an international, inter-denominational, non-profit Christian missionary organization. Founded by Loren Cunningham in 1960, YWAM’s stated purpose is to “know God and to make Him known”.[1] [2]YWAM now includes people from over 150 countries and a large number of Christian denominations, with over half of the organization’s staff coming from “non-western” countries.[3] YWAM currently has over 16,049 full-time volunteer workers in over 1,000 operating locations in 180 nations[4] and trains 25,000 short-term missions volunteers annually.[5][6]
via Youth With A Mission – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.