YWAM House - Haus Senis Bilong Wok Wantaim

Long Townsville, 261 bilong 1215 manmeri i nogat haus em ol yangpela i gat 12–24 krismas (Queensland Youth Housing Coalition Inc., 2021)*. Long bekim dispela nid, YWAM i opim haus bilong namel taim, we ol i serim, long Jun 2021. Kirap long dispela taim YWAM i givim wanpela seifpela, bel isi haus long planti yangpela meri i gat 17 i go 25 krismas, planti bilong ol i kam long Aboriginal na Torres Strait Islander lain, husat i insait long ol lokol yut haus na sapot program.

Wanem samting namel-taim haus i stap?

YWAM House i givim namel-taim haus bilong serim long ol yangpela meri i lusim laip bilong nogat haus, o i stap long risk bilong nogat haus, na i go long wanpela permanen haus.

YWAM House i ran long wanpela narakain liv-lan model. Sampela meri volantia bilong YWAM i stap wantaim ol yangpela meri i stap long risk, na dispela i givim trupela pilim bilong hom na bilong stap insait, na sans long kisim ol skil bilong stap long serim haus taim ol i wokim histori bilong rent. Ol i kamap strong long lukautim ol yet na lainim ol skil bilong laip we i redim ol long gutpela rent: toktok gut, stretim tok pait, ol rait na wok bilong ol, lukautim na klinim haus, mani na budget.

Husat inap insait long dispela program?

Long nau YWAM i kisim ol man i kam long ol lokol yut sapot sevis mipela i wok wantaim ol tasol:

Sapos oganaisesen bilong yu i laik lukim rot bilong wok wantaim YWAM House, plis kontakim mipela.

Long tok bilong ol yet

Laip i bin hatpela tru na mi bin pait wantaim planti samting olsem drak na hevi long tingting bilong mi. Mi no gat wanpela seifpela ples bilong stap. Mi harim long YWAM long QYS na mi pilim pret bikpela paslain long mi kam insait, tasol mi traim, long wanem em i gutpela moa long stap nating long rot. Olgeta man [long Haus] i gat rispek na gutpela bel na mipela i gat fridom long mekim sampela samting olsem go ausait na stap olsem mipela yet.

Wanpela meri, 19 krismas

Mi bin stap long haus bilong smolmama bilong mi tasol i nogat rum, olsem na mi go long wanpela ples bilong ol man i nogat haus inap tupela mun, na bihain ol i putim mi long Queensland Youth Services na ol i salim mi i go long YWAM. YWAM Haus i mekim mi pilim olsem mi stap long haus bilong mi yet na em i mekim mi kamap strong long mi yet. Mi laik wok long stap gut wantaim ol arapela manmeri. Yes, ol i mekim mi amamas, long wanem sampela taim mi stap long tudak ples bilong mi na mi go stap wantaim ol… olsem mi save olsem mi gat wanpela ples bilong go long en we i mekim mi pilim olsem mi stap long haus bilong mi.

Wanpela meri, 18 krismas

*Young people experiencing homelessness facts & figures: Young people in Townsville Region. (n.d.). Retrieved September 11, 2023, from qyhc.org.au.