ORDINARY PEOPLE, WITH AN EXTRORDINARY GOD!!! 

Throughout history, God delights to use simple things to confound the wise and accomplish His purposes.  YWAM Latvia is one of these simple things….we are simple people who believe that with GOD, amazing things can take place.  YWAM Latvia is not an organization, but a movement…people who know God and want to make HIM known, in every way possible including creative ways of reaching out to the lost…..training opportunities in the areas of being a disciple, studying the Bible, principles of counseling…mercy ministry to poor, needy, addicted, prisoners, special needs and depressed.  Our goal is to be a catalyst towards seeing the Kingdom of God come to reach individuals and impact society, in Latvia and outward to the nations of the world. 

History of YWAM Latvia

In the late 1980's, YWAM teams came to Latvia, which was still a part of the Soviet Union. In 1990 and 1991, the first Discipleship Training Schools took place on a part-time schedule. Maris and Judite Dzelzs, native Latvians, helped organize these first DTS's and were invited to YWAM Salem and Slavic Ministries in Oregon for further training in 1992. In 1993, a small team led by Maris returned to begin YWAM.

Some years before, under the direction (and humor) of God, Maris had traded his Russian car for a building in a small town named Valdemarpils. In 1995 it became YWAM Latvia's first permanent facility.

YWAM Latvia presently has 3 teams in the nation:   a training and outreach center in VALDEMARPILS, a team ministering to children and youth in the city of LIEPAJA, and a team pioneering ministries impacting the spheres of society in the capital city of RIGA.  Check out our websites to find out more what is happening in each of these locations and how YOU can be involved.

YWAM International

YWAM Latvia is a part of YWAM International.