As Gen Z and Gen Alpha head back to school, they’re facing pressures, questions, and challenges like never before—identity confusion, mental health struggles, loneliness, and a culture pulling them in every direction. Let’s surround them in collective PRAYERS like this: God, You are the One who calls the outsider in, the lonely home, the abandoned beloved. You say to each soul: “You belong with Me.” Plant that truth deep in the hearts of a rising generation. So many young people are starved for belonging. They walk hallways with headphones in—not to listen, but to disappear. They sit alone in cafeterias, scroll through friend groups that never invited them. They try out for teams or reach for circles that never called back. Even surrounded by people, they can feel unseen. Would You meet them there, Jesus? Meet the girl who believes she must earn love by changing herself. Meet the boy who laughs with the crowd but aches alone afterward. Meet the nonverbal teen whose soul is overflowing, but words won’t come. Meet the kid who’s bounced through five foster homes in three years. Meet the ones who sleep on couches that aren’t theirs. Whisper to each one: “You belong with Me.” And raise up spiritual mothers and fathers to speak that same belonging— at breakfast tables, on basketball courts, in counseling rooms, on the margins. Make us the kind of people who make space. (fb)

At YFC’s Deaf Teen Adventure Camp, every staff member speaks ASL—because every deaf and hard of hearing teen deserves to experience fun, friendship, and the love of Jesus in their heart language. This July, teens shared powerful words in their language on the final day of Camp: “I didn’t know God spoke sign language.” “I no longer feel alone.” “If you’re ever in trouble, you can pray to God. He hears your soul.” “For the first time, I felt like God saw me — not just my hands signing, but my heart speaking." This is YFC’s Deaf Teen Quest. This is what happens when teens encounter Christ and community without barriers. (fb)