Welcome to The Yay Project

Hi, I'm Jenni Lien. And you are you (yay!). Let's celebrate our God-given design and pursue our kingdom calling.

My Story

The journey started in 2018 when I felt God ask me to lay down my goals for the year and wait on Him like Mary of Bethany. One day during quiet time, when I was struggling with identity and fear of rejection, He reminded me ‘You are you’ (Yay!) and so came the idea to write, draw, testify and encourage anyone that wants to listen (Psalm 66:16) of this truth. Hand in hand with Jesus, I started to step onto the water. A year later, The Yay Project (our blog) was born (and You Are You podcast was born a year after!).

Select interviews:

My Single Story Podcast by Crossroads (November 2023)
Girls Talking Life Podcast with Yohonna (January 2022)
Soar Girls Podcast (December 2021)
The Spiritual Go-Getter Magazine (August 2021)
Creative Christianity Summit by Cheerfully Given (June 2021)
We Are Free Podcast with Becky Morquecho (August 2020)
She Speaks Life Podcast with Jayme Elizabeth (April 2020)
Girls Talking Life Podcast with Yohonna (March 2020)

Yay's Mission

Here's how we hope to support you.

Encouraging

God designed us to be in community. Our prayer is that we can build true community online, sharing our real ups and downs, giving God glory through it all. We welcome you as you are and hope to encourage your in your pursuit of God. Explore our Instagram and Facebook for bite-size content, and our blog and podcast for long-form content.

Testifying

"Come and hear, all you who fear God; let me tell you what he has done for me. (Psalm 66:16)" God has done, is doing, and will do so much for us. Amen? Let us boast in our Lord to give him glory and pray that our testimonies encourage others to seek him. Find testimonies on the blog and podcast. Contact us if you'd like to share your testimony with us!

Praying

Prayer is such a privilege — we get to speak with the God of all creation and worship him, ask for his help, talk to him like a best friend, etc. May we learn to pray like we breathe! With Yay, I pray every piece of content encourages us to pray without ceasing. amd reminds us of whose we are and who is coming back. Lord, use us to do your will (Matthew 9:38).

Healing

Our Jehovah Rapha ("the Lord who heals" in Hebrew) heals! In 2023, I completed a Master's looking at the role technology can play in helping churches support women in seeking God for emotional health and healing. We are currently praying over a solution—learn more at our sister site pinkandnew.com.

Prophesying

Prophecy is a gift of the Holy Spirit. God calls us to "Pursue love, yet desire earnestly spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy" (1 Corinthians 14:1). While prophecy can take the form of predicting future events, it also looks like exhortation, comfort, and inspiration given to equip and edify the body of Christ. We pray the 'downloads from God' shared on Yay lead you closer to God's heart.

And more to come, God willing!

Have an idea on how we can support you better? Send us a DM @the.yay.project. We'd love to hear from you.

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