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Our Story. Our People. Our Annual Theme. Our Statement of Faith.

IYS History

Our Story.

Atop Philippine mountains, during a youth ministers’ summit (with leaders from across Asia), Mark prayed a simple prayer. It went something like this, “God, I love youth, cultures, and training leaders. I’ll do what you want me to do and go where you want me to go but I’d love to use all of my tools – education, experience, talents, and gifts – to impact youth around the world.” In his goodness, the Lord loaned Mark a prolific vision to encourage, equip, and empower global youth ministers. It was an epiphany that changed the course of his life

Explore IYS' history & journey

Our People.

Great partners help us have great impact! Whether it be groups of youth working on a sewing project, friends assisting with event management, or professionals offering their specialized skills, we are blessed to have passionate co-laborers helping us fulfill our mission.

Our Team
Mark Andreson, founder of IYS
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Our Annual Theme – Fix Your Eyes on Jesus, and Run.

To impact 2 billion youth, we must fix our eyes on Jesus and run. Reflecting on Hebrews 12:1-3, we sense that many ministry leaders are weary and finding the race of faith difficult to traverse, the Holy Spirit has impressed upon us this rally cry.

This year we aim to encourage, equip, and empower youth ministry influencers to fix their eyes on Jesus, and run the race He has placed before them. We’ll do this by…

More on our annual theme

Our Impact.

Learn how we steward your trust as you pray, partner through volunteering and giving, and pass the word on to others. Here’s what we measure and celebrate, so God receives all the glory.

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IYS Statement of Faith - group of young people