Program areas at Youth with A Mission Northern Arizona
Benevolence & mercy ministries: we provided direct cash assistance to two people (which benefited 14), paid A medical bill for one person, raised funds for the down payment enabling A couple to purchase their own home, paid another person's car payment, and paid five people's electric, propane, or telephone bills (which benefited eleven). See also schedule i, part iii.
Discipleship training school ("dts"): final two months of A five month bible school, beginning october 2019, for three students. The school included A two month missions trip to Oklahoma where students demonstrated god's love by performing various community service projects under the direction of the staff at our affiliated organizations and various churches. Our fall 2020 school was canceled due to the covid-19 pandemic. with the exception of A late payment, all of the revenue for our dts was received and reported on our 2019 return.
Adult ministries: we did one on one discipleship or mentoring sessions with several people, spoke at several high schools about missions and native ministry and did some gardening with several hopi and volunteers in our yard. Our oral bible translation work continued upon the work our six student volunteers from prior years. Several native hopis continued their involvement in our new translation of the book of esther in the hopi language.
Jail ministry: two volunteers led approximately 10 weeks of bible studies and church services for eight to ten male inmates. This program was suspended once the covid-19 pandemic started. . Conference ministry: we hosted A delegation from wycliff bible translators, who over A two week period reviewed our oral bible translation project's progress. Other scheduled conferences were canceled due to covid-19. . Youth ministries: one on one mentoring sessions with several Youth. Other Youth activities were canceled, due to the covid-19 pandemic.