Do not let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in live , in love, in faith and in purity (1 Timothy 4:12 NIV)
The Mar Thoma Yuvajana Sakhyam was organized with a view that all the young people in the Church should accept Jesus Christ as their saviour and Lord, and bear witness to His saving power. It was organized in 1933 by a resolution of the Sabha Prathinidhi Mandalam.Yuvajana Sakhyam has been playing a vital role in Abu Dhabi Marthoma church. We are actively participating in all the church activities as well as various charity projects.
We are gathering on every Friday at 0800 AM under the leadership of our Achens. As part of the commitment to the society, we are organizing Blood Donation Campaigns. Our various activities include Bible study, Bible Quiz, Discussions, Cottage prayer on every month, Testimony, various charity projects etc. Also we conduct Christmas Carol rounds where the youths are visiting the different churches member’s house. In co-ordination with all the prayer groups in church, we are conducting Prathibha Sangamam & Bible Quiz Competition every year. One of our major projects under implementation is "Uppukuzhi”, a village in Kollam district, Kerala for sponsoring the higher education of 75 poor students and support of evangelist.
To show our passion to Kerala traditions, we are celebrating Onam every year, which are filled with lots of entertainment sports and programmes. We also participate in the Harvest Festival by operating “Thattukada” every year. We make visits to labour camps and hospitals and pray for the sufferers and the needy there. Also we are conducting “Suhrut Sangamam” those who are staying away from their families, irrespective of cast, creed and religion. For encouraging the inborn talents of our youth,we are conducting Talent Programme, which includes Music,Drama,Mimics Parade and Dance performed by our Youth.We do have a “Prayer Cell” functioning effectively for the spiritual nourishment of Sakhyam members, also plays a major role in providing fellowship to the people who are staying away from the mainstream. A “Job Cell” is functioning actively for guiding the job seekers and it is benefited many of them. We also have a “Refreshment Stall” at the church courtyard and the proceedings of which being exclusively utilized for the financial support of student’s professional education and housing projects.