Sponsoring Partners
Canadian MB Conference Board of Evangelism
Mission USA
MBMS International
Administrative Committee
Fred Leonard, Mission USA, Chair
Ed Boschman, Mission USA
Harold Ens, MBMS International
Dale Warkentin, MBMS International
Ewald Unruh, Canadian MB Conference Board of Evangelism
Peter Nikkel, Canadian MB Conference Board of Evangelism
Staff:
Randy Friesen, Director
Greg Reed, Administrator
Philip Serez, SOAR Director, Pacific Representative
Steve Klassen, TREK Director, B.C. Representative
Heather Neufeld, Waterloo Office Manager
Susanne Grogan, Drama Coordinator, Trainer, Waterloo Office Staff
Wendell Loewen, SOAR Midwest Coordinator
Lynn Jost, Winter ACTION Coordinator, Midwest Representative
YMI Net
Gareth Goossen, Worship Leader, Trainer
Blayne Greiner, Northwest Representative, Trainer
Ed Heinrichs, SOAR Northeast Coordinator
Norm Nickel, Family Quest Coordinator
Paul Loewen, MBBS Representative, Trainer
David Wiebe, Ministry Partner
Vision: Committed to mobilizing and discipling a generation of end-time harvesters.
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Program
SOAR (Sold Out And Radical):
Spring and summer outreaches for high school age participants, lasting from 10 days to 2 1/2 weeks. Orientation, assignment and debrief are all included.
SOAR Northeast: Based in St. Catharines, Ont. Students take their spring break to travel to locations in Canada and the US for outreach ministry.
SOAR Midwest: Based on the border of Texas and Mexico. Students take 2 weeks for outreach into Mexico.
SOAR Pacific: Based in Fresno, Calif. Students take 2 1/2 weeks for outreach in southern California, Nevada and Baja Mexico. Debrief is in Santa Barbara, Calif.
Family Quest: Families with young children will train alongside SOAR Pacific teams, in preparation for inner-city assignments in California and Nevada.
ACTION (Actively Claiming Territory in Our Nations):
A 3-week to 2-month program for college age participants, with assignments in North America and around the world. Orientation and debrief are included.
Winter ACTION: Participants take their winter break in January for a 3-week outreach starting in Texas and going into Mexico.
Summer ACTION: Participants take 2 months in the summer (June to August) for various assignments around the world involving church planting, evangelism, outreach, children's ministry, drama, mime, music, youth work and street ministry.
TREK:
A 9-month program for college and career age participants. Starts with a 2-month training time in Abbotsford, B.C., followed by assignments in North America and around the world.
Assignment Locations 1998
SOAR Northeast: Kentucky, Halifax, Buffalo, Montreal, Toronto
SOAR Easter: Tijuana, Mexico
SOAR Midwest: Reynosa, Mexico
SOAR Pacific: Fresno, Reno, Los Angeles, Tijuana, Baja Mexico
Winter ACTION: Mexico: Guadalajara, Leon, Mexico City
Summer ACTION: China, Colombia, Germany/Russia, Halifax, India, Jordan, US West Coast
TREK: Current assignments include Kansas, Peru, Thailand, Jordan, Toronto, North American Mobilization Team and Halifax. Potential assignments for 1998 include Brazil, Colombia, Jordan, Phoenix, Calgary and a North American Mobilization Team.
What's New
Family Quest: This is a partner ministry with SOAR Pacific. Families with young children are invited to participate in, and be trained for, inner-city ministry in California and Nevada. They will have biblical and creative training in puppetry, interactive stories and parental issues and be able to participate in carnivals, Vacation Bible School and other ministry activities. This is a great opportunity for families to join together in serving and learning about the faithfulness of God.
Regionalization of SOAR: In order to accommodate the growing numbers interested in this program, SOAR has become regionalized. We now have SOAR locations in the Northeast, Midwest and Pacific regions, as well as a special SOAR Easter, which targets Tijuana, Mexico over the spring break.
Volume Increases: YMI anticipates an increase of 300% in participation in 1998. Having served about 350 participants last year, we expect 900 in 1998.
Cooperation with Institutions: YMI is actively involved with Concord College, Columbia Bible College, Bethany Bible Institute, Tabor College, Fresno Pacific University, Eden High School and Mennonite Educational Institute. The schools assist in recruiting participants as well as in hosting and facilitating programs year round.
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