VENTURA YOUNG LIFE
Ventura Young Life is a dynamic Christ-centered youth organization devoted to building meaningful relationships with the unreached and unchurched kids of Ventura and share the good news of Jesus Christ.
Thank you for helping make Young Life possible again this year. Young Life leaders continue to live out our mission to "introducing adolescents to Jesus Christ and help them grow in their faith" with kids here in Ventura. These adult volunteers pursue friendship with un-churched teens on their turf through cheering them on at games, attending concerts, following up on campus and meeting with them one-on-one. In doing so leaders show they care about these kid's lives not only about them attending Young Life events. As friendships develop, these leaders share the amazing love of Jesus.
At "Club," our weekly meetings, we throw a "party with a purpose" so kids have a safe place to belong, sing, laugh and have fun. At the end of each club a leader shares a short message about Jesus, inviting kids to consider what following Him could mean in their lives. 40-60 kids gather weekly, coming from Ventura, Buena, and Foothill high schools to be a part of Young Life club.
Leaders help kids dive deeper in faith by gathering them for bible studies called "campaigners." These mid-week small groups help teens consider more of what they believe and discuss questions they may have. This year, a group of about fifteen juniors and seniors have stepped up as "student leaders." These young leaders help run club and invite their friends. Once a month we meet specifically with these students for dinner, fellowship, training, and bible study to equip them for participating in the work of Young Life.
In the summer, kids and leaders will attend a life-changing summer camp experience. For many kids these trips clarify and catalyze steps of faith in following Jesus. This past summer was no exception as a bus-load of kid had the best week of their life at Woodleaf. A smaller group of kids who had been student leaders grew tremendously through a discipleship camp in Santa Cruz called "Young Life Adventures." We're already gearing up for two more camp trips this summer!
Young Life has been active in the Ventura community for over 25 years and CPC has partnered with us for much of that time. Thank you for continuing that partnership!
David Afman
Ventura Young Life
(805)886-2402