YOU can invest in youth by investing in CYMT during CYMT’s Big Payback – Invest in Youth Day,
a 24-hour online giving day. Any supporter – anywhere – can participate. Please consider investing $25, $50, $100 or more in youth during CYMT’s Big Payback. Mark your calendar for Wednesday, May 6 at 6:00 PM until May 7 at 5:59 PM and give during our 24-hour giving day. Join us on May 6th for CYMT’s Big Payback-Invest in Youth Day.

Youth residents need the COACHING AND CARE SUPPORT that CYMT gives them, so they can in turn offer care and empathy to the kids they serve. Your gift on May 6 will continue CYMT’s mission of encouraging youth ministers, as they encourage youth to grow in Christ’s image.

“Jim and his wife Wende serve as small group leaders for our middle school youth group, and they are who the students want to see every week. Several weeks ago, Jim was admitted to the hospital because he was having trouble with his heart. As we gathered to pray at the beginning of our session, I shared with our students why Mr. Jim and Mrs. Wende weren’t with us and I instructed them to sign the get-well card I purchased. To my surprise and delight, they did more than sign their name. Most of them wrote their own personal message of encouragement for Jim. As I read the messages they wrote, it made me realize how filled with empathy and compassion they are, even when they appear to be disengaged. The special messages from our students brought Jim to tears as he read them. Investing in youth gives them the opportunity to experience, explore, and express empathy and compassion towards others. It allows them to grow in their personhood and become advocates for themselves and others. It encourages and empowers them to live into the call God has for their life.”