መነሻ / ታሪክ
ታሪክ
እስካሁን ያለ ታሪካችን
ከትንሽ የካምፓስ ተልዕኮ ወደ ዓለም አቀፍ የወጣቶች ህብረት
Youth Evangelical Fellowship (YEF) ምርቱን ወደ 2002 ይመልሳል፣ ያ ጊዜ Apostolos Campus Ministry (ACM) በዶ/ር ዴቪድ ጃንግ ከOlivet Theological College and Seminary (OTCS) ተማሪዎች ጋር ተመሠረተ። በ2003፣ አገልግሎቱ Youth Evangelical Fellowship ወደ ሚሆነው ነገር ማደግ ጀመረ፣ በእግዚአብሔር ቃል፣ በደቀመዝሙርነትና በወንጌል ስርጭት ዩኒቨርስቲ ተማሪዎችን ለመድረስ እያደገ ያለ ራዕይ ይዞ።
በ2009 በኒው ዮርክ ከተማ አንድ ጉልህ አዲስ ምዕራፍ ተጀመረ፤ ያ ጊዜ ከኮሎምቢያ ዩኒቨርስቲ የመጡ ተማሪዎች በመንፈስ ቅዱስ ተነሳስተው ለትንሽ ቡድን የመጽሐፍ ቅዱስ ጥናት ተሰባስበው የኢየሱስ ክርስቶስን ወንጌል ለባልደረቦቻቸው በተጋሩበት ወቅት YEF ተመሠረተ። ከእነዚህ የመጀመሪያ ስብሰባዎች ተነስቶ YEF በግልጽ ትኩረት አደገ፦ ለእግዚአብሔር ቃል የተጠሙ ዩኒቨርስቲ ተማሪዎችን ማግኘት፣ የኢየሱስ ክርስቶስ ደቀ መዛሙርት ሆነው እንዲያድጉ መርዳት፣ እንዲሁም በእግዚአብሔር ተልዕኮ ለመሳተፍ ፈቃደኛ የሆነ ወጣት ትውልድ ማነቃቃት።
በአምላክ ጸጋ፣ አገልግሎቱ ዓለም አቀፍ በሆነ መልኩ ማደግ ቀጠለ። በ2015 የYEF ተልእኮ ወደ ሰሜን አሜሪካ፣ ደቡብ አሜሪካ፣ አውሮፓ፣ አፍሪካ፣ እስያ ፓሲፊክ፣ ደቡብ ምስራቅ እስያ እና ደቡብ እስያ ካምፓሶች ደርሷል። የYEF እድገት የኢየሱስን የአምላክ መንግሥት መግለጫ ያሳያል፦
“It is like a mustard seed, which, when sown upon the soil, though it is smaller than all the seeds that are upon the soil, yet when it is sown, it grows up and becomes larger than all the garden plants and forms large branches; so that the birds of the air can nest under its shade.” — Mark 4:31–32
የYEF ተልዕኮ የኢየሱስ ክርስቶስን መስቀል የሚወድ፣ መስዋዕቱንና የድኅነቱን ኃይል በድፍረት የሚያውጅና ለእግዚአብሔር መንግሥት አብሮ የሚተመኝ ወጣት ትውልድ ማስነሳት ነው። YEF በዓለም አቀፍ ዕድገትና ከተለያዩ አውድ የመጡ ወጣቶችን ለኢየሱስ ክርስቶስና ለታላቁ ተልዕኮው ራሳቸውን እንዲያስረከቡ ለማስታጠቅ ጽኑ እምነት አለው። በመጽሐፍ ቅዱሳዊ ትምህርት፣ በደቀመዝሙርነት፣ በወንጌል ስርጭት፣ በአመራር ዕድገት፣ በማፈቅርያዎች፣ በተልዕኮ ጉባኤዎችና በአካባቢ ህብረት ህይወት በኩል፣ YEF ወጣት አማኞች በመንግሥት-ላተኮረ የአኗኗር ዘይቤ በፍላጎት እንዲኖሩ ለመርዳት ይሻል። Youth Evangelical Fellowship የWorld Olivet Assembly አባልና የWorld Evangelical Alliance ተጓዳኝ አባል ነው።
ከቀደምት ምርቶቹ በካምፓስ አገልግሎት ጀምሮ እስከ አህጉራትን ተሻግሮ ለሚደርስ ዓለም አቀፍ ህብረት ድረስ፣ የYEF ታሪክ ለእግዚአብሔር ጸጋና ታማኝነት ምስክር ነው።
እንደ ትንሽ ዘር የተጀመረው ነገር በመጽሐፍ ቅዱስ ጥናቶች፣ በካምፓስ ወንጌል ስርጭት፣ በማፈቅርያዎች፣ በተልዕኮ ማዕከላት፣ በአመራር ጉባኤዎች፣ በዓለም አቀፍ ትብብሮች፣ በሚስዮናዊ ስልጠናና የእግዚአብሔርን ጥሪ በተቀበሉ ወጣት አማኞች ቁርጠኝነት በኩል ማደጉን ቀጥሏል።
ዛሬ፣ YEF ለብዙ ካምፓሶች፣ ከተሞች፣ ተልዕኮ ማዕከላትና አገሮች ራዕይ ይዞ ወደፊት ማየቱን ቀጥሏል። ቅርንጫፎች በከ60 በላይ አገሮች ውስጥ ተቋቋምና ተጠናክረው ሲቀጥሉ፣ YEF ወንጌልን የሚቀበሉ ብቻ ሳይሆን ለሌሎችም የሚያደርሱ ደቀ መዛሙርት፣ መሪዎችና ሚስዮናውያን ለመሆን የሚችሉ ወጣቶችን ለማስነሳት ይፈልጋል።
እያንዳንዱ የተደረሰ ተማሪ፣ እያንዳንዱ የተከፈተ የመጽሐፍ ቅዱስ ጥናት፣ እያንዳንዱ የተነሳ መሪ፣ እያንዳንዱ የተላከ ሚስዮናዊ፣ እያንዳንዱ ቀዳማዊ ካምፓስ እና እያንዳንዱ የተደረሰ አገር በYEF በኩል የሚደረገው የእግዚአብሔር ሥራ ታሪክ ሌላ ምዕራፍ ይሆናል።
ከትንሽ የሰናፍጭ ቅንጣት ወደ እያደገ ያለ ዓለም አቀፍ ተልዕኮ፣ YEF በእምነት ወደ ፊት መቀጠል ይሆናል — ክርስቶስን የሚወድ፣ ቤ/ክርስቲያኑን የሚያገለግልና ወንጌልን ወደ አገሮች የሚያደርስ የሚከተለው ትውልድ ያስነሳል።
YEF በዓመታት ውስጥ
2002
መጀመሪያው
Apostolos Campus Ministry (ACM) በዶ/ር ዴቪድ ጃንግ ከOlivet Theological College and Seminary ተማሪዎች ጋር ተመሠረተ፣ ለዩኒቨርስቲ-ተኮር ወንጌል ስርጭትና ደቀመዝሙርነት የመጀመሪያ መሠረት በመጣል።
2003
የYEF ዕድገት
አገልግሎቱ ዩኒቨርስቲ ተማሪዎችን የማስተማርንና ለእግዚአብሔር ተልዕኮ ወጣት ደቀ መዛሙርትን የማስነሳትን ራዕይ አስቀድሞ ይዞ እንደ Youth Evangelical Fellowship ራሱን ችሎ ማደግ ጀመረ።
2004
በኮሪያ እየተስፋፋ
የኮሪያ ወንጌላዊ ኮሌጅ ተማሪዎች ማህበር በዶ/ር ዴቪድ ጃንግ ተቋቋመ፣ በኮሪያ ውስጥ ያለውን የዩኒቨርስቲ ተልዕኮ ጥረቶች የበለጠ አጠናከረ።
2005
የካምፓስ ተልዕኮ እየተስፋፋ
አገልግሎቱ በ12 ክልላዊ ቅርንጫፎች ውስጥ ወደ 40 ገደማ ዩኒቨርስቲዎች በመላው ኮሪያ ተስፍፋ፣ ለካምፓስ ወንጌል ስርጭትና ደቀመዝሙርነት ሰፋ ያለ መሠረት ማቋቋም ችሏል።
2006
በUrbana 06 ውስጥ ተሳትፎ
YEF በSt. Louis፣ Missouri ውስጥ በUrbana 06 ተልዕኮ ጉባኤ ላይ ተሳትፏል፣ ወደ ውጭ አገር መስፈፋቱን በመጀመርና ከዓለም ዙሪያ ካሉ ወጣት ክርስቲያኖችና የተልዕኮ መሪዎች ጋር ለዓለም አቀፍ ወንጌል ስርጭት የእግዚአብሔርን አመራር በመፈለግ ተቀላቀለ።
2007
የተልዕኮ ተሳትፎና ህትመቶች
YEF participated in MissionFest Toronto in Canada. The ministry also published several books related to global mission and contemporary religious issues, including How Islam Plans to Change the World by William Wagner. YEF also participated in the publication of READ, a magazine focused on revival and discipleship organized through a Korean Christian youth and university network.
2008
እያደገ ያለ ዓለም አቀፍ ግንኙነት
YEF participated in the World Evangelical Alliance General Assembly and the WEA Mission Commission. The ministry also organized theological seminars, including discussions on the modern understanding of the Student Volunteer Movement and its continuing significance for world mission.
2009
በዓለም አቀፍ የካምፓስ ተልዕኮ አዲስ ምዕራፍ
YEF International was inaugurated in New York City by students from Columbia University who began gathering for small-group Bible studies and witnessing to fellow students about Jesus Christ. That same year, the international website was launched to spread the gospel more widely. The Korea Evangelical College Students Association became affiliated with YEF International as its Korean branch. YEF participated as a partner organization in the NEXT WAVE CONVENTION and attended the third Asia Emerging Leaders Summit.
2010
መጽሐፍ ቅዱሳዊና ዓለም አቀፍ የተልዕኮ ስልጠናን ማጠናከር
YEF International hosted its first World Mission Workshop, Summer Gatherings, Winter Gatherings and Pentecost Gatherings. Also participated in the Tokyo 2010 Global Mission Consultation. New editions of Bible study materials, including a Romans study series, were published.
2011
Expanding Chapters and Building Mission Partnerships
YEF International held its inaugural Global Leadership Summit. Chapters also began expanding to South America and Southeast Asia. Korea became an official member organization of the Korea World Missions Association (KWMA).
2012
Research, Publications, and Growing Leadership
YEF International hosts a 5-day-long leadership program, “LEAP” (Leadership Education And Practice) in New York City for national and international university students. The Korea Evangelical Institute was established as a research and publishing organization. YEF also participated in the 22nd General Assembly of the Korea World Missions Association.
2013
ዓለም አቀፍ ተልዕኮና የአመራር ዕድገት
YEF participated in the World Evangelical Alliance Youth Commission's East Asia Youth Mission Leaders Consultation and the YEF International World Mission Conference. YEF also co-hosted and participated in the first through fourth Revival Bible Camps organized by the Revival Movement and participated in the 23rd General Assembly of KWMA.
2014
ደቀመዝሙርነትና የመጽሐፍ ቅዱስ ትምህርት ማዳበር
YEF International developed and published structured Bible education and member-training programs, including the Member Training Course, Discipleship Training Course, and Leader Training Course, designed to support progressive stages of discipleship and ministry development. YEF participated in the 24th General Assembly of KWMA and co-hosted the fifth Revival Vision Camp organized by the Revival Movement.
2015
ዓለም አቀፍ መስፋፋትና የአመራር ዕድገት
By 2015, YEF's international mission had expanded to campuses across North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia Pacific, Southeast Asia, and South Asia. Dr. Mark Wagner became the Chairman of YEF International. This period also marked the beginning of YEF's first Leadership Conference series in Korea, bringing leaders together for biblical training, fellowship, mission planning, and preparation for continued international expansion.
2016
Developing Regional Leadership
YEF around the world continued growing in number and leadership conferences in Africa, Asia Pacific, South Asia, North America and South America take place, bringing together ministry leaders for further training, fellowship, and preparation for international mission.
2017
YEF Holds Leadership Conference Series and Launches Mission Trips Toward the Vision of 100 Chapters Worldwide
YEF held a series of Leadership Conferences in Korea, strengthening relationships among leaders and developing a shared vision for its expanding international mission. Chapters also began organizing mission and vision trips to new cities, advancing the dream of establishing 100 YEF chapters worldwide.
2018
YEF Holds Inaugural General Assembly in New York as Regional Leadership Retreats Expand Worldwide
YEF International held its inaugural General Assembly in New York, strengthening unity and cooperation across its global network. Building on this momentum, YEF North America, India, Africa, and other regions began organizing leadership retreats to deepen relationships, strengthen regional ministry, and develop future leaders.
2019
YEF Expands Its Global Mission Through International Conferences, Leadership Development, and New Chapters
YEF held its 2019 International Mission Conference in the United Kingdom. Representatives also participated in the World Olivet Assembly General Assembly in Dover, New York, and the World Evangelical Alliance General Assembly in Jakarta, Indonesia. Throughout the year, YEF continued developing leaders and planting new chapters around the world.
2020
የYEF ዋና መሥሪያ ቤት በኦርላንዶ ተቋቋመ
A significant milestone in YEF's international development came in 2020 with the acquisition of YEF Headquarters in Orlando, Florida. The headquarters provided a permanent base for international mission coordination, leadership development, training, worship, fellowship, and missionary preparation. As ministry increasingly moved online, YEF held the Online Easter Retreat 2020, Online Summer Retreat 2020, and Online Christmas Retreat 2020.
2021
YEF Strengthens Its Global Network Through New Mission Centers, International Retreats, and Leadership Development
YEF International established mission centers and leadership structures across Southeast Asia, Asia-Pacific, and South America, further strengthening its global ministry network. YEF International Headquarters also began hosting onsite retreats for the first time, welcoming members from around the world. In addition, the ministry participated as a member organization in the 31st General Assembly of the Korea World Missions Association.
2022
YEF Expands Global Mission Vision Across Three Continents
Youth Evangelical Fellowship renewed its global mission vision, joining the wider effort to establish missions in 153 nations. YEF strengthened its leadership, evangelism, and biblical training while expanding its mission work throughout Asia-Pacific, Oceania, and Africa. YEF also participated in the 30th-anniversary celebration of the World Olivet Assembly.
2023
Strengthening the Global Mission Through Missionary Sending and Mission Partnerships
YEF International and HQ continued to strengthen the global mission network through leadership development, campus evangelism, Bible training, and international cooperation. Missionaries were sent out from Southeast Asia, Oceania, and North America to support new mission fields and advance the Gospel among university students worldwide. In Korea, YEFK participated in the 33rd General Assembly of the Korea World Missions Association, welcomed Pastor Kim Myung-hyuk for a special Sunday service.
2024
International HQ Expansion Advances Global Campus Mission
YEF International and HQ continued strengthening regional missions through leadership training, Bible study, campus evangelism, and international coordination. Chapters expanded their outreach among university students, while mission trips, including YEF Korea’s outreach to Mongolia, established new relationships and opened opportunities for future mission growth. The International HQ team also expanded as the headquarters continued to develop its facilities and capacity to support the global mission.
2025
በYEF ዋና መሥሪያ ቤት አዲስ ትውልድ ማስታጠቅ
In 2025, YEF Headquarters in Orlando held a large internship program and Summer Retreat for college students and young missionaries. Through Bible study, worship, prayer, evangelism, ministry training, fellowship, and practical mission experiences, participants were given opportunities to deepen their faith while experiencing the daily life of Christian mission. These programs reflected YEF's continued commitment to raising and equipping a new generation of students and young missionaries who can carry the gospel to university campuses, cities, and nations.
2026
Expanding the Mission to More Than 60 Nations
In 2026, YEF enters a new season of international expansion with plans to establish and strengthen chapters across more than 60 nations. Building upon more than two decades of campus evangelism, discipleship, leadership development, and international mission, YEF is working to develop stronger national fellowships, digital mission platforms, local leadership, and partnerships with churches around the world. The vision is not simply to establish a presence in more countries, but to build sustainable mission fields where young people can encounter the gospel, study the Word of God, grow as disciples, and eventually become missionaries and leaders themselves.
ተልዕኮውን መቀጠል
ከቀደምት ምርቶቹ በካምፓስ አገልግሎት ጀምሮ እስከ አህጉራትን ተሻግሮ ለሚደርስ ዓለም አቀፍ ህብረት ድረስ፣ የYEF ታሪክ ለእግዚአብሔር ጸጋና ታማኝነት ምስክር ነው።
እንደ ትንሽ ዘር የተጀመረው ነገር በመጽሐፍ ቅዱስ ጥናቶች፣ በካምፓስ ወንጌል ስርጭት፣ በማፈቅርያዎች፣ በተልዕኮ ማዕከላት፣ በአመራር ጉባኤዎች፣ በዓለም አቀፍ ትብብሮች፣ በሚስዮናዊ ስልጠናና የእግዚአብሔርን ጥሪ በተቀበሉ ወጣት አማኞች ቁርጠኝነት በኩል ማደጉን ቀጥሏል።
ዛሬ፣ YEF ለብዙ ካምፓሶች፣ ከተሞች፣ ተልዕኮ ማዕከላትና አገሮች ራዕይ ይዞ ወደፊት ማየቱን ቀጥሏል። ቅርንጫፎች በከ60 በላይ አገሮች ውስጥ ተቋቋምና ተጠናክረው ሲቀጥሉ፣ YEF ወንጌልን የሚቀበሉ ብቻ ሳይሆን ለሌሎችም የሚያደርሱ ደቀ መዛሙርት፣ መሪዎችና ሚስዮናውያን ለመሆን የሚችሉ ወጣቶችን ለማስነሳት ይፈልጋል።
ታሪካችን እስካሁን እየተጻፈ ነው
እያንዳንዱ የተደረሰ ተማሪ፣ እያንዳንዱ የተከፈተ የመጽሐፍ ቅዱስ ጥናት፣ እያንዳንዱ የተነሳ መሪ፣ እያንዳንዱ የተላከ ሚስዮናዊ፣ እያንዳንዱ ቀዳማዊ ካምፓስ እና እያንዳንዱ የተደረሰ አገር በYEF በኩል የሚደረገው የእግዚአብሔር ሥራ ታሪክ ሌላ ምዕራፍ ይሆናል።
ከትንሽ የሰናፍጭ ቅንጣት ወደ እያደገ ያለ ዓለም አቀፍ ተልዕኮ፣ YEF በእምነት ወደ ፊት መቀጠል ይሆናል — ክርስቶስን የሚወድ፣ ቤ/ክርስቲያኑን የሚያገለግልና ወንጌልን ወደ አገሮች የሚያደርስ የሚከተለው ትውልድ ያስነሳል።