12/08/2026
I got the idea in 2017, but eventually saw it in reality in 2024.
I'm talking about the first live expression of the Young and Yielded vision God entrusted to us. The YAY conference, UNN edition, was all shades of amazing!
Sometimes, the vision comes long before the evidence. You see something in your heart, you write it down, you pray about it, you take little steps, and for years, nothing seems to happen. Then one day, you look around and realise that the thing you once imagined has become something you can touch, see and experience.
That is one lesson I want every young person to learn today, on International Youth Day: Don't despise the beginning simply because you cannot yet see the end.
Youth is not merely a season to “figure life out.” It is a season of planting, learning, building and becoming.
You may not have all the resources, connections or clarity you need right now. But start with what you have. Nurture the idea. Develop the skill. Take the step. Stay faithful.
The world may not recognise what you are building today, but that does not mean it has no future.
Keep yielding.
Keep building.
Keep becoming.
Happy International Youth Day. ❤️