Global Christian Youth Link

About us.     Global Christian Youth Link

Global Christian Youth Link is a non-profit making faith based project that started late 2009 as a church activity in the quest of simplifying the word of God for children so as to meet their spiritual and mental level. This was started as a weekly Sunday school classes program after every Sunday services. This was because researches showing that children only pass time or sleep during general Sunday  services since the procedures of general Sunday service do not enrich their mental capacity.

Later, Bible studies came in as more children of various age levels showed interest in the activities whereby we could pick a story in the Bible and analyze them asking few questions on them and moral lessons learnt and we close the day. However, with passage of time, we started looking for some study items and materials that could support  the studies with the children and by now, things seems to be progressing well with the support from BSFK - Linda of Clive.

Global Christian Youth Link now operates in two churches, that is, Adia and Ajono Yivu. Requests have been made by the surrounding churches for the organization to reach them but due to some limitations, we have not extended the service to them but with time, it may reach them.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

1. GOAL#1. To reach the world with the word of God through the current young generation through introduction of the children to the Gospel.

2. GOAL#2. To increase the degree of the fear for the Lord God in young children (kids) at an early stage before they are introduced to the world so as to ensure Christian conformity in the next generation to come thus attaining the Kingdom of God that Jesus went ahead to prepare for each of us.

3. GOAL#3. To effectively utilize God given potentials in man through volunteers as a major factor in spreading the Gospel, children ministry and broadening the scope of children workers relative to the growing population of the children.

OBJECTIVES OF GOAL

a) To provide children with the relevant spiritual information necessary for the war with Satan such that they are not taken by the worldly pleasures.

b) To sensitize the community within the center of the operation on the techniques of effective assessment and evaluation of the spiritual growth and development of their children and expected consequences of the changes that occur within them such that appropriate precautions can be taken.

c) To recruit a group of literate youths in a slated period as planned by the organization to become GCYL workers. This would be done by a two week training of the recruits that would cover;

1- Basic Christian/spiritual doctrines that they shall have to follow and observe in the execution of their duties, Spiritual child development strategies from childhood to adulthood with conformity to Christ the Lord and knowing Him as their personal Savior.

2- Information on adult teaching methods thus how parents can help in the spiritual upbringing of their children for the betterment of their future struggles knowing God as their Father.

d) To constantly asses and evaluate the appropriateness of the children programs identifying what best could fit for their upkeep due to the ever changing demands of the society.

Achievements of the programme.

1-      Increase in the number of children responding to the program.

2-      Public acceptance of the program, proposing an existence of a center for the organization since many churches wish to access and pledge of support to form board committees.

3-      Existence of a study helper for the program-Linda Shanks of Clive.

4-      Existence of interests voluntarily shown by some members in leading the studies and classes in these churches though untrained.(Among others)

5-      The project has secured one Laptop computer for data collection and storage, a digital camera for picture coverage of important and wanted aspects in the administrative operations.

6-      10 NIV big size Bibles, 10 pocket sized Bibles and 2 Bibles in the local language.

7-      A lot of study books and items from BIBLE STUDY FOR KIDS COMPANY.

Challenges to the program

1-      Increased number of children posing shortages on available resources and number of children per class.

2-      Lack of a center for the organization to operate since it has to work in more than one church making it sometimes difficult to move materials from one church to another.

3-      Lack of trained personnel to spearhead the studies since our teachers and Bible study leaders are untrained and do things to the level of their knowledge.

4-      Financial limitations for the acquisition of some study items and for putting up of the organization center. (Among others).

5-      Overcrowding of children on the computer screen to look at their videos and pictures.

Plans

1-      Establishment of study center after securing a conducive financial aid.

2-      Expansion of the services to all the sectors that showed interest to the services and most definitely, that conform to the principal of the faith that Jesus is Lord—the son of God, and that life is only through Him who saves.

3-      Training of Sunday school teachers and Bible study leaders for effective ministry and opration of the association.

4-      Acquisition of land for the establishment of the associations center.(among others)

We believe strongly that, in Him who saves, every thing shall progress well.

Yours

Mathew Dramadri

Director