Youth With A Mission Modesto...
...a ministry of YWAM International
We are a creative compassionate community of full-time YWAM workers and volunteers who seek to make friends with, and serve Jesus, the poor, the young, and churches. Understanding that God’s Kingdom is about right relationships (“Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind and strength and love your neighbor as yourself.”), we seek to make relationship the focal point of all we do.
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Thailand trip audio update Hey everybody, for an audio report from Jimmy and Aaron about their recent trip to Thailand...Glonk here!
Thailand 2008 April 28 - May 8, 2008, Jim and Aaron from our team traveled to Thailand to work with Compasio along the Thai/Burmese border...
Mae Sot, Thailand is a town that
borders Burma. Because of the appalling atrocities
being committed by the Military Junta in Burma, many
Burmese/Karen people have fled into the safety of
Thailand. Not everyone seeking refuge in Thailand is
blessed enough to receive legal or refugee status, so
many are there illegally. Among those people are
children who are not even having their most basic
needs met. These children are turned out into the
streets of Mae Sot to beg for food and money. This is
a terrible problem presenting so many safety and
health issues, and puts the children at even greater
risk of abuses such as slave labor, prostitution, and
disease. Some of the kids beg all day for their
parents and themselves, then sleep under a parked
vehicle, tables in the marketplace, or on the
sidewalk.
Aaron and I had the honor of working with a friend who
has given her life to rescuing these kids. Everyday we
sought out the street kids, fed them, tried to connect
them with safety, and just worked to be a support to
them in their suffering. This was heart-wrenching
work, and something that has influenced real change in
all of our lives. These kids need fathers and mothers.
They need safety and education. They have a future,
and we will give what we can that they may live life
abundantly. The love of Jesus is demonstrated in a
tangible way, and we will do what He commands.
Here's some pictures from the trip...
We're giving blogging a try... Check out our YWAM Modesto blog! Check out recent posts about Aaron and Jimmy's trip to Thailand in this Spring.
The Bread Truck
One way we've been involved in the community for four years now is through a community bread share. Each week, on Thurday afternoon, we fill up a large load of donated bread and pastries and deliver them to families in need.
We usually serve between 100 and 150 people off the truck in one afternoon. It's nice to be able to share and be good stewards of a wasted resource. If we did not give this bread away, it would get thrown away. I'm continually surprised at the number of people that utilize this opportunity to help them through their week. The comments we get are humbleing.
People come and stand in line rain or shine and we've promised to be there. This is a good way to get involved. If you would like to ride along with us on a Thursday afternoon, email us and we'll let you know if there's a space available.
The Lord’s portion
Malachi 3:10
A visiting preacher finished a stirring sermon on tithing, the practice of giving the first ten percent of our income to the Lord. He stressed how God would faithfully provide for those who honor him by tithing. Afterward the pastor of the small congregation confided that he hadn’t tithed for years. “My wife and I are barely scraping by,” he said.
The visitor listened sympathetically. Then he challenged him: “Try tithing for one year, putting ten percent aside first before you pay any bills. If you’re ever short of money, just call me. I’ll make up the difference.”
A year later the pastor called to say how pleased he was that he’d not had to ask for help. “We did as you instructed and always had enough money for our needs. Somehow it just came in,” he noted.
“That’s great!” the preacher replied. “But why were you able to trust me as a backup and not trust God?
Have you made a decision about tithing? God invites you to put him to the test.
