Youth For Christ brings the love and life of Jesus to life in the lives of our youth. Some Middle or High School students come to YFC having never known God or any church, while some come from a Christian family or background. The students find a place that cares for them where they are and for eternity. It is awesome to hear the wonderful stories of how students have changed their lives for the better and have made a life changing commitment.
I enjoy supporting all the great things that YFC/Campus Life brings to our schools and community. Through relationship that the dedicated leaders build with each student, club meetings, camps that my own children raved about and now even volunteer, or a community outreach like a community center; YFC is dedicated to reaching out to students in the course of carrying out the great commission. It is great to see God at work and to support it whenever I can contribute. Those students' stories of the impact YFC/Campus Life has had on their lives is truly His work.
Every year I hear more stories of young people in this area who have made a decision to follow Christ or have been supported in their faith because of this ministry.
This organization has and continues to impact my life for the better. After attending the first time as a student, my life changed completely. It began the process of me making better decisions in my life and striving to positively impact others through genuine love and involvement in their lives. My main desire in life changed to wanting to know and love God rather than myself.
Because of the change in my life I decided to volunteer for this organization and found out from the inside how efficient and well run the organization was. They felt an obligation to be mindful that every dollar donated was being put towards making a real positive difference in students lives. I was given more than enough support through training and mentoring to be effective at my role as a leader.
I have been continuing my connection to YFC through financial giving and they have in return kept me updated about the happenings throughout the years. This past year was my first involvement as a parent of a student attending the events and weekly meetings. I have seen the same impact on my child that I experienced and look forward to all my children benefiting from their involvement with YFC in the future.
19 years since my first interaction with YFC, some of my closest relationships are with leaders in attendance that very first night. I firmly believe that this organization is making a positive change in teenagers with real-life issues being dealt through real relationships that will last forever!
There are not enough words to accurately describe how much this organization has impacted the life of young middle and high school students! I have seen kids' lives completely turned around through involvement in Youth for Christ. They have helped my children and their friends who have already had a faith of their own to grow stronger in their faith and impact other students. They have had kids come to this group who would never have gone to a church youth group meeting. The leaders and volunteers love these kids unconditionally, and I have seen life-long friendships form. It is a group that meets kids where they are, without judgment, and loves them, enjoys being with them, and shows them the love of Christ!