YWAM North

On Sunday 7th of September we held our second baptismal service of the year, where 7 people from the congregation were baptized.

We are grateful in the Lord that these brothers & sisters in Christ took this step of faith. The group consisted of a married couple and there daughter, 3 older children and a person who congregates here every week.

Identity RaceFusion, a Fusion of Art and Fashion

Objective:
To hold an event which will introduce a fusion of Art and Fashion, while highlighting the values of Identity and Dignitity of people and their cultures. Thus, “Identity RaceFusion” will present Fashion and the beauty of different nations in a creative way, demonstrating the unique value that each have.
Dignity relates to how one treats themselves, based on who one believes they are in essence. A loss of dignity may cause in one: Discrimination, Bulimia, Anorexia and other related problems.

Challenge:
To present a multi-disciplined event, which will include a creative fashion presentation. The clothing designs will be presented through artistic representations such as: Tango, Dramatic Plays, Dance, Music, Videos, and Living Statues. There will also be a live demonstration of paintings and an exposition of paintings related to said topics during the event.

This is a great challenge for us and and there are many ways that you can be a part of helping us meet this challenge. If you would like to colaborate with us or you are interested in receiving more information, don’t hesitate to write or call us.

The School of Art in Missions graduated on September 2, 2008 after five months of growth and discovery. The first three months of the school covered artistic mediums like Theatre, Clown, Tango, Argentine Folklore, Design and Creation of Masks, Visual Arts, and other varied topics.

The students were stretched in ways they couldn’t imagine as they learnt more about our creative God and about their artistic potential. After the theory phase, the ten students left the base to put their artistic skills into practice.

They travelled through Chaco (cities of Resistencia and Hermoso Campo), and to Paraguay and Bolivia. During the two months of practical, they were able to participate in numerous school presentations, give theatre and art seminars, participate in the Paraguayan Olympics, participate in government debates, and many other activities.

They all returned completely astounded at what the Lord had done through them and filled with dreams for their artistic futures.

" But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God…"Lk 18:16-17

This story is very well known and it has a lot to teach us today. Jesus rebuked his disciples in the following way "Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not" In another version the Bible says "Let the children come to me. Don't stop them" Sometimes a bad example can be a stumbling block for a child and it can cause them not to go to Jesus.

To not be aware of children needs or to not give them an opportunity to hear the message of salvation is "Not allowing the Children to go to Jesus" We can all do something so that children will come to know Jesus or we can do nothing and become a stumbling block which will stop them from knowing Him.

Imagine this scene when Jesus said "Let the children come to me" I believe that  Jesus was  showing them by using the word "Let" that they should give the children  space and allow them past. I believe he was also saying "help them come to me", "if it's possible you bring them". "DO SOMETHING!".

Jesus left it very clear that on Gods scale of value children are important and he carrys on saying "Let the children come to me" this means WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING AND "ALLOW THEM TO GO TO JESUS."

Tere

Our School of Art in Missions continues traveling-they have been completing the practical phase of their school for the last month and have another three weeks remaining.

So far, they have participated in many activities and presentations, and they are using art as a means of evangelism, discipling and blessing.

Presenting clown plays at a school in the city of Resistencia, Chaco.

Their trip has included the cities of Hermoso Campo and Resistencia, in the Argentina province of Chaco, and in the cities of Coronel Oviedo and Gran Asunción Lambaré in Paraguay.

They presented in various schools in these cities where they had audiences ranging from 100 to 500 children, adolescents, and adults; many of whom gave their lives to the Lord.

In Resistencia, the students were invited by the group AGLOW to give a teaching and present plays with respect to the problem of youth and drugs- 65 youth gave their lives to Christ.

Presenting clown plays at a school in the city of Resistencia, Chaco.

Presenting clown plays at a school in the city of Resistencia, Chaco.

In Paraguay, the students performed during the opening ceremony of the Paraguay Olympics and they also participated in the presentation of a book called “Coronel Oviedo”.

They danced tango for a group of non Christian youth, and they were also invited to give classes to physical education teachers about how to creatively interact with children.

The Art School students with children from a school in Paraguay.

Currently, the students and leaders are in the nation of Bolivia with the challenge of participating in the national festival of Potosi, Bolivia.

The Students.

The Bilingual DTS has now started and it's a privelage for us to have 16 students from 4 different nations, Argentina, Columbia, Switzerland and the United states.

This year the challenge we have is to go to on outreach to Santa Cruz, Bolivia and Leticia, in the Amozons of Columbia.

We are really happy to see how God is moulding and forming each of the students lives and we believe that the testimonies at the end of the school are going to surprise us. 

We would like to share with all of you what God had been speaking to us during our annual base staff retreat that we hosted here in Corrientes from the 29^th of May to the 1^st of June.

We were accompanied by the various kings’ kids network ministries that are situated here in the north, the teachers and director of the New Generation Institute and many friends who were invited to share this time with us.

The Theme of the whole retreat was: A Passion That Consumes.

Pastor Norma Falcon shared with us and during her message mentioned that Passion has to do with an attitude of suffering or extreme desire to do something. She said that at this time we need to be set ablaze for the lost, for those who still don’t know God and we need to seek God’s face for what is in His heart and the new things he has planned.

We were also fortunate enough to spend time receiving God’s word through various YWAM leaders like David Hamilton, Lynn Green and David Olivera. And in the midst of all the hustle and bustle we set aside time to be able to communicate via skype and telephone with our missionaries who are spread out all over the world. It was a real blessing to be able to hear from then and pray for them.

Thank you to everyone who was praying for us during this time!!

On the 25,26 and 27th of April we held an evangelistical event here in our church. The guest speaker for the event was Pastor Hugo Silva from Garuhape, Misiones.

Pastor Hugo Silva Preaching.

The Lord touched all who where invited many of which were our neighbours here for whom we've been praying for some time, this is evidence that God touches people at just the right moment

Worship.

Throughout the campaign God worked miracles of healing in the lives of the people that attended including those who work in the mission.
It was great to witness God transform hearts and to see him work in our neighbourhood.

Listening to the word.

We are thankful for all God has done and we invite you to carry on praying for more people to come to know the Lord who transforms lives.

Our School of Art in Missions is now officially underway. The school started on Tuesday, April 1^st, with a total of eleven students- seven from Argentina, two from Mexico, one from Brazil and one from Chile.
It is the biggest art school we have had thus far at our base- and ten of the eleven students are girls!

The school covers a variety of artistic topics, with practical hands-on classes in Theatre, Clown, Graffiti, Circus, Visual Arts (Painting and Sculpture), Tango, Choreography and many other exciting mediums.
Students will also take part in a number of theory classes, learning about the character of a Christian artist, teamwork, and developing projects that focus on God’s dreams for their lives.

The students learning professional techniques in artistic makeup application.

Taking part in creative intercession for the United Arab Emirates.

The most important focus of the school is not the development of artists and their artistic talent but rather having an encounter with our God who is a personal and creative God and to master tools in order to help others have an encounter with Him as well through the use of the redeemed arts.

The students have been very privileged to receive teachings from professional artists- the first two weeks focused on theatre and the classes were taught by Maija Doveika (a professional actress from Latvia) and Fernando Ortiz (a professional actor Chile).

During their week of "Clown", the students are learning to make balloon animals.

We know that God is working in the students’ hearts just as much as He is helping them to discover their artistic talent and we are confident that He will continue to do so in the next four months of the school.

I would like to share with you what happened to my pastor with which whom I work with the Pygmies. Last month we travelled to visit the different bases, friends and missionaries we have here in Cameroon, we had some wonderful times. On our way home the pastor who was travelling in a different bus had an accident which almost cost him his life.

The minibus he was travelling in flipped over near a cliff edge and the amazing thing was he only hurt his chin, hands and legs. The pastor said he was certain he was going to die, but once again God took complete control.

Another testimony
Two sisters in Christ went to visit a group of Pygmies and it turns out that the community they visited was Muslim. God gave them a word and all of that community gave their lives to Christ. Glory to God for who his great love.
Daniela Larroca, Missionary in Central Africa.