YL Capernaum Everywhere

Thank you, Niccole "Baldi" Ryan, Area Director-West Valley Young Life for this story! On a warm summer evening I stood on a soggy pool deck listening to the squeals of teenagers slipping down a water slide. There were Young Life leaders and kids everywhere. Our area was having our annual summer pool party. There was something entirely different about this night, something one could miss if he or she didn’t know what to look for. Upon further inspection you would find seven teen moms with babies, a dozen or so Capernaum friends, Capernaum parents, Wyldlife kids and literal scores of kids from traditional Young Life clubs. It was hard to not have my eyes overcome with tears as I poured spoonful after giant spoonful of simmering nacho cheese over hot Cheetos for kids to munch on. My semi-watery eyes eventually landed on two individuals playing volleyball—Rocky and Pierce. About a year ago Rocky jumped in as a Capernaum leader and Pierce has been a part of Capernaum club f

Our friends in North Fulton Capernaum went through this activity as a leadership team! It’s such a great way to have fun as a team, to identify everyone’s strengths more deeply than before and to see how those strengths apply to our ministry settings in Capernaum! As your semester is beginning, have fun getting to know your team with this fun activity! It could also be used to see if there are any types of people that you are lacking for you team so that you can pray for specifically for them to join you. We know that every type of leader is important in our ministries and our friends in Capernaum experience Christ through each one of us! Plus, this could be a fun activity to do with some of your Capernaum friends in campaigners! A great start towards identifying their gifts and how God may use those to impact others for His kingdom. Thanks N. Fulton Capernaum!

All of our friends are longing for deep, authentic friendships. They are hungry to grow in their friendships and to learn more about Jesus’ friendships. So if you’re looking for a great series for your campaigners?! Look no further! Thanks for our friends in Carolinas Region, here is a four week series on Friendship. Great questions, great activities and a deep look at scripture!  

Seth and Ryan served together at Carolina Point in the dining hall. Every day they set tables, served campers their meals and cleared tables. Again and again. It sounds simple when you first hear it but then multiple it to serve 500 people at each meal, where everything is served family style, campers can have as many helpings as they want and everything is done with excellence. Servers work long days for the entire time that they are at camp. As you’ll see, Seth did it with joy and gratitude! In the words of Seth…. “have fun and work hard!”