“Heidebeek” is one of approximately 800 centers that the international and interdenominational missions movement Youth With A Mission (YWAM) has in around 145 countries.
Heidebeek exists to mobilize and train especially young people for the Great Commission (Matthew 28:19). With the students of the schools, the participants in many and varied activities, and the 90 staff here, there is a buzz of activity and life.
The spectrum of the work is quite broad. There are schools and courses for three months or longer, schools like the Discipleship Training School (DTS), the School of Worship (SOW), and the School of Biblical Studies (SBS). There are also many short-term courses, missions trips, evangelistic outreaches and youth weekends organized. Apart from that, Heidebeek coordinates missions projects in the world, and gives oversight and leading to missionaries that are working in foreign countries.
Heidebeek was bought by YWAM in 1973, and has served right from the beginning as a center for discipleship and missions. In the beginning it was connected with the evangelism work of YWAM Amsterdam.
Since 1977 DTS’s have been held at Heidebeek. Since then more than 2000 people have been trained in this school. Students come from all over the world and go again into the entire world. Some go to work amongst unreached people in what sometimes can be difficult situations. Next to Heidebeek, YWAM has a number of centers in Holland: in Arnhem, Amsterdam, Assen, Ede and Hoornaar. As a base we have a specific focus on a few regions and people groups, these are Island, Poland, Brazil, India, South Africa, China/ Hong Kong and Thailand.
Heidebeek is situated between two villages, Epe and Heerde, in a beautiful part of the forest region. From the various Heidebeek properties, you can walk straight into the forest or heather fields. An ideal place to be able to seek God in peace and make important life decisions!