We at YFC would like to start off by thanking all of you very much for this past year of support, whether through prayer, time, or monetary support, without which we would not have been able to complete the task that we have accomplished. Here at YFC our mission statement is: “To participate in the Body of Christ in the responsible evangelism of youth. Presenting them with the personal work and teachings of Christ and discipling them into the Church.” This is a great opportunity to make the Kingdom of God grow and to bring some of the most vital people in God’s Kingdom to know who Jesus Christ is and what he has done for them. Our goals as a national organization are quite large this year and we need your support now more than ever. YFC looks to reach up to 5,000,000 young people in 2010 and engage them in a productive relationship with Christ. We do this by reaching out to the young people in our schools, and our community, that may not already know who Christ is. To do this, the staff at YFC find it very important to go out among them in their environment, and step out of our own comfort zones to reach students in theirs. We get this idea from Jesus Christ himself, in multiple examples of selfless acts, where He steps out and touches peoples’ lives.
I would like to inform you of just a few ways in which we go out among the students to minister to them. One of the first steps we take is to meet the students where they are. This is where we believe going into their world is the most important. To be a part of their lives, we join the students at sporting events, musicals, school concerts and other school affiliated activities. After making initial contact with the students, we must find a non-threatening way in which to break down the negative stereotypes that these students may have built up against the Christian community. We do this through group activities that they might enjoy. As the stereotypes and initial walls they have built up are broken down, we open ourselves to answer questions that they may have and continue to show them the love of Christ. As we build our relationships with the students, we will begin to disciple them into a life with Jesus Christ, and they will begin to show Christ to other students on their campus, and in their world.
Current Macomb Schedule:
Fri. Dec. 4th - Pizza Lunch - University Baptist
Fri. Dec. 11th - Pizza Lunch - Maple Avenue Christian Church
Fri. Dec. 18th - Pizza Lunch - Macomb Assembly of God
We are also planning to get Campus Life-High School meetings up in running in January. If you have (or are) a HS student that
is interested in Campus Life, give us a call at the office. Ken would love the chance to get to know the students of Macomb High.
