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Thank you for joining us this month as we take up “The Invitation” and join together with thousands of YWAMers from around the world as we pray and hear from God. This month we lift up the nation of Indonesia in prayer.

Topic suggested by a participant in The Invitation survey, and written by YWAMers in Indonesia. Photo from a video about prayer and spiritual warfare created by YWAM Indonesia.

This month we lift up the nation of Indonesia in prayer, with its many islands and people groups. As a way to glimpse what God is doing in this nation, we offer you the visions of five Discipleship Training School (DTS) students going on outreach in Indonesia this year. Please take a moment to read their stories and then pray with us for Indonesia. Please also plan to pray with us on May 8, the prayer day of The Invitation, a YWAM prayer initiative.

Lola has a heart that sows where God leads. She is from Nias Island, North Sumatra and joined YWAM in 2019. She says her journey since then has been life changing. “I’ve learned so much about who God truly is, and I’ve come to know His heart more deeply. In DTS, I discovered my calling—to be part of God’s mission, carrying His love to unreached places and nations still waiting to hear His name.”

Frans has a vision for Papua and the Word of God. Frans comes from Manado City in North Sulawesi. Through the Oral DTS and Oral Bible Translation training, God has expanded His vision for Papua. “I now carry a deep longing to serve the people of Papua and be part of ending Bible poverty in Indonesia, especially in remote and unreached areas of Papua.”

Nik has a heart for the nations. Nik comes from West Seram Island, Maluku. He says through the DTS he’s come to know God’s loving character. “I now walk in a new identity—as someone who is deeply loved, precious, and honored in His eyes. And because of this transformation, I carry a longing in my heart: I want others to hear this incredible story of God, too.”

Ike longs for her island to be saved. When Ike, from West Seram, Maluku, joined a DTS, many things began to change in her life. “One of the most beautiful things I witnessed was how God began to change my family. It was something I had longed and prayed for.” Now, as Ike steps into her DTS outreach, she says, “My heart is burning for my land, Seram Island. I’ve been praying that more young people from Seram will rise and say, ‘Yes, Lord—I want to serve You too.’ ”

Mia is called to the Naulu. Mia, from Seram Island, Maluku has a people group from her homeland that is always on her heart—the Naulu tribe. They still live according to their  traditional beliefs, and many of them have never heard the Good News about Jesus. Mia has been praying for the Naulu people, and she says God is answering. “In this upcoming outreach, I’ve been given the opportunity to lead a team back to Seram Island—to the very place where my heart beats strongest. My desire is that the Naulu people would come to know the love of Christ.”

Ways that you can Pray

1. Pray for those involved in DTS outreaches in Indonesia, that they would grow in faith, hope, and love. Pray also that they would reap abundant harvests.
2. Pray that current DTS participants become teachers of new ones and that the program expands globally. Pray for more young Indonesian leaders.
3. Pray for Lola, Frans, Nik, Ike and Mia, for the fulfillment of the visions God has given them.
4. Pray for Indonesia. Many of its more than 800 ethnic groups are unreached, living on remote islands. Of its more than 850 languages, only 44 have the entire Bible translated. Pray for quality education in the nation, particularly in rural areas, and for more Christian teachers.

Take Action

To explore YWAM ministries and DTS programs in Indonesia, please go to ywam.org and type “Indonesia” in the search box.

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Sign up for prayer emails and find translations in many languages at ywam.org/theinvitation. Please contact us at prayer@ywam.org to let us know how you prayed, to recommend a prayer topic, or to request an advance copy of the prayer guide.

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Thank you for joining us this month as we take up “The Invitation” and join together with thousands of YWAMers from around the world as we pray and hear from God. This month we will be praying for Myanmar.

Topic suggested and written by B.K. Photo of a woman in Myanmar learning to sew in a YWAM vocational training program. Photo by YWAM Myanmar.

Please pray for the victims of the Myanmar earthquake and pray for YWAM’s work in the country. The military coup in Myanmar on February 1, 2021, plunged the nation into widespread civil war, chaos, and lawlessness. While life has to go on, and in some ways almost feels normal, most people, and especially the young, live in fear and great uncertainty about their future. At the same time, God is doing amazing things by drawing many to himself. Thank you for praying with and for us.

Please take a moment to pray right now for Myanmar, and join us on April 10, our prayer day for the YWAM prayer initiative, The Invitation.

1. Pray for peace, justice, and provision. The civil war in Myanmar has displaced millions. Injustice, corruption, and inhuman treatment are rampant. Young people live in fear of being forcefully conscripted by any of the warring sides. In January 2025, the World Food Program estimated that 15 out of 53 million people face starvation in 2025. Pray for an end to the violence, so that peace, freedom, and development can return. 
2. Pray for the eradication of scamming centers. Over 200,000 people are believed to be held in slavery-like conditions in scamming centers in lawless border areas of China and Thailand. They are forced to scam people globally. Pray that the Lord will intervene and eradicate this evil from the land so all the captives will be set free.
3. Pray for an outpouring of God’s Spirit. As the people face many struggles, they are hungry for eternal peace and rest. God is revealing himself through the faithful testimony of his servants and many miracles. Pray for a great outpouring of the Holy Spirit to open the hearts and minds of millions who do not know him yet and for wisdom and readiness for the body of Christ to bring in and disciple the harvest.
4. Pray for the fruitfulness of YWAM ministries. Despite underlying fear and uncertainty, our YWAMers are running DTSes and several preschools. They also distribute food when resources are available, and they  produce and distribute soy milk for poor kids. They are also active in evangelism, running hostels, teaching Trauma Healing seminars, teaching sewing, working with the deaf community, and more. Please pray for our YWAMers, for the healing of trauma, spiritual freshness, and a powerful anointing to continue to shine for Jesus. Pray also  that God’s presence will be strong during our national staff gathering in early May. 
5. Pray for the people affected by the earthquake. On March 28 a massive earthquake struck central Myanmar. More than 1,700 people have been killed. All YWAM workers are safe, and YWAM is sending teams to help the victims. Pray for funds for relief supplies, for protection for the YWAM workers, and for comfort and restoration for the many people suffering the effects of this earthquake. To donate to the relief effort, please give to the Myanmar earthquake relief of Acts of Mercy, which YWAM Myanmar is a part of (https://give.antioch.org/donate/acts-of-mercy-international). Please write to myanmar.ywam@gmail.com if you want to give and live outside North America. 

Join The Invitation.

Sign up for prayer emails and find translations in many languages at ywam.org/theinvitation. Please contact us at prayer@ywam.org to let us know how you prayed, to recommend a prayer topic, or to request an advance copy of the prayer guide.

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Thank you for joining us this month as we take up “The Invitation” and join together with thousands of YWAMers from around the world as we pray and hear from God. This month we will be praying for 30 Days of Prayer for Muslims.

Topic suggested by a participant in The Invitation survey and written by Pam Wilson in the USA. Photo by Meena Kadri at Flickr/Creative Commons.

A group of YWAM leaders were praying in 1992 at a meeting in the Middle East. They felt convicted to do more to demonstrate God’s love for Muslim people. In an effort to mobilise Christians to learn about and engage with Muslims, the 30 Days guide was launched. It has been produced every year since, being translated into dozens of languages and distributed in more than 40 nations. 30 Days takes a loving and respectful attitude toward Muslims, and every year we receive letters from Muslims, expressing their gratitude for being prayed for and also for being treated with respect.

Would you pray with us for 30 Days 2025, which began on February 28? The theme is “The Word of God is not bound” and each day tells the story of a Muslim who was impacted in some way by Scripture . Please take a moment to pray right now and please also join us on March 13, our prayer day for the YWAM prayer initiative called The Invitation.

1. Pray for God’s call to take action, that many would get the call to GO as they pray through the guide this year.
2. Pray for spiritual impact, that churches and workers in every place mentioned would feel a lightening of the spiritual atmosphere and see people come to faith.
3. Pray for protection over every believer and situation mentioned.
4. Pray for expansion. For the vision to see the guide in new languages next year, like Arabic and Turkish

Take Action

If you would like to pray for Muslims in 2025, get a PDF or printed booklet at pray30days.org. You’ll find a kids’ edition and guides in several languages. For a global directory of guides in more than 25 languages, go to pray30days.org/directory.

Join The Invitation.

Sign up for prayer emails and find translations in many languages at ywam.org/theinvitation. Please contact us at prayer@ywam.org to let us know how you prayed, to recommend a prayer topic, or to request an advance copy of the prayer guide.

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Thank you for joining us this month as we take up “The Invitation” and join together with thousands of YWAMers from around the world as we pray and hear from God. This month we will be praying for Recommitment to YWAM’s Foundational Practice.

Topic suggested and written by Josh Cole in New Zealand. Photo of a prayer meeting at YWAM Furnace in Tauranga, New Zealand.

Prayer has always been the foundation of who we are as YWAM. Prayer is one of our core values. Our early pioneering initiatives started with prayer over a world map, and God began to speak and catch us up into His heart for the nations. At the big YWAM family gathering in Manila last September, one of the main messages was a call to recommit ourselves to prayer. “Prayer is the essence of who YWAM is,” said YWAM’s co-founder Darlene Cunningham. Let’s make a commitment to deepen our prayer in 2025, to contend for YWAM’s global family to experience God in an unprecedented way, and to hear His voice and partner with Him for breakthrough in the nations. Please pray with us not only right now but throughout 2025 and beyond.

1. Respond to the prayer challenge from Joy Dawson, a Bible teacher who had a profound influence on YWAM. Before Joy passed into glory in 2022, she gave this message to YWAM about prayer: “Don’t in any way minimize the crucial importance of interceding for the nations! There is a dearth of intercession for the nations. This is a prophetic word coming through me that there needs to be a resurgence of what was strong but has now become weak. Particularly in the lives of spiritual leaders. There is no substitute whatsoever for fervent, faith-filled, focused prayer for the nations as I have taught it over the years. Some leaders think they are on the cutting edge but don’t make intercession for the nations at all. What they think is cutting edge is not cutting it with God.” Joy went on to say there was a need for two responses: firstly to repent for where there has been a lack of prayer, and secondly if we have not had a vision for the power of prayer, to ask the Lord for revelation. Please respond as you feel led.
2. Pray for a recommitment to prayer in YWAM at this time. Since the death of YWAM’s founder Loren Cunningham in 2023, many in YWAM are aware of the critical time we are in as a mission. We’ve had some terrible tragedies in YWAM where we have lost some dear family, friends and leaders. Our hearts are tender. With the increased challenges and pressure, there is real warfare. The time to expand the covering of prayer over our mission is now. Pray for every YWAM participant to grow in their prayer life, and pray for every YWAM prayer ministry.
3. Pray for the prayer initiative called The Invitation, which celebrates its tenth anniversary this year. This monthly call to prayer started as a response to what YWAM leaders sensed at a meeting in Singapore in 2014. They sensed that God was inviting everyone in YWAM into his presence in a fresh way (The Singapore Covenant). The Invitation started in 2015 and is translated into six languages. The prayer topics come from suggestions from anyone in the YWAM family. Pray for God to lead the topics and for people inside and outside of YWAM to respond to the invitation to pray.

Take action

Take this opportunity right now to ask the Lord to give you fresh faith in prayer. For more information about prayer initiatives in YWAM go to ywam.org/pray or ywampray.com

Join The Invitation.

Sign up for prayer emails and find translations in many languages at ywam.org/theinvitation. Please contact us at prayer@ywam.org to let us know how you prayed, to recommend a prayer topic, or to request an advance copy of the prayer guide.

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Thank you for joining us this month as we take up “The Invitation” and join together with thousands of YWAMers from around the world as we pray and hear from God. This month we will be praying for Venezuela.

Topic suggested and written by Daniel Leones in Mexico. Photo of a protester in Maracaibo, Venezuela by Jim Romero on Unsplash. The sign says “I am liberator.”

The election in Venezuela on July 28 of last year has left many Venezuelans feeling sad, angry, and afraid for their future. In the midst of the uncertainty YWAM continues to train young people in missions, provide help to hurting people, and to care for vulnerable children. Please take a moment right now to pray for Venezuela and YWAM’s work there, and please also pray with us on January 9, the prayer day for YWAM’s prayer initiative called The Invitation.

1. Pray for Venezuela. The government instability affects every area of society so that for many people fleeing from the country becomes a better option than staying.
2. Pray for Venezuela’s churches: for awakening, for hope in Christ. Also, pray for more young people who are willing to get involved in missions, and not only to migrate for economic reasons.
3. Pray for God to raise up peacemakers. James 3:18 says that peacemakers who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness.
4. Pray for YWAM ministries. Pray for more full-time staff. Some specific requests are funds to repair the buildings of Casa Hogar and YWAM Caracas. YWAM Casa Hogar needs food and medicine for their children’s ministry. YWAM Publishing asks for prayer for their literature distribution nationwide.

Take Action

If you sense God calling you to get involved in Venezuela, there are many opportunities to volunteer, join staff or to send outreach teams. Two of YWAM’s locations are: Puerto la Cruz: ywamplc@gmail.com. Instagram: @ywamplc. JuCUM Bolívar: https://ywambolivar.org/. Instagram: @ywambolivar.

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Sign up for prayer emails and find translations in many languages at ywam.org/theinvitation. Please contact us at prayer@ywam.org to let us know how you prayed, to recommend a prayer topic, or to request an advance copy of the prayer guide.

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Thank you for joining us this month as we take up “The Invitation” and join together with thousands of YWAMers from around the world as we pray and hear from God. This month we will be praying for The Middle East.

Topic suggested by E. Koster, written by Nathan van de G. in Norway. Photo of a wall in Israel that says “Path to Peace” in three languages, by Cole Keister on Unsplash.

As we are all aware, there is a lot to pray for in the Middle East. There is a lot of pain, and there are many different parties involved. We are called to pray for all the people affected by the situation in the Middle East. (“And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people” Ephesians 6:18.) Please take a moment right now to pray for the Middle East and also please pray with us on December 12, our prayer day for the YWAM prayer initiative called The Invitation.

1. Pray for all those affected by the conflicts in the Middle East. Pray that everyone affected gets the help they need, that they find comfort in Jesus and that He reveals himself to them, whether they are in Israel, Gaza, Palestine, Lebanon or any other Middle Eastern country.
2. Pray for all those who lost someone during the conflicts. Pray that they are able to find comfort.
3. Pray for all those who had to leave their homes behind. Pray for those who had to flee and for those whose houses are unliveable. Pray that they find a new roof over their heads and that they receive the needed provision.
4. Pray for all those in power, that they may be guided by God’s merciful hand. Pray for the leaders of all the different countries and organizations involved. Pray that they will act mercifully and pray that they will understand the true meaning of grace. Pray that they will be guided by God’s hand to make the right decisions.

Join The Invitation

Sign up for prayer emails and find translations in many languages at ywam.org/theinvitation. Please contact us at prayer@ywam.org to let us know how you prayed, to recommend a prayer topic, or to request an advance copy of the prayer guide.

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Also, please help us improve The Invitation. Please take three minutes to complete our survey by clicking this link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/7NJ7CRJ. Thank you!

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Thank you for joining us this month as we take up “The Invitation” and join together with thousands of YWAMers from around the world as we pray and hear from God. This month we will be praying for The Send’s Events.

Topic suggested by The Send team and written by Madison Smucker in USA. Photo of participants at The Send taking off their shoes as a commitment to mission.

The mission events called The Send are expanding to several new countries over the next year. Already thousands of young people have come to stadium gatherings throughout the world, resulting in tens of thousands of mission commitments from 2019 until now: 58,975 commitments to go to the nations, 24,466 commitments to reach high schools, and 24,957 commitments to minister to vulnerable children, to name a few. Please take a moment right now to pray for The Send as events are planned for New Zealand, Scotland, the Philippines, South Africa, and many other nations. Please also pray with us on November 14, 2024, the prayer day for YWAM’s prayer initiative called The Invitation.

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1. Pray for unity among the churches and organizations The Send works with. We can’t do what we do without churches and people working year after year in the cities we are going to. We want to see them grow together and become more unified under the vision of seeing their communities being changed for and by the gospel.
2. Pray for God to stir the hearts of people in these nations to be active in the missional call on their lives. We believe everyone is called to something, whether it is in their own neighborhood or across the world.
3. Pray for financial provision. All our teams across the world need a lot of funding to do what they do. Pray they have the funds and other resources to host events well.
4. Pray for the release of stadiums and for contracts with vendors. Because of the large number of people at these gatherings, we need sports stadiums to hold our events. This can be challenging at times, because few vendors are used to working with events of this kind. Pray for favour as we work through decisions and negotiate with organizations and companies.
5. Pray for The Send’s upcoming events: New Zealand (November 23), Scotland (March 29), Finland (June 6). Other events planned for 2025: Philippines, Armenia, South Africa, and Norway.

Take Action

Visit thesend.org and help promote an upcoming event.

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Sign up for prayer emails and find translations in many languages at ywam.org/theinvitation. Please contact us at prayer@ywam.org to let us know how you prayed, to recommend a prayer topic, or to request an advance copy of the prayer guide.

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Thank you for joining us this month as we take up “The Invitation” and join together with thousands of YWAMers from around the world as we pray and hear from God. This month we will be praying for University Students.

Topic suggested by a participant in The Invitation survey; written by John Henry in USA. Photo of YWAM university ministry in Toronto.

This month please join YWAM as we pray for every college student and professor in the world to have the chance to encounter Jesus. The future will be shaped by these students’ ideas and practices as well as by the events that occur on their campuses. Pray also for YWAM Campus Ministries International, which comprises hundreds of  YWAMers “reaching the nations by reaching the university.” Please pray for students and professors right now and please also pray with us on October 10, our prayer day for the YWAM prayer initiative called The Invitation.

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1. Pray for a gospel witness in universities near your community. There are at least 25,000 universities worldwide. Nearly 14,000 are officially recognized universities in Europe, and about 6,000 are in Asia (source: National Center for Education Statistics). Pray for the gospel to be made known in the top-20 ranked university cities: London, Tokyo, Seoul, Melbourne, Munich, Paris, Sydney, Berlin, Zurich, Boston, Toronto, Vienna, Montreal, Kyoto-Osaka-Kobe, Singapore, Edinburgh, New York, Vancouver, Lausanne, and San Francisco (Source: ICEF Monitor). Pray for revivals on university campuses, as happened at Kentucky’s Asbury University last year.
2. Pray for students to know God and make Him known. As of July 2024, UNESCO estimated that there are 254 million students enrolled in universities worldwide, more than double the number of students enrolled 20 years ago. In a 2023 poll of over 90,000 students on 133 college campuses in the USA, 44 percent of all students were experiencing symptoms of depression, 37 percent had anxiety, and 15 percent considered suicide, the highest rate in 15 years (source: The Healthy Minds National Data Report, 2022-2023). Pray for the “Who I Am Weekend Intensive,” a YWAM Campus Ministries retreat that helps students overcome emotional and behavioural obstacles to identity and purpose.
3. Pray for the nations by praying for international students. When students are away from home, they need friendship and prayer. There are one million international students in the USA, including approximately 300,000 Chinese and 300,000 Indian scholars. Pray for YWAMers reaching internationals, like YWAM San Francisco’s ministry to 500 Chinese PhD scholars and their families at UC Berkeley and for YWAM’s Alpha Course for Internationals in Boston, where there are about 26,000 internationals at Northeastern University and Boston University. Pray international students would be empowered to reach their home countries with the gospel.
4. Pray for a new wave of YWAM workers. To date, participants at The Send gatherings (thesend.org) have made 22,623 commitments to help reach universities. Pray that they join or start new YWAM campus ministries, such as YWAM Potchefstroom’s (South Africa) Transformational Prayer, YWAM Philadelphia’s Prayer Stations at Temple University, or YWAM Madison’s Phos House ministry, which is a refuge for 14 students from six nations who need Christian community. Also, pray for laborers to join YWAM Puerto La Cruz (Venezuela) in this challenging time to assist with their RAICES seminars. Also pray for laborers to follow YWAM Toronto’s example, leading student outreaches and retreats. Pray for many more University Discipleship Courses with outreaches, internships, or fellowships that prepare students as witnesses for Christ in their sphere of influence. And pray for the next YWAM Campus Ministries International gathering in Thailand in November 2024.
5. Pray for former YWAMers studying in universities. Pray for their continued spiritual formation and commitment to Christ’s mission and that they study abroad as ambassadors for Christ. Pray that stories of faith and courage on campus would encourage a new generation to join Jesus’ mission.

Take Action

• Keep a prayer list of former YWAMers and others currently in university.
• Give hospitality to international students by providing transport, sharing meals, or offering language practice.
• Host a Who I Am Weekend Intensive for students in your community (ywamconverge.org).
• Pray on campus and post a video or blog about the prayer time (#PraytheCampus).

How We Prayed

June 2024: Pakistan

A participant wrote: “We … have responded to YWAM Pakistan through The Invitation as they pray, facing a mountain to move by their faith.”

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Thank you for joining us this month as we take up “The Invitation” and join together with thousands of YWAMers from around the world as we pray and hear from God. This month we will be praying about Human Trafficking.

Topic suggested on The Invitation Survey by a former YWAM student; written by Hanna Wade, Shine Seminar leader at YWAM Amsterdam, and Last Machingura, Executive Director of S-Cape Safe Home in South Africa. Photo by Sonika Agarwal on Unsplash.

According to the International Labor Association, as many as 50 million people are victimized in slavery today, and 12 million are children. They are enslaved and trafficked for labor, sex, organ removal, or forced marriage. Human trafficking is the second most profitable organized crime in the world, generating around $236 billion annually. Many organizations, including YWAM, seek to rescue victims of trafficking, and to prevent their exploitation in the first place (Luke 4:18-21). Please take a moment to pray about human trafficking right now, and also pray with us on the September 12 prayer day for YWAM’s prayer initiative called The Invitation.

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1. Pray for more awareness of the realities of human trafficking and exploitation around the world. For example, buying a cheap tee-shirt may support a child-labor factory, and consuming pornography supports sexual exploitation. (See www.exoduscry.com to learn more.)
2. Pray for initiatives that inform and support people vulnerable to being trafficked. Awareness, education, resources, and support are needed in vulnerable communities.
3. Pray for effective outreach and intervention initiatives. For example, many YWAM teams have outreaches in red-light districts, at strip clubs, and farms. They also do online outreaches. Pray for their safety and discernment, and pray for those they encounter to find freedom.
4. Pray for the rehabilitation of those who have escaped exploitation and trafficking. Many trafficking survivors have mental health challenges such as depression, anxiety, bipolar, or borderline personality disorder. Also pray specifically for the YWAM-affiliated safe home, S-Cape, in Cape Town, South Africa.
5. Policy and research. Pray for brave and godly politicians to stand up for justice and say no to corruption and personal gain. A large policy initiative going on at the moment is regulating the porn industry in the United States and Europe. They are asking organizations addressing lawmakers and politicians to bring age-verification laws to porn websites in an attempt to protect children from porn exposure. Please pray for groundbreaking initiatives started by Christians to continue to flourish and make a radical impact on governments and media.

Take Action

1. Research what’s happening with human trafficking in your community, and support local ministries, initiatives, and nonprofits.
2. Pray for and support YWAM intervention and aftercare ministries: Beloved1 in Wylie, Texas, USA; S-Cape in Cape Town, South Africa; Unstoppable Love in Bali, Indonesia.
3. For a deep-dive into this topic, join Shine Seminar, a six-week annual course focused on sexual exploitation which equips people to work with those in the sex industry. Email shine@ywam.nl with questions.
4. On October 19, the A-21 Campaign hosts Walk for Freedom in cities around the world and has multiple prayer initiatives. You can register here for a Walk for Freedom near you.

Join The Invitation.

Sign up for prayer emails and find translations in many languages at ywam.org/theinvitation. Please contact us at prayer@ywam.org to let us know how you prayed, to recommend a prayer topic, or to request an advance copy of the prayer guide.

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Thank you for joining us this month as we take up “The Invitation” and join together with thousands of YWAMers from around the world as we pray and hear from God. This month we will be praying for YWAM’s Gathering in Manila.

Topic suggested and written by David Cole in Singapore and Garth Gustafson in Cambodia. Photo of the previous YWAM Together gathering in Thailand in 2018.

YWAM Together Manila 2024 will be an epic time as our global community gathers before Jesus as one family. Already by the end of June, 150 nationalities had registered for Manila 2024, speaking more than 70 languages and coming from more than 500 YWAM locations. There is great historical significance in this YWAM family gathering. YWAM’s founder, Loren Cunningham, “graduated” to glory last October, leaving a huge spiritual inheritance for us and the whole body of Christ. It has been a tender time for us in YWAM and a key moment in our journey. We are in a season of transition, similar to that in the book of Joshua. The coordinators of this event sense God emphasizing the book of Joshua for YWAMers to reflect on, and in particular this verse: “Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the Lord will do wonders among you” (Joshua 3:5). Please take a moment to pray for YWAM Together Manila 2024 right now, and please also pray with us on the August 8 prayer day for YWAM’s prayer initiative called The Invitation.

1. Pray for each person and family coming, for release of provision, favour with visas, good health, safe travel, and protection.
2. Pray for our YWAM Philippines family and the wider Filipino body of Christ, that as hosts they would be deeply encouraged, strengthened and blessed through this global gathering in their nation.
3. Pray with us for a deep work of the Holy Spirit in our midst in Manila and consecration to the Lord, resulting in even greater depths of love and unity among us.
4. Pray for God to give a fresh revelation to each person attending, giving them refreshment, courage and understanding of the specific role and task that God has for them in seeing the fulfilment of the Great Commission.
5. Pray for the clear word of the Lord to come to us as the YWAM family as we move together into the future in deep unity and with clarity of vision together.

 Take Action

1. Register now and make plans to be there: https://www.yt2024.com.
2. Sponsor financially those who are coming or desire to come but do not have the resources (see website for details).
3. Send outreach teams to the Philippines to work with the body of Christ to reach the younger generation. Email missions@ywamph.com.

Global Prayer Initiative

Please continue praying with us in preparation for the YWAM global gathering in September in the Philippines. Here is the prayer video for this month: Y Global Prayer Initiative #9.

Join The Invitation.

Sign up for prayer emails and find translations in many languages at ywam.org/theinvitation. Please contact us at prayer@ywam.org to let us know how you prayed, to recommend a prayer topic, or to request an advance copy of the prayer guide.