As summer comes to an end and the new school year begins, our hearts are filled with joy! Our hearts are filled with JOY because 636 students and leaders from the region were able to experience Young Life, WyldLife, YoungLives, or Adventure camp this summer, albeit with modifications and safety protocols to Read more…
As summer slowly fades into fall, we wanted to share some highlights from this very different yet unforgettable summer. When most of our initial summer plans were either canceled or postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Young Life staff and leaders stepped up their game and discovered new ways to Read more…
We close out the Summer 2019 blog series with a few final highlights and pictures from camp. Whether it was at a high school outreach camp, WyldLife camp for middle schoolers, YoungLives or Capernaum camp, wilderness backpacking, or Young Life discipleship opportunities, kids and leaders continue to tell us how camp was Read more…
A guest post by Becky Bagnall, YoungLives Coordinator for Central Grand Rapids Young Life Our YoungLives camp week was quickly approaching and we had 4 teen moms signed up from Central Grand Rapids. The girls were slightly apprehensive but overall excited about having the best week ever. We had plans Read more…
Guest Post from Sara Webb “What might the church look like if people with profound and complex intellectual disabilities were conceived of as disciples with a distinct vocation—a calling given them by Jesus?” —John Swinton I am sitting on my couch this morning drinking my second cup of coffee (with 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…
This camp story was written and shared by Mady Riedlinger. Mady is a student at Hope College and a WyldLife Leader at West Ottawa in the Greater Holland Area. Something incredibly special happens every time I go to camp with my middle school friends. And WyldLife Winter Weekend was full of 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…