Last Friday (June 16th), Loren had had a very full day and was quite tired. He was scheduled to Zoom in the evening at 8:00 pm to the Go Persia Conference, made up of YWAMers in three of the "stans". He said to me, "I'm not sure I will have the strength to do a full two hours, Dar."

Thank you again for the outpouring of love, support and PRAYER that Loren and I are experiencing in this “going home” season of his journey. He was sharing with some people just the other night how he was in excruciating pain last November when this cancer was first diagnosed…

As you are probably aware, Loren was recently diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer. However, by the grace of God, he is committed to “finish well”…

Soon after getting his stage 4 cancer diagnosis, YWAM founder Loren Cunningham took time in March to be filmed as he shared a message for future generations…

Loren himself grew up in a family that was poor, but one rich in good works. He was born June 30, 1935, in Taft, California…

Send your greetings and share a memory here or on social with: #happy85loren

Darlene Cunningham shares in an interview on their early experiences with YWAM in Hawaii

“YWAM is what it is today because of God’s great faithfulness,” Darlene Cunningham says, “not because of any brilliance on our part.”

Karen’s mom and dad are Loren & Darlene Cunningham, founders of Youth With A Mission – but as a daughter, Karen has her own personal call to ministry.

YWAM founder Loren Cunningham recounted this life threatening story that none of us had ever heard before about when he was 6 years old out in a town near San Diego… He and his older sister and parents were out preaching in the center of town. All the sidewalks in that part of town were covered by brick porticos because of the heat. People would walk under the porticos from shop to shop around the downtown. Suddenly Loren’s mom, Jewell Cunningham said, “Dad – we have to go now. God said we have to go now!”

It all started when Loren was a 20-year-old Bible college student. He was in the Bahamas on a singing tour. As Loren spent time in prayer, he was leaning back in his bed when he got a “mental movie.” He “saw” waves on a map. These waves then turned into young people going into every continent and sharing the Gospel.