Vision for the future
A little five-year-old girl was standing on the deck of a cruise ship right before it was about to leave port. Everyone was waving goodbye to family and friends, but the little girl was hidden in a sea...
View ArticleTacos and Jesus
Looking across the gym I saw a young man sitting alone playing on his computer while everyone else was actively engaged in the homecoming games taking place. After sitting down next to him, I asked him...
View ArticleStudents dive into Jesus
To most, this pool picture appears to simply be a faded sketch of a swimming pool. To many Campus Life students, it is an illustration to unleash the thoughts and emotions locked inside them during...
View ArticleLove your neighbor
When I moved to Churubusco two years ago to become the Campus Life Director, my prayer was for God to strategically place me within the Churubusco community. God did just that. I bought my home in the...
View ArticleHealing power of Jesus
Building times are an essential part of relational ministry with students. A building time is simply defined as a shared experience with a group of students. They can be anything from taking a group of...
View ArticleAlways, Always Good
This past semester has been incredibly difficult for me. I was lost and alone. Ever since my dad passed away last year, I felt as though there was no reasoning behind the world. Bad things happened,...
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Be the Good News
Youth for Christ of Northern Indiana currently has 35 active ministry sites that reaches 17,000 teens. It is heartbreaking to think that 50% of these teens (8,500 kids) don’t have an adult in their...
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Beside me always
Spring break was incredible this year! We took a smaller group of students from Huntington North, but most of these students had not stepped foot into a church their entire lives, nor knew much about...
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Changing his ways
Over spring break we brought a speaker/artist in to share with kids who are on probation. After the show I took four kids to Pizza Hut. While we were driving there I asked them what they thought of the...
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God makes beautiful things
The carriage compartment of the charter bus was packed as I darted to claim the final seat on Bus #3. After months of preparing, we were finally on our way to Panama City, FL, for spring break 2018. I...
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He changes everything
It’s expected to come back from spring break in Florida a little more tan with a little extra skip in your step from all of the Vitamin C; but with our annual Youth for Christ spring break trip, the...
View ArticleHealing power
“You are an amazing kid!” I didn’t have any friends and didn’t know which direction I was going. I was constantly bullied, ignored, and misunderstood. I was without hope. I didn’t feel like anyone...
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Let creation rejoice
The last night of the YFC Spring Break trip will remain one of my favorite moments each year for the rest of my life. Our speaker presents the Gospel, and we dismiss all 200+ students to silently make...
View ArticleFollowing God’s leading
When asked about his highlights over the past 30 years in YFC, Kent is quick to reference Andy Vaught. “Andy went with me on our Campus Life Florida trip as a freshman. He got a pretty serious sunburn...
View ArticleLeaving a legacy
After 10 years of ministry, Chip Clark is able to look at the City Life ministry and say he’s leaving it better than when he started! From 2 volunteers to 60; from 2 staff to 13 full and part-time...
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“Campus Life has given me a sense of family”
The school year is winding down and what an incredible year it was! At each of our 37 sites, lives were changed for Jesus. Some of our seniors were asked to share what Campus Life has meant to them...
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Be the Good News
Youth for Christ of Northern Indiana currently has 35 active ministry sites that reaches 17,000 teens. It is heartbreaking to think that 50% of these teens (8,500 kids) don’t have an adult in their...
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Beside me always
Spring break was incredible this year! We took a smaller group of students from Huntington North, but most of these students had not stepped foot into a church their entire lives, nor knew much about...
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Changing his ways
Over spring break we brought a speaker/artist in to share with kids who are on probation. After the show I took four kids to Pizza Hut. While we were driving there I asked them what they thought of the...
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God makes beautiful things
The carriage compartment of the charter bus was packed as I darted to claim the final seat on Bus #3. After months of preparing, we were finally on our way to Panama City, FL, for spring break 2018. I...
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