{"id":486,"date":"2019-11-20T14:52:07","date_gmt":"2019-11-20T14:52:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ywamdtsreframe.com\/?p=486"},"modified":"2019-12-05T14:27:26","modified_gmt":"2019-12-05T14:27:26","slug":"the-singapore-covenant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ywamdtsreframe.com\/ja\/the-curriculum\/appendix\/the-singapore-covenant\/","title":{"rendered":"The Singapore Covenant"},"content":{"rendered":"

2014 Singapore Covenant Renewal<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

From August 27 to September 3, 2014, nearly 400 YWAMers gathered in Singapore as a family from 65 plus nations. Because God has acted in our midst, we want to respond to him and therefore<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TOGETHER WE SAY:
Jesus, we declare our longing to walk intentionally and continuously in your presence<\/strong> \u2013 both individually and corporately. Father, we affirm that you are our greatest good. Like Moses we will go wherever you want to lead us as long as you, Holy Spirit, personally go with us, for it is your presence that we most cherish (Ex 33:15-16). As we do your bidding, we commit to do your work your way and never take your presence for granted. We will guard ourselves against inappropriate familiarity with your presence, for we do not want to touch the ark like Uzzah (2 Sa 6:1-8). Rather we want to walk in the fear of the Lord. We want more than a brief, passing visitation from you, God, therefore we invite you to always dwell in our midst.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Father, we celebrate the identity you have given us as a multi-cultural and multi-generational global family.<\/strong> We recognize that YWAM exists because you have graciously spoken to us and included us in your purposes. Our family story began when you met with Loren in the Bahamas in June 1956 and has continued to this very day. We acknowledge and affirm that because of your initiative, the vision of the waves has destiny-defining, covenantal implications for us. We remember the testimony of this encounter. Loren said, \u201cSuddenly I was looking at a map of the world, only the map was alive and moving! I could see all the continents, and waves were crashing onto their shores. Each wave went onto a continent, then receded, then came up further until it covered the continent completely. The waves become young people\u2013kids my age and even younger\u2013covering all the continents of the globe. They were talking to people on street corners and outside bars. They were going from house to house and preaching the Gospel. They came from everywhere and went everywhere, caring for people. Then just as suddenly as it had come the scene was gone.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We note that there are two key elements <\/strong>to this covenantal vision:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First of all, it was about youth, <\/strong>something unheard of in missions practice at that time. Therefore we recommit ourselves afresh to champion young people and to do all that we can to deregulate missions, so that all may be included in God\u2019s kingdom purposes. We affirm our unqualified commitment to obey you, God, as you lead us to birth fresh, entrepreneurial initiatives in the Spirit in order to accomplish Great Commission goals. We will eagerly pioneer new things in new ways and encourage others to do the same as we listen to you, obey you and co-create with you those transformational activities which minister to the needs of the least, the last and the lost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Secondly, it was about waves. <\/strong>It is about recurring and ever-expanding waves, each one building on that which had gone before. These waves came from every continent and went to every continent. All were involved; all were impacted. Therefore we commit ourselves to the alls and everys of the Great Commission. We commit ourselves to go where we are not, including all people, using every God-inspired strategy to reach each and every person on earth with the proclamation, God, of your truth and the demonstration of your love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n