{"id":2022,"date":"2023-05-03T08:00:15","date_gmt":"2023-05-03T08:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.presbyterianmission.org\/weekly-offerings\/?p=2022"},"modified":"2023-03-27T11:46:18","modified_gmt":"2023-03-27T11:46:18","slug":"pentecost-offering-helps-young-people-challenge-the-worlds-injustices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/centernet.pcusa.org\/weekly-offerings\/2023\/05\/03\/pentecost-offering-helps-young-people-challenge-the-worlds-injustices\/","title":{"rendered":"Pentecost Offering Helps Young People Challenge the World\u2019s Injustices"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yuriko Beltran wants to change the world \u2014 which is exactly why the 23-year-old entered the PC(USA)\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.presbyterianmission.org\/ministries\/yav\/\">Young Adult Volunteer<\/a> (YAV) program.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI like the fact that I actively contribute to change, which is what the YAV program mainly seeks to accomplish,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0YAV program is an\u00a0ecumenical, faith-based\u00a0year of service\u00a0in sites across the U.S. and around the world that has been changing the lives of young people ages 19\u201330 for nearly three decades. The YAV experience emphasizes living in intentional Christian community, spiritual formation and vocational discernment. Yuriko is currently serving at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.presbyterianmission.org\/ministries\/yav\/sites\/peru\/\">Peru YAV site<\/a>, managed by mission co-worker and site coordinator Jenny Valles.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a program where young people can experience dramatic transformation in their lives through their experiences serving alongside our global partners,\u201d said Jenny. \u201cTo be able to accompany the young adults in a personal way through these experiences is such a privilege and makes this ministry both fun and meaningful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jenny shares, \u201cThe focus of the YAV program in Peru has always been addressing systemic poverty and racism. Many of our partners have been working on these issues for years at the local, national and international levels. Our volunteers have an orientation and retreats to further address these issues along with others specific to the context of Peru such as rights and challenges of the LGBTQ+ community, Machismo in Peru, political context and economy of Peru, climate change, personal self-care and intercultural challenges.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Yuriko states, \u201cI believe that being able to hear firsthand the testimonies of people who face a certain problem, and the goals they set to generate positive changes, makes me identify and empathize with people and their needs,\u201d said Yuriko. \u201cThis motivates me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gifts to the Pentecost Offering support the YAV program, and also the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/presbyterianyouthtriennium.org\/\">Office of Presbyterian Youth and Triennium<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.presbyterianmission.org\/ministries\/compassion-peace-justice\/child\/\">\u201cEducate a Child, Transform the World\u201d<\/a>\u00a0national initiative. Forty percent of the Offering is retained by congregations just like ours for our own ministries like (DESCRIBE HOW YOU USE, OR WILL USE, YOUR 40%). The remaining 60% is used at the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.presbyterianmission.org\/\">Presbyterian Mission Agency<\/a> level.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf we all had the opportunity to have experiences like the YAV program offers, I believe that we would all be more empathetic, more just and more supportive of one other,\u201d says Jenny. \u201cI invite potential donors to walk hand in hand with us through their support of Young Adult Volunteers. Their prayers and donations transform lives not just for a year but for a lifetime.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Many churches receive the Offering on Pentecost Sunday, which this year falls on May 28. Please give generously \u2014 for when we all do a little, it adds up to a lot.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Let us pray ~<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Faithful God, we give thanks for the YAV program and for other opportunities that offer renewal and hope and that guide young people in Christian formation. Thank you for communities that transform us and our world.<\/em> <strong>Amen.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Yuriko Beltran wants to change the world \u2014 which is exactly why the 23-year-old entered the PC(USA)\u2019s Young Adult Volunteer (YAV) program. \u201cI like the fact that I actively contribute to change, which is what the YAV program mainly seeks to accomplish,\u201d she said. 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