CYA Annual Review 2019

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On behalf of the Board of Trustees and the rest of the CYA staffers, thank you for your continuous support to our mission of evangelizing and training young people in our campuses.

As we look at the next three years in CYA, we aspire to move forward in three areas in our work: (1) to grow in evangelization, (2) to have more young, passionate disciples, and (3) to become more vision-driven.

The year 2019 has been a year of starting and solidifying. We have identified some focus areas such as: implementing Action Group Leaders Training for small discussion groups and transitioning CYA graduates into meaningful work through participation and service with other professionals of our community.

Starting New Groups Though not particularly part of our original plans, we witnessed and helped in the creation of CYA After 6 (CA6) and the unexpected emergence of a new CYA unit at the University of the East Ramon Magsaysay (CYA UERM) where CYA is officially accredited. We also started STEP, a Staff Training and Exposure Program, which allows new CYA staffers from provincial chapters and youth workers from other communities to have an initial immersion and experience of our CYA culture and training programs.

Solidifying Christian Discipleship We praise God for the opportunity to raise more young passionate disciples through our series of talks, formation and training households, and small groups (also known as Action Groups). In 2019, a total of 136 students (86 in Manila, 50 in other provinces) have experienced living in households. We also praise God for the more than doubled number of students who have gone through our Christian Life Series and Christian Growth Series, allowing more young people to begin and renew their personal relationship with Jesus. We also celebrate an encouraging increase of young people desiring to be discipled through their Action Groups.

Moving Forward in 2020 As we aspire to evangelize more young men and women, we have identified other opportunities for students to make an initial commitment to Christ not only through our high impact events, but also through one-on-one conversations and hub gatherings. We are also increasing our efforts to connect with community children and smoothen the transition between CYA and our university districts in Ang Ligaya ng Panginoon community.

Additionally, seeing the need to train more leaders, we will be establishing a comprehensive training program for all our staff levels. We have also refined our training plan for Action Group Leaders to ensure better accountability and discipleship among students.

Aiming to reach more youth, we also hope to establish and open our 10th school in Metro Manila, strengthen CYA After 6 and revamp our CYA website.

Invitation to CYA @ 40 2020 is an exciting year for us as we celebrate 40 years of God’s faithfulness to CYA! We ask for your prayers as CYA will celebrate through its various key events leading up to CYA’s 40th Anniversary and Grand Alumni Homecoming in November. You are invited to celebrate with us!

Thank you once again for your generous support. I look forward to seeing you as we celebrate CYA’s 40th.

God bless you, PETER LEGASPI CYA Manila Director

MISSION To evangelize and train young leaders for the service of the church and society.

VISION We envision youth who are transformed in Christ and are agents of change for church and society.

4 Cs Conversion: Making an initial commitment to follow Christ and entering into a personal relationship with Him Community: Being actively involved in an environment of committed Christian relationships Character: Undergoing formation in Christian character and growing in understanding of our Christian faith

Commission: Going out to bring young people to Christ by proclaiming and witnessing to the Gospel

Our

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2019

Reach

We build friendships with students and help them come to know Christ through our events, classroom presentations, informal gatherings, and other social gatherings.

CROSSROADS

CHRISTIAN LIFE SERIES (CLS)

An annual retreat where students are given the opportunity to look at their choices, which can shape the rest of their lives

A series of teachings about the truths in our Christian faith and in having a personal relationship with Jesus Christ

134 | 152 students committed their life to Christ at the Crossroads Retreat

40 | 120 CLS graduates renewed their life in Christ

Call We present the students with the gospel through personal testimony, a series of talks and opportunities for small group discussions.

CHRISTIAN GROWTH SERIES (CGS)

ACTION GROUP (AG)

A set of talks on how students can grow in their renewed Christian life - teaching concrete ways to follow God (e.g. prayer, service)

A small group of men or women meet regularly to receive love, care and support in their decision to follow God.

35 | 118 CGS graduates learned to grow in their Christian life

SERVICE TRAINING & INVOLVEMENT Students are given more opportunities to use their skills and talents through service

Numbers indicated in “Our Action Plan� pages comprise our impact in the Manila region.

33 functioning AGs 155 students being discipled in AGs

49 | 57 students recommitted their life to Christ and to the way of life of CYA

Form

We invite our students to grow in committed Christian relationships, Christian character, and in understanding our Christian faith through talks, bible studies, and prayer meetings.

CHRISTIAN SERVICE SERIES

TRAINING HOUSEHOLDS

Teaching designed to help students grow in maturity as servants of God by realizing their call to serve others

Month-long households providing a venue for Christian formation, teaching and training with many opportunities to be stretched in service and relationships with other men and women

MISSION TRIPS

Exposure to different places and environ- 86 household participants for Christian formation and training ments where students can share God’s message to others by helping indigenous people, giving leadership talks, etc

Send

We help our students embrace the call to be missionary disciples and empower them to bring the good news to other people.

EVANGELIZATION

EMPOWERMENT & DISCIPLESHIP

There is power in youth reaching out to other youth. Students who have grown in their Christian maturity reach out to their friends and fellow students and share the Gospel.

Student leaders are given opportunities to pass on what they have learned and to raise up other students to be leaders like them through leading prayer meetings, Action Groups, and service teams.

I really never had any idea what it was like to have a personal relationship with God. CLS changed all of that for me. Understanding God and learning more about Him allowed me to fall in love deeper with my faith, and now my conviction to follow His will is as strong as ever.

Aeron Sanidad University of the Philippines Diliman

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Universities present in

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Current Youth Workers

New Youth Workers

Cities present in Official CYA Facebook Page Followers

1172

Students connecting to CYA

285

Students made an initial commitment to Christ at the Crossroads retreat

335

CLS Graduates renewed their life in Christ

Numbers indicated on this page comprise our impact on a national level.

3,589 At the end of 2018

4,390 At the end of 2019

w ie v r e v O l ia c n a Manila Fin 3% SOS-Asian Region 18% Fundraising Activities 41% Ligaya ng Panginoon

INCOME Php 12,813,110.51

38% Campus Evangelization Funds

12% Administration 1% National Operations 3% Mission & Expansion

84% Mission & Campus Evangelization

EXPENSES Php 12,794,80.67 BREAKDOWN Mission Campus Evangelization Training & Development Campus Events

18% 60% 6% 15%

These are the consolidated actual income and expenses of CYA chapters in Manila for the year 2018-2019.

In Him. By Him. For Him E

ntering into college, it was clear to me that my goal was to be successful, so I could help my countrymen. The idea of being in the service of the people was instilled in me early on, and I knew that being able to support in any capacity gave me fulfillment.

But at one moment, I asked myself, “is my desire to serve really for the people or for my own satisfaction?”

When I came to CYA, I thought that maybe serving people came with just being good-natured. This kept me asking, “where does being good-natured come from?” It was during these times that I feared that my intentions in serving others might have been tainted with the pride of knowing that I am needed. I came to CYA thinking that I can depend on myself alone, and that I am enough to get things done.

Eventually, as I became more involved in CYA, I realized that it is only through the grace of the Lord that we can be humbled and we are able to fully surrender to His call to serve. I realized that it is only through Him that my work can bear fruit.

A heart set apart by the Lord is a life set apart for His people.

Being a part of CYA is a life experience that helped me to realign my perspective with the Lord’s. I learned not only to dream high for myself but also dream deep - to know why we aspire for a goal and to lay the foundations of these dreams in Christ.

A heart set apart by the Lord is a life set apart for His people.

My deepest conviction about my decision to be a full-time missionary for CYA was because I know the Lord loves me. I want to respond to His call because of my great love for the Lord and my desire to be obedient to His will. The feeling I get every time I imagine His great love for us is overwhelming. Right now, this is the best response I can give Him – to serve Him by serving the youth.

ANNA ENRIQUEZ Graduate of UP-Manila CYA Staffer, Unified Manila Chapter (UMC)

A New CYA Unit for Medical Students

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YA Med is a unit that started as former CYA members in their medical studies initiated review and tutorial sessions followed by fellowship or prayer together. Starting as a small support group with members from medical schools like UP Manila, UST, UERM, and PLM, this regular time together gave the group of brothers and sisters a vision to start a community of medical students with CYA-UERM (University of the East Ramon Magsaysay) as its leading unit. A group of 10-20 med students get together for regular prayer meetings, inspirational talks, Mass before exams, fellowship and even study and prayer nights!

“CYA UERM has been life-giving. Med school being difficult is not an understatement. But having the avenue to be filled with joy, remember hope, and be rooted in faith which is what CYA brings, surely makes it worthwhile. The struggles the students face also tempts one to forget about Christian values but having a community to lean on allows one to have the strength to face these adversities.”

KEI PINEDA 2nd year Medical Student University of the East - Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center, Inc.

CYA After 6 C

YA After 6 (CA6) is a new initiative for recent university graduates and young professionals envisioning themselves to be movers and shakers of today's society by forming youth who can be active witnesses of Christ wherever they go!

Since July 2019, CA6 has been holding regular events and initiatives to bring young people together from different CYA hubs. KKBBH truly lives on beyond college!

Participants of CA6’s first Lenten Recollection

“As a young professional in the corporate world, I found my faith declining. CYA After 6 helped me remember that Christ should be at the center of my life and that He has a plan for me. Since joining CA6, I have gained enough confidence to go out of my comfort zone in applying for various job positions, hoping to become a more productive member of society and following the path the Lord has built for me.”

ALONZO CRUEL HRM Graduate from De La Salle - College of Saint Benilde

You are invited to the

CYA 40 Anniversary th

From Generation to Generation

The Lord has been faithful to us in CYA! We want to give praise and thanks to our God who has been steadfast with His presence in our journey. And as we celebrate, we are certain that He will continue to be faithful to us from one generation to the next.

We invite you to join our culminating events for this year-long celebration.

21 November

CYA Alumni Recollection & Fellowship

22 November

The Grand National 40th Celebration

We can’t wait for you to join us in thanking God for this milestone!

For more updates, like our Facebook page! facebook.com/CYAAnniversary

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Thank you for joining us in this mission in evangelizing youth and training young leaders!

Pray Keep us in prayer as we reach young people, call them into a relationship with Christ, form them to be radical disciples of the Lord, and send them out on mission!

Pray that the Lord will send us more laborers for the harvest.

Give There are three ways to give locally: 1. Credit Card via PayPal tinyurl.com/donatetoCYA (recommended for monthly deposits) 2. Post-dated Checks payable to “The Philippine Foundation of Christ’s Youth in Action” 3. Bank Deposit: Via BPI Savings Account #: 3143-3228-22/ Via BDO Savings Account #: 00115-028-2086 Please send confirmation of deposit to cya.deposits@gmail.com.

For international donations, please contact Mara Narciso at mnarciso.cya@gmail.com.

Share Help us spread the word about CYA! If you are not able to give at this point, please consider telling others about how they can support our mission financially.

What matters in life is a relationship with God, to desire Him and to respond with gratitude for His mercy and grace. I learned that through the lives of other radical young men and women in CYA

Terry Montano Director - Regulatory, Globe Telecom Inc. Regular CYA Action Partner

Kay Kristo Buong Buhay Habambuhay

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