Our ministry in Fiji
Our family has been serving in full time ministry since 1998 and with YWAM (Youth With A Mission) since 2003. In January of 2014 our family moved to Savusavu, Fiji and began training local pastors and working with several different church denominations. After a few months the opportunity came for us to move to the capital city of Fiji, Suva, to set up and lead a national office for YWAM Fiji. This is a very big task which involves many different areas. I will put a short list below.
Teaching/Pastoral Care
A very important ministry for us here in Fiji is teaching. YWAM runs several Discipleship Training Schools in Fiji and we teach for 1 or 2 weeks in many schools. In addition to this, we travel to various locations to help them with staff training and development before every school they run.
Another part of our work here in Fiji is to encourage and be a listening ear to the local leaders and staff. As we travel to each location we are taking time to meeting with the staff, hearing their heart, praying them through any issues and just being good listeners. We need to care for our members spiritual, physical and mental health.
Leadership
We are part of the leadership for the National Office for YWAM Fiji. This means that we represent our mission to the Fijian government. Right now we are in meeting with the government on several important issues including creating a missionary / volunteer missionary visa, registering our training schools with their Higher Education Commission and partnering with the government on some clean water initiatives.
We meet with all of the leaders every 2 months for prayer and planning. We also teach about YWAM policy and train in the areas of international child protection policy and other international YWAM standards.
In addition to these things we work in several YWAM teams which are responsible for leadership and teaching in the Pacific region.
Teaching/Pastoral Care
A very important ministry for us here in Fiji is teaching. YWAM runs several Discipleship Training Schools in Fiji and we teach for 1 or 2 weeks in many schools. In addition to this, we travel to various locations to help them with staff training and development before every school they run.
Another part of our work here in Fiji is to encourage and be a listening ear to the local leaders and staff. As we travel to each location we are taking time to meeting with the staff, hearing their heart, praying them through any issues and just being good listeners. We need to care for our members spiritual, physical and mental health.
Leadership
We are part of the leadership for the National Office for YWAM Fiji. This means that we represent our mission to the Fijian government. Right now we are in meeting with the government on several important issues including creating a missionary / volunteer missionary visa, registering our training schools with their Higher Education Commission and partnering with the government on some clean water initiatives.
We meet with all of the leaders every 2 months for prayer and planning. We also teach about YWAM policy and train in the areas of international child protection policy and other international YWAM standards.
In addition to these things we work in several YWAM teams which are responsible for leadership and teaching in the Pacific region.
For more information about YWAM in Fiji www.ywamfiji.com