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The base at Strawberry Field is steeped in near legendary history. A former Children's Home, it was made infamous by the Beatles song in 1967. The old entrance gates are a tourist attraction in themselves.
But Strawberry Field is now making history for a different reason. It all began with a six-month-long prayer effort in the city. As Liverpool churches 'passed the prayer baton' to one another week after week, something amazing happened: Gary and Dawn Lacey, Salvation Army officers, were presented with an open-door opportunity to keep Strawberry Fields open as a Boiler Room and a Salvation Army centre for community action. Part of the dream behind the Liverpool Boiler Room, which is being run by the Salvation Army, is a longing to establish a place where anyone can come and find a ‘home’ with God.
Strawberry Fields now houses eight prayer rooms of different shapes, sizes and themes - including a Global room, a Liverpool room, and the 'Tabernacle'. There's also a chill out/drop in area, and studio art space. Walking in, you cannot fail to be hit by the presence of God and a huge sense of ‘as yet unrealised potential, just waiting to explode.
In 2005 YWAM moved into offices at Strawberry Field and began a dynamic partnership with Gary and Dawn. Through this partnership of hearts and minds has come the plan to use this not simply for the administration of YWAM Liverpool, but as a base into which students can come and be a part of all that God is doing in the City.
Accommodation at the base is within the rooms formerly used by the children who made their home here. Having been used to comfortably care for others in the not too distant past, the Base has everything needed to create the community living space for full time courses such as the upcoming DTS.
It truly is a place full of the presence of God, an incredible place to work, learn or simply encounter the Living God.
God is doing an amazing work in partnering YWAM Liverpool with Gary & Dawn and their vision. We can only imagine what God has in store for us!
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