2020 YWEA Project Announced
The Church of God Youth and Discipleship Department has announced the 2020 Youth World Evangelism Action (YWEA) project which focuses on the continent of Africa.
Next year’s annual nationwide fund raising campaign for the youth of the Church of God is subtitled “Piercing the Darkness with the Light of the Gospel.” It intersects with the vision of the Church of God World Missions initiative entitled, “Send the Light to the Cities,” and seeks to establish a Ministry Training Center in the city of Lome, in the country of Togo. The center will serve not only Togo, but the entire Francophone (French-speaking) region of the African continent.
“Africa: The Dark Continent. For Christians, this name comes from the spiritual darkness of Islam, Voodoo, and ancestral worship, which pervade the region,” stated David Blair, director of Youth and Discipleship. “YWEA 2020 seeks to pierce this darkness with the Light of Jesus. In John 8:12, Jesus said: ‘I am the Light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness but will have the light of life.’ The YWEA 2020 project will include the cities of Lome, Togo, and Lusaka, Zambia.” In Lusaka, an existing church structure will be renovated to provide a new ministry training center and offices for the National Youth Ministry in Central Africa.
Under the premise of “protect and provide,” another primary goal of YWEA 2020 is to strengthen support for the 1,700 children living in Church of God orphanages across the continent of Africa.
“The light of the gospel is piercing spiritual darkness across Africa,” Blair concluded, “And you can be part of this movement by joining the YWEA 2020 Vision. Support it today by giving through your local church or going to MYYWEA.com. Together we can send the Light to Africa!”
