With over 50% of the world’s population living in cities, we now have the first urban generation.
In less than 25 years over 5 billion people will live in cities, yet these remain some the least evangelized areas of the world. Today’s global youth culture is post-christian in its orientation and worldview. We need to see a generation of Christians who know God in a world of urban strugglers, value systems, and opportunities.

Katrina and I (Rodger) are teaming up with the ministry leaders from Dallas, Houston, Chicago, and New Orleans to host an Urban Discipleship Training school (UDTS) at the YWAM New Orleans campus this spring. The UDTS isn’t only for those who are from the city, but for those who have a heart like ours for the city, and a desire to understand the character of God in an increasingly urban world.

We both are incredibly excited for the opportunity to pioneer this urban missions training school with some of our heros in the faith. We will be moving to New Orleans March 13th to start preparing for the students who arrive on the 28th. We will be living at the YWAM campus in Algiers Point. Just one direct ferry ride from the French quarter and downtown.

01/29/2010 5:46 AM Update from Terry Snow
16 days since the earthquake! Has it been that long? Days run together with short nights and little sleep. First there was the numbing reality of the situation, almost like a nightmarish dream you couldn’t wake up from. I think I had a bit of denial of the reality that the earthquake really happened. Yet there was no escape from the shocking reality that it was true. The destruction and death was everywhere and reported death totals were grossly under estimated. The death totals are much higher than realized. For the people who ask me how I know this, my response is simple; “Where are all the people?” There were approximately 3 million people in PAP before the earthquake, 60 to 70% were left homeless, I ask again. Where are all those people now?

By the approach of the second week I was asked to serve on a committee for the organization of the refugees that were expected to flood into the city of St. Marc. We planned, we prepared but no one came. Again, where are all the people? Refugees are reported to be in big numbers in Cap Haitien, Gonaives, but in St. Marc, which is actually located closer to Port Au Prince than either of these two cities, we’ve had no massive wave of refugees. After a week of registering victims in St. Marc that are staying in homes and churches, we have located 3000. We are still registering refugees and feel there maybe as many as 4000 to 6000 currently in the city. With over 2.5 million people left homeless, where are all the people?

We are finding in PAP groupings of people in fields, streets, and city parks. They are lost; no shelter, no supplies, still trying to figure out what to do. Thank God it is the dry season. Left out in the elements during rainy season would only have led to more deaths! These victims don’t know where to go or how to get anywhere. Many are too fearful to enter their homes to retrieve precious goods, money, or legal documents due to the continued after shocks that are still felt, yes even today.

We have been scrambling to formulate plans and preparations to receive these victims that are left in PAP but with no leadership or structure, it has been difficult to accomplish a lot quickly. Yet, help is on the way! Some would be content to let the need go unanswered, but we feel a call to proclaim that this is the hour for change and we must respond! In St. Marc, YWAM has linked with the local administration, non- governmental organizations, private foundations, churches and the UN to ready the local schools as temporary housing for those who are still sleeping in parks and streets in PAP. Currently there is a ship scheduled to arrive Monday, Feb. 1st, at the St. Marc port. This shipment brings 43,000lbs of rice, a 40′ trailer of assorted food and equipment and two 20′ trailers to assist an orphanage with food and materials to make repairs. Currently, in St. Marc, churches are being funded to feed hundreds of people daily. A once gutted and retired hospital has been re-enforced and repaired and our first medical team aided the sick just this past week.

In PAP we have located land to develop temporary communities that we will be ministering in for many days to come until the city is rebuilt and they are back on their feet. Our YWAM medical teams are treating 300 plus a day in front of the National Palace. They are also strategizing on the lay out temporary communities and ways to further assist as they transfer from a crisis team to a relief team. By this weekend we will have
130 plus volunteers working in PAP, St. Marc, and Gonaives!

Right now we are assembling tents, 16×14ft., to be shipped in. We have 200 ordered and a team of people coming to set them up. Each tent will cost approximately $300 USD which includes shipping. The first batch of tents could arrive as early as Feb. 10th. We plan to house people in schools and churches until then. The plan is to ship another order of tents directly following this first order. We need your help to get these tents here as quickly as possible. The order was placed in faith as we know they are needed and God will hold back the rains for only so long. By giving to YWAM Haiti “Relief” you will be contributing to see these tents purchased, delivered, and set up to provide temporary shelter for one to two years!

Let us know today if you can help make this possible! Below is the information on where you could send your funds to see this effort advanced.

Taking the High Places!

Terry W. Snow
National Director
YWAM Haiti

If you would like to help you could send a US Dollar contribution payable to YWAM Haiti “Relief: and mail to;

YWAM Haiti
PO Box 236
Akron, PA 17501

01/19/2010 06:33 AM Update from Terry Snow
Yesterday our YWAM’ers in PAP came upon people seeking help and a four month old child was discovered pinned under a building. Our rescue team from YWAM sprang into action. After some time the child was removed from the rubble and rushed to a make shift hospital with a large cut on her head. Once there everyone tried to find a responsible person. After asking where the baby’s mother was, the people with them said she is still under the building. The YWAMers rushed back to hear people saying that she was under the building, dead. Our YWAMers began to dig to find her. To everyone’s surprise they found her ALIVE! She was extremely dehydrated and will need hospital care but it seems she will recover!

YWAM St. Marc Gym has become a make shift recovery ward for the overflowing hospital. Yesterday a Doctor asked one of our YWAMers “What are they going to do with all these orphans.” He claimed that none of the children at our center had known living parents and the orphanage caretaker is not in the country. “Would YWAM take these children?” he asked. One of our volunteers spoke with one young boy that was actually thought to be dead! He had already been placed in the morgue in a closed room with the dead. After placed there and the door closed, morgue workers heard a knocking on the closed door and was shocked to see that this young boy was still alive!

Strategies are forming on how to best cope and minister during this situation. It is very intense and difficult, but let us all pray for the children of Haiti.

I want to thank everyone for your giving and your prayers. They have been a source of strength and encouragement along with the presence of God with us.

Taking the High Places!

Terry W. Snow
National Director
YWAM Haiti

The greatest need at the moment is money. If you would like to help you could send a contribution payable to YWAM Haiti “Relief: and mail to;

YWAM Haiti
PO Box 236
Akron, PA 17501

If you would like to send fund through the internet you may give through this link; https://www.ywam.org/secure/donations/donate.asp?project=10

For more information of what God has done in Haiti I would like to invite you to read my book, “Taking the High Places” http://www.ywampublishing.com/p-1054-international-adventures-seriesbrtaking-the-high-places.aspx