Youth for Christ in Slovakia opens the Timothy Worship Centrum (TWC) School – a two-year program which focuses on encouraging creative worship.
Six nations participate in an indoor soccer tournament at which the gospel was presented to 120 participants.
A new drop-in centre in Ireland called the Upper Room is providing opportunities for Youth for Christ staff to build relationships and share the gospel with youth in the community.
Orphaned, abused and HIV-positive all before her 10th birthday, Mary was in need of a savior – and she found two.
Youth for Christ in Cyprus hosts a Christmas Ball every year. And sometimes the unexpected happens.
National Director Sham Mohan shares highlights of Youth for Christ ministry in India for 2017.
Daily morning prayer meetings and commitment by the small staff at Youth for Christ’s Zambia base yield much fruit.
A free three-day medical campaign enables Youth for Christ to evangelize 734 people, out of which 257 accepted Christ.
Partnering with Royal Servants ministries, Youth for Christ in Sierra Leone conducts mini vacation bible schools and encourages church youth in their walk with the Lord.
Honduras makes use of their camp ministry to teach students the Word of God and to train pastors and youth leaders how to reach young people.
Atttending a camp in Honduras, Miguel received his first Bible and was very happy that he learned more about his creator.
Learn how School of Life is changing the lives of young people in Bolivia.
This year in Botswana, local volunteers started a new weekly club at a high school called MegaSize, reaching over 230 students.
Gemstones and a glass vase provide a power illustration that helps a young woman understand how God truly sees her.
The annual ROAR Camp in Gaborone was packed to capacity with 90 students and leaders, including a visiting team of young leaders from YFC South Africa.
Uganda National Director, Miriam Koote, shares about the YFC programs recent investment in young leaders, as well as a visit from a mission team.
Youung people from CTI Music Ministries, along with YFC Honduras, have been traveling across the nation sharing the gospel through music.
Youth for Christ staff in Trinidad and Tobago were happy to host 85 one-week camps throughout summer vacation.
God is changing the lives of numerous children, teenagers and youth leaders across Eastern Europe through Youth for Christ’s ministry of Day Centers & Clubs.
Youth for Christ in Ukraine organises seven leadership schools, training as many as 420 youth leaders.
Nomad Soccer Camp in Ireland hosts 90 young people and paves the way for future camps just like it.
Hundreds of Day Centre children in Armenia participate in organized games.
Highlights from the Youth for Christ ministry in Croatia, including Vacation Bible School, Ministry & Culture educational trip, YFC Croatia & the Reformation Anniversary, Alpha Course, Bosnian Kids Vacation Camp, and more.
Thanks to a grant from Foundation for the Nations, Sweden has been able to translate a curriculum called Superwoman for use with their teenage girls.
For three days, the Africa Training Team of Youth for Christ deliberates on the way forward for training in Africa.
An event in Slovakia features 16 hours of praise and worship on the street connected with evangelism and testimonies.
Sbangan is one of 38 peer educators who received leadership training and are working at influencing a rebellious generation of young people in her village to choose Life, say yes to Jesus and live a Godly lifestyle.
This report gives an overview of the main activities of each nation in the EMENA Area (Europe, Middle East, North Africa) of Youth for Christ.
A young man encounters Jesus through the ministry of Youth for Christ in Bolivia.
A group of 46 young students from a school in Honduras were part of a camp this month where they had recreational activities, games, learned about teamwork, and heard motivational talks.
Youth for Christ in Trinidad & Tobago reports on their annual Liberation Day event.
100 young people in Colombia receive free illustrated Bibles in their own language.
The adventure is on when Sebastian and Carlos travel to their destination, where they thank God for having them as a team and for the great experience. Join them in this short video filmed at Bolivar City, Colombia. YFC Colombia has been working through this method helping youth live and stay healthy but over all bring them closer to God.
A number of volunteers with hearts ready to serve in Venezuela took all the courses needed to be formally certified staff.
In Honduras, camps are an amazing way to reach youth and help them get to know God.
An ex-recidivist, drug addict, gangster, homeless person talks to the kids in his neighborhood about how faith in Christ changed his life – and how God can help them achieve their dreams.
In Tanzania, an evangelism team ministered to 512 students at three schools and saw 10 young people give their lives to Christ.
Six days of ministry in Bosnia teach young Croatians that others’ suffering provides opportunities to serve.
Four classes journeyed through the Stations and heard that Lord Jesus was condemned, tortured and crucified for our sins. Listened to a worship song, prayed together, talked about God’s sacrifice, love and mercy for us and heard the Good News that Christ has risen from the dead!
University students in Poland are connecting over Christian music, hot topics, delicious food, and prayer through a new project called “Evacuation.”
In South Africa, a special project aims to make an impact on communities, youths and people through serving children and youths orphaned by the HIV/Aids epidemic.
We saw our team expand as we were joined by Gary and Valerie Maloney, two new members of staff, who’ve settled in really well. We spent some time on retreat as a staff to knit our team together.
The School ministry is doing well and currently has weekly programs in seven schools in Ndola. We meet with some of these at least once a week while some others are engaged in daily ministries.
Young entrepreneurs from Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo receive training on starting and running businesses from a Christian perspective,
A group of girls at YFC’s Oak House ministry are doing well in college and learning to give back to younger, poor children in their communities.
“Hope Girls, one of the social involvement ministries of Youth for Christ in Tanzania has for the past three years been educating and training marginalised girls and helping them find gainful employment. Last year a group of eighteen girls completed their secondary [high school] education. This year we will help train jobless young people in … Continued
In Ethiopia, Youth for Christ has engaged with 220 young people, raising servant leaders and engaging them in the process of Biblical leadership, mentoring and coaching.
140 athletes (mostly non-believers) from Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Latvia, & Moldova played sports, prayed, and heard chaplain testimonies and the gospel message over the course of a three-day tournament.
“We could hear lots of testimonies, see people healed, see lives changed and observe new `beginnings’ take place.”
We pray peace and joy to you, it has been long since we sent out our newsletter of this nature. Please see attached our newsletter. May I ask you take some time to read through. Thank you once again for your love and support.
Regards, Pascal W Nyulahe, National Director, YFC Tanzania.
Visits to several children’s institutions, including puppet shows, presentations, gifts and sweets, have opened the door for continued access in Moscow.
Almost 200 young people from across the UAE and Oman gathered to learn more about how to share their faith with their peers, just after another event provided a powerful weekend for youth leaders to connect, to be encouraged and to be equipped for ministry.
David is from Botswana. He found Jesus with a little help from some other nations. And now he is helping youth in his own nation find Jesus.
Representatives of YFCI initiative “Foundation for the Nations” return with positive reports and helpful information after a visit to a village where beneficiaries underwent leadership training.
Kyle Wynja | Chairman, Board of Directors, Denver (Colorado, USA) Youth for Christ Our ministry is built story by story. And what a story God has written for Denver Area Youth For Christ this year. 2016 – A Remarkable Year With God’s grace and your encouragement, our ministry’s story in 2016 is a remarkable one: … Continued
The Rock Solid program – a club ministry for intermediate (middle school) age young people – is underway again with the start of a new school year in the Czech Republic. The girls of Rock Solid had their first girl´s party of the new school year and had a fantastic time. Although it was a … Continued
The Coordinator team from Youth for Christ in Uruguay spends two months in the “Living Together Without Violence School.”
A team from Canada helped to run various activities including a Vacation Bible School for over 30 students and a visit to a local hospital.
Close to 350 young people visited the Word and Deed campus in Hyderabad for “The Great Day” camp, based on the second coming of Jesus Christ.
Youth for Christ’s “School of Life” ministry is expanding through the provinces of La Paz, ministering to approximately 265 students.
An international youth camp unites young people from Venezuela, Brazil, and the United States.
Football and volleyball with an eight foot ball, capture the shoe, tug of war, colour water bombs and great music under the incredible Dubai skyline.
A launch into television has opened the doors for reaching thousands of young people through LifeTV.
For the eighth year in a row, Youth for Christ was able to run a “Stations of the Cross” event, providing more than 600 people with a unique encounter with the passion of Jesus.
Read about the good news from Gitega International Academy and Youth for Christ and learn how your support is making a big impact in Burundi.
CampFest welcomes Christafari to the huge outdoor music festival held every year by Youth for Christ in Slovakia.
We’re doing what Paul did in the Bible! Youth for Christ recently restarted in New Zealand and just finished their first youth camp.
Youth for Christ in Mexico ran two mission camps at the same time in different areas of the country. Students were exposed to many different cultures and prepared for a summer mission trip.
Join Youth for Christ in Slovakia for their annual conference, Mobilisation 2016. You can expect a time of solid teaching, fervent prayer, and beautiful worship.
Guatemalan students learned how to work as a team while having fun. 16 chose to start a relationship with Jesus that day.
Youth for Christ in Peru is running events in schools as well as Bible Clubs and workshops for parents.
A new schools program has enabled Youth for Christ to have direct contact with 120 students in a school in the city of La Paz.
Fernando shares the story of a youth in Colombia who was sentenced to 20 years in prison. But watch to find out what happened when the teen met Jesus.
A new partnership with an organization called “Ana’s Hands” has opened doors to present the Word of God to kids off the street.
A new business is teaching abused girls how to make wedding dresses and pajamas, while a football-coaching sports academy works mostly with boys who live off one of the city’s main garbage dumps.
José Luis, from Youth for Christ in Venezuela, shares his story – how he became connected to Youth for Christ and why it is important today that Youth for Christ be in Venezuela.
Syrian refugees in Lebanon can see their homeland, but wonder if they will ever return. Youth for Christ in Lebanon helps them discover their eternal home with Jesus!
Youth for Christ in Antigua hosted a 13 member Project Serve team from Highlands Youth for Christ in Canada. The team participated in a week long Kids Live club. 70 children showed up each day for the club. The children were taught songs and a Bible lesson. They played games and the sessions ended with the … Continued
Highlights in ministry from Youth for Christ in the Ukraine.
Street Vibez, a ministry of Youth for Christ in Jamaica, brought energy and life to the streets of Jamaica.
Through a football league in the city of Liberia, Youth for Christ in Costa Rica is reaching at-risk youth.
A group of women have started a job training program which will allow participants to sell their products and services.
Youth for Christ in Honduras celebrates God’s blessing on them and on their team.
Youth for Christ in Honduras was privileged to be part of the Organizing Committee for the Evangelization Concert in the city of San Pedro Sula.
Time together, prayer, worshiping God, training, and distributing materials – all of that took place at Youth for Christ Romania’s recent staff retreat. And it was only two days long!
Youth for Christ in Hungary traveled 2,500 km with Sam Rowland and a North American team. During this tour, they also visited Romania for a youth event.
In the first week of March, Youth for Christ in Trinidad & Tobago had the pleasure of hosting Seth Binford, who is a part of the Youth for Christ International Digital Field Team. The International Digital Field Team is in the process of doing pilot projects that produce custom ministry videos for Youth for Christ nations. Seth … Continued
A soccer partnership gives Youth for Christ in Costa Rica the opportunity to speak into kids’ and teens’ lives using Biblical principles to help them apply the Word of God to their lives.
The city of Vinnytsya hosted their third session of the School of Leadership, in which 35 ministers mastered six ministry topics.
Listen to Brenda share how Youth for Christ in Honduras impacted her as a child and now she is seeing future generations follow Jesus through Youth for Christ.
“School of Life” – an immersion program with public schools that started in Brazil in 2009. Hear about the program and the longterm affect that it has on students and entire communities.
First Aid through art – a Youth for Christ staff from the USA partners with Youth for Christ in Lebanon to run a program for Syrian refugee youth to help them creatively express and cope with the trauma of war.
A family comes to the knowledge of Jesus through Youth for Christ in Samoa’s radio program. Their child is healed physically, and the whole family is healed spiritually!
Pupusas and “Who Wants to be a Millionaire” are part of Valentine’s Day celebration for Youth for Christ in El Salvador
Day Centres in Moldova, run by Youth for Christ, are seen as warm, sincere places; as a ‘life buoy’ to help discouraged parents; as places to feel welcomed, understood, and loved.
Youth for Christ in Honduras partnered with YWAM Argentina to serve a local school through training, prayer, and the opportunity to invite students and teachers to follow Jesus.
28 Youth for Christ leaders met to be trained as Coaches. The Coaching process teaches ways to use powerful questions to guide someone’s own journey in life. The end goal is to develop a pool of Russian-speaking Coaches for the Region.
Youth for Christ in Canada started a multi-year partnership with Youth for Christ in Latin America, bringing their Summer Institute training event to the Latin America region.
300 young people from 4 cities and 9 churches in the United Arab Emirates came together to make HIS name famous.
The Nomad football cage roamed the counties of Ireland through a partnership of Youth for Christ in Ireland and Youth for Christ in Northern Ireland.
Soccer tournaments & Youth Alpha courses are proving an effective way to introduce young people to the Gospel.
A program for disadvantaged teens is helping young people create their own business opportunities.
Numerous Day Care Centres and clubs celebrated “Women’s Day,” seeing God open the hearts of unbelieving ladies who attended their events.
“YFC Strike” is a program that has helped a lot at the start of this year, creating great expectations for teens who are “at-risk”, allowing staff of Youth for Christ in Peru to develop with them discipline, values, and the discovery of their abilities.
A visit to the ministry in Armenia shows children who glad to be receiving the care and support of Youth for Christ staff there.
A club for young people is connecting young people with caring adult staff and discipling new believers.
Pastors are receiving helpful Christian ministry resources at no cost – and finding the resources valuable for preaching, teaching and evangelism.
A creative competition is inspiring teens to spend a week without the Internet, to pray more and read the Bible every single day.
Nimrat left her bully behind when she joined Youth for Christ’s Youth Unlimited programmes and improved her self-confidence and self-esteem.
Ambassador Enterprises visited Guatemala and experienced the ministry there.
More than twenty volunteers were trained for work in the city of Paipa with Youth for Christ in Colombia.
International mini-football tournament held in Belarus. This partnership between Youth for Christ and different organizations is becoming more competitive yet without losing the spiritual component.
Brian is a teenager in a very poor part of Venezuela. Listen to what happened one day when Mayra wore a necklace with just the word ‘Hope.’
Several nations in Latin America and Canada recently arrived in Ecuador at Hacienda El Refugio to participate in Youth for Christ’s Summer Institute South.
A training event led by the “International Forgiveness Institute” aims to equip youth and youth leaders in the important message of reconciliation.
Italy seeks to recruit an English-speaking or French-speaking intern and also a team who could come to run a camp for their ministry to African refugees.
“Which of the characters would you choose to be?” Youth for Christ staff asked the youth during their annual Christmas celebration for Syrian refugees in Lebanon.
Young leaders from Youth for Christ in Bolivia attended a leadership conference hosted by Youth for Christ in Brazil.
The eternal value of reaching young people for Christ cannot be measured; however, these numbers allow us to celebrate what God is doing around the world
because of you and the men and women of Youth for Christ.
Youth for Christ in Armenia is partnering with a local organisation to open 3 Day Centres for children in need. As a result of this partnership, 80 children will continually hear about and experience the Good News of Jesus Christ.
Youth for Christ in Romania is making available an English-language version of their Prayer Trios ministry. Contact them for the resources and further information.
A new camp has been inaugurated, paving the way for young people to have fresh encounters with God.
James’ speed on the football pitch is matched by the speed of his tongue. But slowly he is changing.
Youth for Christ in Bolivia is invited into public schools to teach students about valuable life skills – and about the One who created life.
Lidia’s boldness in evangelism at a coffee shop led to a conversation with her waiter and a changed life for eternity.
Laki is being discipled by Youth for Christ staff in Tonga and he is discipling another youth who is discipling a new follower of Jesus!
A new drop-in centre is preparing to provide education, recreation and spiritual programs for at-risk Lebanese and Syrian youth.
A prayer event in Trinidad & Tobago shows what kids are capable of doing when they are released to pray.
Lighthouse Refugee ministry of Youth for Christ in Italy continues shining the light of Christ, despite opposition. There is also a new partnership with a local church’s youth group!
Youth for Christ in Germany partners with Youth for Christ in South Africa to change German perceptions of refugees and to minister to the refugees themselves.
Children’s Day celebrations in El Salvador included a Youth for Christ event in the city of Santa Barbara where 11 young people said yes to Jesus.
Cláudia tells the story of a young girl, crying at a Christmas party. That first contact led to a connection with Christ and an ongoing relationship with Cláudia.
Pray with Youth for Christ in Lebanon as they set aside a day for their staff to focus on God and what He will have them do in 2016.
Youth for Christ is organizing Youth Alpha courses which are being well received by young soccer players.
A training process to prepare young leaders to lead new small groups in 2016 has grown too large for its existing venue!
A ministry to needy children in Santo Domingo gave over 400 children and teens an opportunity to play, laugh, sing, dance and learn about Jesus.
Youth for Christ loves to be Jesus in the very poor Paraiso area. Take a look at the ways that they reach not just the youth, but the entire community.
Sheunesu shares a story of a concerned mother, a confused teenager, and the hope that we all have in Jesus Christ for a second chance.
Preteen girls involved in Youth for Christ in Canada turn milk bags into mattresses for use in overseas medical clinics.
Youth for Christ in Mexico crowned its newest champion in their annual football tournament. Between the matches, participants heard the message of Jesus and got to take part in times of worship.
Youth for Christ in Guatemala kicked off the New Year visiting schools and setting up base groups of Christian students.
Youth for Christ in Slovakia celebrates CampFest and their television ministry, Life TV. God provided a new building for Life TV and is building partnerships with other Slovak Christian organisations to fill the airwaves!
Jozef Gabor, Chairman of the Board of Youth for Christ in Slovakia, tells his Youth for Christ story. He has been involved with Youth for Christ since its beginning in Slovakia and is now seeing some of those first youth join the Board to serve the next generations.
Staff are meeting weekly with a group of inmates, holding discipleship and fellowship meetings.
Youth for Christ Colombia is changing lives. Watch and listen as some of the youth tell you their own stories.
Youth for Christ in Bolivia shares how God amazed them through the month of December. From their youth centre to training for Youth for Christ staff and leaders, the year ended with thankfulness.
Youth for Christ Lebanon’s annual Winter Music Band Tour is January 12 through 22. They will perform at 8 different schools, reaching more than 2,500 youth.
Jamaica broke in the new year with its Annual Genesis Concerts, held in 3 locations from midnight until 6:00am.
Darren, from Reflex, explains the story and hope behind #ThereForTheJourney.
Youth for Christ Lebanon Celebrates Christmas in January with Syrian refugee youth.
The Youth for Christ team in Croatia shares ministry highlights in their year-end Christmas newsletter.
Bonnytoun, South Africa, looks forward every year to Youth for Christ’s end of the year party.
Mauricio Erazo, National Director for Youth for Christ in Honduras, shares a report of how God worked through the ministry in 2015.
150 young people accepted Jesus and 80 were baptised in the last few months of 2015.
Youth for Christ Poland ends 2015 and kicks of 2016 with “The BEGINNING”. Many of the youth there will also start the new year in a new relationship with Jesus.
Young refugees play together with actors from the theater group “Switch” of Youth for Christ in The Netherlands in a play about refugees.
As part of their strategic focus, Youth for Christ in Lebanon is expanding their ministry among the students at Zahle Evangelical School.
Cameron Butler of Sports Chaplaincy Australia challenges YFC staff to develop deeper, authentic, loving, and grace-filled relationships with the young people they come in contact with.
Youth for Christ in Nuevo Laredo is ready to reach the youth in this frontier city, through soccer schools and “Yo Me Espero”.
Staff were able to fix the building at their headquarters so that children could have better classrooms.
Pastors received training, books and Bibles worth almost a month’s salary to them.
Youth for Christ’s Asia Pacific office reports on the ministry taking place in India – home to the world’s largest youth population.
Young people and youth leaders in Uruguay “perform” a symbolic hug around the Legislative Palace as a gesture of goodwill and as a statement to prioritize children in legislative budgeting decisions.
Apollo astronaut Charlie Duke was able to share the message of the gospel with 620 high school students.
Ukraine shares ministry highlights from November 2015 in their newsletter.
Young people are sharing the gospel with friends from their schools and neighbourhoods and approximately 70 teens are participating in weekly gatherings.
A group of 30 Syrian youth workers received advanced youth ministry training to assist with discipleship ministries in their communities back home.
A growing Day Centre ministry has expanded to new locations, reaching many more young people with the good news of Christ.
Eight representatives from the poor nation of Bolivia raised funds to attend the LatAm Regional Conference, where they blessed fellow attendees in a number of ways.
Outreach projects are reaching young people around Honduras with the good news of Jesus.
New ministry opportunities have resulted in 80 new believers, 411 Gospel presentations, and 575 contacts.
Ministry newsletter from Canada features a message from the National Director, Canadian Youth Workers Convention, Youth Centre Blessings, Keepin’ It Real in Italy, Made NEW at Boots ‘n’ Hearts Music Festival and more.
Read Singapore Youth for Christ’s bi-monthly eReach newsletter featuring highlights from ministry in September and October
YFCI President Geordon Rendle shares about a speaking experience in Guatemala City.
Youth for Christ in Uruguay presents an important document with a focus on childhood and adolescence.
Volunteers helped strengthen the destroyed walls of a Youth Center in Chile.
Youth for Christ International President Geordon Rendle shares a story from Brother David in El Salvador which highlights God’s miraculous intervention in response to the prayers of His people.
Youth for Christ has opened a new two-year school called the Timothy Worship Centrum School, focused on prayer and service.
Summer campers in Hungary are returning year after year, growing in their faith, and helping out around camp.
A new training course took place, equipping 13 new volunteers to do ministry throughout Monterrey.
Youth for Christ staff from many nations gathered to share best practices and great ideas for ministry. Read the impact it had on two Youth for Christ staff.
Ministering in schools and neighbourhoods throughout El Salvador, Youth for Christ seeks to rescue tens of thousands of young people trapped in their gang lifestyles.
A new program in France gives 14-17 year olds a chance to experience missions on a three week mission trip.
Canada hosts four international students for their Summer Institute training conference.
A sporting event in the U.K. encourages young people to integrate faith and sport.
A national sporting competition gave young people all over Jamaica an opportunity to compete in netball, cheerleading, football and more.
Youth for Christ San Pedro Sula Honduras worked alongside Youth for Christ Canada on construction and VBS at public
schools, visiting public schools and inviting kids to come to camp.
God’s support in recent work with the Board of Directors in Guatemala has been evident, as they work to stabilise the national ministry of Youth for Christ
An open-air music festival called CampFest drew almost 7,000 young visitors for an incredible time in God’s presence.
Make a donation to help Youth for Christ pioneers on the flood-ravaged island nation of Dominica.
God miraculously provides both property and people to expand the Day Centre ministry in Ukraine.
Next to an elephant a single ant seems insignificant and powerless, but an elephant is no match for army of fearless ants.
Hundreds of young people are being given the opportunity to make an informed decision to become followers of Jesus at 80 different “Camp Glorious” summer camps.
A young camper shares his story of how God and the staff of YFC ministered to him during Youth for Christ’s summer camp for junior high students.
Youth for Christ celebrates the enduring goodness of God to their ministry and to the youth they have seen touched by the Gospel and discipled over the last 50 years.
Ministry newsletter from Colombia reports on camp, trips, mission teams, Paraiso program and more.
About 100 young people came together in Belgium to hear the Gospel through an event that united diverse churches and may have paved the way to restart Youth for Christ in Belgium.
Ten teens from a social program in Colombia attended camp and because of what they encountered there started new journeys of faith.
Dave Rahn shares two stories from Southwind Camp, highlighting God’s love, manifesting itself by splitting a storm in half, and drawing a young man to himself who has become a new follower of Jesus.
Youth for Christ in Croatia shares their August newsletter.
The Laufou Radio Station is back “on air” after some time off for fundraising and equipment refitting.
Leaders in training organised a 3 day summer camp for 100 Syrian refugee youth, many of whom are learning to approach God in prayer.
Staff are ministering to African refugees who have come to their country seeking a better future.
The National Board of Youth for Christ in Mexico gathers to evaluate, celebrate and strategise for the future.
A website is helping staff connect with young people and directing them to events where they get to meet with them and share the Gospel.
Board members from Germany visit Czech Republic, France and Northern Ireland to gain new perspective on the ministry of Youth for Christ in their region.
Staff are seeing teens, children, and young mothers say “yes” to Jesus through their ministry in public schools and churches.
A schools program is integrated into Lebanon’s summer camp, inviting students to wrestle with tough questions in a safe environment with a biblical perspective.
National Director of Poland, Bartek Jakoniuk, shares about Youth for Christ’s 1 to 1 Contact project, a conference for young couples, a family picnic outreach, the Narnia community centre outreach, and a plan to provide school books and accessories to needy children as school starts.
Young people and pastors from various cities benefited from two training seminars on leadership and received Bibles and books which they will be able to take with them and use in their local ministry efforts.
A young girl in the Seychelles decides to accept Jesus at a Campus Life club is invited to become a student leader.
A reminder to continue praying for our friends in Nepal, as aftershocks, and now monsoon rains, continue to plague those who survived the earthquake that killed 8,000 two months ago.
Rwanda says goodbye to a young woman whose life they saw transformed from prostitution and Islam to a believer and servant of the Lord.
A young girl’s resistance to the temptation to fight demonstrates how much she has changed since becoming a follower of Jesus and beginning her discipleship.
A converted double-decker tour bus is serving the Vancouver area as a mobile drop-in centre.
A Youth for Christ ministry of mothers in prayer is preparing to celebrate its 20th anniversary with an international gathering in Brazil
Staff are reaching Lebanese and Syrian youth through a variety of creative outreaches including intense back country hikes and The Jesus Film.
Staff have been holding street presentations and going into schools, community centres and shopping malls with a visiting music team.
Eight young evangelists have completed the first phase of their 12-month long training to reach out to new nations on the continent of Africa.
Ukrainian National Director Oleksandr Dubinin benefited from staff training which has served him and his country well through a new season of ministry transition.
A new schools program is teaching hundreds of teenagers about sexual abstinence, as well as preparing to provide counselling where needed.
Vladimir Zuev has been invited to serve in the role of YFC Director of Moscow and Central Russia.
Ruslan Stanga shares how how became involved on the board at Youth for Christ in Moldova, as well as some of the challenges he and the board have faced and continue to face.
Regional Director Mayra Cano recently visited Peru, where she had the opportunity to set some action plans with the Board of Directors, and visited students in School Maestro Divino.
An Irish family, after serving with YFC in Czech Republic, returns to restart ministry in Ireland.
A new online training program for young leaders launches in Moldova
Reaching young people in Lebanon through camps and special outreaches.
Young prostitutes come to Christ in Haiti.
A team from Colorado, USA, joined local Youth for Christ staff to rebuild a playground and to share the Gospel with children in their community.
Ukraine reports on the Festival of Hope, several camps, a prayer marathon and more.
Angola shares their ministry report for 2014, highlighting their work on evangelism, discipleship, social involvement and leadership development.
14 teenagers were prepared to go and preach the gospel to the Tarahumara Indians in the mountains of Chihuahua.
Desiring to make young people aware of how humans are pulled into modern day slavery and to help them recognise circumstances that can lead to slavery, Youth for Christ Serbia has produced a new CD that highlights the problem of human trafficking.
Youth workers from Iraq, Syria, Lebanon and Jordan came together in a creative setting, and for perhaps the first time in the Middle East, started writing youth ministry resources in Arabic for the use of every leader in the region.
Prayer requests, praise reports on more on prayer from India, July 2015
Staff from Youth for Christ in Colombia delivered school supplies and sports uniforms to poverty-stricken young people in Bogota.
A refugee crisis in Sicily is opening doors for ministry to new arrivals from Africa.
Liberation Day in Trinidad and Tobago features gospel music and proclamation of Jesus throughout the Port Of Spain.
Youth for Christ’s Area Directors and Regional Directors meet together in South Africa for Training and Area meetings.
Join Youth for Christ in a year-long mission opportunity that will grow your faith and teach you how to work in various mission contexts.
Italy benefits from a cage donation and visitors from the Netherlands, who helped them set up their own Cage soccer ministry.
Soccer in a cage draws scores of teens on its arrival in Costa Rica.
Ukraine reports on ministry activities for May 2015.
Hyderabad reports on church ministry, youth fellowships, staff conference, special opportunities, an evangelistic camp and more.
Learn how you can reach young people throughout Hungary, meet the Youth for Christ team and learn what they do.
Once an atheist, Andrew says, “I was the person who would try to convince you that God didn’t exist.” Today Andrew’s story is much different.
Youth for Christ in Honduras reports on ministry to over 200 students at 5 high schools, , 2 Bible clubs, and 3 camps from March, April & May 2015.
A club program is Sweden, designed for young people aged 11-14 years, has a full curriculum of fun activities which lead to biblical applications.
Youth for Christ in Malaysia was encouraged by two events last month held in Malacca and Tampin where more than one dozen young people welcomed Christ into their lives. Another 80 expressed an interest to know more about Jesus.
Staff are providing training and entrepreneur courses to the teenagers of Lima, and even receiving visits from government workers interested in helping them expand their reach.
A new youth centre called Bernabé is providing teenagers a place of consolation and refuge.
After several years of prayer, Youth for Christ in Mexico has hired a new Executive Director for the city of Juarez in Chihuahua.
YFC’s Lifeliner ministry and evangelist gained an opportunity to preach and minister to numerous truck drivers at their nation’s first US Truck Meeting.
A new video highlights the work of Youth for Christ in Moscow, Russia.
Prayer newsletter from India highlights key news and event items for prayer and explains what it means to live for the line and not the dot.
A search for talented young people is encouraging skilled young vocalists, dancers, speakers, musicians and preachers to further the gospel through their abilities.
“Olas de Esperanza” is helping and supporting young people with school supplies and is also cleaning the beaches of Costa Rica.
Youth for Christ is opening “Student Life” clubs in schools across Guatemala, introducing young people to new life in Jesus.
Over 200 people of all age groups participated in a “Stations of the Cross” event that walked them through the Passion of Jesus Christ.
743 people have become followers of Jesus, 24 new ministry programs have been pioneered, and 392 African leaders have been trained in different types of ministry.
Denmark launches a program that works with the Danish State Church to introduce young people to Jesus as part of their confirmation.
Pastors and church leaders are being trained, and needy children are being fed and given an education.
Leaders in Training program equips emerging youth leaders from a variety of churches to share their testimonies.
A year long course seeks to prepare young evangelists to assist with pioneering Youth for Christ ministry in new nations.
Youth for Christ has started a brand new ministry among students at Seongmoon High School in Anyang City, just outside Seoul in Gyeonngi Province.
This 500 mile, 5 day “Brickyard 2 Bridge” venture raises funds for Youth for Christ’s pioneering ministry in a South Asian country whose young people are in desperate need of life’s basics and the Message of Christ. 2018 Pledges and Donations Now Accepted.
Canadian staff serving in Hungary and Romania share their experience in a village known for darkness, depression and witchcraft.
Open doors for Youth for Christ are helping staff to run outreach programs for young Syrian refugees.
Youth workers often have to deal with messy situations with the young people to whom they minister – things like suicidal tendencies, sexual abuse victims, quarrelling friends, and young people facing extreme losses.
If you saw them at night drinking under the bridges and smoking on the streets what would you do? Avoid them, walk the other way, call the cops, complain to the neighbours? I might. But not Gary, James and Mykala.
A Youth for Christ conference in Manchester hosts Wess Stafford, Edward de Kam, Gerard Kelly and more.
Staff and young people from Youth for Christ pack food for the Syrian refugees living in poor neighbourhoods.
A drug rehabilitation centre project aims to teach teen addicts how to chop and sell wood as a micro-enterprise.
Ministry pioneers in the Seychelles are seeing many young people come to faith in Christ – even those who come from a background of no belief in God.
Youth for Christ is working to bring a new sport called TriVolle, or Spikeball, to Europe.
Learn about “myLife” – a British life and social skills program for disengaged, or young people who are at risk of offending, in custody or being resettled.
A young boy who has never had the opportunity to attend school will now be able to do so, thanks to the persistence of some caring Youth for Christ staff people.
About 400 students have committed their lives to Christ and education authorities have requested Youth for Christ to provide counselling training to all their teachers.
God is using a French Publication of the Leader’s Resource Kit in amazing ways on the African continent.
Learn about Singapore’s LIFE groups ministry to secondary school and junior college students, read about ministry highlights from 2014, and more.
Learn about the beginnings of a new Youth for Christ ministry in Sweden.
Young people are finding refuge, learning about Jesus, and eagerly looking forward to returning with their friends.
A team of hard working and unselfish volunteers reaps a spiritual reward as young people who attend Angola’s summer camp make decisions for Christ.
Having completed a successful Christmas Outreach in Romania, Youth for Christ sets its sights on two summer evangelistic outreaches, connecting with young people through the arts.
An international soccer tournament united players from Russia and Ukraine, as well as introducing nearly 100 young people to the Gospel of Peace.
Near East Initiative engages youth by training, mobilising and encouraging volunteer youth workers from local church and organisations.
Pray for young Syrians living in tents and for Lebanese teams seeking to reach them.
A conference called “Beginning” gathered nearly 600 young people from a new young generation ever so hungry for a true and deep relationship with Christ.
Staff are reaching Roma (gypsy) young people, introducing them to the hope of Jesus, rescuing many from the perils of street begging and prostitution.
A class of 30 young women recently graduated from a Crisis Pregnancy Rehab program, after learning skills in tailoring, making jewelry, liquid soap, woolen mats and more.
Day Center students are celebrating graduations, a special anniversary, and growth while former students give back as volunteers.
Youth for Christ in Colombia reports on their Paraiso program, staff training, El Parche youth group, camp, trips and more.
Staff have recorded a CD with songs about girls who were victims of sex trafficking, raising awareness of the problem and encouraging other victims.
View Honduras’ Ministry Report, featuring highlights from 2014.
Government officials attend as guests of honour on a special day for Gitega International Academy.
Well known apologist, Ravi Zacharias was the Bible hour teacher at the recent YFC General Assembly in Thailand. While there he took 27 minutes to tell his powerful life story. At a YFC rally he received Christ.
Lebanon YFC’s National Director describes first-hand the tragedy of the Syrian refugee crisis, also sharing testimonies that indicate how Youth for Christ is making a difference there.
A mobile outreach ministry has been able to purchase a bus that is serving weekly programs at Scianew, T’Sou-ke and Tseycum.
Youth for Christ Haiti, in partnership with CTK Bellingham, organized a training seminary for 100 pastors and church leaders from different zones and churches in Haiti.
Around 6500 young people have attended the well-known music festival called Campfest in Slovakia.
Youth for Christ in Haiti seeks partnerships with others in Youth for Christ who might bring mission teams to help with various construction projects in the island nation.
A Youth for Christ football club coordinator in the Ukraine shares about his new experiences as a chaplain for many of his boys, who have had to leave the football field for the battlefield.
Youth for Christ has been showcasing the ministry to different government entities to do activities in the near future in Girardot city schools.
A group of public school counsellors and psychology majors receives training that includes Scripture and spiritual counselling to assist them as they deal with difficult social and emotional issues in the Seychelles.
A young leader attends Canada’s Summer Institute, KPOP concert reaches 5000, George’s story illustrates the reward of faithfulness, and more.
Venu’s life had been haunted by the fear of witchcraft which led him to end up on the streets of Hyderabad. Your support ensures that YFC staff around the world are trained and resourced so they can reach the Venu’s of this world with the life changing message of Christ.
A newsletter from Honduras highlights a VBS ministry to over 200 children, “Flood the Nations” provision of water filters for 30 families, futbol (soccer) outreach, and more.
Prayer Newsline from India features summer camp ministry, as well as numerous prayer requests and answers to prayer.
“I was depressed and broken-hearted. This camp helped me to surrender my life completely to Him and I learned very deep truths about God.”
Team members from Montreal bless 60 young people in Haiti, serving them through mission with, among other things, a training on Christian Leadership.
A staff person in Romania shares about some of the ways she engages young people in her village with the good news of Jesus Christ.
Partner with a Youth for Christ cyclist to raise funds for an upcoming camp outreach to children in Romania
“Shake Your City” outreach ministries all over France are drawing teens and young adults to serve and evangelize their cities.
Youth for Christ, in partnership with local churches, runs outreach clubs, a discipleship program and home visits, participates in trauma retreats, organises outreach events and a summer camp, trains Syrian youth workers, and provides for some of the Syrian refugee families’ physical needs, and distributes Bibles and Christian literature.
Youth for Christ works with hundreds of young people of all faiths (or no faith at all) by aiding in their spiritual and moral development through its work in schools.
Excitement is building for summer camp in Lebanon as a traveling worship band completes its tour of various schools throughout the nation.
Burundi newsletter features Tour Du Burundi cycling adventure, baptisms, National Exams for Gitega school children, new land for Future Hope Primary School, a microfinance venture and more.
Flood ravaged areas in Europe are suffering the loss of homes and livelihoods as Youth for Christ in Croatia prayerfully prepares to minister to young people and their families there.
Campers at a young evangelist camp learned how to evangelize, yielding a harvest of 439 new believers.
A summer camp that will minister to around 400 children and teens in Romania seeks help to be able to sponsor needy attendees.
Youth for Christ reports on a national prayer gathering, board training, national youth camp and more.
A presentation to over 900 students at National High School saw more than 300 respond to a call to follow Jesus.
Staff are leading a radio show where they have discussions about a young person’s relationship with Christ, share new Christian music, and interview Christians with influence in the country.
A JPC Gathering of Central American staff trains leaders in evangelism through a park outreach and street ministry.
Over 2650 people gave their lives to the Lord in 2013 through school devotions, D.J. Missions, rallies, visits to children’s homes, weekend crusades, bus centre ministry and more.
Set in Jamaica at Easter, Just Another Friday, a film produced in partnership with Youth for Christ in Jamaica and its drama ministry, ACTS 12, has received numerous awards.
200 high school students were able to gather for worship and life skills training.
Youth for Christ was able to present workshops, training 300 leaders, providing them with skills that will impact their lives and ministries.
Doors have opened in 16 more schools to do more ministry, and young people are being mentored by key role models, with many stories of success and leadership transformation.
Youth for Christ in Singapore shares how God is faithfully strengthening, refreshing and encouraging their team of youth leaders so they can continue serving.
General Assembly 2014 in Bangkok, Thailand. The Youth for Christ staff and volunteer triennial conference.
USA staff conference celebrates the past and looks forward to a bright future of “More” – more dreams, more students coming to know Jesus, and more renewal of passion.
Drama and Music teams prepared a Christmas program which was presented in a jail.
Young lives are being transformed through outreach, quality education, healthcare and orphan rescue.
A young leader in Mexico is identified and developed through a U.S. mission team; in just a few years, a new national program thrives under his leadership.
A look at what can happen when a youth ministry dares to ask “What will young people of the future be doing?”
A young prisoner is delighted to meet a Youth for Christ volunteer who speaks his language.
Christmas programs planted seeds as the gospel was shared clearly with dozens of young people who do not know Jesus.
Haiti’s National Director reports on a Christmas party at which they hosted 150 guests – and introduces a vision for new land and construction to expand the ministry of Youth for Christ there.
Almost 300 young people attended “Youth Revolution” events at which they worshiped, prayed, and made a pledge to continue reaching lost people in their nation.
Honduras reports on how God has been working through Youth for Christ in the country in 2013.
A creative presentation from staff in Croatia introduces friends to ministry highlights from the country.
A new club called the “Energy Club” opened its doors, ministering to 18 young people on its opening day.
50 poor children received new school supplies from leaders attending a Youth for Christ training event.
Young people prepare to converge on Montego Bay for a national talent competition showcasing their skills in music, speech, quiz and dance.
Youth for Christ helped at two counseling retreats for Syrian youth in Lebanon, in addition to hosting a camp for the youth refugees.
A camp of 100 young people was followed by a training of 1,300 pastors and youth workers – bringing many new young people to Christ and facilitating a wave of abstinence commitments all over the country.
A Canadian family assists Youth for Christ in Haiti, partnering with a local church to provide boxes of food to the needy.
Every Youth drama teams were able to reach over 5,000 people with the gospel, performing 26 times at area churches, schools and other venues.
With the desire to see their young people not just believe but be different, India Youth for Christ hosted a camp called “Stand Out” reaching 90 young people with teaching on godly living.
A “Worth the Wait” youth camp attracted 140 young people, teaching them to proclaim the good news – which they did in the streets, where 164 gave their lives to Christ.
In just two weeks, dozens of people have come to faith – many of them led to Christ by new believers who themselves were being discipled.
Staff from across Canada gather together and experience God’s presence through healing, repentance, prayer, and challenge from His Word.
Youth for Christ’s Crisis Pregnancy Ministry Rehabilitation Centre in Riruta, Kenya, sees God provide for a young school dropout in a remarkable way.
During the past three months, staff in Malaysia have been conducting evangelistic events in several cities to share the Gospel with youth and to mobilise the Christian community to be more active in evangelism.
Brian & Melissa Verdugo, staff from the USA, are making speedy progress on pioneering Youth for Christ ministry in the African island republic of the Seychelles.
A letter from a high school student reached through a schools ministry in Kenya provides encouragement for staff facing many challenges there.
A summer program in Taiwan reaches out to young people through role playing games, focusing on the inner crises and challenges faced by youth.
Believing that the most qualified people to reach the youth of Australia are the youth of Australia, Youth for Christ has designed a Young Evangelist Training Camp that is taking place in five locations this year.
Nine students and three leaders from Chicago go on the journey of their lives to Kigali, Rwanda.
Sierra Leone reports on how God is at work through their prayer ministry, as well as radio ministry and a recent rally at a girls boarding home.
A team of 16 people from College Church in Wheaton helps to run a bilingual camp in Italy, where a young girl and her mother start their journey toward trust in Jesus.
A street guidance program is moving boys off the streets and into the classroom, and families are rebuilding their homes and lives after Cyclone Evan’s destruction last December.
A Youth for Christ worker reconnects with a former student to learn how Youth for Christ impacted his life, seeing results long after his ministry.
An Arts Festival in a Gypsy village introduced 150 people to the gospel through music, painting, juggling and more.
How God is working through Youth for Christ in Britain and using Reflex to minister to imprisoned young people whom others have “written off.”
Seeing new fruit from ministry, hearing stories of young people making decisions for God, and experiencing new opportunities to expand its mission, Youth for Christ in Australia attributes its forward momentum to a look back at Youth for Christ’s early days as “an evangelistic youth movement’.
Youth for Christ was able to host a team from Denmark to run a program for 30 children of prisoners, sharing with them about God’s love through Jesus.
Polish children learning English at a community centre are given the opportunity to present some of what they have been learning through an outdoor performance for the community.
Young people are learning about hope in Christ through skateboard and surfing ministries.
Attendees at a pioneering conference in Madagascar resolve to identify new pioneers, to document city cultures, to perform spiritual mapping exercises, and to pioneer ministry in seven new cities over the next three years.
A group of young disciples finishes a camp focused on learning from God’s Word as another camp gears up for an evangelistic ministry to 400 young people.
An evangelistic bi-annual carnival event called “PlayMax” is reaching Singaporean youth with the good news of Jesus Christ.
An enthusiastic group of young missionaries from Kyle, Texas, visits Honduras to support the ministry of Youth for Christ.
A team of people from Youth for Christ recently helped with a church planting mission, serving the community and sharing the Gospel.
40 young people gave up 3 months of their holiday to train and participate in the work of youth evangelism.
Discipleship cell groups run a program for street children in Lebanon; youth leaders gather to train for youth work.
A camp for orphan children sees new openness to the gospel, in addition to providing discipleship opportunities for previous participants, and launching a dream to connect homes and churches to help orphans find true community and family within the body of Christ.
A seminar outreach helps students deal with stress, peer pressure, and other issues related to Board exams by applying biblical principles.
A partnership with two local churches enabled two missions through which 53 people gave their lives to Jesus.
Tanzania has recently opened a Development Studies Centre to reach out to the community through education and is seeking partners to help with a number of needs.
The camping ministry is seeing an increase in attendance, as well as many young people making decisions to accept the Lord and engage in service.
Youth Challenge event in Thailand challenges Thai young people to commit and serve full-time, to financially support those who have made this commitment, and to share the gospel.
An innovative workshop, backed by theological seminaries and run by Youth for Christ, is responding to the growing need to train and assist youth leaders from local churches.
Youth for Christ has open doors in four public high schools and has been offered a work position in one of the two rehabilitation centers for young gang members who are in prison.
Young people are learning life-changing lessons through soccer, floorball, baskeball, rock climbing and other sports and outdoor adventure activities.
The leader of a marijuana cartel has pleaded with staff to take him to church so he can be delivered.
Teens in Botswana learn to ROAR at a summer camp in Gabarone.
150 secondary school students have chosen to abstain from sex until marriage following a special Valentine’s Day program.
Botswana ministry director, Koekoes van As reports on the ministries of the drop-in centres and Kids Clubs, which are seeing young people come to the Lord.
Youth for Christ in Tanzania recently launched a Development Studies Centre, providing educational opportunities and assistance to the people in their community.
A variety of denominations, languages and communities gather for a youth rally in Lebanon, inspiring young people with the claims of Jesus, worship and Christian fellowship.
A new ministry to Iraqi refugees is providing a safe place for young people to feel accepted and hear the message of love and salvation in Christ.
Croatian Youth for Christ staff are invited to provide compassionate communication workshops for school faculty in Rijeka.
Young people from different parts of Andhra Pradesh attended a Discipleship Camp at which some began their new life in Christ, while others learned to love God, study the Bible, and grow spiritually.
A conference called “The Beginning” starts the new year with worship and testimonies, inspiring young people to live passionately for Christ and share God’s work in their lives.
Haverhill Schools Initiative is a Christian charity running since 1995 in Haverhill and Clare. It is associated with British Youth for Christ, with similar centres across the UK. The aim of HSI is to provide a live Christian perspective and help young people to develop spiritually, morally, socially and culturally, by effectively sharing faith and experiences, and showing how to approach life as a Christian.
Youth for Christ in the Wirral Peninsula provides a summary of recent and upcoming ministry to primary and secondary schools, as well as through drug, alcohol and relationship awareness, Youth Heroes Awards, and more.
Another ministry report from Burundi features good news from Operation Christmas Child, Operation Hannah, Homes of Hope, Future Hope School, and Gitega International Aacademy.
Asia Pacific Area Director Neil O’Boyle reports on Japan’s newly opened school in Gamagori, the EMBARK internship program, a thriving new football centre, and more.
A vocational training school is working with dropout students and aims to help these young girls discover Jesus as they learn the art of cosmetology.
Children and their families come together with Youth for Christ staff to celebrate the seventh anniversary of a day care centre that continues to provide mentoring and compassionate assistance to those in need.
Youth for Christ staff from Delhi endure blockades, tribal conflicts, threats and more to bring the gospel to Manipur, a region riddled with problems such as drugs, violence, and sexually transmitted disease.
Youth for Christ in Australia responds to an unexpected influx of evangelistic young people through their Young Evangelist Movement.
Iraqi young people who have become refugees to Lebanon are finding in Youth for Christ a fun, safe environment where they can learn new skills and experience Christian fellowship.
Youth for Christ in Croatia shares about the impact of the inspirational Nick Vujičić event – the largest evangelical event in Croatia since the Billy Graham crusade in the 1960’s.
Over 500 people gathered for a talent competition during which many young people committed themselves to an intense 2 month study of the book of Matthew.
During 7 days in Paris, more than 120 young adults and teenagers gathered to do the first Youth for Christ outreach campaign of the current century, called Bouge Ta Ville (Shake Your City).
Youth leaders and ministers from around Ukraine gather to learn more about teamwork, team-building, unity and effective leadership.
National Director Abu Conteh reports on a children’s club, rastafarian outreach, HIV / AIDS awareness, ministry to sex trade workers, family ministry, prayer ministry and more.
A secret follower of Jesus is forced to leave his country to avoid being conscripted by Islamic fundamentalists to fight for their cause, and ends up becoming a national coordinator for a Youth for Christ ministry in his new country.
The beginning of a bright new future for the youth of Burundi arrives at Gitega International Academy with its opening ceremony on September 29.
Kenya’s National Director shares ministry reports from around the country after visiting many Youth for Christ staff and volunteers.
Learn how investing in one young leader has resulted in nearly 200 other young people being mobilized, over 10,000 people being served and provided with an opportunity to follow Jesus, and a whole region in Rwanda being impacted by the transformational power of the Kingdom of God.
Leadership training for women in steering committees for the prayer movement “Operation Hannah” sees lives transformed, while sport ministry is reaching young boys with the Gospel in Sierra Leone.
Video report on part of the London Olympics 2012 outreach in the borough of Newham in London
Over 20,000 “Street Bibles” have been shared with priests, schools and young people, ensuring more Danish youth have Scriptures they can read and understand.
A follow-up visit to an orphanage nearly a month after camp turns into a time of prayer during which ten people give their lives to Jesus.
Widows of HIV victims are happy to have new homes, education for their children and training to use sewing machines, knitting to make an income.
Greenwich YFC celebrates ten packed days of activities during the Olympics involving over four hundred volunteers from eleven churches ministering to over 1000 young people.
Two summer mission teams, and summer camps at Zilpa, Cuttack, and Nagpur ministered to more than 50,000 young people, many of whom have made first time commitments to Christ.
A café in the disaster area of Japan will enable Youth for Christ to offer a good community space, will serve as a place of worship, and will provide potential to start some English classes, music events, weekly meetings and other outreaches in the affected area.
EMENA commissions seven teams for ministry across Ireland.
Volunteer staff member Michéle shares her camp experiences with Youth for Christ in Lebanon, attended also by youth leaders from New York and Oregon, USA.
Youth for Christ in Uganda was privileged to host a team of sixteen from Youth for Christ in Minnesota from June 6-20, 2012.
Together with the outreach teams in Kampala, Idudi and Gulu they reached 5,595 young people with 1,299 committing their lives to the Lord and 1,889 committing to abstain from sex until marriage.
Adam Shepski, Prayer Coordinator for Youth for Christ in Canada, reflects on the teaching of speakers Mike Pilavachi and Ross Hastings, and on the move of the Holy Spirit, during Canada’s National Ministry Conference.
The Youth for Christ Ghana team ran a church youth leadership training program for Youth for Christ in Togo
From prison ministry to prayer ministry to outreaches to police and hospitals and partnerships with local churches, Youth for Christ in Sierra Leone is seeing a harvest as God multiplies their ministries and volunteer team.
Two summer camps ministered to nearly 400 young people, many of whom came to know Christ, overcoming depression and experiencing freedom from addictions.
Christian football players are having a positive influence during Euro 2012, the UEFA European Football Championship.
An overview of David Kadalie’s visit to Rwanda for training at the Discipleship and Leadership school with staff, pioneers and the senior leadership team.
Rodrigues Island welcomes their new regional director and hosts a session on youth leadership, introducing young people to the Bible in the process.
The gospel was presented to 1,928 young people, of whom 154 committed their lives to the Lord; additionally, a mission to Gulu ministered to 80 young mothers and their children.
A ministry report from Sierra Leone features a Canadian ministry team, a citizenship awareness event, a beach outing for street kids, ministry to prisoners, and a movie event that recently ministered to families.
30 day care centres are benefiting from the support of Youth for Christ through training, advice and materials, and teenage girls are being rescued from trafficking and learning valuable life skills for their future.
Partnership with Scripture Union and Youth Alpha has enabled Youth for Christ staff to lead young people to Christ through children’s ministries, a drop-in centre, camps, and more.
Meet Stefan & Emilia, new Youth for Christ staff who are working with children and teenagers in a gypsy village in Romania.
National Director Freddy Tuyizere reports on a young leader training program and construction at Gitega International Academy.
A newly released inmate has decided to make something of his life and is learning tailoring skills to support himself and his father.
Young disciples are taking the lessons they’ve learned about Jesus and putting them into practice as they visit underprivileged children in a local shanty town.
A group of 34 young people committed their lives to following the Lord at a recent discipleship camp.
A new basketball and volleyball program is serving as a catalyst to share the gospel with underprivileged youth.
An annual youth conference in Italy provides an opportunity to reflect on the challenges of evangelism in the country, as well as to present a new prayer initiative that mobilises women to pray for teenagers.
Youth for Christ in Croatia sets up a prayer labyrinth for the students of the Theological Seminary in Osijek.
Youth for Christ is conducting leadership seminars which are training village leaders, professors, lecturers, students leaders – and soon, National Assembly members.
Sierra Leone celebrates successful evangelism, partnership, sports ministry, prayer movement and vocational training efforts.
Africa Area Director Hilary Lewis-Nicol shares some ministry snapshots that illustrate how God is working through Youth for Christ across the continent.
Youth for Christ partners with Operation Smile to heal cleft lips and palates in Rwanda.
Youth for Christ in Australia has just launched a new initiative called “Transform.” It is a call for all God’s people to become advocates for young people.
Dexter Johnson reports on the ministry of Youth for Christ in Jamaica, including plans for a national sports event, a national convention, and national talent competition.
Nicaragua’s National Coordinator reports on visiting missionaries, Youth for Christ’s school program, and a soccer league that is ministering to the nation’s young people.
High School students are being welcomed and loved at Campus Life meetings where they’re finding a safe place to ask hard questions, and learning the importance of a relationship with Jesus.
David Ridley reports on Australia’s National Conference, its growing admin team and its alignment with the mission of Youth for Christ.
A school for youth ministry volunteers recently trained a new group of leaders, and a new Campus Life program was launched.
Youth for Christ in Mexico partners with local church on a Project Serve trip to an orphanage in Matamoros.
Over 125 delegates were trained in youth work and mentoring and a new Sunday night worship event drew 50 people on its first night.
A community centre that serves needy children and teens in Poland reopens courtesy of a grant from city council.
An ice hockey team from Canada assists Youth for Christ in ministering to orphans and helping to launch new English programs in the Czech Republic.
Young people and their families are learning about Jesus and building strong connections with Youth for Christ staff through ski camps, summer camps and weekly youth programs.
The Sports Ministry in Ukraine organizes a dialogue with a well known TV presenter and a football magazine editor.
A report from St. Petersburg highlights some key ministry developments that may enable Youth for Christ to reach many more young people with the gospel.
Youth for Christ in Italy recently led a school assembly on the subject of human trafficking and has been asked to return to do more.
Exciting ministry report from Youth for Christ in Sierra Leone including schools, clinic, prison and police ministry, Operation Hannah, a music festival, the Book of Hope project and leadership development.
Women afflicted by AIDS are learning a trade to support their children, who are attending school and learning what it means to be followers of Jesus.
Young people are challenged through drama, music and a message about loneliness to consider a new life in Christ.
Delhi, India: Youth for Christ in reports on the Tamilnadu youth convention, a discipleship camp, and various outreaches throughout the city.
Silvia Brynjolfson, of WakeUp Deborah Canada, reports on the growth of the network of praying mothers, including recent expansion to China and Mexico.
Nomad, the itinerant football cage team, is well received by schools served by Shrewsbury Youth for Christ in Britain.
Serbia Youth for Christ has the privilege of distributing shoe boxes full of gifts for needy children, sharing the love of Jesus with the children and their families.
A three day camping and bicycling adventure in Argentina bonds youth and their families while teaching cooperation and endurance.
135 families received donations of beans, potatoes and cookies through a Food Shelf ministry that hasn’t even officially started yet!
Kosovo youth from refuge and broken families participate in a winter youth camp organized by Serbia Youth for Christ and Child Evangelism Fellowship.
The National team of Youth for Christ in Canada meets in Montreal and celebrates connections with 200,000 teens and pre-teens across the country.
A project of Youth for Christ in Moldova sees a great return on a gift of potato seeds that blesses both the givers and the recipients.
Youth for Christ in Slovakia hosts a seminar for business people at their seminar centre, Ranch Kralova Lehota.
Youth for Christ was able to deliver 90 boxes of food to needy families through their community centre.
Sierra Leone has set out to start new ministries in four new areas in 2012. Learn how God has already blessed them in their efforts.
A stubborn young atheist surprises everyone at a gathering of Christian soccer players in the Ukraine by announcing that he as asked God to forgive his sins.
Youth for Christ was able to organize a community celebration for approximately 150 poor people in Saint Marc, distributing Bibles, booklets and food.
The CTI music ministry was able to perform 42 concerts with more than 10,800 youth in three different countries, with over 1,200 of them accepting Jesus in their lives.
The children from Youth for Christ’s Day Care Centre in Vovkovyntsi prepare a part of a festive Christmas service for a church in Vovkovyntsi village.
YFC Honduras shares about their 2011 ministry year, including photos and ministry reports related to Vacation Bible School, CTI Concerts Tour, and General Assembly
50 young people in Lebanon gather for the launch of a discipleship program that will focus on what it means to be a disciple of Jesus.
Young mothers in Rochester, New York, find a program called Successful Pathways offers friendship, mentoring, and assistance with various needs.
Dave Newton reports on the Beyond Belief event sponsored by Youth for Christ in Cambridge and Soul Survivor, as well as a special commissioning of 85 new staff and volunteers.
Sierra Leone’s National Director shares about numerous ministry opportunities and how God has worked through Youth for Christ in this African country.
Youth for Christ in Ghana recently headed up a two day training for volunteers who will begin ministry at a refugee camp in Buduburam.
1,982 young people were reached this month with 236 committing their lives to the Lord and 279 committing to abstain from sex until marriage.
Thirty young people found freedom through a new relationship with Jesus at a youth camp in Jabalpur.
Eastern European staff visit Youth for Christ in the Netherlands for a week of leadership training and coaching.
Learn about how the Youth for Christ ministry in Rodrigues Island is growing, building, and reaching out to young people.
National Director Freddy Tuyizere reports on the recent ministry of a YWAM Team in and around Gitega, and shares prayer requests for upcoming ministry plans.
A group of a Christians from a church in New York help Youth for Christ in Italy with school assemblies titled “Where was God on 9/11?”
750 youth leaders gather for an annual training event, helping them grow in knowledge and leadership skills and connect with other youth leaders.
India’s National Director reports on a recent mission trip to Manipur and events celebrating 25 years of ministry to teens and twenties in Hyderabad.
Nigeria’s National Director reports on a recent conference, vocational training and discipleship efforts, the new coordinator in Lagos, a successful sexual abstinence program, orphan ministry and more.
A bus full of teens did street evangelism and visited schools, orphanages, and prisons, bringing the gospel of Christ to more than 800 people; 300 responded with a step of faith.
Kenya Youth for Christ reports on mission teams, Taraja Boys Home, Rehab Center, Operation Hannah, Counseling ministry, a retreat, the Vina dance team and more.
The YFC Croatia team reports on their Labyrinth, a Hillsong Concert, and Joseph & The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Musical in Rijeka
Africa’s Area Director reports on Gambia ministries including a discipleship program, school, day care, adult literacy program, football tournament, leadership training and more.
Young people are completing courses in computing, typing, language, sports and music at a local YFC ministry centre, where hundreds are hearing the gospel and starting to attend local churches.
Dave Newton shares a report from Youth for Christ in the UK, including camp ministry, the summer riots, the Beyond Belief event and a list of items for prayer.
Alexander Akimov reports on summer and upcoming programs, projects and staff for the St. Petersburg region of Russia.
Brandon Johnson, recently appointed as the new National Director for Cyprus (and fundraising to return to Cyprus to assume his new role), shares about his time there in June & July.
Learn how the Youth for Christ “City Life” program is empowering urban youth to change their cities for Christ.
India reports on the prayer and worship around Zordaar Zindagi, a celebration of 25 years of the BHEL TAMI.
The Senior Servants ministry of Australia gives three months to encourage the people of Rwanda.
Former President of Youth for Christ International Gerry Gallimore shares his observations of the Youth for Christ ministry in Burkina Faso on a recent visit to the African nation.
Evangelistic musical concerts and school outreaches brought the gospel to numerous elementary and high schools, distributing tracts and copies of the book of John to more than 800 new believers.
The YFC Poland team reports on the events of summer and a giving project which helps their 1 to 1 Contact Ministry for the new school year.
Young people are learning from Scripture and seeing Christ make a difference in their youth community.
Learn what Youth for Christ USA is doing for teens in local detention centres, group homes, and residential treatment centres who need to hear and experience the life-changing message of Jesus Christ.
Abu Conteh reports on the recent camp held in Sierra Leone.
Youth for Christ Mexico’s National Director, Jose Carlos Guttierez gives an overview of the work of Youth for Christ in Mexico.
National Director Conrad Parsons reports on leadership, communication, mission, and prayer concerns for Youth for Christ in Australia.
Area Director Neil O’Boyle recalls his time with Central Asian staff at their Aspire conference.
Check out the ministry of Youth for Christ in Europe! Hear stories of how Youth for Christ is reaching out to youth across this continent.
A group of military youth was able to build a playground and run a VBS for a school in Romania, sharing God’s love through games, crafts, and stories.
Two teams, one from Peoria, IL, USA, and one from Santiago, Chile, work together for a week at the Youth for Christ Community Center en Cerro Navia (Santiago) – painting, varnishing, worshiping and sharing the love of Jesus Christ with many young people.
A quick glance at the ministry of Youth for Christin Guatemala, and impact of World Link.
This video documents the ministry of Youth for Christ in George, South Africa. See how Youth for Christ reaches out to young people on the street, in schools and those in crisis.
Interns from Namibia, Botswana, South Africa, Lesotho, Angola and Zimbabwe attend a four week intern staff orientation school at the Youth for Christ Hodygos Training center in Okahandja, Namibia.
20 pregnant teens are being cared for, mentored, and counselled, 512 youth were reached with the good news at a recent outreach, and construction is completed for new ministry outreach in Idudi
Young people from Youth for Christ in Greater Louisville, USA, share about it’simpact on their lives.
The word “Revolution” took on a whole new meaning for a bunch of teenagers at their recent Youth for Christ Summer Camp in Lebanon.
300 young people were presented with the Gospel through drama and song; prisoners are being visited, hospitals are receiving donations, and street kids are realizing the need for change.
As a wave of sporadic civil unrest, violence, arson and looting swept the UK, Youth for Christ young people came together to clean the streets in the aftermath and give food, clothes and support to those who lost homes, possessions or loved ones in their communities.
Freddy Tuyizere reports on the work of Builders Without Borders, who are commencing construction on Gitega International Academy, as well as a Bible Club at Homes of Hope facilitated by YFC Edmonton.
Gambia’s National Director shares about the diverse ministry achievements from January to June 2011 – including day care, adult literacy, sports ministry, leadership development and more.
A small city with big city problems, Rochester, New York’s crime rate is 2 1/2 times the national average and 7 out of 10 African-American boys are dropping out of school. See how Youth for Christ is meeting the academic, social and spiritual needs of these young people in unique ways.
Colombia reports on activities held during June and July, including the “On Call” band, kids’ soccer league, EverYouth Project Serve drama team, youth groups and more.
Serbia’s National Director shares his experience at a youth camp where rowdy campers and sleepless nights gave way to the Holy Spirit moving young people to pray for salvation.
Learn about leadership development, partnerships, discipleship, Career Day, social involvement, schools ministry, literacy school, HIV workshops and more from The Gambia.
A camp in the Ukraine gives 62 day care children a memorable experience while planting seeds that are sure to bear spiritual fruit for years to come.
Youth for Christ will soon be starting a new prison ministry, bringing the good news of Jesus to young people who need to know the future God has for them.
Youth for Christ in Canada’s newsletter, with a focus on prayer, including articles on: praying mothers, building community around Toronto’s homeless youth, a loner neighbour in British Colombia who makes Youth for Christ his family, Youth for Christ’s greatest mistake and more.
Youth for Christ in India reports on the “Tune In” program and various other outreaches, sharing also how ministry supporters can pray for them.
National Director Abu Stephen Conteh reports on two youth leadership training events in Sierra Leone, as well as two young men who encountered Christ while serving prison sentences for murder.
36 young leaders plus four staff were able to share the Gospel with 4800 and 43 gave their lives to Christ; they also trained 282 youth pastors from 14 churches.
Solange thought she had seen it all. Orphaned in the Congo at a young age, she was “rescued” by an uncle who took her across the border into Uganda and exploited her for profit. At age 15, she ended up pregnant and abandoned in the volatile, dangerous slums of Kampala.
Tanzania’s sports ministry is sharing God’s word, encouraging young people, teaching life skills and morals, and mobilizing people to pray.
Youth for Christ/USA’s Chief Ministry Officer, Dave Rahn, unpacks kingdom calculations for ministry vision.
Youth for Christ Canada reports on their national conference, camp ministry, partnerships with Peru and Rwanda and more.
Hear stories and see pictures from Hope House’s recent trip to Uganda serving teen moms.
Nadya Gural, Social Ministry Coordinator of Youth for Christ in the Ukraine, reports on a day camp for children and teens held in Vovkovyntsi village.
A video highlights the ministries of Central Iowa Youth for Christ and their impact upon young people in the middle of the USA.
Just three months after Japan’s devastating earthquake and the area looks deceptively calm and quiet. The worst turmoil is happening in the hearts of the people, especially those who lost loved ones…
A youth worker from British YFC reflects on the impact and growth of an evangelistic event called “Space” which has impacted thousands of young people across the Mersey region.
Dave Newton shares how God used him, despite his tiredness, to lead 40 young people at the Cliff College Festival in a prayer of commitment to become followers of Jesus.
A highlights video from Youth for Christ in Central Michigan, USA shows the fun side of Campus Life, a Youth for Christ ministry to high school students.
A sports ministry that had the door closed to sharing the gospel not very long ago sees it reopened and expanding to additional leagues.
Youth for Christ brings Hungarian and Danish teens together for an event in Budapest that breaks down cultural and language barriers.
Join a group of dedicated and enthusiastic individuals in Samoa to be involved in medical clinics.
A powerful music video illustrates the realities of life for young people in juvenile detention centres, and challenges followers of Christ to care for these young “soldiers”.
Central America Pioneering Director Eli Beltran reports on a recent Project Serve trip to Honduras and the staff gathering in Central America that marks significant growth in the area.
Zvonko Valentini reports on Youth for Christ’s first-ever School for Youth Leaders in Serbia.
A cage football ministry outreach in Turin demonstrates the value and benefit of partnership as God blesses with numerous evangelism opportunities and the gift of a cage to carry on the work.
A new prayer movement in the Netherlands challenges people to spend 15 minutes each day praying to make a difference in the lives of children and adolescents. The hope is that these prayers will bring about a spiritual awakening among young people.
Daniel Dzunu reports on a recent Youth for Christ training event in Tema.
45 young people participated in an egg hunt, enjoyed a picnic lunch, and heard the good news about Jesus.
The National Director of Youth for Christ in Italy reports on their “Challenge” retreat, Oikos group home for girls, an outreach with American students, [email protected] 2011 summer camp, and a cage soccer ministry.
The 27th of April marked Sierra Leone’s 50 years of independence. As a ministry, YFC joined hands with the nation to organize a servant leadership program for our students in junior high, secondary and vocational schools.
678 young people were presented with the gospel; 118 made commitments to abstain from sex until marriage and 60 gave their lives to the Lord.
Bikes and trailers have been provided to our volunteer workers to bring supplies to those in need or bring in tools to help clean up in the devastated area.
Video interviews of young people impacted by Youth for Christ Western Illinois (USA)
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A teen mother’s ministry in Colorado partners with Youth for Christ’s Mirembe House & Suubi Home in Uganda and is venturing to Uganda to teach parenting classes, study skills and Bible studies to 80 teen mothers.
20 teenagers accepted Christ following an Easter Festival music ministry outreach of Youth for Christ in St. Petersburg.
Hyderabad Youth for Christ reports on a three day pre-discipleship camp that was run as a follow up to an outreach in Machlipatnam, India.
Youth for Christ has its first ever Pioneering Conference in Magaaliesburg, South Africa, identifying 10 nations to be pioneered by neighboring countries within the next five years..
Young people gather from all over Poland to experience God’s presence and power at a two day conference in Krotoszyn.
Representatives from YFC’s four Russian ministry centres recently came together in Moscow to discuss how to work strategically as a unified movement.
Working with local churches in Cambridge, hundreds of young people will engage in community action and outreach projects, sharing the outrageous grace of God in word and deed.
National Director Freddy Tuyizere reports on Future Hope School, the Vocational Training School, Homes of Hope Gitega, and other ministry news from Youth for Christ in Burundi.
Dozens of tornadoes ripped through the southern United States on April 27, killing 248 residents. Learn how Youth for Christ is helping and how you can join the effort.
National Director Jean Baptiste reports on the school of leadership and discipleship, an outreach program to local schools, and the success of Kigali Christian School in Rwanda.
Learn how Youth for Christ is training ministers for effective evangelism in Ukraine.
Denmark introduces a new ministry to send out teams of young people for missionary work throughout the country, and sees new doors opening for their successful Rock Solid program.
Young people from Norwich Youth for Christ meet with Polish youth for conversational English and share the Gospel, building new friendships and unity.
News from the Youth Music department of the Youth for Christ ministry in St. Petersburg, Russia
Ghana staff member Daniel Dzunu reports on the launch of a new Youth for Christ ministry site in Ghana, as well as a recent youth leader training that is facilitating ministry growth throughout the Brong Ahafo region.
Ester Montefalcone tells of what God is doing in Italy in, and through, young leaders, the youth in Palermo and the plans for an outreach in Turin.
A movement in Canada is inspiring creativity and empowering a generation to help create change.
National Director Miriam Koote reports on the outreach ministry of Youth for Christ in Uganda.
The Youth Guidance ministry successfully traced families of 23 inmates, reuniting 20 young people from street kids’ ministry and detention centres with their parents.
Updates on the Japan relief effort from Asia Pacific Director Neil O’Boyle and Japan YFC National Director Kazunori Endo.
An annual event brings hundreds of teens together in the Netherlands for sports activities, food, and spiritual challenge.
The young people of Metro Maryland Youth for Christ donate over $2,100 from a collection at a recent youth conference.
Liaison Bryan Blomker reports how the Europe/Middle East/North Africa area (E.M.E.N.A.) of Youth for Christ is reaching young people.
A young leader from Malawi sends his thanks to the Youth for Christ family for praying for a village that was previously closed to the gospel.
A desperate single mother was able to go back to school and is at a Rehab Centre learning skills that have enabled her to take better care of herself and her son.
A newsletter from YFC staff in Poland features the Creative Discover’s Club, an upcoming Resurrection Dance, conversational English ministry, the upcoming Manifest Conference, and more.
Bob Harr shares some of his observations after working at the Youth for Christ youth camp in La Entrada.
A highlights video from a Soccer Camp in Honduras at which 55 young people improved their soccer skills while learning about Jesus and being challenged to live for Him.
A promotional video presents the ministry of Campus Life MS: an outreach to middle school (intermediate) students.
An article from the February/March 2011 newsletter of Singapore Youth for Christ, in which West Area Coordinator Eric Teo shares about two ministries of SYFC and how they emphasize both the message of the Gospel and the character of the messenger (Jesus).
A Project Serve team serves the people of Haiti by installing a water purification system, helping with office work and blessing the children of Saint-Marc with various gifts.
John Duncan shares a brief report from his visit to the Annual General Assembly of Youth for Christ in France, and on a new ministry in Paris called PULSE.
High school students who attend Youth for Christ’s Campus Life program share their stories about how it has impacted their lives.
National Director Gavin Calver shares an update on ministry in Britain, including a recent conference, a new appointment, and new ministry centres.
British YFC searches for 300 legendary champions to help fight crime, defend the vulnerable and disarm street gangs.
Staff, students and friends of Youth for Christ in Nashville, Tennessee (USA) share about the schools ministry of Campus Life and the Teen Moms ministry currently active there.
Two young people share about their experiences with Youth for Christ.
National Director Dave Brereton shares some encouraging examples of ministry programs aimed to reach the “tweens” of Canada.
MY SPACE Palermo meets young people where they are, listens to them talk about their lives and the difficulties they’re facing, and offers them the hope that is found in Jesus Christ.
Northern Ireland YFC Director Steve McCready reports on a recent evangelistic event and St. Patrick’s Day outreach.
A rightly placed kick earns a Youth for Christ leader an opportunity to bring a young friend to church.
A new community centre in Poland provides children a place to learn, play and discover their talents; their One to One Contact program connects youth with mentors to provide friendship and discipleship
A ministry highlights video featuring the work of Youth for Christ in Honduras with young people through Christian camping.
A graduate of Taraja Boys’ Home in Kenya writes to say thank you to the ministry that showed Him the love of Jesus by providing him food, shelter, and education.
150 young people, ages 13-20, are being equipped to share the Gospel at an evangelism camp called ‘Dtua Joy’
A ministry report from Baguio City highlights the work of Campus Life, Youth Life, SMARTweens & Creative Arts
Learn about a Youth for Christ Tutoring program that seeks to introduce a fatherless generation to the Father
Hear the stories of several young people transformed by God’s love, which they encountered through the loving staff and programs of Youth for Christ
Learn about “The Outback,” a youth centre located in Archbold Ohio operated by Defiance Area Youth for Christ (USA).
Youth for Christ EMENA (Europe, Middle East, North Africa) features the Rock Solid program in Hungary as an effective ministry model for outreach to young teens and pre-teens.
Orphaned children in Gitega, Burundi are receiving an education, meals, and love in clean, modern houses where the children and house parents operate as a family unit.
Burundi equips young leaders in leadership, spiritual and personal development, ministry, social and life skills.
A day care centre in Borceag ministers to at risk children and partners with churches and other ministries to equip people for more effective ministry to children.
YFC Director Dave Brereton and several young people tell the story of Youth for Christ’s work in Canada
A leadership training school in Sophia, Bulgaria is preparing 70 people for full-time ministry.
A report from Youth for Christ in Italy on a youth event that is uniting youth workers and ministries from across the nation to restore a passion for God in the younger generation.
“Oak House” shelter in Kyrgyzstan is for the girls who have graduated from orphanages and have no place to go. Find out how you can help.
Watch a video featuring a youth pastor, a Campus Life staff person, and many young people, each sharing about the significance of Youth for Christ’s Campus Life program.
Youth for Christ in Jamaica puts on a music festival with numerous gospel reggae performances – for its 26th year!
“I wish I could tell you adequately how much the ministry of YFC has meant to this part of the world – the warmth, the sense of unity, the service to the whole Body, the caring and thorough way in which young people are being discipled, the way young leaders are being developed – it is just fantastic.”
The Director of Ministry in Lebanon writes about a graduating group of young leaders in training, as well as a new youth centre project started in conjunction with a local church.
Youth for Christ in Africa has launched an extensive pioneering effort, called “Operation Pioneer” to begin ministry in 11 countries in the next 5 years.
Young mothers and their children are being counseled, educated, cared for and shown the love of Jesus on a daily basis.
Carpenter’s Tools International (CTI), a band of members between the 16 to 30 years old from USA and Canada, spent three weeks from June to July sharing the gospel through mini evangelistic concerts and small group meetings.
At the beginning of the new year, over 350 people gathered for Youth for Christ’s annual conference in North Wales. Staff, volunteers, trustees and other members of the Youth for Christ family enjoyed a great time of fun, fellowship, worship and teaching.
A video overview of the work of Youth for Christ in Nicaragua in 2010 (en español)
A powerful story of an entire family impacted by a Youth for Christ leader who dared to believe the best for an angry young man, and to walk alongside his family through a very difficult time.
Hear from community leaders, staff, and young people, how Youth for Christ is making an impact in central California.
Hundreds of young leaders and Youth for Christ staff convene to be equipped for their local ministries around the world.
Youth for Christ reaches out to the Paraisoa, a very poor neighborhood in Colombia.
Dan Wolgemuth, YFC/USA President, explains what Youth for Christ is and how they’re making a difference in the USA
Friend2Friend® partners Christian students with adult coaches who together, actively love in a way that naturally invites friends to follow Christ with them.
Ed Bissonnette gives a brief update on Youth for Christ ministry in Mexico, including an introduction to Mexico’s new young director, Jose Carlos Gutierrez, as well as information on mission trips, sports outreaches, camping retreats, school seminars, and more.
An update on the Elevation Project, started in 2007 by Greater Vancouver Youth Unlimited in partnership with Rwanda Youth for Christ to help needy kids receive an education.
An insight into why YFC seeks to share the life changing message of Jesus Christ with lost teenagers. YFC/USA President Dan Wolgemuth follows up on this.
Young people who live on a mountain of rubbish in Tegucigalpa are receiving regular lunches, along with the good news of Jesus Christ.
An overview of the ministry of Youth for Christ Winnepeg, in Canada
A quick four minute video snapshot of British Youth for Christ, what they do, and why they do it.
Youth for Christ in Northern Ireland presents a video overview of its ministry centres, creative ministry and evangelism programs, work in schools, and Project 32.
An introduction to the ministry of Youth for Christ on the island of Rodrigues.
YFC in Madagascar works in three cities to bring hope to a generation of youth through varies ministries and activities.
Highlights video from the Youth for Christ Project Serve team that served in Jamaica in July 2009
Highlands Youth for Christ of Central Ontario, Canada, share a video montage from their Project Serve mission trip in Haiti
A video overview of Youth for Christ’s summer conference “New Wine 2009” in the Netherlands
Fresno/Madera Youth for Christ shares some stories about the young people they are reaching through urban ministry and youth guidance ministry to young people in detention facilities.
A music video promo for the Youth for Christ program in Guatemala
Subtitled version of Youth for Christ video telling of the history of YFC/USA.
A short highlight video of the 2008 Youth for Christ General Assembly in South Africa.
A music video promo for the Youth for Christ ministry program in the South African nation of Lesotho
Highlight music video from two Youth for Christ camps in Venezuela, August 2008.
An overview of the ministry of Youth for Christ in Colombia
Delaware Youth for Christ works with at-risk youth and their families in Delaware, USA. Hear the young people tell their stories of how YFC has impacted their lives.
Video highlights from a Youth for Christ Project Serve team from their trip to Botswana, Africa in 2006.
A music video montage of exciting Youth for Christ events and activities from Youth for Christ in South Central Iowa (USA)
This short promo video shows what “Activate” does in and around schools of the United Kingdom.
