May 15, 2018 we arrived in Trentino with our young family to pioneer a new YWAM base in Northern Italy. We left The Netherlands the day after our youngest had turned 2, in order to get settled in a new country for years to come.

Earlier than expected we started our first DTS in January of 2020. Who would have thought that just a few weeks later Northern Italy would be known as the epicentre of COVID / Corona for all of Europe. Our pioneering team was dispersed because of it, and it felt like we had to start from scratch once again.

By the time we were celebrating our 5th anniversary in the summer of 2023 our team had grown to be 25 full-timers and we were starting to pray and strategize about multiplication. As most of you will know that celebration also was the first time God started to nudge us personally towards a big change, which has lead us to move to The Netherlands in the summer of 2024.

Words fall short to tell you how proud we are of this team that is continuing to grow, expand and multiply. When we first heard rumours of a new team being launched by YWAM Trentino to pioneer a new base in Italy, and then the vision for Mission Experience, we realized: this is what YWAM Trentino was made for! The team and its new leaders are continuing to step out in faith, expecting God to move as we respond to His calling with obedience.

Would you continue to keep the team in your prayers, and consider to support wherever and whenever you can? And don’t forget to visit once in a while – we’ll run into each other there probably rather sooner than later.
With much love and appreciation for this YWAM Trentino,

—Reinier.