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!

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…

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