Learning at your side

Acts 8:30-31: “Then Philip ran up to the chariot and heard the man reading Isaiah the prophet. “Do you understand what you are reading?” Philip asked. “How can I,” he said, “unless someone explains it to me?”


Dear Friends,
             As summer ends and fall begins, it’s a real time of transition as schools start, new activities begin and the weather shifts in many parts of the world. Young Life has some natural beginnings now too--clubs that meet at schools are kicking off all over the world at this time of year.


Camp in Mexico
 But the reality is a lot of that isn’t transition or new—it’s continuation with teens who had a life changing experience this summer.  Here’s a couple examples of what this continuation looks like in Latin America after a summer camp.  
Yeoffrey, a leader in the Dominican Republic  went to visit one of the kids who came to camp a few days after returning home. As he walked up to the teen's house, he saw one of the boy’s neighbors. The neighbor asked him, "What do you guys do at that camp?" He wanted to know because he had seen his tough teenage neighbor go out onto his front steps every morning after camp to read his Bible and wondered how on earth that could have happened.
Mexican teens in club
 

The reality is it’s not an earthly answer, it’s because the love of Jesus transforms lives. There were over 350 teens like this who made a decision for Christ at the Dominican camp this summer and are now growing in their faith.
One of our leaders in Mexico received this note from a Mother of one of the students they brought to camp—“I’ve got a lot of words to thank you for the opportunity you gave my son…..but the most important word is THANK YOU!....You changed our lives in a way that we couldn’t have imagined, he talks about Jesus and of the church with a platform for a band and screens where he praised Jesus. My son wants to continue with you, learning at your side.”
Camp in Haiti
 
      So camp isn’t just about the summer or a decision for Jesus—it’s about all the growth that’s happening now. Please be praying for these relationships and the follow-up that is happening now with these teens as they’re taking early steps in their walk with the Lord and continuing to ask questions. And pray for the leaders that are walking with them and helping them grow.      


 

You can also be praying for:

Reed
 

Our new son Reed is almost 6 weeks old! He’s doing great and Caroline and Jack have adapted to having a younger brother around really well. Keep praying for us as we adapt to being outnumbered!

Leader trainings that have just occurred, or are about to, in Ecuador, Nicaragua, Mexico and Colombia. Pray God uses these events to keep equipping young leaders to walk with teens in need.

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