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…
High school football games. Dairy Queen stops after Young Life club. Sneaking out of the cabin after “lights out” for an important one-on-one. The smile on a kid’s face when the fireworks explode after the camp carnival. Watching a leader “get it” for the first time. Swaying to Free Fallin’ Read more…
The dream for Kentwood Young Life was rekindled in 2013 as Mayor Stephen Kepley was running for office. He was campaigning door-to-door in the Kentwood community when he met Kori and Julie Youngblood. After some small talk about the city, the Youngbloods brought up the subject of Young Life. “If Read more…
We are pleased to announce that Matt DeHoog has a new position for the Western Great Lakes Region. He is the new Associate Regional Director for Greater Grand Rapids (Kent County). Matt has been involved with Young Life in this area for fourteen years and previously served as Area Director for Northeast Grand Rapids Young Life. Read more…
Hello. Welcome to the first official post on this blog. You may have seen this link on Facebook or perhaps someone emailed you about it. You certainly didn’t just wake up knowing to come to www.westerngreatlakesyl.com. But you’re here and you may be wondering “why is the Western Great Lakes Read more…