Bells Overseas: YWAM Perth Serving

Photo cred: SBS (bottom of post)

"When a young person takes their own life, devastation can be a word to describe the aftermath for friends, family, and whole communities. In March of this year, the nation reeled at the news of the death of a 10 year old girl in the community of Looma, located 70 km south of Derby in the Kimberley. The ABC quoted Gerry Georgatos, part of a Federal Government taskforce providing crisis support to families affected by suicide: “It is tragic that a young child would be so trapped in a sense of hopelessness… it’s a tragedy that needs to be heard across the nation…” This incident is not an isolated event, with the Kimberley region, Western Australia, recording the highest suicide rate in the world....."

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www.ywamperth.org.au/articles/seeing-change

Incredibly grateful, in the light of this surge in statistics, that we serve a God that is able to lead the way.. and help us serve, honor, and love these communities.

Photos from the Kimberley region

SBS.com.au

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Matt and I have a heart to go there someday with one of the ministry teams that are already in consistent relationship with many of the communities in the Kimberley region. As a person who has lost a family member to suicide, and another to addiction..., and struggled with deep depression as a teen myself... the Kimberley youth are frequently in my prayers. Please remember these images, and not just the statistics.. Lets be praying together eh?