NT4Teens: Meet the Leaders

I'm Hannah... 26 years old & from small town Alabama. About 4 years ago, I graduated from Samford University & I knew the Lord was calling me to the international mission field. After much prayer, I began the IMB Journeyman program where I served for the last 2 years in Europe. A few months after returning home, I received an email to pray about helping lead this team. Every time I began to pray, all I could hear was "go"... so here I am!

Hi, I'm Darla-Ray! I had the privilege of serving with Nehemiah Teams in their gap year program 2022-23 after I graduated high school. I've been to the exact place in the Philippines where the team is serving. During the gap year, I felt the call to the nations. I'm 22 and from Haughton, Louisiana.  I currently live in New Orleans, studying Intercultural Studies at Leavell College.

For more information about the NT4Teens opportunity.... click HERE. Dates for 2026 will be posted soon!

Thoughts from a Teen

When I first got to orientation I felt very out of place and was unsure of what I got myself into, but I stayed and now I am very glad I stayed. If I decided that going was too hard for me and I left, then I would’ve missed getting to know fifteen awesome people who now are some really close friends. 

If I didn’t go, I wouldn’t have seen God work in villages I had no clue existed. I wouldn’t have been able to see people accept Jesus and wouldn’t have been able to see two women be baptized on the beach. 

I would have missed one of my favorite moments, it was in a village after my team had gotten done early with lunch. Three little girls had been trailing us all day and had led us to a little lookout spot. We sat and sang songs and shared a Bible story with them. Safe to say even though the going was hard this trip has been worth it. I am very glad that I decided to go.

-A

NT4Teens

VBS.... Philippine style!

One way to reach a community is to reach the younger generation. What better way to do that but with younger believers, that is just what the teens are doing. On their first day of ministry in their village, they invited all the kid they could find to come out the following day to a Vacation Bible school. 

During the VBS time, they taught kids songs and dances, played games, and did arts and crafts... but most importantly the kids heard the gospel!  

This time was great for both the kids and the teens. The kids got to see and hear the love of Jesus, and the team was able to show the love of Christ and see how rewarding that is. 

Open Gates

NT4Teens teams have been very blessed to see many open gates and doors in their villages. This has led many to invite us inside to talk and share the gospel or testimony. Many visits have ended in a Bible study or an appointment to have Bible study later. These studies are simple evangelistic studies that use different stories from Scripture to present the gospel and our need for the gospel. 

The teens have done a good job in praying and preparing for the Bible studies so that they can lead them. They were able to give Bibles away so that the people they had Bible study with so they can continue to read after they are gone. 

Pray:

• For more open doors for Bible study and willing heats 
• For the teens as they prepare and lead these studies
• For those who received the Bibles, that they would be read and understood.

The Teens are Here!

NT4Teens has made it to the Philippines and has started ministry. The teams is here for 2 weeks to share the gospel and show the love of Jesus. They will go from house to house telling people about Jesus and inviting people to Bible study. They will also be leading kids' Bible studies and games. We are excited to see what the Lord will do through them and how this trip will impact their faith.  

Pray

• That the teen would be able to adjust quickly to the Philippines 
• They would be able to make connections in the villages they are working in. 
  
• For the people that will hear the gospel, it will not fall on deaf ears. 

Teens in the Plaza

Gospel skits

During orientation, NT4Teens learned several ways to share the gospel. In each of their areas, they held a plaza presentation. They went door-to-door throughout the day, inviting everyone to come to the plaza (center of the village), to watch a presentation of the Gospel through testimonies, drama & music. 

Sharing testimonies. 

Singing Cebuano worship songs

We had around 120 in the gym for this plaza presentation, that is 120 people who heard the gospel, maybe for the first time. Pray that for the people that heard.