Youth With A Mission (YWAM) has a number of different locations across the UK of varying sizes. As a school we felt that it was important to invest in other YWAM work here in the UK (as we are the 'Impact UK Discipleship Training School'). So we divided up into small teams and went to most of the other YWAM locations across the UK.
I took a team of 3 guys with me up to Leeds where a team have been established for about 2 years, and have a particular focus on Justice and the Arts. It was really refreshing to be part of a small team that is just starting out, as I also have a desire to be helping to establish new work.
We helped the team do a number of things, including a survey of the local area to ask people what they see the needs are. Prayer walking and art ministry with kids who have been excluded from school due to behavior. My teams favorite activity was something called "club angels". This is a new project which YWAM Leeds are getting involved with. It is basically being the hands and feet of Jesus in the local nightclubs. I always enjoy doing this sort of thing, just reaching out and being real with people, picking them up when they need to be. Also blessing the staff who work in the clubs, helping to pick up glasses, chat to the security when not much is happening etc. Its all about being a blessing and walking with God in places that maybe you normally would not venture, as he is already there, just waiting for his people to come and join him.
We all had a really good time, and I know that one or two of the guys are keen to be able to go back and do more with the team in Leeds.
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