foundations in community development

testimonies

"This community development course has changed my life. Because I am changed, I believe God has and will continue to weave my own story in with community development..." - Kia, Hawaii, USA

"For the first time I have an understanding of what community development really is ....that God is the Principal Community Developer and loves to see all communities developed to their full potential...." - Stella M., YWAM Uganda

"The FCD turned my understanding of Christian ministry right side-up....It is a school that every person seriously considering missions should do." - Mac Carpenter, USA / India

"You can't help but see and interact with the world.....differently after the FCD course....you get a a sense of how big God's heart is and how much He loves you and your neighbor in a truly complete way..." - Bentley Grigg, British Columbia, Canada

"After 10 months in an African city, I realized I had more questions than answers. This school helped me ask the right questions and gave me an excellent foundation for mobilizing the churches to be change agents in their society." - YWAM Mercy Ministries Team Leader

"If I had understood what this school was really about, I would not have come, BUT I am glad I didn't know as it is exactly what I needed." - Former Corporate Executive

"I wish I'd been to this school years ago... we could have avoided so many mistakes." - YWAM R & D director

"I really didn't know what to say when asked what was expected of the FCD....when first arriving. [When asked now] what this school has done for me....it has changed my life...... The Lord has revolutionized my definition of missions and has given me a glimpse of how He desires to use me as His tool to help bring forth the dreams He dreams over people's lives......I've learned ....that I am not going overseas to solve other [people's] problems, but to help them recognize their identity as people immensely loved and as people God desires to know and set free into the destiny He longs to give them, not only after this life, but during this life as well." - Testimony of a student now serving with her husband in a restricted access nation

What others are saying

"The FCD will provide you with an integrated set of tools with which to begin ministry." Darrow Miller, - vice-president of Staff Development, Food for the Hungary, - author of Discipling the Nations

"The FCD was originally developed to give those working in the field the tools they need to work long-term. The results have proven this! We continue to see individuals and communities transformed and the Kingdom of God extended." - Christine Colby - International Director, Community Development Centre, University of the Nations

"I don't know of any other program that is so encompassing in its depth and broad scope that prepares the students to truly impact this generation with durable change." - Founder & President of a Mercy Ministries organization