We’ve all seen “before and after” stories when it comes to home remodels, makeovers, weight loss, etc. These things are a hit because of the significant change from start to finish captured in one picture or one 30-minute show. What we don’t see is how the change lasted or how the Read more…
In 2008, we had a dream. Led by our previous Regional Director, Jeff Munroe, we dreamed of expanding the reach of our ministry to adolescents. We looked carefully at what it would mean to reach every kind of kid in the Western Great Lakes Region. At that time, we set Read more…
Madeline Stalheber grew up near Houston, Texas and attended the University of Texas at Austin. She’s a Lone Star State girl at heart, but God had a way of drawing her to the Mitten State through various roles at our region’s Young Life camp, Timber Wolf Lake. Maddie was involved in Read more…
The following thank you letter was written by a Young Life leader from Grand Haven Young Life this summer. While it was written to their local supporters, the sentiment holds true and can be shared with everyone who supports and partners with the mission of Young Life. And by everyone we mean YOU! July 2016 Read more…
—Written by Liza Fongers, Young Life Capernaum leader from Northeast Grand Rapids. Northeast Grand Rapids Capernaum Young Life has changed me. Two years ago I walked into a room of about 25 students with special needs and was immediately embraced. I found a space that was completely welcoming and loving. I Read more…
—Written by Meaghan O’Connor, Young Life staff for YL College, Grand Rapids This October, Young Life College of Grand Rapids took our first-ever group of students to the college outreach weekend at Timber Wolf Lake. We were so honored to be a part of our region’s biggest-ever college outreach weekend. We Read more…
On a Sunday evening earlier this month, over 200 middle school and high school students took over Petoskey, MI for a city-wide scavenger hunt. The theme was Pokémon Go Live. The Amazing Race Petoskey has become an annual event for the community’s youth. “We had numerous Young Life and WyldLife Read more…
Do you remember the amazing story we shared earlier this year about Kenowa Young Life? How in just a few months time, a volunteer-led Young Life club at Kenowa Hills High School had tripled in size from 55 to 175 kids? It was the kind of growth that only God Read more…
Over the past month, the Western Great Lakes Region had the privilege of welcoming three new Staff Associates to our growing regional team. We’d love for you to meet them, so without further ado… INTRODUCING, Andrew Collins. ABOUT ANDREW: Andrew grew up in Fountain, MI and came to southwest Michigan in Read more…
…and the TOP 10 reasons why YOU should go next year. Leadership Weekend, the annual gathering of Young Life leaders from around the Western Great Lakes Region, took place September 16-18. Young Life teams traveled from near and far and gathered at Timber Wolf Lake. (Let’s hear it for our team Read more…