“Loren had an enduring passion for the Great Commission. He understood that fulfilling it requires the Bible to be in the language people understand best. That has changed the landscape of the Bible translation cause in the world today…”

“Early this morning, another spiritual giant, Loren Cunningham, founder of YWAM -Youth With A Mission passed into glory. I'll write later about my dear, compassionate friend, coworker, Great Commission visionary & inspiration to millions…”

“A hero in our generation has just passed into eternity… The impact he made on my life, my family & my generation will never be forgotten…”

“His faithful, humble leadership impacted literally millions of lives, including my own - in more ways than I can possibly say…”

“My friend Loren Cunningham, founder of Youth With A Mission, worked as hard to fulfill the Great Commission as anyone I've ever known…”

Kids at YWAM Hong Kong released this hilarious and beautiful tribute a few years back…

“And as I got to meet and then interact with Loren Cunningham through the years I started to understand that the values that were so attractive to me as a youth were embodied in this elder statesmen…”

“His life and ministry operated around a strong confidence that God’s Spirit was actively engaged in the world. He made it possible for thousands upon thousands of young people to grow in faith and in the sharing of their faith…”

As I think of my friend Loren there are so many things that come to mind in how his life and ministry has impacted me personally…

As God: Father, Son and Spirit welcome him into their immediate presence, we rejoice for him and we grieve for us. Our founder has graduated…

Everything about Loren’s life bore witness to his unconditional surrender to the lordship of Jesus. From his earliest days, he had an unwavering commitment to do everything the Holy Spirit called him to do—to spread the good news about Jesus, Saviour of the world, to every person on earth…

“I have personally been so impacted by this man’s life. I love him so much and will miss him deeply.”

“While Loren's reputation as a revered and renowned mission leader preceded him, I was deeply impressed by his unassuming nature, his ability to connect on a personal level…”

Pope Francis sends his condolences on Loren’s passing…

“We will miss him, but the work is not finished. I pray there will be an army of young people to pick up where he left off. Even in our last visit a few months ago, Loren had his eyes fixed on Jesus…”

Loren Cunningham's passing was marked Friday Oct 6, 2023 with a lowering of the flags of the nations and placing of flower leis in the Hawaiian tradition.

"From 1960 on, Loren Cunningham called youth to travel the world as missionaries, telling everyone everywhere of Jesus…

Do you have a photo of yourself with Loren? We’d love to share it with others here. Feel free to click and upload 1 or 2 nice shots.

On May 27th 2013, Youth With A Mission (YWAM) founder Loren Cunningham passed the 3 million miles mark with United Airlines the same way he travelled the vast majority of those miles… sitting in an economy seat.

What a joy and faith filled celebration it was at Youth With A Mission Kona, Hawaii for YWAM Founder Loren Cunningham’s 88th birthday. Even with little advanced notice, friends and family gathered from near and far to enjoy the laughter, faith building stories and cake!