Mentoring Youth
Katzir (Harvest) National Youth Ministry
“Equipping teens to be laborers in the Harvest”
(Matthew 9:36-38)
What is Katzir?
Founded by Eitan Shishkoff 25 years ago, Katzir has impacted several thousand teenagers who have been through our events.
Katzir (Harvest) camps take place three times a year, each serving 85-95 teens, ages 15-18 from congregations
all over Israel. Our goal is to serve the wider body of Messiah in Israel by equipping and discipling the next generation of believers and leaders in the land. Each camp is served by teams of young adult volunteer counselors who come from around the country to work together. A vital part of our ministry is to train and equip them for small group leadership with the teens.
Why are Katzir Youth Camps needed?
Youth in Israel are faced with two difficult realities.
They are a small minority in their schools (and society in general)
They must serve in the IDF when they finish high school.
We encourage youth to live radically for the Lord in face of intense social peer pressure, and and prepare them to live out their faith in the military and beyond. We are dedicated to giving them an environment where they can grow in their faith,
to be encouraged, and to commune with youth from all over Israel. A primary need is to form their identity in God. To achieve this, Katzir provides a safe place for repentance, healing, and change to take place. The three annual conferences are much-awaited by the youth—as an opportunity for spiritual breakthrough and for solid progress in their life with God.
Invest In The Next Generation
Our budget for the 3 camps per year is $125,000. This helps us subsidize the cost for the teens and pay the cost of our young adult volunteer leaders. Your gift can help make these camps possible! Or you can look at it this way, your gift of $260 sponsors one teenager in one of our camps!
$125,000
3 camps per year
$260
sponsors one teenager