In the heart of Kisumu, God is gently, steadily shaping a generation. Through the youth ministry led by missionary Sasha, teenagers and young adults are not only gathering each week — they are growing. Something deep is happening among them: a hunger for truth, a desire for holiness, and courage to live differently.

Sasha serves full-time in Kenya, overseeing a youth community that brings together teenagers from fourteen years old through young adulthood. In recent months, she has witnessed visible spiritual growth within the team. Young women and young men are stepping forward with maturity and boldness in their faith. They come sharing testimonies, personal revelations from Scripture, and moments when God has spoken into their situations. These conversations are becoming more frequent, more sincere, more grounded in the Word.

The church’s location, placed right beside a busy bar and restaurant, has unexpectedly become part of the mission field. Before services even begin, youth leaders are already outside the gate speaking with those who pass by, sharing the Gospel naturally and without prompting. Evangelism has become part of their lifestyle, not an assigned task.

Discipleship remains central. In small groups and personal conversations, they learn to examine their thoughts and emotions through the lens of Scripture — identifying what aligns with God’s truth and what does not. Through this process, many are experiencing freedom: from confusion, from shame, from fear.

The team has also been visiting families connected to the church community. During one such visit, they prayed for a man who had suffered from tuberculosis since 2004. Despite repeated treatment, the illness kept returning. A week after prayer and ministry, he testified that he was fully healed. Moments like this strengthen faith not only in the one who is healed, but in every young person who witnesses God’s power.

Youth gatherings have included honest and necessary conversations. Recently, the group addressed sensitive topics such as sexual purity and personal boundaries, approaching them with clarity, Scripture, and compassion. Evangelism continues to be a strong focus — remembering Jesus’ command to go and preach the Gospel. The team understands that many around them still do not know Him.

Leadership development is also underway. One young member is preparing for an upcoming talent show. Others are serving in defined departments within the team. Plans are being organized. Values are being clarified. One-on-one meetings continue — including walking closely with a teenage boy who found himself on the streets after being forced out of his home. He is not facing this alone.

This ministry in Kisumu is carried forward because people choose to stand with it. It continues because of those who support the work through IMOCE — those who give, pray, and trust that God is at work among young people in Kenya.

Thank you to everyone who supports this ministry. Through your partnership, lives are changing, minds are being renewed, and young people are discovering that their story does not have to follow the pattern of the world around them. There is hope rising here.