YWAM Founders’ Journey 2 has begun! 

Event #12: Osaka, Japan Mar 31 – Apr 2, 2010


We stated this historic event for Founders’ 50th and YWAM 35th with praising God for His faithfulness and goodness toward this nation, Japan. More than 140 YWAMers and Japanese pastors and ministers from all over the Japan came to celebrate and anticipate the vision that God has for this nation and all over the world.

Loren and Darlene Cunningham should have come back from a 15,000-mile, eight-country trip feeling their age. But it’s evident that attending 11 energy-charged YWAM Jubilee Celebrations over six weeks has made them more youthful and excited about the future of the mission than ever.

The Cunninghams returned home to Kona February 22 from the first of six “Founders’ Journeys” to celebrate YWAM’s 50th Anniversary together with YWAMers at 42 locations around the globe during 2010. Their first journey took them to New Zealand, two locations in Australia, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, three locations in India and Nepal. It took 20 air flights to get them to all of the locations, and not one was delayed by bad weather or other problems.

Starting with a Maori hakka welcome in Tauranga, New Zealand, the founders were honored in ways that both humbled and delighted them – from a sedan chair entry in Thailand to flower petal greetings in an un-named Asian country and cultural dances at almost every venue.

“It was such an amazing thing for this couple to see their dream realized, then to see the fruit and be honored in this way,” said YWAM pioneer Tom Hallas, who accompanied them on much of their journey.  “It’s been so satisfying that God would want to do this. They get more youthful as they go.”

At each location, Cunninghams together with the host YWAMers thanked God for His goodness in the PAST, celebrated His faithfulness in the PRESENT, and looked to the FUTURE with anticipation of all He desires to do through YWAM to complete the Great Commission. At each location, the participants joined a worldwide commitment to help fulfill God’s dreams by signing YWAM's “Jubilee Covenant”.

Below is a summary of each event. For more details on these events or to find the date of a YWAM Jubilee Event closest to you, go to www.YWAM50.com

Day 1. (North-East South Asia Staff Gathering)

By Martin Gonzalez;

More than 300 YWAMers from all of Nepal, North East India and Bhutan came with excitement to the celebration.

After a great time of worship, Dilli Ram Paudel, Nepal National Director, gave an opening message about this being a year of jubilee for YWAM. We heard how as we celebrate the 50th anniversary of YWAM, we expect to get back dreams, visions and places that we've lost or where we have not yet gone. This 50th year is a year of new and greater release of visions and teams to all of the Omega Zones of the world and our region.

North India YWAM came together to celebrate YWAM's 50th anniversary with its founders, Loren and Darlene Cunningham.  523 staff and 117 staff children of all ages came together in New Delhi India from all parts of the North India Region to celebrate this special event.