--- title: Blog | Mona description: Explore stories, ideas, and practical resources to help you follow Jesus, engage in missions, and live out your missional calling. --- [Skip to the main content.](https://www.ywamnuremberg.com/blog/author/mona#main-content) [![YNB. Logo](https://www.ywamnuremberg.com/hs-fs/hubfs/YNB.%20WhiteFullLogoFinalized.png?width=6000&height=1956&name=YNB.%20WhiteFullLogoFinalized.png "YNB. Logo")](https://ywamnuremberg.com?hsLang=en) [![YNB. Logo](https://www.ywamnuremberg.com/hs-fs/hubfs/YNB.%20BlackFullLogoFinalized.png?width=6000&height=1956&name=YNB.%20BlackFullLogoFinalized.png "YNB. 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While we were on outreach in Ethiopia, the village elders gave us a goat. Our team excitedly welcomed the goat into their community, almost as if we had adopted a puppy from an animal shelter. Naturally,... 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Let me tell you - Your story matters... [Spiritual Formations](https://www.ywamnuremberg.com/blog/tag/spiritual-formations) [Read More](https://www.ywamnuremberg.com/blog/the-world-needs-you-why-your-story-matters) [![3 Discipleship students volunteering on the Polish-Ukrainian border](https://www.ywamnuremberg.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Kindergeld%20Guide.webp?width=1600&height=900&name=Kindergeld%20Guide.webp)](https://www.ywamnuremberg.com/blog/kindergeld-während-dts) 1 min read #### [Can I receive Kindergeld during a Discipleship Training School (DTS)?](https://www.ywamnuremberg.com/blog/kindergeld-während-dts) [![Picture of Mona](https://www.ywamnuremberg.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Mona.png?width=30&name=Mona.png) Mona](https://www.ywamnuremberg.com/blog/author/mona): May 16, 2024 Are you planning to do a Discipleship Training Schools program with YWAM (or something similar) and you and your parents are wondering what the... 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Before we jump into giving you project... [Impact Reports](https://www.ywamnuremberg.com/blog/tag/impact-reports) [Read More](https://www.ywamnuremberg.com/blog/ukraine-relief-phase-1-and-2) [![YWAMers and Ukrainians packing boxes of food aid to send to Ukraine](https://www.ywamnuremberg.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog/Blog%20Feature%20Photos%20-%20save%20as%20WebP%20files%20(max%20300KB)/Ukraine%20Spring%20Updates.webp?width=1200&height=675&name=Ukraine%20Spring%20Updates.webp)](https://www.ywamnuremberg.com/blog/ukraine-relief-updates-spring-2022) 9 min read #### [Ukraine Relief Updates - Spring 2022](https://www.ywamnuremberg.com/blog/ukraine-relief-updates-spring-2022) [![Picture of Mona](https://www.ywamnuremberg.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Mona.png?width=30&name=Mona.png) Mona](https://www.ywamnuremberg.com/blog/author/mona): April 20, 2022 Life was changing very quickly for Ukraine and Europe in the early days of the Russia-Ukraine War. Here you will find a collection of updates we... 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