April 18-24 was National Volunteer Appreciation Week. Volunteers are so vital to the mission of Young Life and we wanted to take this opportunity to celebrate them and show them our deep gratitude and appreciation! Young Life is able to make a difference in the lives of kids because of Read more…
Today we’re shining the spotlight on one of our volunteer leaders, Rachel Matuszewski. Rachel is a junior at Grand Valley State University and a Young Life leader in the Eastern Ottawa area. Thanks, Rachel, for writing and sharing your #YLstory with us. I first felt the call to be a Young Read more…
Today we’re bringing back the Volunteer Spotlight with a glimpse into Young Life leader Emily Deadman’s story. Emily is a volunteer leader in the Northeast Grand Rapids area and graduated this May from Kuyper College with a degree in Intercultural Studies and TESOL. Thanks, Emily, for writing and sharing your #YLstory Read more…
Meet Spencer, a Young Life kid-turned-leader. Never in his wildest dreams did he envision himself paving the way for a brand new Young Life club to emerge in the Western Great Lakes Region. Especially one bursting at the seams and reaching over 100 kids each week. Here’s how it happened; it’s an Read more…
On the blog today we’re shining the spotlight on this dynamic duo: Tom Huissen, Teacher Staff from the Fremont area and his daughter, Kaitlin Huissen, Staff Associate for the Northeast Grand Rapids area. “You can call me Tom.” Tom has been with Fremont Young Life for 25 years. In the course Read more…
Eric DeVries just finished his senior year at Grand Valley State University, he’s recently married to Lindsey and is the WyldLife co-team leader at Allendale Middle School, where he has been for the past four years. Eric became involved in WyldLife after high school as a result of his involvement Read more…
This month’s Volunteer Spotlight leader is Nick Bartlett, a Young Life leaders with our Northeast Grand Rapids area. Nick has been leading in the Forest Hills Central school system for four years, and has served as a co-team leader for the past two. Through his time with students through Young Read more…
Jack Klunder grew up as a Pastor’s son in a family characterized by faith, family and fun. He was exposed to the work of Young Life from an early age. So, when he and his wife Jodi moved to the McBain area to teach, they saw what an important impact Read more…
Last summer the Little Traverse Bay Young Life Area found themselves with a problem: they had high school girls signed up to go to camp but found themselves struggling to find a female leader to accompany them. Through a series of circumstances, the student’s usual leaders weren’t able to make Read more…
This week we want to spend some time talking about one of Young Life’s most impressive resources. No it’s not our “best week of your life” camps and it’s not our impressive collection of ridiculous dress up clothes either, it’s our volunteers. Our volunteers are miraculous to us, their passion Read more…