Hello faithful friends!
Youth Mission Solutions is going through a lot of changes currently. But, before I get to that…:)… here is what we’ve been up to lately.
As you know, our volunteer, Kathryn, has been busy with training our youth in theatre and the arts. She is really doing an awesome job, and it’s been a lot of fun for both us (the team) as well as the youth. During December, we made a movie to represent who we are as: YOUTH, SOUTH AFRICANS, AND PEOPLE AT REFILWE. Please watch our video. It’s very powerful!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rClr5eYiT4
The youth have made one other video, and will make two more in coming weeks, stay posted to see more of our creativity.
So, in other news, Youth Mission Solutions is losing two of their leaders: myself (Leah Bakers) and Piet Bakers. We have recently accepted a position at a new ministry called Africa Ablaze. We will be doing very similar work that we are doing now, only at a new location and adding a few extra projects. We will help with holiday camps, school ministry, and leadership development in youth. We are very excited about this new phase, but also very sad about leaving our life, friends, family, and precious youth whom we have invested so much.
Because of this, YMS will certainly cease to exist in the same fashion as before. If it continues on, it will only continue through the sports department and helping with homework after school.
It breaks our hearts to see this program discontinue the Saturday program, but we are trusting God that these youth will be looked after by others after we are gone. Please pray that God will bring others to invest of the lives of these youth!
Thanks for your prayers and support of YMS!!
Monday, February 14, 2011
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
January 2011
Yesterday was our first day back at work. It’s been a nice 4 weeks of holiday for our team!
ASTEP is now nicely settled back in their homes in the USA. We sorely miss them but have great memories of a wonderful holiday program through December. It was a month full of laughs, fun, and over flowing creativity. The ASTEP participants wrote songs and poems, created dramas and dances, and performed their little hearts out. What a great time we had.
This first week back will be filled with meetings, debriefing, and such to decide how the year will run. We have a feeling that it may be different than we anticipate, but we also know that God is in control.
Our main focus this year will be on Saturday Live youth program. It will operate as normal, but will have a greater focus and intention. We will continue to run skills classes, worship, and present spiritual teachings to the youth.
Out of this, we will pour into the youth that are shining potential leaders. This is our junior leadership team that meets once a week for leadership training and spiritual development. It is our goal that they rise above their generation and become influencers to those around them.
The Youth House will continue to operate as a leadership and training house for the four current residents. In the month of February, official leadership courses as well as skills classes will commence on a weekly basis for these guys. Some of the skills classes will include basic training of Word, powerpoint, publisher, how to maintain a budget, how to run a blog, and other basic computer skills.
YMS looks forward to the new year and how we will continue to grow as a program.
Blessings,
The YMS team
ASTEP is now nicely settled back in their homes in the USA. We sorely miss them but have great memories of a wonderful holiday program through December. It was a month full of laughs, fun, and over flowing creativity. The ASTEP participants wrote songs and poems, created dramas and dances, and performed their little hearts out. What a great time we had.
This first week back will be filled with meetings, debriefing, and such to decide how the year will run. We have a feeling that it may be different than we anticipate, but we also know that God is in control.
Our main focus this year will be on Saturday Live youth program. It will operate as normal, but will have a greater focus and intention. We will continue to run skills classes, worship, and present spiritual teachings to the youth.
Out of this, we will pour into the youth that are shining potential leaders. This is our junior leadership team that meets once a week for leadership training and spiritual development. It is our goal that they rise above their generation and become influencers to those around them.
The Youth House will continue to operate as a leadership and training house for the four current residents. In the month of February, official leadership courses as well as skills classes will commence on a weekly basis for these guys. Some of the skills classes will include basic training of Word, powerpoint, publisher, how to maintain a budget, how to run a blog, and other basic computer skills.
YMS looks forward to the new year and how we will continue to grow as a program.
Blessings,
The YMS team
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