Africa

May 2026 Update

2025 End of the Year Report

Discover how God moved through YWAM Lausanne in 2025: 6,000+ gospel conversations, 700+ salvations, and Kingdom Come outreach. See our year of arising in faith.

November 2025 Update

End Bible Poverty Now initiative distributes 50+ Bibles in Lausanne. Discover God's Word movement, 100+ Bible students trained, and testimonies of transformation.

October 2025 Update

YWAM's legacy word: waves of youth to all nations. Training in 4 languages with students from 21 nations. Solomon Islands testimony of transformation and salvation.

Building the Future Together

YWAM Lausanne staff retreat reflections on 56 years of ministry, envisioning the next 25 years, and deepening our commitment to global missions from Switzerland.

September 2025 Update

Prayer Day revelations: YWAM Lausanne as lighthouse and living water source. Kingdom Come testimonies of transformation through God's Word and presence.

August 2025 Update

Reflecting on fruitfulness in every season. Freedom Seminar testimonies, North Africa workshops with 300+ refugees, and God's faithfulness through transformation.

July 2025 Update

Isaiah 60:1 theme: Arise and shine with God's reflected glory. Five schools launch with students from 21 nations, embracing deeper intimacy with Jesus.

June 2025 Update

Kingdom Come outreach reaches 300+ with gospel message. Discover how God's presence empowers mission, plus summer seminars and new staff opportunities.

Healing, Hope, and the Gospel

258 Sudanese refugees received medical care and prayer at R3 Centre. Witness miraculous healings, restored sight, and 10+ salvations through mercy ministry in North Africa.

May 2025 Update

1 million CHF faith campaign for campus renovations. Learn from Judges about sustaining multi-generational movements and trusting God for breakthrough.

YWAM Lausanne Campus Development Project 2025-2026

Join YWAM Lausanne's faith journey to renovate iconic buildings serving 56 years of ministry. 1 million CHF goal for Annex, Cloz Melez, and Chalet renovations.

April 2025 Update

67 students from 13 nations begin training. Celebrating resurrection hope: eternal future and present transformation through Jesus' victory over death.

Working to Increase Bible Engagement in a Time of Decline

YWAM Lausanne responds to 30% drop in Bible engagement with two courses: Following Jesus and Inductive Bible Study. Equipping Swiss believers to rediscover God's Word.

YWAM Lausanne Response to the Guardian Observer Articles

Our commitment to student safety, dignity, and well-being. YWAM Lausanne addresses concerns and strengthens safeguarding policies for all participants.

March 2025 Update

Introducing alumni seminars: DTS Refreshers, Freedom, Paul's Life, and Bible Translation. Burundi outreach testimony of God's guidance and multiplication.

February 2025 Update

Switzerland's innovative spirit meets God's creativity at YWAM Lausanne. New website launch, Mediterranean DTS graduation, and fresh ministry solutions.

January 2025 Update

YWAM Lausanne's 2025 vision: ARISE! Like Joshua, stepping into generational transition with devotion, bold faith, and hunger for God's Word and presence.

2024 End of the Year Report

6,000+ gospel conversations, 700+ salvations, 500+ students trained in 30 courses. Celebrating God's faithfulness and fruitfulness throughout 2024.

November 2024 Update

Prayer Day insights on miraculous fruitfulness. Like trees by living water, bearing fruit in every season through trust in God. Kingdom Come Christmas preview.

October 2024 Update

88 students from 13 nations begin training. Second Mediterranean DTS launches in North Africa, Alpha course for university students, and local church partnerships.

September 2024 Update

4,500 YWAMers gather in Manila for generational expansion. YWAM Lausanne embraces Joshua generation calling with younger leaders stepping into new roles.

August 2024 Update

Multigenerational ministry: igniting torches, not passing batons. Paris Olympics outreach, 150 refugees in summer workshops, and Mediterranean DTS scholarship fund.

July 2024 Update

Great Commission and Great Commandment guide our direction. Students from around the world join transformative training context for discipleship and mission.

June 2024 Update

Crossing Jordan into God's promises: North Africa expansion and Lausanne city ministry. Kingdom Come testimony of salvation and God's zealous pursuit of hearts.

May 2024 Update

Proving God great through trust and obedience. Five outreaches preparing, largest Q3 DTS, and opportunities to display God's faithful character in every context.

April 2024 Update

88 students from 13 nations join apostolic missional learning community. Discipleship as apprenticeship: organizing life around following Jesus intentionally.

March 2024 Update

Steadfast in resurrection hope: our labor is not in vain. Uganda outreach testimony of multiplication, Bible study training, and local ministry expansion.

February 2024 Update

Transformation into Jesus' image through discipleship. Madagascar outreach healing testimony: blind woman receives sight to read the Bible for herself.

January 2024 Update

Great Commission and Commandments guide our direction. Habakkuk 2:14 vision: earth filled with knowledge of God's glory. Madagascar outreach testimonies.