In the past couple of months at Sozo, our Tuesday night ministry, we have changed up the environment to make it more focused around the kids and the message of Jesus Christ. We have seen great changes in the morale of our kids.

Kenisha, an eleven year old has started making changes. She used to be a very hard and tough young lady who would not listen to the adults or even look us in the eye. I have totally seen Kenisha change. Lately she has been opening up to one of our leaders, and is having a lot less confrontation with the leaders and other youth. Recently a lot of the walls have really come down in Kenisha’s life, and she is hanging out with that leader this weekend. She is changing into the beautiful young woman that Jesus created her to be. Not only do the leaders see it, but the other youth see it as well. Sasha, another young girl, noticed the change in Kenisha and stated that she too wants to change. The hearts of these girls are open and they are excited to share in the love of Christ, and their open hearts are changing the hardened hearts of others. This truly is a miracle from the Lord.

Coming soon for SOZO is our third annual summer camp at Warm Beach, and we are excited to see the changes that take place in the hearts of our youth. So many of our current student leaders first came to know Christ at Warm Beach over the last two summers. We are so excited to see what Jesus has in store for this year’s summer camp!

-Nicole Gallego, Sozo Volunteer – City Life