On Friday, team members have free time until 4pm when they meet together for vespers and dinner in the home of a host church member. Often, group leaders will take students shopping or facilitate social time in a park or with a host family during the free time before vespers.
Our evening vespers is a time for reflection and thanksgiving to God for what He’s done for our team during the week. Each team member testifies to God’s goodness by sharing a story with the group about the way they saw God using them to reach other people with His love.
On Sabbath, team members lead out in Sabbath School and church services at their host church and throughout their ministry area, telling stories from “the front-lines” of service for God. The team seeks to support and encourage the local youth ministry of the churches they are a part of. On 2-3 Sabbath afternoons, the Youth Challenge team participates in a servant evangelism or community kindness project. They go out into the host community to “share God’s love in a practical way” through free water giveaways, free pictures of families at the park or a free carwash.