YOUTH MINISTRY

Anytime a body of believers gets together to cry out to God and worship him, the presence of the Holy Spirit is undeniable. At the events SendMe Refuge does for local youth, we stress the importance of worshipping an amazing, holy God by bringing in a local band to lead everyone in a time of worship. Out of this brings to light the brokenness within these youth. This brokenness swings the door wide open to minister to these kids and let them know how much God loves them. These worship nights are indescribable where the Holy Spirit is felt no matter what language you speak.

Life for a lot of the youth we work with is hard. Whether its going to school and then straight to work or just work all day, relaxing and fun is usually not in their day. During these youth outreach days we try to set up for part of the day to be dedicated towards the youth just getting to be kids and play games and fellowship with one another! We get to play minute to win it games with them, teach them new games, and team games to help build relationships and community. With pride being a huge cultural issue, anytime we can do events to help breakdown the walls of not asking for help or depending on others is an opportunity we want to take!

Breaking bread while fellowshipping is a practice that has been used all the way back to the first church in the book of Acts. Getting to serve these youth with a meal is such a blessing. Serving them food they usually don't get to eat or is too expensive to buy. Anything from pizza to Mahi Mahi can be on the menu for these events. No matter what it is, getting to meet a need of food knowing those kids won't have to go hungry that night brings much peace of mind.

Does this sound like a ministry within SendMe Refuge that speaks to you and that you want to be involved in? Serving, playing games, ministering to, and worshipping with these youth is what it's all about!