Travel to Youth With A Mission March 4th 2006 Today we traveled to the Youth with a Mission organization outside of Gamboa. YWAM is an international and inter-detominational Christian missions organization. YWAM is operating in more than 900 locations in over 140 countries. The YWAM in Panama is headed by the wonderful Tracy family. They had been working in Panama since 1993.
There are three main things that they do here.
The first is ... read more
Central America Caribbean » Panama » Panamá » Panama City With US backing, Panama seceded from Colombia in 1903 and promptly signed a treaty with the US allowing for the construction of a canal and US sovereignty over a strip of land on either side of the structure (the Panama Canal Zone). The Panama Canal ... ... read more
For the last three years a group of Rotarians from Kansas district 5710 travels to the Republic of Panama. In Panama, the Rotarians are presented with dozens of potential water quality projects by several local Panamanian clubs. Working with the local clubs, the team members arranges for transportation and interpreters in order to review multiple water projects. The team then travels to remote villages in order to assess the needs and viability of projects requested by Panamanian rotary clubs.
Upon return from Panama, the team presents the projects and needs discovered during the trip. To ... full info