Making a difference by showing up
Being part of young person’s testimony of faith feels wonderful – but first we’ll need to make sure we turn up for them in prayer and in service
“The best part of my story is being part of their story!” was the closing statement of a young adult at the end of the Year Out, Youth for Christ’s gap year programme. She was reflecting on her experience investing in the lives of unchurched young people and how many of them had taken greater steps of faith to Jesus.
At Youth for Christ, we’re about seeing young people’s lives changed by Jesus. We have long recognised that transformation usually happens through relationships and in most cases before we can...
Across Britain, we have over 60 local ministries committed to incarnational youth work. Recently one of our centres asked a local school if they could have a presence there. Initially the head...
In response, the Youth for Christ team offered to set up a breakfast bar every morning, keeping it simple with toast and cereal, all free of charge. While the Head hadn’t anticipated the offer,... ...
The team now have a consistent presence in the school – sometimes the most effective thing you can do is to feed those who are hungry!
During one of our outreach services at a young offenders’ institute, one of our workers was leading a Bible study when a teenage boy unexpectedly reached across the table and used a sharpened...
Loving our neighbour takes many different forms within a Youth for Christ context. In every case, there is an invitation to belong through acceptance, knowing there will be no judgement....
