Young Life Europe Every Kid, Everywhere, for Eternity!

Vision Every kid in Europe will have the opportunity to meet Jesus and follow Him

Mission Begin a high-impact incarnational ministry designed for the adolescent culture in every European country Being Jesus with skin on We do this by: Entering the world of adolescents Winning the right to be heard Sharing experiences that are fun, adventurous and life-changing Proclaiming the message of Christ individually and corporately Loving adolescents unconditionally with no strings attached Encouraging, equipping and challenging kids in their newfound faith Connecting kids to the body of Christ Introducing kids to the local church

State of Europe Europe covers 3% of the world’s landmass and has 7% of the world’s population. In central and eastern Europe, 25% of young people are unemployed. The Christian population has a.44% negative growth rate and only 2.8% of European Christians are considered evangelical. Younger Europeans have left their Judeo-Christian heritage to New Age thinking, relative truth, reincarnation and the occult. Islam has become the second religion of Europe. The vast majority of Czechs consider themselves atheists. Europe is a “post-Christian” society. Europe is the front line where the West meets the East Source: Operation World: 21 st century edition and CIA: The World Factbook

Ministries Young Life Europe is reaching out to: –Europeans –International middle school and high school students –University students –Exchange students through Amicus

Bulgaria and Macedonia Case Study st European International School service project in Bulgaria Multiple service projects to establish credibility and build relationships Started training over 15 Bulgarian leaders in Bulgaria Launched two clubs and held first summer camp 2nd summer camp with 65 kids and 45 of them decided to follow Christ! Launching 3 rd club! Bulgaria

Bulgaria and Macedonia Case Study st European International School service project in Macedonia Bulgarian leaders assist with service projects to help start ministry in Macedonia and share experiences with potential leaders Started training over 20 Macedonian leaders in Macedonia and Bulgarian leaders help with training Macedonian leaders bring 17 kids to camp in Bulgaria and all 17 decide to follow Christ! Macedonia

Targeted Countries Greece Croatia Austria Hungary Serbia Slovakia

% Change # of Volunteer Leaders % # of National Staff35389% # of Developing Global Leaders76-14% Avg. # of kids at club /week % Average # of kids at Campaigners % # of kids having attended Club this year % # of kids on Contact List % Campers % Ministry Statistics The ministry is growing with a focus on recruiting European leaders, increasing our contact work with kids, and discipleship

Financials FY14 Young Life Europe: Mid-European Regional Budget Area Budgets – 13 areas in 7 countries$2,700,000 Regional Office$500,000 New Ministry Development$100,000 Total Budget$3,300,000 FY14 Outstanding Needs Regional Office (Staff salaries and operations expenses) $50,000 Training (In country training programs for staff and leaders) $50,000 New Ministry Development (Bulgaria, Germany, Macedonia, and Poland) $150,000 Indigenous Leader Support (Black Forest, Stuttgart, Ostrava, Poznan) $100,000 Total Outstanding Need$350,000

What can your investment do? Launch ministry in a new country Hire and train European staff Support Developing Global Leaders Send European kids to camp