The street children come from the ever-increasing slums or favelas found in major city's and towns.  They are driven from their homes by extreme poverty, abuse and rejection.

* PHOTO: M.OVERTON - 1996

They lose contact with their families and join with other street children into a life of begging, child prostitution and crime.  They quickly become accustomed to the freedom and lack of responsibility and soon find themselves in bondage to life on the streets, where many simply die or disappear.

They often sniff glue or paint thinner to get high in order to escape the reality of their lives.  A huge percentage of these kids die before they reach the age of eighteen because of violent fights with other kids, drugs, accidents and sickness.

You can get involved with YWAM Recife in a number of ways. Become a volunteer, participate in an outreach or a short term course, become a supporter, or complete our initial training course (DTS) and join us as one of our staff as a missionary.

Please contact us to find out more.  We’ll look at your current professional or ministerial profile and help you make the choice that is right for you.  Email  contato@jocumrecife.org.br

That's us in the photo.  We've all got one thing in common.  We love kids and we want to know God better and make Him known.  We don't all work on the streets though.  Most of us serve in several different areas at a time, working together towards a common goal.

On the base we sometimes have more than a hundred co-workers.  That means there's a hundred mouths to feed, a large office to run, a pool to clean, some kids that need parenting, training schools to organize, people to disciple etc etc.  We all play a part.

You could be involved in any or several of the following:

Hope House for boys,  Hospitality,  Maintenance,  Street Teams,  Sarah's House for girls,  Accounting,  Administration,  Christian Heritage School,  Communications Department,  School Staff either DTS,  SOE,  Children at Risk,  Counseling School,  Show De Bola Soccer School,  Project 'To Love',  Worship Teams, Kings Kids. and more!

Please consider adopting us as your project either as an individual sponsor or a church.  Help us help the children.

This may seem wild but we've had churches actually build empathy with what God is doing here by sleeping in the streets in cardboard boxes.  A magazine found out about it and covered the story.  And God literally opened the floodgates so we were able to start building the school block.  Another church held a talent quest and we were able to build the first school classrooms.

What we've learned over the years is that if you want to work with children you will be spending about 30 per cent of your time fundraising.  The kids have to be fed, clothed, schooled etc.   So we are really grateful for your help, thank you.  And the kids will blessed.

Training is one of three areas of ministry that are linked to everything that YWAM does.  Our training programs aim to equip Christians to better serve others in a wide variety of fields and in cross-cultural situations.

Training is how we multiply this work with children, into other parts of the world.

Please note this is a guide only.  For all school dates and courses please refer to the Jocum Recife site which is here:

http://www.jocumrecife.org.br/en/training

The DTS (Disciple Training School) is the pre-requisite if you want to serve as a YWAM staff member or enrol in other University of the Nations courses.

For the most part, YWAM courses include an intensive lecture phase where students will focus on a variety of subjects relevant to the particular course they are taking.

The lecture phase combines theoretical learning with practical application.  It is often followed by a practical phase where students will put into practice what they have learned.  Each school can last from three to nine months depending on the focus.