Dozens of youth from across Egypt and other countries came together to attend the Youth Alive Conference in Alexandria, Egypt from August 8-14, 2022. They came to meet new friends, learn, play, serve, and worship. They also came to develop leadership skills and learn how to lead Youth Alive friendship groups in their communities, schools, and churches. They attended seminars on mental health, physical health, relationships, sexuality, addictions, and spiritual growth. They made many new friends and participated in service activities such as cleaning up trash from the beach, bringing gifts and playing with underserved children, and drawing encouraging cards for refugees. They signed the youth alive pledge to live free from addictive behaviors and to choose to live healthfully! They left inspired and excited to start Youth Alive groups in their communities, and to help their friends make healthy choices too!

Youth and adult mentors came together from July 25 to 31, 2022 to participate in the Youth Alive Conference held in Martinique. Representatives from French Guyana, Guadalupe, Martinique, and St Martin experienced it for the first time. Pastors and youth leaders were first trained to facilitate the Youth Alive friendship groups, and then the conference followed as youth and young adults joined in to learn, play, serve and worship. Over 150 attended the event which included seminars and plenary sessions presented by local and general conference presenters on topics related to physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being. A number of youth shared their personal testimony on the final day, recounting how they were blessed to be there and left motivated to start youth alive friendship groups and clubs in their own church and school. Many signed the Youth Alive Pledge and committed to live a full life clean from addictions and risky behaviors. Pastors and facilitators left empowered and encouraged to see how quickly the youth bonded with other peers and mentors. 

On February 12, 2022, Youth Alive Participants of the Youth Alive Conference at Collonges could not contain their gratitude and admiration for healthcare workers during the pandemic. After hearing how staff and leaders at the La Ligniere clinic extended healing to many, they crafted beautiful thank you cards with words of encouragement shared along with some gifts to all the staff and health workers at the clinic. Healthy youth committed for service was a lived experience for participants of this Youth Alive Conference in France. Watch the videos and check out the pictures from this experience at the Instagram @youthfullyalive or on the youth alive portal facebook page.

During this pandemic and post-pandemic, many youth and young adults are struggling with their mental health. The Mental Health Talks were launched to provide a safe space for conversations among youth and young adults about the struggles they are facing. Please tune in and share the Talks with your friends. Check the mental health page for links or go to youtube and search for "Youth Alive Channel."

A Youth Alive webinar is planned for Monday, 16 November, starting at 1700 GMT/ 1800 CET/ 19.00 EET time. 

Introducing Spiritual Topics into a Youth Group (Delmar Reis)

‘How Teens Tick’ – What’s Happening in a Teenager’s Brain? (Karen Holford)

Join Zoom link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85988713792?pwd=MWNNeW9LTCtWZnNFNktqaFEyR3d2QT09
Meeting ID: 859 8871 3792
Passcode: 283921