It's a Tough Time to Be a Teen
We Can Help
“Jimmy’s” story is all too familiar. A troubled family life left him searching for love and acceptance in all the wrong places—a path that led him to incarceration in a juvenile detention center. He was angry, alone, confused and ready to take his own life. But then Jimmy began meeting with a chaplain from Central Ohio Youth for Christ. They talked about everything—life, purpose, hope—and studied the Bible together. Over time, Jimmy came to faith in Christ and found the peace he needed.
In a world where everyone else had failed him, Jimmy felt accepted, encouraged and loved. “The chaplain was there when no one else was. He saw me for who I am.”
That's the power of your support!
The cost of nearly everything has gone up—food, gas, housing, utilities— including the cost of ministries like ours. But we must carry on, because there are so many more teens like Jimmy.
- The urban teen who sleeps on a different couch every night.
- The teen mom stretched to the limit caring for her children.
- The girl traumatized from the evils of sexual exploitation.
All are desperate to know they are heard, seen and valued.
We meet young people at lunch tables, on the basketball court, in counseling rooms. We build relationships through club meetings, mentoring, on car rides home – anywhere we can become someone they know they can trust. And we rejoice in every small step a teen takes toward a new relationship with Jesus.
Your partnership makes it possible for us to reach teens who have all but lost hope and offer a no-questions-asked safe space where they can finally find their people, their purpose, and a new path.
Will you consider making a year-end gift to help even more young people?
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