Child poverty is an ongoing national concern, but few are aware that its principal cause is the absence of married fathers in the home says a new paper from the US think tank, the Heritage Foundation. Marriage remains America’s strongest anti-poverty weapon, yet it continues to decline. As husbands disappear from the home, poverty and welfare dependence will increase, and…

The Five Essential Elements of Wellbeing What differentiates a thriving life from one spent suffering? Gallup scientists have been exploring the demands of a life well-lived since the mid-20th century. More recently, in partnership with leading economists, psychologists, and other acclaimed scientists, we began to explore the common elements of wellbeing that transcend countries and cultures. As part of this…

What do you get when you mix thousands of single young people from over 130 different nations into a global missions movement? A lot of cross-cultural marriages! God, who loves diversity, has blessed YWAM with many cross-cultural marriages that are healthy and satisfying. Most people assume cross-cultural marriages contain many pitfalls and difficulties. In fact, one YWAM leader who had…

If there is a passage of Scripture that captures the heartbeat of Youth With A Mission, it is certainly Matthew 28:19-20: Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you…