YL Capernaum Everywhere

A guest post from Amber Lewis in Little Rock, Arkansas. Going into Work Week at Windy Gap I honestly had no idea what to expect, I just knew I wanted to go on a road trip with my girlfriends and I wanted them to have an experience of adult friendship as we served together. I’ll tell you more, but to summarize, it was so life giving, so full of fun and so freeing to see my friends come alive, be respected as adults and be called into service. My favorite thing about Work Week was the transformation of my friend, Jordan. In the last two years of getting to know her, I have watched her learn how to be a friend, how to pursue, how to love. But when I met her, she was a loner. She had a couple of people she preferred to be with, but they had to be with her because it was their job. I met her in a carpool drop off. I begged her to be my friend. She hit me in the head. This routine continued for a while until eventually she came to club. We spent time together, and then somewhere in th

A few years ago, one of our friends in Capernaum was sharing with us about how much she loved babies and she desired, in her simple yet profound way, for people to know God’s love for them.  Our wheels began churning and not much later, Caitlin began serving at the local Young Lives  club.  Young Lives  is Young Life’s ministry with teen moms and the room is filled with diversity both economically and ethnically.   We wondered how the girls would respond to Caitlin taking care of their babies.  After all, she was a girl with a disability and we live in a world that is quick to judge based on outer appearances.  But we sold these girls short and instead every time they gather, we see people that the world deems as scary and unlovable, come together to serve one another.  I’ve watched a few horrific videos this week and my heart is broken with all that is taking place.  We started filming this video in the spring and when the finished product came to my inbox today, I couldn’t ha

Work week is a great way for our friends to experience serving opportunities! Enjoy this post from Lauren Ford in Highland Park, TX! In May, I had the opportunity to go to Crooked Creek Ranch’s Work Week. Having never been to Work Week, I didn’t know what to expect. On top of that, I was bringing one of my older Capernaum friends, Lainey, who had also never been to Work Week. Little did we know, we were in for a treat! From the second we arrived to the bus for departure, Lainey was ready to help. She constantly asked, “What can I do?” in between singing songs on the bus ride from Texas. Once we got to camp, we reported to our work site - the dining hall. Lainey took ownership of the “juice room” and prepared about 80 pitchers for every meal. She and our other Capernaum friend, Andrew, tag-teamed on making six 42-cup coffee carafes each morning. Once Andrew and Lainey got the hang of their job in the juice room, they started going table to table during meals to refill drinks, which