We listen before we lead
We don’t rush ahead—we listen, discern, and move with God. Decisions are shaped in prayer, and leadership flows from hearing His voice together.
About YWAM Lima
YWAM Lima is a bilingual Christian discipleship community in Lima, Peru—being formed around knowing God, living in real community, and making Jesus visible alongside local churches.
We are part of the global Youth With A Mission (YWAM) movement, serving in more than 180 nations. In Lima, we are in a pioneering season—listening, learning, and laying foundations for a long-term discipleship community in Peru.
We believe many people know about God, but have never been truly discipled. Because of this, we are not primarily building programs—we are building a community where life with God is lived, shared, and multiplied.
Our desire is to see people know God deeply, live in real and committed relationships, and become a visible expression of Jesus in Lima and beyond.
Our heart
At the center of everything we do is a simple calling: to know God and to make Him known.
This is more than a slogan for us. It is the heart behind our discipleship, our community life, and the way we hope to serve in Lima.
We long to see lives transformed by God’s presence—not just informed by knowledge. Discipleship, for us, is relational, joyful, and rooted in identity, where people learn to hear God, walk with Him, and reflect His life to others.
To know God and to make Him known.
What we do
We are building toward a training community where people are discipled, formed, and sent.
A central expression of this vision is the Discipleship Training School (DTS), YWAM’s foundational discipleship experience. DTS provides a framework—but our focus is formation, not just structure.
More than a structure, DTS is about formation. It helps students grow in knowing God, understanding His Word and His world, living in community, and stepping into mission with humility and faith.
In this season, we are serving alongside local churches, building relationships across the city, and discerning how to establish a community where discipleship is lived out daily—not just taught.
Explore DTS in Lima
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What shapes our community
These are some of the convictions shaping the kind of discipleship community we are building in Lima.
We choose covenant over convenience
We stay when it would be easier to move on. Relationships are built through time, trust, and presence—not convenience.
We make Jesus visible
Our lives, relationships, and spaces should point clearly to Jesus. What we build should reflect Him, not ourselves.
We grow whole, not just busy
We don’t want to build a community defined by busyness, but by rhythms that lead to life, rest, and growth over time.
We go because He came
We form people who know God and go where He sends—across Lima, Peru, and beyond.
Why Lima
Lima is a city of influence, diversity, and deep spiritual hunger. We believe God is inviting a discipleship community here that serves the city, strengthens the church, and sends people to the nations.
A city of influence
Lima gathers people, ideas, and opportunities from across Peru and beyond.
A place of real need
There is deep spiritual hunger, but many have never been discipled or invited into a real relationship with God.
A place for sending
We believe Lima can become a place where disciples are formed and sent to Peru and the nations.
Our season
We are not rushing. We are building slowly and relationally, with a desire to lay healthy foundations that last.
This is a season of prayer, language learning, relationship building, and local partnership. We want to take time to build with humility, trust, and alignment with what God is already doing in Lima.
Our aim is not simply to start programs, but to cultivate a community where people are formed in God’s presence and sent over time.
Unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labor in vain. — Psalm 127:1 (NIV)
Our story
This vision has grown over time through serving in Peru, leading and staffing DTSs in Latin America, and learning to follow God’s leading step by step.
If you would like to read more about how God led us here, the journey behind this vision, and some of the people and places that shaped it, you can explore our story in full.
Start the conversation
Whether you are exploring a DTS, sensing a call to missions, or simply curious about what God is doing in Lima, we would love to hear from you.
You do not need to have everything figured out. We would be glad to hear your story, answer questions, and help you discern a wise next step.