Welcome to Ywam Jbay
youth with a mission! Jeffrey's Bay , South Africa
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Ministry to the communities:
Because of an outflow of our love for God and His desire to see people live out their destinies, we take time each week to share this love practically with those around us. In addition to building personal relationships with people in need, our base is committed as a body to investing into our community through regular ministry. New opportunities frequently arise to provide support for individuals and families, and we are open to serve where God opens the door.
Community Empowerment Centre:
The aim of the Community Empowerment Centre (CEC) Initiative of YWAM and the Community is to educate and empower the formally disadvantaged people of Pellsrus and Tokyo Sexwale, two poor communities in Jeffrey’s Bay. At the CEC, students are taught computer skills in order to improve their chances of gaining employment. This in turn reduces problems such as crime, drug and alcohol abuse in the community. Through relationships with these students, they are led to Christ and discipled redirecting them into other training programs that will further benefit them. The community Empowerment Centre is fully functional and seeks people with skills in Computer repair and training who would want to be involved.
For more information contact:
email:office2@ywamjbay.com
Tel:+27-42-2931794
Kid Zone:
Kid Zone ministers to the "street kids" of Jeffrey’s Bay. Working in partnership with the interchurch-led Joshua Project, various YWAM staff use creative arts and other activities to disciple, educate and relate to under-privileged children in Jeffrey’s Bay. The Staff use Bible education to uplift the children, teach them that everyone is unique and valuable and reflect the Father heart of God in all activities in the program.
Child Sponsorship Fund:
This project offers selected families who cannot afford to send their children to school with the necessary sponsorship. Often situations at home cause children from disadvantaged communities to drop out of school at an early age. As a result they don’t receive the education they require to escape the vicious circle of poverty. Two such children were identified and their schooling was sponsored for a year. Since then, an extended sponsorship has been organised for them with another missionary organisation. A bank account has been set up specifically for this project.
Local Farm Ministries:
The staff of YWAM JBay reach out to an impoverished community in Andries Kraal, a farm workers' village in the Gamtoos Valley near Jeffrey's Bay. The team have been working with the community leaders to assess local needs. Their aim is to bring hope and education to a community where illiteracy and HIV/AIDS are high and where local church leaders are untrained and lack resources. The local government has asked the team to assist the children with schools. Many children attending the state-run schools are unevangelized and have little hope of bettering their lives.
Aids support Ministry:
Because of different sponsorship we are able to on a monthly base feed ten families affected by HIV/Aids. Every month the families are supplied by a food parcel containing fresh vegetables, fruit, tinned food, rice, coffee, tea, sugar, washing powder, dishwashing liquid and so much more.
With receiving the food parcel the people also receive information about HIV/Aids. The goal is to give them a truthful report about HIV/Aids, the way it is (or is not) transmitted, about ARV (Anti Retro Viral medication) and guidelines for life.
It is our desire to expend this ministry. The Aids support ministry is fully depending on (your) donations.
Taste and See Bible Seminars:
Through "Taste and See" we equip church leaders in their communities for their ministries.Man yof the local Church leaders have never had training as a result of the financial challenges and other barriers that have arisen as a result of their situations. The 2 week, part-time course uses YWAM Bible teachings and teaches students to discover the Word of God through the Inductive Bible Study Method. A bank account has been set up specifically for this project.
Discipleship Foundation Seminar (DFS) Bible Seminars:1 week
This is a condensed version of the DTS. The concept came as the result of the challenges of the surrounding community where there is a lack of discipleship. Many of these people are unable to come to the DTS for various reasons, finances being a key barrier. We take a few critical topics that are covered in the DTS and teach it within the DFS. This includes topics such as the Fasther heart of God, Hearting the voice of God, Identity and Relationships. This is also a great opportunity for anyone who is considering a DTS and wants to have a glimpse of what it is like before making a 6 month commitment to the school.
Seminars:
Seminars and courses have no prerequisite and give an introduction into a topic or a teaching - they are geared at equipping the local communities.