To all our dear friends and supporters,

We know that it’s a few weeks late, but HAPPY NEW YEAR!

We apologize for skipping the last few issues of Among Abing, but trust us when we say that a LOT of things had happened in the first two weeks of 2024. The biggest of which is the 2024 1YL Conference!

Imagine this: Roughly 6000 YL Staff and Spouses—700 of which are from International ministries—in one arena for 4 days of pure YL fun and fellowship. Surely this must be a small glimpse of what Heaven would look like!

Well that’s exactly what four of our staff (Kuya Wilbert, Ate Becky, Ate Kaykay, and Kuya Robbie Yasi) were able to experience at the turn of the year. Together with YL Staff from over 110 countries, they got to sing, dance, worship, and give thanks for the Lord’s provision towards the global ministry we’re all a part of!

Throughout the week, new bonds and relationships were formed, old ones renewed, and current ones forged stronger. It’s so crazy to think that the ministry has been around for more than 80 years, and yet it continues to grow higher and further!

And despite that, bigger things are most definitely in store for the ministry worldwide, and we want you to pray with us!

Please pray for all the ministries, all over the world.

Please pray for every YL Staff member trying to reach every kid in their area.

Please pray for every volunteer, as they begin another year of being a part of the mission.

Please pray for every YL Philippines, as it gears up for another season of reaching out to every Filipino kid.

Please pray for every kid. May the Lord give us every kid.

Mabuhay and Lahutay!

From all of us,

Your Young Life Philippines Family

The New Has Come

by: Kizzy Ho

Scripture:

2 Corinthians 5:17

“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!"

Devotional:

I always get excited whenever the new year comes around because January also happens to be my birth month. It reminds me of a new season—the start of a new year and the gift of life.

New Year’s resolutions are very popular in January. As we look back at the past year, we often find ourselves thinking of things we didn’t handle as well as we wanted to and wishing we could do better in the coming year.

Every January, we make our prayer lists. It’s a reminder that we need to faithfully surrender the incoming year to God. In 2024, I want to focus on my prayers and hopes.

I love how 2 Corinthians 5:17 rings true every time I welcome the new year and celebrate my birthday. Anyone can be a new creation in Jesus Christ. I believe in him. I accepted him as my lord and savior. I am a new creation.

As we head into the new year, may we remember that we all have the opportunity to be a new person with a new life in Jesus Christ. All we need to do is believe in him and choose him every day of our lives.

Connect with him by praying and reading his word, and He will direct our paths each day. Let us be grateful for his blessings. Let us ask him to guide us. Let us surrender our plans to him.

By trusting him, we can expect something new and special to happen this new year—a new opportunity, a new and fresh way to live with Jesus. He will make our lives better and greater.

Prayer:

Loving Father,

We celebrate and give thanks for the gift of another year. Thank you for giving us your grace and love. Thank you for giving us everyone who belongs to you the gift of being forgiven and renewed. As we step into another new year and chapter of our lives, Lord, we ask for your guidance and we surrender everything to you.

Amen

FROM: ANALIE

Please pray for my cousin Marilou, she has been through anxiety and depression for quite a while now. Please pray for peace of mind, wisdom, and emotional healing.