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GREATEROMAHA Next Page >> 3 Perseverance. Faithfulness. Courage. All of us have faced challenges in the past THANK YOU two years. And as many of you know, it’s been uniquely difficult and emotional for all of us at Everything you do is for the kids in Omaha Youth For Christ. Omaha and I am grateful for it. My family and I, staff, friends, and ministry Because of YOU, 21 kids came to know partners painfully mourned and celebrated Jesus for the first time. Twenty-one my wife’s homegoing to heaven on April heavenly parties that will continue for 23rd. COVID-19 redirected our ministries into eternity! new normals with students and schools. God moved multiple team members to pursue This year you helped 806 kids hear the other work and brought a dozen new staff Gospel, You helped meet the needs members to our team. of 14 mom’s and over 19 babies . You ministered to over 40 military families None of this was in our plans. Many days it still kids and spouses. And you equipped doesn’t make sense to me. Through it all, we and supported 186 volunteers sharing are striving to be faithful. To persevere. To be about Jesus. courageous. I am grateful for all that you have done Through it all, God has been faithful and is in Omaha. working powerfully. May God bless and encourage you as I’m excited to share how He’s moved despite you see the fruit of your investment and overwhelming pressures and changes. Thank labor. you for your partnership and investment in spreading the hope of Jesus! TAKE A MOMENT TO LEARN ABOUT OUR HISTORY JASON CURRIE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR GREATER OMAHA YFC

4 Next Page >> GREATEROMAHA GLOBAL NATIONAL GREATER OMAHA 100+ Countries 11,593,676 Youth 5,811 Youth Known 56,820 Volunteers 28,037 Volunteers 913 Youth in ACSRs 4,741,662 total and Staff 186 Volunteers Youth 54,023 Youth 41 Staff 451,535 Youth in ACSRs in ACSRs *ACSR “Authentic, Christ-Sharing Relationship. Where a leader is regularly talking about Jesus with a lost kid. MAGGIE’S STORY Maggie’s life took a turn for the worse In the summer before 10th grade, Maggie when she started approaching life with a volunteered at a YFC fireworks tent. There reckless attitude. Trying to find acceptance she met the Director of Glenwood Campus as a freshman, her poor decisions led to Life. After getting to know her and the partying, peer pressure, and eventually things she was dealing with, the director depression. invited Maggie to attend YFC Camp. There she learned that God still loves her, no During this time, Maggie’s mom was matter what she has done. She also realized diagnosed with cancer. She didn’t know that the party scene wasn’t for her, and how to talk to her parents about it and it she didn’t want to live that way anymore. began to affect their relationship. Looking Maggie decided to give her life to Jesus at for comfort, she continued to party. Soon, camp because she felt safe and accepted she came to the conclusion that God must hate her because of her bad choices, so by Him! she stopped going to church.

GREATEROMAHA Next Page >> 5 GREATER OMAHA NATIONAL GLOBAL $3,000,000 $81,000,000 $86,000,000 Annual Budget United States International Annual Budget Budget OUR MINISTRY SCOPE After camp, Maggie started attending Maggie is now attending church with her Campus Life, but struggled to share her family, and was recently baptized by Alex. faith with her friends at school, because She is learning that God’s acceptance and she worried what they would think. She approval is the only one that truly matters! decided to go back to church, to begin growing in her faith. HEAR MAGGIE’S STORY IN HER OWN WORDS! Throughout her sophomore year, she worked hard to learn to forgive and become bolder in proclaiming her new-found faith in front of family and friends. She was asked to be a student leader for Glenwood’s Middle School Campus Life club, and loves pouring into her small group of girls.

6 Next Page >> GREATEROMAHA WHY TEENS MATTER ACCORDING TO THE BARNA GROUP, ONLY 36% OF ADULT CHRISTIANS MADE THEIR DECISION TO FOLLOW GOD AFTER THE AGE OF 18. THAT MEANS 64% OF CHRISTIANS TODAY MADE A DECISION AS A CHILD THAT WILL FOLLOW THEM THROUGHOUT THEIR LIFE. BARNA’S RESEARCH TELLS US: 9 out of 10 people meet Jesus through a direct invitation from a family member or friend Nearly 6 in 10 (59%) of millennials who grew up in the church leave the faith 5:1 RATIO To solve the problem of kids abandoning Jesus, every kid needs five adults who are on their team. Adults who support them and are consistent. These five adults build a faith that lasts and students who are lifelong followers of Jesus. We are constantly recruiting people to be one of these five adults in the life of a teenager. Check out some of our leaders who are raising up lifelong followers of Jesus!

GREATEROMAHA Next Page >> 7 VOLUNTEERS MATT JORDAN KYLE DUNBAR MICHELLE HAGEN Glennwood Volunteer Papillion Volunteer Bennington Volunteer I wouldn’t be around if it were For me to be invited into a The one thing that always feels not for the youth leaders God student’s journey of faith so special about being in this placed in my life. Campus life is beyond anything I could community, is that you are always offers the structure, training, and have imagined. It feels like welcomed with open arms. I opportunities that enables me to Christmas morning each time volunteer with Campus Life pay it forward and show Jesus to a kid says “yes” to a life with because of the impact leaders Jesus. I’d encourage anyone made in my life and continue to a new generation of lost kids. who’s thinking about it to try do so to this day. Campus Life volunteering - you don’t know doesn’t just impact kids in the the type of impact you can have right now, the relationships built on someone’s life! at Campus Life are for a lifetime. START TRANSFORMING LIVES TODAY BY VOLUNTEERING WITH US!

8 Next Page >> GREATEROMAHA PARENT LIFE Parent Life reaches expectant and parenting teen moms. Through intentional relationships with trained adults and community partnerships, the teens are empowered to make good choices, encouraged to further their education, move toward independent living, and become life-long followers of Jesus Christ. 19 14 5 13 BABIES MOMS DADS VOLUNTEERS -------------------------- -------------------------- -------------------------- -------------------------- This is Parent Life... We share God’s hope and love to a group of teenagers who desperately need Him. And that need makes them no different than us. All of us desperately need Him. That is why He came. This is who we are... A group of forgiven followers of Christ who will do whatever it takes so that kids have a chance to know the love of the Father. HEAR HOW A TEEN MOM FOUND FORGIVENESS!

GREATEROMAHA Next Page >> 9 INSIDE CAMPUS LIFE THE MIND OF A MILITARY MILITARY TEENAGER There are an estimated 2,500 military -connected 11-19 year olds in Will my mom be the Omaha. Campus Life Military staff and volunteers understand the same when she gets unique life experiences and struggles of military life and the import- back from deployment? ant role faith plays in helping military teens be resilient in the face of these challenges. -------------------------- We create a safe place where they are known and understood by Will my dad make it back caring adults who can help them navigate the tricky teenage years. alive? We teach them how to be resilient in the face of multiple back to back crises. And we point them to Jesus, who can inspire them with -------------------------- a vibrant, contagious faith that they can take with them anywhere in the world for the rest of their lives. Why make friends when we will move again in 18 Jonathan - 11th grade months? “Since going to campus life (military) my walk with Jesus and my spiritual -------------------------- maturity have only been going up and it’s been an amazing experience. I look forward to every week and it helped me get through the last quarter Does anyone really know of school. The leaders we have are amazing and have done an amazing the real me? job with getting to know the students and creating an environment where everyone is safe and are free to be ourselves.” SEE HOW LJ’S LIFE WAS IMPACTED THROUGH CAMPUS LIFE MILITARY

10 Next Page >> GREATEROMAHA YFC CAMP At YFC Camp, we create an environment times of solitude that draw students to that invites God to transform the the heart of God within the context of lives of young people through shared authentic relationships and memorable experiences, outdoor challenges, and learning experiences. ‘18 298 UNIQUE KIDS ‘19 302 UNIQUE KIDS ATTENDED CAMP &, PROJECT SERVE ATTENDED CAMP &, PROJECT SERVE YES TO JESUS : 85 YES TO JESUS : 50 YES AGAIN: 160 YES AGAIN: 137 NOT YET: 34 NOT YET: 0 81% POSITIVE DECISIONS 60% POSITIVE DECISIONS *No YFC Camps in 2020-21 due to Covid. YOU gave kids over $40k in scholarships in 2018 & 2019! Half of students received aid by working fundraisers or being given a scholarship gift. Thank you! SEE WHAT A WEEK OF YFC CAMP LOOKS LIKE FROM A STUDENTS EYES

GREATEROMAHA Next Page >> 11 CAMPUS LIFE Campus Life combines healthy their schools. Like all of YFC’s programs, relationships with creative programs to Campus Life seeks to engage these help middle and high school students young people wherever they are found as make good choices, establish a solid lifelong followers of Jesus Christ. foundation for life, and positively impact THE PROGRAM At Campus Life, adults engage students in authentic, Christ-sharing relationships. We raise kids to be lifelong followers of Jesus. Students will find a place to be themselves and enjoy having fun! We talk about relevant topics and give them a chance to be heard, discover Jesus, and make memories. SCHOOLS WITH WEEKLY MINISTRY 2013 2015 2017 2019-21 WHAT IS CAMPUS LIFE AND WHY ARE YOU AT SCHOOLS?

12 Next Page >> GREATEROMAHA FINANCIAL 83% We want it to be said that our financial MINISTRY AREA goals reflect our mission. Here is how our 3 EXPENSES million dollar annual budget breaks down. Personnel Wages GENERAL FUNDING Donuts, Dodgeballs, Diapers, Etc. Technology Corporate sponsors cover administrative Specific Ministry Expenses expenses so we can say with integrity Volunteer Development “100% of every dollar stays in the community” COMMUNITY FUNDING 17% $3 MILLION Each staff member serves as a missionary to their community. As local businesses, ADMINISTATIVE ANNUAL BUDGET parents, and community members get EXPENSES excited about our mission, they fund reaching every kid in your community Fundraising Events schools. Training and Development Operations Staffing Conference Expenses

GREATEROMAHA Next Page >> 13 YEARLY WISH LIST $7,500 $30,000 $32,000 NEW STAFF TRAINING CAMP SCHOLARSHIP VOLUNTEER TRAINING Send staff to training Help the 50% of kids Keep volunteers with our national who need to receive with YFC through office, equipping financial aid, to go to training, gifts, and them to more camp. soul care. effectively share the Gospel. $35,000 $50,000 $32,000 TECHNOLOGY UPGRADE LEADER CONFERENCES CAMP TRANSPORTATION In a technologically Provide so our evolving society, you entire team can Kids need to get to can provide hardware be trained and camp, you can make and software for our strengthened to the way. team! reach more kids and volunteers. $75,000 $120,000 $1,200,000 NEW MINISTRY SITE ONE MONTH PAYROLL GOYFC OFFICE SPACE Want a program Pay for one month’s started in your payroll so funding We want a space school or area? stays secure through to host kids, teen Launch it yourself the year. moms, and our staff. with a check! You can give us the keys!

OUR MISSION Greater Omaha Youth for Christ reaches young people everywhere, working together with the local church and other like-minded partners to raise up lifelong followers of Jesus who lead by their godliness in lifestyle, devotion to prayer and the Word of God, passion for sharing the love of Christ, and commitment to social involvement. Icons made by Freepik from www.flaticon.com Address: Telephone: E-mail: 4468 S 84th st 402.597.9323 [email protected] Omaha, NE 68128