Plase check out “Our Funding Goal” for an updated status of our fund raising. We are getting a little closer to Half way : )
To see the page CLICK HERE
Thanks for your prayers as we keep up the fund raising!
Blessings to you all!
The Davies
Here it is Finally! The commercial that they shot while they were in Colombia! It was while we were in a store like Target when a woman approached us and said that she thought the kids were cute and that they should come to her agency to try out for some commercials, etc… We went, tried out and a few days later we were in the studio filming! What a great time!
So, enjoy the show!
We recorded this video on the side of the road as we drove back to Denver from Westcliff, Colorado where we spoke to a group of 35 College age students about Leadership, Authority and Submission. The students are in three teams and have headed to France, Germany, Serbia, Romania and Chezch republic.
Please pray for our upcoming teaching weeks. Maritza will teach the School of Biblical Foundations and I will be teaching the Discipleship Training School. Pray for God to speak to us clearly regarding his heart for the students we’ll be with.
Thanks a lot!!!
Mark
Hello once again from Denver!
I see that we have had some new visitors over the last few weeks… (Yes I use a free program called Google Analytics… 
Anyway, Welcome to our site! I hope the information you find here helps you get a glimpse into what we do in Youth With a Mission.
This week has been very busy for us. We have been working hard on our support raising campaign and really working hard at the base.
I, Mark, am working on a few different pastoral things at the base and also prepping everything for the next Phase II School Of Ministry Development. (Reading Applications, Communicating with new students and Setting up the 3 month long curriculum)
Maritza has also been leading our staff ministry team, doing graphic design projects for the base’s advertising needs and taking on a new role as the speaker coordinator for all of our 14 training programs and their individual speakers and teachers (about 50 different teachers).
We are about 5 weeks into this summer quarter (in our lives, we measure everything by quarters). It has certainly provided a lot of challenge so far!
Please pray for us as we:
+ Raise support
+ Raise our awesome kids : )
+ Step into new roles of leadership at the base
Thank You so much!!!!
With love, from Denver
Mark & Maritza and the Kiddies
PS. Another Request would be for Myself and Maritza as we teach. Maritza is going to teach in our School of Biblical Foundations on The “Wisdom” books. (Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes and Song of Solomon) and I am going to teach the Discipleship Training School for a week on The Fear of the Lord and Discipleship.
Thanks!
This is the latest video cast that I got to host. It’s been fun doing this : ) I hope you enjoy them too! In this update, we have some video that was sent in by the Around the World team. They sent it over to us from Uganda!
Please feel free to leave comments and let us know what you think : )
Here We are with another Video Cast from YWAM Denver. Within, you will see some video, fresh from our team in Chile. Please take a look and Enjoy! : )
Last week I (Mark) got to host our weekly “Videocast”. Please take a look!
Also, Maritza and I have been commissioned to be on an “executive leadership team”. Basically, the team is made up of three couples and we have been given the responsibility of administering the base when Peter and Linda (The Base founders) aren’t here. They have a lot of international responsibility and are away traveling about 45% of the time. Please pray that God would give us great wisdom as we step up into this new role at the base.
Thanks again for your prayers for us. We can’t do this without you!
As far as prayer goes, we have a few things.
1. Maritza and Samuel have been sick with random little illnesses for the past few months and we’re getting really tired of it dragging them down.
2. We need to raise approximately $2500 per month in support for us to be able to continue in Ministry. We have launched our fundraiser and we’ll be working on it all summer. So specifically, you could pray that God would provide 50 new supporters at $50 per month. Thats our goal.
3. We’re in the process of getting Tirzah and Samuel to sleep through the night. They were doing good until about a month ago. Please pray for that, so e can all sleep well : ) and have energy for the day.
4. Maritza and I are now carrying more responsibility here at the Youth With A Mission base than ever before. Please pray for Grace and wisdom to lead well. (We are part of the eldership/leadership team that leads the base)
Thanks so much!!!
What a busy season we just went through! WOW. On Friday we graduated the 14 students from the School of Ministry Development. It my first time (Mark) leading the 3 month long program. I really, really enjoyed it! The best part was seeing the guys come in ready to learn, grow and be challenged in their thinking. We touched on topics like, Biblical counseling, Spiritual authority, Worldview, Personal giftings and many others! 10 of the graduated will join full time ministry and some have already done so! So exciting!
Last quarter, Maritza was heading up the “Communications” Department. She was in charge of launching a new site and keeping all the projects moving. She did a great job and enjoyed the challenge of doing something like that. She will continue to work full time this summer as our “Speaker coordinator”. She is responsible for taking care of all of the communication with the 80+ speakers that will teach on our campus over the next 9 months. (Big job!)
The Kids are doing very well. The boys are almost 2 and Tirzah (6mo) is cruising right along behind them! We have them here with us at work everyday. While we work, they are cared for by a few staff. The boys enjoy long days of playing and adventures!
Truly we are in a great season of our lives! Tiring, yes, but great all the same!
Anyway, until next time!
Thanks for Reading!
Mark
PS. please be looking for our upcoming support raising campaign! We have the ambition to start 50 new sponsorships @ $50 per month. Please keep that in your prayers. Thanks!
We have been working hard running the School of Ministry Development… We started on April 5th and we’ve seen 10 great weeks of teaching, friendship and growth. The school is focused on helping Believers get equipped for a long life in ministry. This is my first time leading and and to honest, I am enjoying it a lot more than I thought I would! So I am thankful for that! Maritza is away right now at a woman’s retreat. I’m home with Seth and Samuel… I hope this note finds all of you very well! Please keep us in your prayers as we move on with the next two weeks before greaduating the students.
Much love,
M&M
We recently sat down and thought about all of the people we have touched and the places we have been over the past ten years…
We’re at our mountain campus enjoying some time with all ofthe other staff couples! 14 couples in all!!
We are Back online. I accidentally Broke our website a few weeks ago and was in a bind about how to fix it… Looks good for now though! We’ll post an update soon!
A few days ago Seth, Samuel and I went to the park near our house. Finally it’s warm enough to go outside and stay out for longer than 10 minutes : ) I have to say, living in a third floor condo with no real outdoor space gets a little crazy with two little explorers! It some times feels like they might wear holes into the wood floor from walking back and fourth so much!
Anyway, here are some photos from our time outside! I tried to take some good ones… although, it’s not always easy when the boys are going in separate directions all the time… It’s always the question of, Who should I go after first? Who is in the worst immediate danger?? then it’s off running, grab one, then chase down the other! It’s great exercise.
Credits:
Against All Hope is a short documentary about Karen refugees and internally displaced people in Burma.
Duration:20:58
Flim by: Youth With A Mission Denver & Art and Justice League
Directed & Produced by: Anthony Lee
Camera Operator & Sound: Ben Drake
Camera Operator & Interviewer: Maria Martinez
Director of Photography: Kara Orendorf
Sound & Assistant Editor: Matt Raj
Executive Producer & Camera Operator: Jonah Pyhala
Assistant Camera Crew: Ted Davis, Brent Manke
Music by: Andrea Ball, Neah Lee, Moby
Photos by: KHRG (Karen Human Right Group)
Links:
khrg.org/
globalrefuge.org/
myspace.com/ballandrea
neahleemusic.com/
Please take a look at the upcoming Spring 2010 Schools starting April 5th at YWAM Denver
Here’s another awesome video to watch if you have 8 minutes to spare : )
I’ll be using this video in my upcoming teaching about the Fear of the Lord.
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Yes, another fun day with Grandma and the aunts and uncle in the house!
Happy anniversary Maritza! The past 3 years have gone by sooo fast! Thanks for making them awesome!
