YWAM Austral – Ushuaia

Which path are you going to choose?

Our next International Discipleship Training School (DTS) starts on the 24th of January, 2011. Many people are called to missions and know this in their heart, but few are sent and few choose the path that lies before them. The DTS not only equips you for missions, but also gives you tools to help you go.

If you have a heart for missions, or a desire to know God’s will for you, then the DTS is for you.

The DTS is for those who want to grow in God. It is for those who are willing to learn, willing to become uncomfortable, to seek the best that God has for them. It is for those who are already obeying God and want to head out to the mission field.

This is not for everybody. It is not for the “know-it-alls”, or for those that are not willing to walk in humility. It is not for those who want to escape their current situation either; it is not a rehabilitation centre. It is a missionary training school for those who love God and want to know Him more and make Him known to all the world.

We do not pretend to know everything. We love God and want to make Him known. Together we are going to grow, we are going to work, and we are going to live. Just as iron sharpens iron, we are going to sharpen each other and we are going to learn to love one another in Christ.

This is the DTS.

Yes, you are going to grow, and you are going to learn. You are going to love the DTS and the changes that you will see in yourself by the end. Most of all, you will never regret the time you spent doing your DTS. It is invaluable.

Our Discipleship Training School for 2010 has almost finished now. The students are currently doing the practical outreach phase of their course. What follows are some photos showing a little of life in the DTS this year.

The students of this current DTS, at the Train at the End of the Earth.

Classes about missions, with Jonatan and Marion Lewis.

The students learning about the fear of God.

Alejandro Rodriguez, national YWAM director, teaching the students.

Our students of 2010, praying for the government of Ushuaia.

The year 2010 is a year of many new things in the Lord, and we believe that our new Discipleship Training School is going to reflect this.

Starting on the 21st of January 2010, the DTS is a school designed to bring you into a deeper and stronger relationship with the Lord. It has three months of teaching before leaving for a further two months of intense practical outreach. Both phases build character, understanding of God and others, and develop your abilities to work alongside of others and in teams. It is a life changing school that you will remember always, for the rest of your life.

Doing a DTS in Ushuaia adds a quality that you will not find in other places.

Ushuaia is known as the southernmost city in the world, and as such the weather ranges from cool to cold, with plenty of snow during the winter months (Christmas is summertime down here). Do not worry about the cold, as every building is centrally heated and very warm. The city centre of Ushuaia is compact but the city, trapped between the Beagle Channel and the snow capped mountains to the north, is spread out along the coastline. There are currently 75,000 inhabitants living in Ushuaia, but this swells during both the winter months with skiing tourism, and the summer months with many cruise ships visiting the city.

A group of pioneer missionaries were the first to arrive at this place that is now known as Ushuaia. In the history of Ushuaia, therefore, there is a strong Christian legacy that continues to influence our city even today.

Following in their footsteps, the YWAM base of Ushuaia is also pioneering. Although it is small, it is filled with passion for God. The staff working here are all pioneers who are helping to establish the growing ministry down here. Each one has a heart for God and a desire to see every student grow in their faith and love for God and others. Being a small base, you will have the opportunity to get to know each one of us, work alongside of us, and learn from us in a way that is normally not possible in larger bases.

If you feel God calling you to do your DTS, perhaps Ushuaia is the place for you. There is really no better place that you could choose to do a DTS than here. Listen to God, listen to your heart, but most of all, make a decision and stick with it.

If you would like to contact us to ask for more information or for the forms you need to fill out, please use these details or our contact form.

HELLO!

WELCOME TO OUR HOUSE!!

# Students from the first Discipleship and Training School, with staff and friends!

# We are thrilled to be able to show you our home…

…and a little of how we are working in the mission!

We have been spending time with a team from Denver, Colorado…

…working and learning together with them.

Evangelizing in the city center.

And also with the local churches, covering the areas of evangelism, with a number of dramas, and other activities in the open air.

# Enjoying lunch together in our home!

# Ministry time in a local church with the outreach team from Denver.

# Youth from the local church, the Denver team, and us, at home sharing a time together.

The photos below show some of the activities that we have been doing.

From the 5th to the 8th of February 2009, we took part in a youth camp for a local church, running sports and group activities,

as well as ministry times where the youth were challenged by God to be transformed.

# Playing volleyball at the camp!

We are working in Ushuaia to bring the presence of Youth with a Mission here. Our desire is to bless this city and all of the churches, working to fulfill the great commission of Christ and be true to our roots of:

Knowing God and Making Him Known

There are many people praying to see YWAM Ushuaia raised up, and Richard Warren is currently living in Ushuaia, preparing everything needed to make this a reality. One of our challenges is that of running a Discipleship Training School (DTS) and with much excitement we can now announce that we will have…

The First DTS in Ushuaia starting in January 2009!

So if you are interested in joining us, helping us, working alongside of us, or DOING THE DTS, then please contact us using our contact form.

JUCUM Ushuaia. Working in a different way.

As the date for the DTS School gets closer, the team that will lead the school are gathering here in Ushuaia. Silvina Prado, the director of the school shared these words with us:

We have a lot of expectation about what God is doing here at the ends of the earth. A long time ago God spoke about His intention to light up this land with a fire that would not go out and that will extend out to the rest of the world.

We are here to see and be part of the fulfillment of His promise.

“This is a task for the valiant only”

We challenge all of you who understand that you have an active role in this time, to unite with us and be part of the transformation that God is going to bring over Ushuaia and the nations.

The DNA Intensive Winter School is now finished and it was a great success. There was a great number that attended the school and many were impacted greatly during the week of impacting teaching in the classes. Some people were able to forgive for the first time, letting go of all of the anger and hate that had built up over the years and releasing such a change in them that even their face changed noticeably.

Many commented after and during the school of just how much it had impacted them, and how they felt so dramatically changed by these things that they would never be the same again.

The people who attended the school ranged from school aged to grandparents, and included leaders and pastors. It was a blessing to see just how much each one took from their time in our DNA Intensive Winter School.