TREE OF LIFE YOUNG ADULTS

While TOLYA is the abbreviation/acronym for Tree of Life Young Adults, the imagery of the sun is also very relevant. The word Tolya derives from the Greek word “anatolē”. This word is used 10 times in the Bible, meaning “sunrise, from the east”. One of its uses is found in Luke 1:78-79, which says, “Because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the rising sun will come to us from heaven to shine on those living in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace.” This is TOLYA’s theme verse, as the imagery of the rising sun bringing light to the darkness of this world is Jesus. We strive to follow Jesus’s example and spread the gospel, bringing light to darkness everywhere we go!