At Home Retreat

Last week was our yearly "at home retreat." The last week of August each year, the entire staff of YWAM Muizenberg gets together for a 3 day retreat. We spent those 3 days listening to a speaker, having times of worship, praying for one another and basically gearing up for the next year of schools and programs. We did have a fun afternoon of mini golf and a braai to celebrate our time together. There are approximately 90 staff members and they work in many different areas, so it was a valuable time for unity and reconnection. Our theme for this retreat was Rest and Restoration, which is always a necessary topic for missionaries to be reminded of. We were encouraged to live a balanced life and to not neglect our own relationships with God.

So, who are some of the other staff that work on our base? The 3 main areas that YWAM staff work in are training, mercy ministries and evangelism. At YWAM Muizenberg, we have many training programs, including the School of Biblical Studies that Hans and I are a part of. There is also the Discipleship Training School that runs 4 times each year, a Church Planting school, School of Intercessory Prayer, and School of Field Journalism. Another department on our base is called Urban Ministries. There are many staff members in this department doing many different types of ministries, from working with street kids and prostitutes, to working in local orphanages, to prison ministry, to preparing for the World Cup (soccer) which will take place in South Africa in 2010. We also have many administrative staff members who help with the logistics of running our base, including our registrar, financial officer, and building manager, to name a few.

For more info on YWAM Muizenberg, you can check out the website: www.ywammuizenberg.org

This is just a small glimpse into the life of our base. We feel very privileged to work with such an amazing group of people. And we enjoyed our time reconnecting with them.

We hope you are well!