Your role in bringing hope to young lives in the Illawarra

Thanks to your support, more than 2,000 young people recently gathered in Wollongong for the Hope for the Illawarra youth event – a night full of worship, connection, and gospel hope from the speaker, Dave Jensen.

 Youthworks Youth Ministry & High School SRE Advisor Rev. Matt Bartlett worked alongside churches to “train and equip local youth ministries” so their young people could invite friends and take part in shaping the event.

“We invited young people from all around the region to brainstorm ideas for the event ... They came up with great ideas,” Matt shares. Teens designed event t-shirts, learned to support each other, and discovered ways to share faith together.

Thank you for enabling local churches to reach young people in their community – so moments like this one become the spark for a lifelong connection to Jesus.