July 2020 Update - From Lockdown to a New Normal

Emily Mintz
Jul 10, 2020
2 min read

Watch the video for a quick update on the last 6 months!

- Video Highlights -

The January Discipleship Training School (Backpack Europe DTS) graduated, even though their outreach phase was interrupted by the Lockdown. They were still able to do some short missions trips locally around France!

The July DTS's "Backpack Unreached DTS" & "Music DTS" have begun! We have 14 students who have joined us from nations all over the world for 3 months of discipleship and the 3 months of outreach!

We're sending more outreach teams on short term trips this August to countries like Ireland, Serbia, Bosnia, Italy, and more! Please being praying for them.

I'm still leading the Media Ministry here and managing all our promotions and communications as a YWAM base. I love being able to use photography, videography, and writing to serve with God's doing in missions!

I will be helping with the Medical DTS this October! This means I'll be walking alongside the students that come, discipling them, sitting in on the biblical lectures, and helping equip them with basic medical training they can take on their outreach.

- Medical Update -

As many of you know, I was diagnosed in January with mild scoliosis, meaning that there's a curve in my spine that has been putting more strain on my lumber (lower back) and has put my hips out of alignment. One of the discs between my vertebrae (these act like cushions in the spine for movement) has been worn down to basically nothing.

I've been going to Physical Therapy over the last 5 months, which has helped get the pain down to a more mild spot, but the doctor wants to get an MRI to see if there's deeper things going on. So please be praying with me for healing and that we can find the root cause of the pain!

Help Support Me:

- In Prayer & Finances -

All of this is volunteer work!

No one on our base gets paid.

We pay to be here and help because we fully believe in the impact this place is having on youth, Paris, and the nations.

Please pray and see if you would like to support me in this ministry here.

Thank you!

Things I'm Trusting for:

1. Healing & Wisdom for my back pain

2. A new Camera (costs range around $2,000)

3. Monthly Partners - to help cover my daily expenses and ministry, I'm inviting people to join my team and partner with me monthly financially. Please pray about joining my team and funding my ministry here in YWAM.

4. More Photoshoots - if you know any friends or family traveling to Europe, please refer me to anyone and everyone!

My Photography Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emilymintzphoto/

My Photography Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/emilymintzphoto/

If you could help me in ANY of these areas,I would be SO thankful!

Love you all!

Thanks to everyone for all the support and prayer!

I couldn't do this without YOU!