Neighborhoods,

Nations
& the Next Generation





“What is the city
but the people?” 
William Shakespeare 

View of Pittsburgh from the West End Overlook

Since YWAM Pittsburgh was founded in 2001, we have seen God do many incredible things. We can share story after story of how God has brought thousands to himself. Stories of the man in Africa who was blind and now can see, or the woman in Peru who was lame and now walks. From Israel to Fiji, Mongolia to Liberia its been humbling to see him provide for each group with the words to say, the locals to work alongside and the money to get there. The sights have been amazing to see ...we've been to the Taj Mahal, Christ the Redeemer, The Great Wall, and Machu Pichu just to name a few. However, the sights, food, and all the souvenirs aren't really why we go. We go because these distant lands hold the ultimate creation... people.

Over the past year God has been calling us to move into the city limits of Pittsburgh. For years we have been so blessed to be in a beautiful, serene environment in Belle Vernon that easily makes prayer and worship inspiring. However, we were challenged to not just go on outreach but to live on outreach in our city. So, a small team moved into the west-end of the city in March. We rehabbed a house that had seen better days with hopes that it would be a foretelling of a spiritual rebirth of many of our neighbors and city dwellers. In just a few months God has already been providing opportunities for us to engage with people and represent Christ. No one would accuse the west-end of Pittsburgh of being picturesque ….as one lady from a Suburban church put it, “I've never been over there but I've heard of it on the news.” However, God shows us the beauty everyday in the redeemable heart of a fatherless child, lonely addict, and lost socialite. He is rebuilding our city heart by heart. We are so excited to be a part of it.


Doug Tunney
YWAM Pittsburgh
Base Director


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all photos copyright by Sophia R. Haynes