Here are our Top 5 blog posts of 2017. Don’t miss these great stories of God’s goodness and faithfulness. Thank you for following along and being part of the story God is writing in the Western Great Lakes Region! 1. WGLR Women of the Year On International Women’s Day, Western Great Read more…
“God has given us the task of telling everyone what he is doing. We’re Christ’s representatives. God uses us to persuade men and women to drop their differences and enter into God’s work of making things right between them.” —2 Corinthians 5:19-20 (MSG) W E L C O M E Read more…
How Young Life and the Grand Rapids Center for Community Transformation are working together to reach youth in the city As Matt Cambridge sits working at his desk, he glances up to look at the floor-to-ceiling mural before him. The mural depicts a beautiful garden on the left with a rushing Read more…
We are pleased to introduce Savannah Smith as the new Regional YoungLives Coordinator for the Western Great Lakes Region. YoungLives has been entering into the chaos of teenage motherhood for the past twenty years, impacting both teen moms and their children, making a difference for the generations to come. “I am thrilled to Read more…
In the neighboring cities of Muskegon, Spring Lake, and Grand Haven, Young Life has been introducing kids to Jesus Christ and helping them grow in faith since the 1970’s, starting first in Grand Haven, then Spring Lake, and finally moving into the Muskegon Oakridge community five years ago. Over the summer, Read more…
We introduce Sara Webb as the new Regional Capernaum Coordinator for the Western Great Lakes Region. Capernaum is the branch of Young Life that reaches students and young adults with disabilities. In Capernaum, life-long friendships are formed in a fun and inclusive environment where friends feel loved, welcomed and celebrated while Read more…
“You can be a great Young Life leader but still miss Jesus. I don’t want that for you.” The need to remain in Jesus was a theme that sprang forth during the annual Western Great Lakes YL Leadership Weekend on September 15-17. The weekend’s speaker Daniel Lai helped challenge the 235 Read more…
“Camp changed the way I look at life and really made me appreciate this life I have been blessed to live. I loved cabin time because it opened my eyes to the realities of the world.” —High School Student, Northwest Grand Rapids Young Life “This week was one of the most Read more…
Submitted by Maddie Stalheber, Mission Staff with Grand Rapids SouthWest Young Life Taylor* had signed up for camp early on in the semester and had been eagerly awaiting the trip to Castaway. It seemed nothing would stop her from boarding the bus to camp, until just five days before she was Read more…
Submitted by JR Roberts After a decade of not sending kids to Young Life camp, East Kentwood Young Life was back this summer, thanks to community members coming together for the youth. It was only a year ago that Young Life leaders began walking the halls of East Kentwood High School Read more…