Event Details

A day you will always remember

The day includes

  • Swag bags
  • Powerful Worship
  • Cool Crafts
  • Thought Provoking Presentation
  • Testimonials
  • Guest Speakers
  • Interactive Breakout Sessions
  • Giveaways
  • Lunch Provided

My name is Lori Bethel, and on behalf of the Yakira committee I want to share with you about this very exciting Girl’s Event that is happening in London, Ontario on Saturday October 05/24 at Gateway Church.

The event is called Yakira, which in Hebrew means “Precious, Costly, Beloved”.

The event is for girls in grades 6 through 12. We recognize that this is a wide-ranging age span, however, it was important to us to include the entire Youth Group within the church.

Yakira is referred to as an Event, but our hope and prayer is that it will truly be an unforgettable Experience.

We have an awesome full day planned to include worship, testimonies of God’s goodness and faithfulness, a thought provoking presentation, a time for some cool crafts, and also a time to hear from some amazing speakers. The speakers will be sharing about our identity and how it’s rooted in Christ and the importance of having Him as the foundation of our lives. They will be talking about healthy choices and the friendships/relationships, we have in our lives. God cares about our whole being, and that includes caring for our bodies, souls and spirit. God created us this way and wants His best for us, and our speakers will focus on how we can honour Him in our everyday living, even when it’s not always easy with the world we live in. The girls will learn about positive self image, the characteristics of a good friend, the good/bad of social media, and how to fill ourselves up with the good things that God has for us! The information that will be shared is all geared towards this entire age group, completely relevant and age appropriate, shared in a fun interactive manner, including games and giveaways.

The cost is ONLY $25 for the full day. Also, each girl who registers, upon arrival, will receive a beautiful ‘SWAG BAG’ that is full of fun and very useful items. (the value of this bag is more then the cost of the event) Lunch is also included in the ticket price, and we have lots of really cool giveaways that the girls will have opportunities throughout the day to choose from.

Yakira has been in the making for a long while now. God has brought this Girl’s Event to LIFE, for such a time as this, He is in every single detail of it!

Last year we had over 250 come together for this event. We are praying and believing with great expectation for ALL that God is going to do on this day for each precious girl who will be attending. We have a prayer team, that has been praying, and is praying and will be with us the day of the event, praying throughout the day, and available should any of the girls want to receive prayer for anything. Jesus Christ is Yakira’s FIRM FOUNDATION, and the solid rock on which this event has been built upon!

Yakira’s theme verse is Proverbs 31:10b “Her value is more precious than jewels and her worth is far above rubies or pearls.”

The title sponsor of Yakira is London Pregnancy & Family Support Centre.