Youth With A Mission is a global volunteer movement of Christians from many backgrounds, cultures, age groups, and Christian traditions, dedicated to serving Jesus throughout the world. Also known as YWAM (pronounced “why-wham”), our purpose is simply to know God and to make Him known.
When YWAM began in 1960, our main focus was to get youth involved in missions. Today, we still focus on youth, and also involve people aged 9 to 90. We currently have tens of thousands of staff (called “YWAMers”) and we work with thousands of teams and locations.
YWAM has a decentralized structure that encourages new vision and the exploration of new ways to change lives through training, conveying the message of the gospel and caring for those in need. We are currently operating in more than 1000 locations in over 180 countries, with a staff of over 18,000.