What is YoungLives?
More than 20 years ago, Young Life answered God’s call to run headfirst into the chaos of teenage motherhood with the hope of Jesus … and YoungLives was born.

YoungLives vision: To reach teen moms by entering their world, modeling the unconditional love of Christ, and encouraging them to become the women and mothers God created them to be. Through Young Life’s time-tested methods and life-on-life mentoring, teen moms are empowered to make positive choices, set and achieve goals, and live a future rooted in Christ.

Liz’s role:
YoungLives of Des Moines Coordinator

Liz will be building and training a team of women to be leaders and mentors to teenage moms.  Through the mentor relationships during the week and monthly “Club” time the teen moms will be able to experience the care and love of Christ. 

On April 13, we had the opportunity to visit Chicago’s Northside YoungLives Club.  The above picture represents a room full of loving adults and teen moms and their babies all from different backgrounds and stories. YoungLives brings them together once a month to share a meal, play games, and so much more, all so these girls can learn about Jesus.

Please pray for our family, that we would finish our time in Kenya well and that we would have wisdom for all the decisions coming up as we begin our transition.