PURPOSE
OUR PURPOSE
REMAINS THE SAME Introducing adolescents to Jesus Christ and helping them grow in their faith. That is the Young Life mission statement, and for 80 years we’ve held fast to this ideal. When we talk here about adolescents, we mean every kid. We long for each
of them to know the Savior and His overwhelming love for them, and we know that for many of the kids we work with this may be the first taste of affirmation or encouragement they’ve ever received. It is our profound honor to cheer them on and tell them how God looks upon them, as His beloved image bearers.
“Two t hing s make Yo ung L ife uniqu e; o n e is t hat r a dic al fo cus o n t h e p er s o n of J e sus . We are p e o p le w h o have li ve d in t h e G osp els an d I p r ay Yo ung L ife al w ay s w ill b e. “ T h e s e co n d is o ur minis t r y — t hat relat io nal s t y le w i t h un con dit io nal love fo r t h e hard-to -re a ch k id. T his relat io nship to u ch e s t hat p er s o n s o t h ey n ot o nl y h e ar t h e gosp el, b u t a c t uall y fe el it t hro ug h s o m e o n e w h o love s an d k n ow s t h em . T h os e t wo t hing s have b e en t h e s t reng t h of t his mis sio n: t h e fo cus o n J e sus an d un co n dit io nal , lov ing relat io nships w it h k ids .” — B ob Mitch ell , Yo ung L ife’s t hird p re sid ent
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