A Birth Attendants team from YWAM Perth

A Birth Attendant School team from YWAM Perth served in local hospitals, joined worship and prayer nights and shared the everyday life of the YWAM Lusaka base.

The YWAM Perth Birth Attendants team gathered outdoors in Lusaka

We were blessed to host a team from the Birth Attendant School (B.A.S.) at YWAM Perth, Australia. They came to Zambia with training shaped around mothers, babies and healthy communities, and their main place of service was in local hospitals. There they entered the daily reality of health care, learning from those already serving and offering practical help with humility and compassion.

Serving where care is most needed

Hospital ministry placed the team close to families during important and vulnerable moments. Their role was not simply to complete tasks, but to notice people, work alongside local staff and bring encouragement into busy care environments. The outreach reflected the holistic gospel we value at YWAM Lusaka: caring for physical needs while treating every person with dignity and the love of Christ.

The Birth Attendant School team from YWAM Perth sitting together outdoors at the YWAM Lusaka base
A member of the Birth Attendant School team listening during a conversation at the base

Worship, prayer and life at the base

During their stay, the Birth Attendants team joined worship and prayer nights and interacted with staff, students and guests at the YWAM Lusaka base. Those shared moments mattered. Outreach is shaped not only in hospitals and organised programmes, but also around meals, in prayer and through the conversations that grow when people from different nations live and serve together.

Two members of the Birth Attendant School team laughing together at the base
A member of the Birth Attendant School team laughing during time together at the base
A member of the Birth Attendant School team from YWAM Perth during time together at the YWAM Lusaka base
Time together at the base: the Birth Attendant School team shared the everyday life of YWAM Lusaka alongside their service.

We are grateful for the breadth of their contribution: skilled service in health settings and a willingness to participate fully in the spiritual and community life of the base. Their visit showed how specialised training can serve a much wider story of mission.

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