The Manna Family - Youth Ministry Trainers in Ukraine

Thank you for your interest in Mike and Judy Manna's adventure in Ukraine. We are missionaries with Youth Ministry International. Mike is the director of the National Center for Youth Ministry at Kiev Theological Seminary. Our family includes Mandie (21) who is a sophomore at Moody Bible Institute, Luke (17), Samantha (15) and our foster child from Ukraine, Katya (12). Enjoy reading our family-style email letters and join our cross-cultural learning experience.

What is the National Center for Youth Ministry in Ukraine?

Mike is the director of the Bachelors of Theology in Youth Ministry at Kiev Theological Seminary which is a partnership between Youth Ministry International and the seminary. Youth Ministry International believes that global youth ministry training should be a priority for all Bible colleges and seminaries around the world. This program in youth ministry is the result of years of research, field evaluation, and process implementation. The goal of this program is to "recruit, train, place and network youth leaders throughout Eurasia." Our vision is to have experienced and educational qualified professors from the Russian-speaking world teaching youth ministry in Bible Colleges and seminaries throughout the former Soviet Union.