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A Church That Said Yes
How Pastor Freddy Rivas is leading Arcadia Friends Community Church back into its neighborhood For years, Arcadia Friends Community Church looked like a lot of congregations across the country. Its...
Leader Spotlight: Wes Trammell
The Chosen Ones GR | Grand Rapids, Michigan Wes Trammell grew up in a sports family. His father played college football, his older brother was a hall of fame athlete...
Whales: Giants of the Ocean
Whales: Giants of the Ocean Whales are among the largest and most remarkable animals on Earth. These marine mammals live in oceans around the world, from warm tropical waters to...
From Nairobi’s Slums to Shaping East Africa’s Youth Leaders
John Miere was born in 1984 in a small village in Kenya. His family moved to Nairobi when he was two years old, so his father could pursue work there....
Going Into Samaria
How Young Life and UYWI Are Raising Up Leaders Who Show Up Meet Jared Wohlford and Jorge Gonzalez - two Young Life leaders in separate cities whose shared training through...
From the Streets to the Sanctuary
Andrew Wilson was eleven years old the first time he was locked up. He didn't have much of a childhood before that. Raised by a single mother who worked nights,...
You Made 2025 Possible
Happy New Year, UYWI Family! As we step into 2026, our hearts are overflowing with gratitude. We pause to celebrate what God accomplished through your partnership in 2025. Because of...
Not Normal, But Obedient
How Training and Support Are Multiplying Through Leaders Like Giselle Picture this: a six-year-old girl from Queens sitting in a courtroom, watching as a judge decides her fathers fate-a transformed...
Multiplying Impact: 7 Years of Proven Youth Ministry
From One Leader to Six, From One Student to 42: Real Proof & Impact in Youth Ministry When Jose Campos's childhood home burned down during his senior year of high...
Multiplying Kingdom Impact
Christopher Stewart's ministry journey began not with a dramatic conversion, but with a sister's honest confrontation. Growing up as the oldest of seven siblings in the Inglewood area, Christopher knew...
Keep Praying, Keep Believing
In the work of urban youth ministry, discouragement can feel like an unwelcome companion. We've all been there watching young people we've invested in make the choice to leave, seeing...
A Story of Divine Persistence
The Youth Directors Who Almost Said No Meet Antonia and Elisaia Goldtrap, volunteer Youth Directors at Revive Youth in Long Beach, California, whose remarkable story of calling and commitment is...
