand in one of those gaps and bring healing and restoration to those children, youth, their families and communities. As we do so, we can see a new hope for the kingdom of God.

Listen to the Letter

Please watch this short one-and-a-half-minute video, made by YWAM’s Children at Risk School in Perth, Australia:

If you only have a few moments to pray during The Invitation please pray for the children at risk in your area and ask God to lead them to salvation. Thank you for being part of The Invitation. We would love to receive stories from you regarding how you prayed. You can email us at prayer@ywam.org.

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Prepare to Pray:

As your group prepares to pray, you are invited to settle into the time by having someone read aloud from Mark’s gospel, chapter 10:

People were bringing little children to him in order that he might touch them; and the disciples spoke sternly to them. But when Jesus saw this, he was indignant and said to them, ‘Let the little children come to me; do not stop them; for it is to such as these that the kingdom of God belongs. Truly I tell you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will never enter it.’ And He took them up in His arms, laid His hands on them, and blessed them.

Mark 10: 13-16

If you have children in your group and it seems appropriate, have an adult near them extend a hand of blessing to them. Then have someone read aloud: “When he came into the world, the Son of God became a child and grew in wisdom, age, and grace in the eyes of God and of all who knew him. Jesus welcomed children, believed in their dignity, and held them up as a model for all who are seeking the kingdom of God. Children need the help of grown-ups if they are to develop their individual gifts, and their moral, mental, and physical powers, and so reach human and Christian maturity. So, we ask for God’s blessing, not only on the children of our community but also on all children growing up in this beautiful yet broken world of ours.”

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Then have someone read aloud from Matthew’s gospel, chapter 18:

At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, ’Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?’ He called a child, whom he put among them, and said, ‘Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Whoever becomes humble like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. Whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me.’

Matthew 18: 1-5

As you go into the main part of this prayer time, consider the final phrase of the scripture above. Could the ways we make room for children be ways of making room for Jesus? What does this say about the ways we do not welcome children, sometimes limiting or even harming them? Hold onto this thought as you go to prayer.

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Pray for Children At Risk:

• Pray for better healthcare for pregnant women in developing countries and for healthcare for newborn children. Pray also for food and nutrition for children in developing countries.
• Pray for children who live on the streets.
• Pray for the refugee children who make up 50 percent of all the displaced people in the world, for protection and educational opportunities.
• Pray for the enormous number of children and youth who become victims of sexual abuse all around the world.
• Pray for the children and youth who become victims of violence because of recruitment into gangs.
• Pray for children who ended up in institutional care.
• Pray for children and youth that were forced to become child soldiers because of armed conflicts.
• Pray for these children to hear the truth of the gospel and to receive hope and new direction in life.
• Pray for YWAM students and staff who work with these children. Pray for boldness and protection and provision. Pray that God will raise up more workers to reach children at risk.

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Take Action

• Spend quiet time reading this testimony and ask God if He wants you to be serving children at risk. Then explore the options and information listed in this section. Testimony: “As a team from the Children at Risk school, we were invited into a community in a country in East Africa, to host a four-day seminar: three days with children and one day with parents. This community is one that suffers a lot from sickness, poverty and addiction. Many unbelievers and Muslims attended the seminars. We were able to share the gospel and see 20 children respond to Jesus for the first time! Some mothers also attended and at the end of the seminar we were able to gather the mothers in small groups to talk and pray with them. One of our local contacts then led all of the mothers to Jesus as well! It’s amazing to see mothers and children so ready and eager to respond to Jesus’ invitation. One child even came up to us and said, ‘I want to accept Jesus today!’ without us even giving an invitation. The harvest is ripe and Jesus is pursuing families here!”
• Seeking to understand what God wants us to do in a world where children are suffering and hurting, pray about doing a Children at Risk School, a three-month course learning how to help children at risk. The school is given in different countries. childrenatriskschools.com. This is one of YWAM’s second-level schools, the first level normally being the Discipleship Training School.
• Join one of the many ministries of YWAM around the world that serve in the developing world in the area of health care. One example is YWAM ships https://ywamshipskona.org.
• Join one of the YWAM locations in or close to conflicted areas. Three examples:
  • Northern Uganda, http://www.ywamuganda.org/
  • Northern Thailand, https://www.ywamthai.org/ or
  • Greece, Lesbos, https://www.ywamlesvos.com/
• Join one of YWAM’s community centers in poor communities around the world, some examples: https://www.jocumborel.org.br/  or https://bhcentro.wixsite.com/english or https://www.ywamsanfrancisco.org/ and many more on every continent. Or start one in a community close to you. Think about: tutoring, language training, sports, Kings Kids, etc.
• Join one of the many ministries of YWAM around the world with the homeless or start one in your city.
• Pray about becoming a foster or adoptive family for abandoned children or start a ministry finding and preparing such families at your location and at your church.
• Start prevention and awareness programs about sexual abuse and join or start a ministry to victims and perpetrators.
• Help refugees around the world. http://www.refugeehighway.net/ and https://www.ywamrefugeecircle.com/
• Learn more:
  • The effects of malnutrition on child mortality in developing countries by D.L. Pelletier https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2486780/pdf/bullwho00408-0029.pdf
  • World Health Organization, key facts Sept 2018 https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/children-reducing-mortality
  • https://theirworld.org/explainers/child-soldiers
  • https://www.spiegel.de/international/spiegel/violence-in-rio-de-janeiro-child-soldiers-in-the-drug-wars-a-469510.html
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Street_children
  • Search Google:
    • Convention on the Rights of the Child
    • UN Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children
  • Report on UN event on child sexual abuse and exploitation: https://news.un.org/en/story/2018/10/1022152
  • Facts on child sexual abuse: http://www.d2l.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/all_statistics_20150619.pdf
  • Report on refugee children: https://www.al-fanarmedia.org/2017/10/half-refugee-children-not-school-report-says/
  • Report on the abuse of migrant children: https://www.infomigrants.net/en/post/8293/europe-s-shame-the-abuse-and-sexual-exploitation-of-migrant-kids-in-greece

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• If you are interested in prayer and communication, you can be part of The Invitation. Contact us at prayer@ywam.org. We need an administrator/coordinator; photographers/videographers; and researchers.
• Share on facebook.com/youthwithamission, post a picture and add a comment about how you prayed.
• Go to twitter.com; search for #praywithywam and tweet about your prayer time/post a picture. You can also post a photo on Instagram and use the same hashtag, #praywithywam.
• Send an email to prayer@ywam.org letting us know how you prayed and what God revealed to you.

How We Prayed

 September 2019 – Hindu World

• Several people posted that they prayed for the Hindu world as part of The Invitation and some noted they would also pray during the 15 Days of Prayer for the Hindu World starting October 20.

Future Topics:

• November 14: Tokyo
• December 12: Israel
• January 9: Lordship of Christ

Don’t Miss The Invitation:

• Sign up for prayer updates. Go to ywam.org, find the “Stay Connected” box on the home page, put in your email address and click “Sign Up.”
• Download prayer updates in a specific language. Go to ywam.org/theinvitation. (Currently available in Spanish, Portuguese, French, Indonesian, Korean or request other languages.)
• Join the conversation about how God is leading in these prayer times. Comment on the Facebook page on the second Thursday at facebook.com/youthwithamission or on Twitter @ywam, hashtag #praywithywam. You can also post a photo on Instagram and use the same hashtag, #praywithywam.
• You can now listen to The Invitation as a podcast. To sign up or listen to past episodes, go to: ywampodcast.net/prayer.
• If you sense God giving you a word or a direction for YWAM’s prayer, please contact us: prayer@ywam.org.

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• Global Year of the Bible – 2020
• Tent of Hope Ministry in Columbia – Outreach to Venezuela Refugees
• Timor Leste (East Timor) Ministry Updates
• Refugee Update from YWAM Lesvos
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• Christian Movements Among Refugees in Europe
• YWAM Deaf World Ministry Update
• YWAM Hockey Outreach to Russia
• YWAM Uganda Partnership in Uganda’s Future IT Innovators
• SOFM (School of Frontier Missions)-Tauranga, New Zealand
• School of Communication in YWAM Perth
• YWAMer Murdered in Angola

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Concept Clearance » Genetic Architecture of Mental Disorders in Ancestrally Diverse Populations

The goal of this initiative is to support the collection and genomic characterization of cohorts with severe mental illness from diverse ancestral backgrounds. The focus of this initiative will be the collection of large patient cohorts of non-Caucasian or admixed ancestries in the U.S. and around the globe. Study designs using case-control, parent-offspring trios, nuclear families or a combination thereof will be supported.

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Concept Clearance » Accelerating Treatment Development Research in Clinical High Risk for Psychosis

This concept proposes to establish a network of academic and community sites that can rapidly recruit well-characterized cohorts of help-seeking individuals who meet criteria for “clinical high risk” (CHR) for psychosis. The multi-site network will conduct collaborative studies to test and validate biological measures and prediction algorithms to support experimental medicine trials involving CHR participants.

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Concept Clearance » Adapting Immunotherapy Strategies for Targeting HIV Reservoirs in the CNS: Potential Benefits and Risks

The goal of this initiative is to adapt immunotherapy-based strategies to target viral reservoirs in the central nervous system (CNS) and to examine the potential risks of applying such technologies to the CNS.

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Concept Clearance » Renewal of the Silvio O. Conte Centers for Basic Neuroscience or Translational Mental Health Research

The purpose of the Conte Centers program is to support interdisciplinary teams of researchers engaged in novel, creative, and integrated experimental approaches to address high-risk, high-impact scientific questions in either basic neuroscience research or in translational research that will significantly advance the state of the science in brain and behavioral research to ultimately provide the foundation for understanding mental disorders and/or transform the understanding and treatment of mental illnesses, as well as developing data and other research resources that are available to the scientific community to further advance research in this field.

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Concept Clearance » BRAIN Initiative: Non-Invasive Neuromodulation - New Tools and Techniques for Spatiotemporal Precision

The goal of this initiative is to support grant applications in two related but distinct areas. The first area involves developing and testing novel tools and methods of neuromodulation that go beyond the existing forms of neural stimulation. The second area involves the optimization of existing stimulation methods.

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Concept Clearance » Utilizing Invasive Recording and Stimulating Opportunities in Humans to Advance Neural Circuitry Understanding of Mental Health Disorders

The goal of this initiative is to encourage researchers to utilize invasive neural recording opportunities in humans to study the neural circuity underlying mental health disorders.

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Concept Clearance » Identification, Validation, and Manipulation of Neural Circuits Related to Mental Illness, in Non-human Primates

The goal of this initiative is to support the identification, validation and manipulation of neural circuits that underlie cognitive, emotional, and social processes impacted in mental illnesses. The initiative is focused on probing psychiatrically relevant behavior through studies in non-human primates. This initiative is intended to complement existing NIMH-funded preclinical investigation of circuits which have often focused on smaller brains.

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Concept Clearance » Renewal of the Development and Application of PET and SPECT Imaging Ligands as Biomarkers for Drug Discovery and for Pathophysiological Studies of CNS Disorders

The goal of this initiative is to encourage the development of novel radioligands for positron emission tomography (PET) or single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) imaging to study the pathophysiology and treatment of brain disorders.

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Concept Clearance » BRAIN Initiative Models of the Developing Human Nervous System

The goal of this BRAIN Initiative is to stimulate basic research to develop next-generation human cell-derived assays, including those involving human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs), with improved fidelity to complex human brain, spinal cord, and/or sensory end organ circuit physiology, particularly with respect to developmental trajectories.

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Concept Clearance » Implementation Research in HRSA Ryan White Clinics: Screening and Treatment for Mental Illnesses to further the National “Ending the HIV Epidemic” (EtHE) Goals

The goal of this initiative is to enhance screening and treatment for mental illnesses in HRSA Ryan White clinics through implementation research, to advance the goals of the “Ending the HIV Epidemic” (EtHE) initiative.

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Concept Clearance » Autism Biomarkers for Clinical Trials

The goal of this initiative is to encourage the necessary next stages of development and validation of biomarkers with putative value for use in clinical trials for treatments of the core social deficits of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), including multi-site testing and validation for a specific ‘context of use’ (e.g., diagnostic, enrichment, stratification) as a drug development tool.

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Video » NIMH Facebook Live: How Does Puberty Affect Brain Development?

Principal Investigator and Chief of the Behavioral Endocrinology Branch, Dr. Peter Schmidt, Research Fellow Dr. Shau-Ming Wei, and Postdoctoral Fellow Dr. Kathy Reding, discuss the typical pubertal transition, how puberty affects brain development, what changes parents might expect in their children, and what NIMH hopes to learn from the research.

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Scientific Meeting » Suicide Risk Algorithm Applications in Healthcare Settings

On June 5th and 6th, investigators will meet to identify and prioritize research needs in the application of predictive analytics using electronic health records in suicide prevention.

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Scientific Meeting » Addressing the Mental Health Needs of People on the Autism Spectrum

On Tuesday, May 21, 2019, the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) Working Group will host a workshop to discuss mental health issues that affect people on the autism spectrum, including anxiety, depression, suicide, self-injurious and aggressive behavior, and mental health services.

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Ministry in Venezuela and New Ship for YWAM Aotearoa

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Blog Post » I’m Optimistic about Depression

In this Director’s Message, Dr. Gordon discusses research-based advances in the understanding and treatment of depression.

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Scientific Meeting » Identifying Research Priorities in Child Suicide Risk

This workshop is intended to foster discussion among experts in the field with the goal of identifying future research priorities in the area of child suicide risk.

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Praying for the Uyghur People Group

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Scientific Meeting » The NIMH Director’s Innovation Speaker Series: America’s Hidden Mental Health Crisis - Alisa Roth and Phil Andrews

One of the most horrific—and least acknowledged—effects of mass incarceration is the epidemic of mental illness in our jails and prisons. On June 13, 2019, Alisa Roth, journalist and author of Insane: America’s Criminal Treatment of Mental Illness, will explain how this happened—and how we can fix it. Phil Andrews is the Director of Crime Prevention Initiatives for the State’s Attorney’s Office of Montgomery County, Maryland. In January 2016, a Task Force chaired by Andrews released a report unanimously recommending the establishment of mental health courts at the Circuit and District levels to divert people who commit low-level crimes as a product of mental illness into treatment and services and away from prosecution and incarceration.

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Science News » Crisis and Suicide Prevention Services Struggle with Demand after Celebrity Suicides

The United States may lack the resources needed to meet increases in demand for suicide prevention services that occur after celebrity suicides, according to a recent study of crisis mental health services published in the journal Psychiatric Services.

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Science News » Nationwide Essay Contest Challenges High Schoolers to be Frank About Mental Health

The National Institutes of Health invites students ages 16 to 18 years old to participate in the “Speaking Up About Mental Health!” essay contest to explore ways to address the stigma and social barriers that adolescents from racial and ethnic minority populations may face when seeking mental health treatment.

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Science News » Release of “13 Reasons Why” Associated with Increase in Youth Suicide Rates

A study conducted by researchers at several universities, hospitals, and the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) found that the Netflix show “13 Reasons Why” was associated with a 28.9% increase in suicide rates among U.S. youth ages 10-17 in the month (April 2017) following the shows release, after accounting for ongoing trends in suicide rates.

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Blog Post » Progress and Priorities in Autism Research: It’s Beginning to Feel a Lot Like Springtime

April is Autism Awareness Month and in this Director’s message, Dr. Gordon discusses the past, present, and future of autism research.

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Audio » Autism in Adults

Over the last twenty years, research has helped us better understand autism in adults. In a podcast, NIMH Director Dr. Joshua Gordon interviews Dr. Ann Wagner, National Autism Coordinator, and Dr. Lisa Gilotty, chief of NIMH’s Research Program on Autism Spectrum Disorders, to discuss these research advances.

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YWAM Lebanon Fire, Stopping Traffic for the Unborn

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Scientific Meeting » The NIMH Director’s Innovation Speaker Series - Seven Years and One-Hundred MRI-Dogs

On May 2, 2019, Dr. Gregory Berns presents “Seven Years and One-Hundred MRI-Dogs: Awake Unrestrained fMRI in Dogs Reveals Common Neurobiology and Implications for Human Health and Disease” as part of the NIMH Director’s Innovation Speaker Series.

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Science News » NIH BRAIN Initiative Tool May Transform How Scientists Study Brain Structure and Function

Researchers have developed a high-tech support system that can keep a large mammalian brain from rapidly decomposing in the hours after death, enabling study of certain molecular and cellular functions.

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Scientific Meeting » NIMH Special Event for Autism Awareness Month - A Woman’s Voice: Understanding Autistic Needs

On April 23, 2019, the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Office of Autism Research Coordination (OARC) will host a special event to recognize National Autism Awareness Month.

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Science News » Ketamine Reverses Neural Changes Underlying Depression-Related Behaviors in Mice

Researchers have identified ketamine-induced brain-related changes that are responsible for maintaining the remission of behaviors related to depression in mice — findings that may help researchers develop interventions that promote lasting remission of depression in humans.

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Praying For YWAM Foundational Values (16 – 18)

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Science News » Fifth Annual BRAIN Initiative Investigators Meeting

On April 11-13, 2019, approximately 1,500 scientists from many disciplines will attend the fifth annual Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN)® Initiative Investigators Meeting in Washington, DC. This open meeting provides a forum for discussing scientific developments and potential new directions, and to identify areas for collaboration and research coordination.

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Science News » NIMH-Supported Researcher to Receive John Dirks Canada Gairdner Award for Global Health

Vikram Harshad Patel, M.B.B.S., Ph.D., whose research has been funded by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), will receive the John Dirks Canada Gairdner Award for Global Health. This honor recognizes the world’s top scientists and their outstanding achievements in global health research. Dr. Patel will receive the award on October 24, 2019, in Toronto, Canada.

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Response to Cyclone Idai in Mozambique

Cyclone Idai crossed the coast in central Mozambique on the night of March 14, 2019. The cyclone had sustained winds of 195 km/h (120 mph) and damaged or destroyed thousands of structures. The strong winds were accompanied by heavy rain and flooding throughout Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and Malawi.

It has been estimated that there are over 1000 deaths attributed to the cyclone so far, with some estimating that it could reach into the tens of thousands dead. Around 1.7 million people are affected across South East Africa, with 100,000 people needing urgent rescue near the city of Beira. There is no running water or electricity in much of the area, and many homes have been swept away and roads destroyed by floods. Over 400,000 Mozambicans are estimated to now be homeless.

There are reports of cholera in the area, and there is risk of other outbreaks, including malaria, which is already increasing.

Two Youth With A Mission centres have been affected by this natural disaster. Thankfully no YWAM staff or students have reportedly lost their lives, but they are trying to recover from the shock of the disaster. Both locations have had the majority of their buildings severely damaged.

YWAM Beira runs a home for 29 boys and young men and a community school for over 600 students. Classrooms, dorms and other facilities have all been damaged.

YWAM Dondo runs a preschool for 68 children, a laboratory to diagnose malaria and a HIV patient care program and pastors seminars and much more. The classrooms, accommodation, laboratory, and clinic have all been damaged.

There are also many people in the communities around the Youth With a Mission locations that are in desperate need of help.

Youth With A Mission is engaging in a unified response to this crisis. YWAM has linked up with RescueNet and Mercy Air to ensure that they are giving the best response possible. Mercy Air has already done a flyover assessment and RescueNet Europe is on their way to provide some of the necessary assistance.

To allow for a swift and coordinated flow of resources YWAM Southern Africa has set-up a dedicated office managed by John Sulter and Dave Peter at YWAM Muizenberg, South Africa. The office will manage donations and communications for people wanting to donate to help, and for people or teams who may wish to volunteer in the rebuilding effort.

You can contact the office directly to find out how to donate and help at mzidai@ywammuizenberg.org.

The situation in Mozambique is very serious. We ask that you would please be generous towards our brothers and sisters in Christ in Mozambique. They are in desperate need of food, water, shelter, and medical supplies.

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