Don't wait for people to come to you. Use the "Community Outreach" chapter of the manual. Set up a table in a park or a parking lot. Offer free blood pressure checks, hydration tests, and stress surveys. Capture names (your future "buddies").
During the COVID-19 pandemic, AYBL-certified youth could not gather for evangelism. Using the AYBL Manual section on "Telehealth and Hygiene," they produced radio segments teaching hand washing, ventilation, and immune-boosting plant-based soups. The manual’s guidelines on "Temperance" helped them counsel families on avoiding panic buying and substance abuse during lockdown. adventist youth for better living -aybl- manual
The Adventist Youth for Better Living (AYBL) Manual is more than a binder of facts. It is a missional tool. Don't wait for people to come to you
In a world where lifestyle diseases (heart disease, diabetes, obesity) are the leading causes of death, the world is desperate for what the Adventist Church has known for 150 years. The AYBL manual equips young people to stop being passive attendees of church and start being active healers. This is the action section of the manual
If you have the manual but haven't started, follow this simple plan:
This is the action section of the manual. Youth must demonstrate:
Even with a great manual, challenges arise. Here is how the AYBL manual helps you solve them.
