A Proud Parent Moment

A LS YL first to crowd surf at our All KC Metro YL Club @UMKC

Students from 8 areas come together as one big YL family.

I had a proud parent moment Monday, not with my adorable son but with the LS YL family.  We loaded 2 school buses to embark on our long lost tradition of a KC wide YL Club.  As we unloaded the buses and led the students into the lobby to wait.  I was beaming.  These are my people.  I love them.  They are full of questions, life, energy, hype, and pursuit of truth.  The doors opened for club to begin and as our tradition LS YL was there waiting at the door to make sure they raced in and go to stand front right of the stage.  That's our place... front right.  At camp our students poach outside the club doors to get our front right spot.  I love that our students always want to be as close as possible to Jesus, to John 10:10 life, to crazy games, to real fun, to the party with a purpose.  I love that our students were the first to crowd surf and turn the KC Metro Club into a party.  I love that when one of our own was on stage for a game she was asked her name and where she was from and LS YL kids cheered so loud that she couldn't even get out the words Lee's Summit and the leader of the game said, "You must be from Lee's Summit."  I love we have a reputation of being crazy, loud, fun, hyped, and also respectful, caring, and encouraging.  I love when a special needs student won a raffle prize LS YL kids went crazy for her.  I literally am crying writing this.  I love these kids and so do my leaders.  They are kids that are trying to live for God in a way that makes sense to them and trying to be a family to those around them.  I am such a proud mom of these kids.  I think of these seniors who will have their last club this next week.  I think of their character and its shaping over the last four years.  I think of their journeys with Jesus and their heartaches and healing.  Oh what a joy it is to know them.  They will go out from this family and meet new families.  Some will serve as Yl leaders in their college town, some will join a Bible study or lead one with kids in their dorm, some will step foot on the mission field this summer, but what I love is that LS YL kids leave a legacy and they always come home.  God is good.  

"How blessed is God! And what a blessing he is! He’s the Father of our Master, Jesus Christ, and takes us to the high places of blessing in him. Long before he laid down earth’s foundations, he had us in mind, had settled on us as the focus of his love, to be made whole and holy by his love. Long, long ago he decided to adopt us into his family through Jesus Christ." Ephesians 1:4-5