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Our very own Director, Ken Mulligan happens to be in America at the moment and on Sunday, May 18, he'd love to catch up with you! Ken will be connecting with our alumni and we are welcoming any families or interested students to come and join us to put a face to this place called Reef to Outback.   We'll be meeting at the 9am service at Christ Community Church (1819 Midtown Drive, Columbus, GA 31906) and then heading out to lunch at a nearby Mexican restaurant (lunch, byo).   We...more

YWAM Australia’s National Leaders Meeting starts tomorrow in Townsville. YWAMers from around the nation – and beyond – are descending on our centre for a week of connecting, developing, meeting, and refreshing.   As our leaders converge, vision will be cast and people will realize new dimensions of their destinies. These gatherings are always a significant time and this year is no different as we will hear messages from international leaders such as Loren...more

We are living in a global world – a world where the Gospel can go around the world and back in a matter of moments. With this new global world comes a new wave of missions – a wave where media and art can communicate far more than a set of words – and a generation of people bursting with talent.   At Reef to Outback we want to empower young people with the tools to tap into that creative talent and use it as an outlet to bring hope to people and fight...more

What would a Discipleship Training School in Australia be without the opportunity to see a kangaroo up close?   On the weekend we went to the Billabong Sanctuary where we not only got to see kangaroos, we got to pet them and feed them. Some even held a koala, a python… and a crocodile! It was a great Aussie adventure.     This week we have YWAM Australia’s National Director, Steve Aherne speaking to us on Wisdom and Relationships. Steve has...more

Last Friday was ANZAC Day. For those who don’t know, ANZAC is more than just a really good sort of biscuit (cookie). It stands for Australia New Zealand Army Corps and it’s a day to celebrate our soldiers.   Jared helping some of the elderly veterans     Here in Townsville, we host a parade and ceremony to honour those who have fought tremendous battles and we at Reef to Outback are called upon to help.   Phil networks with the locals...     That...more

We've been all over North Queensland so far, but this isn't your average road trip! The January 08 DTS is on outreach and they've had some great times telling people about Jesus. From Cairns to Gladstone doing everything from BBQs to sport days to Auslife seminars, these guys have been lavishing the love of Christ on people.   Outreach has only just begun with lots of exciting weeks still ahead so stay tuned!...more

Picture an average Australian girl – dark hair, fun-loving, social and smart. That is the picture of Fiona Saxby, raised in Mackay and living in Townsville as a full-time volunteer for the past 4 ½ years with Youth With a Mission Reef to Outback… and far from your average Australia girl. Saxby was recently chosen as one of eight Young Queensland Volunteers of the Year and will be honored tonight, the 22nd of April in Brisbane at the Queensland Young Volunteer...more

Youth Street Vanuatu has officially become a reality as of yesterday afternoon. Vanuatu is a Pacific Island Nation and around seventy kids come out and join dance, sport and arts and crafts teams. An outreach team from Reef to Outback's January DTS had a great time hanging out and building relationships with the youth and watching the Ni-Van (local Vanuatu people) YWAMers take leadership and help out. DTS student, Caitlin Jantzen reports: The sports team taught the...more

Here are some songs performed by some of our staff a couple of weeks ago at Youth Street Live. Enjoy! "That Song" "Andreya" "Coffee Song" "untitled" Click here to view our video archives. We would love to hear from you, click here to leave feedback. ...more

"Deeper" (that's the name of the camp I was just on) was incredible! We had a lot of fun and God really moved in pretty big ways.  Let me share a bit....We took 10 kids (6 boys & 4 girls), 4 staff, and one bronze medallion (an Aussie lifeguard) about five hours north into the Atherton tablelands which are mainly rolling green hills filled with dairy farms and reminding me a lot of Switzerland.  We stayed at a huge dairy farm in which a big section has been...more