About This Project

Purpose and Goal of the Ministry

Youth4Life is a Christ-centered nonprofit ministry in South Africa with a heart to see lives transformed through discipleship, outreach, and community upliftment. Our mission is to raise a generation of young people who know God, live by His Word, and serve their communities with compassion and purpose.

We work daily to make disciples who make disciples—through Bible-based teaching, mentorship, and practical community engagement. Our programs reach more than 250 youth each month, teaching them to grow in faith, develop strong moral character, and become active agents of change in their schools, families, and neighborhoods.

Alongside our discipleship work, we run community outreaches that bring hope and the Gospel to those in need. These include feeding programs, evangelism events, and Bible distributions. Many families we serve cannot afford Bibles, so one of our key ministry goals is to ensure every person we reach has access to God’s Word in their home.

Challenges Facing the Ministry

The needs in our communities are great. Poverty, unemployment, and broken family structures leave many young people without guidance or spiritual direction. Our feeding programs are stretched thin as food prices rise, and we often lack enough Bibles and discipleship materials for all who attend our gatherings.

Financially, it remains a challenge to cover the costs of outreaches, materials, and transport for our team. While the passion and commitment are strong, limited resources often prevent us from reaching as many people as we could.

In addition to our youth and outreach ministry, we also face growing needs within our Early Childhood Development (ECD) network—known as the Good Samaritan’s Network—where we support preschools in under-resourced areas. Many teachers lack training, children attend school hungry, and classrooms lack basic learning materials.

Response and Current Needs

In faith, we continue to move forward. Our Youth4Life team leads regular discipleship classes, organizes community outreaches, and supports children and families with food and prayer. Every outreach is an opportunity to show the love of Jesus in both word and action.

To sustain and grow this ministry, we urgently need:

• Funding for discipleship materials and Bibles for youth and families.

• Support for outreach activities and community feeding programs.

• Operational and transport funding to reach more communities.

• Resources for our ECD literacy and teacher support programs under the Good Samaritan’s Network.

• Nutritional and educational support for preschool children, helping them grow spiritually and academically.

Youth4Life stands firm in the belief that when hearts are changed, communities are restored. With your partnership, we can continue to feed the hungry, disciple the next generation, and plant seeds of hope that will bear fruit for eternity.