YOLEDS----Youth Leadership  Development and Sports.
This sports ministry partners with local churches to train and equip youth leaders how they can effectively reach out to the lost through the vehicle of sports ministry.
The goal is achieved through the sports ministry school and other programs like sports clinics and sports outreaches.

Sports is a vital part of the church evangelism and discipleship program. As we say that, women ministry and youth work are also included. Indeed by its encompassing nature sports reaches out to every age group and both genders. Sport is the ideal atmosphere to make friends and share the difference Jesus Christ has made in our lives.

Ministry Updates

Click below to see what Henry and YOLEDS are doing:

2019

Summer 2019

• The Cornerstone Evangelical Assembly church, in partnership with CSRM GNP James Mhango, we organized a two day church sports leaders sports seminar.
  

November 2019

• ​​The church leaders we trained at the Dzaleka refugee camp in August are holding a mass sports outreach for the churches at Dzaleka refuge camp.

2020

January

• We are training the sports outreach team in preparation for the Dzaleka refuge camp sports outreach in early May 2020.

• Trained 25 church leaders

April

• The Lord has been so faithful. The Lord has never left me alone despite some challenges, the Lord has been on my side. Even as things have been tough, the Lord has always been present, encouraging me, and my family.
• God had plans for us. God never allowed me to go through situations I could not bear. The Lord was able to provide a way of escape even in the time of COVID 19.( 1 Corinthians 10 v 13 ). God always has an answer and solutions to tough situations.
• The challenges are how to program our sports ministry programs in this situation of coronavirus attack
• Despite the challenges, 15 leaders from my local churches have been trained.

June

• The Lord has been encouraging me a lot for the past months with Phil 4:13. I got strength to stand “ tall” even when the announcement was made, that the COVID 19 was attacking older people ( I am 78 years of age). I still believed in my God who gave me strength to reach this far, I also thank you for your prayers.
• I will restart the ministry, by going back to the left over programs, by having meetings with the stake holders, like the churches and other sports organizations, I had put up with sports  programs, and confirm programs.
• In July, it will be a month of assessments to the year’s upcoming programs,  so I will hold meetings with stake holders.

2021

2022

2023

2024

Summer 2024

• Had sports ministry follow ups and small group outreach. These programs were very effective. We managed to reach out to local churches. Those won to Christ were intergrade in the local churches (These were 41)
  
• We have a local churches sports leaders training
  
• Under 17 youth soccer clinic 

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Over those three days, more than 2,300 spectators attended the event, and 465 gave their lives to the Lord.

Where is Malawi?

Population: Approx 18 million
Religions: 

• Protestant Christianity 44%
• Sunni Islam 19%
• Roman Catholic 18%
• Other Christians 13%
• Other Beliefs or Irreligion 6%

Economy:

• Agro-based with 90% of the population living in rural areas. In 2013, agriculture counted for 20% of GDP
• Least developed country in Africa with 50.7% living below poverty line and 25% living in extreme poverty
• The country’s economy is highly dependent on donors 
• GDP per capita is at $486.25  

Causes of Poverty

• Rapid growth of population with 3% growth every year
• Lack of education opportunities and poor quality of the education that exits
• Unemployment levels averaged at 7.17% from 1991 to 2017 ​(Continued below)

Prayer Requests

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• For God to open sports ministry doors to share the gospel.
  
• Pray for peace in our country.
  
• Pray for successful sports activities and programs for the coming months.

Praises

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• Praise the Lord with me for God's faithfulness to me and my family 
  
• For my successful medical check-up in June.