7 Days

I wanted to take some time to update you on some changes behind the scenes of Lee's Summit Young Life.  I am glad to announce that I am staying on YL staff in LS, but moving to a part time position.  I will be working 15-20 hours a week running LS YL.  We also have the privilege of adding Joe Chenoweth to our team.  Joe is a YL Area Developer and will be working with LS YL about 32 hours each month specifically with engaging adults and LIFE/LEAD teams and fundraising development.  We believe this is what is best to sustain and grow LS YL.  Our goal is to have a ministry that continues to reach high school kids in LS through contact work, club, campaigners, camp, and relationships.

Our L.I.F.E. teams and the L.E.A.D. team are being built and up and running.  We are pleased by the support of the adults in the LS community that want to serve alongside us in this ministry.  If you want to be a part of a L.I.F.E. team or the executive L.E.A.D. team it isn't too late to join in.   Check out this link and fill out the contact form.  http://supportlsyl.weebly.com/

We were blessed to have a donor give a matching gift up to $3,000.  We are so close to meeting our goal!  We only have $700 left to raise to meet this match.  We have until the end of September.  7 days to raise $700 to support and sustain LS YL!  Would you be willing to give to this ministry?

Giving to Young Life! Thank You for Supporting the Ministry of Young Life Lee's Summit! Give a One-Time or Monthly Recurring Gift Online

Our 1st YL Club is tonight and we are so excited.  We are expecting so many students.  God is good and we are honored to earn the right to be heard, listen, speak truth, and love students.  Thank you for taking time to see how what is happening behind the scenes of LS YL.  If you have any questions about YL events, how to serve, our budget, or would like to meet with Joe or myself (Tracee) do not hesitate to contact me at traceecobb@gmail.com. 

YL Update- Muckfest

Last night we had our annual Muckfest.  It is our epic food and muck war.  Let me tell you it was incredible.  We had our biggest turn out yet, over 200 students.  Do you know what the best part about Muckfest is?  That LS YL's goal with Muckfest is:  For students to have fun and get to be kids.  How often do we want high school students to act as an adult, be responsible, have manners, work, get a certain test score, GPA, or award?  Last night, we threw all that out the window and threw oatmeal, food, and slime at one another.  It was a beautiful sight watching kids be kids and experience freedom. 

Over 200 students at MUCKFEST 2013

Kids being kids.

Our Fall YL Calendar is full of opportunities for high school students to know freedom and be a part of the YL family.  Please see and share our link http://lsyl.weebly.com/ to stay up to date on Club and special events.  In addition to that we offer small groups- called campaigners.  Each group is lead by a volunteer YL leader and organized by grade and school.  If you would like more info on that please email me at:  traceecobb@gmail.com.

YL CALENDAR:

We are inviting YOU to join us on Tuesday nights @ 7:47pm this semester! We will be having Young Life Club @ Lee's Summit Community Church Coffee Shop (LSCC). 1440 SW Jefferson Street Lee's Summit, MO.   

9/24- 1st YL CLUB 7:47pm @ LSCC
10/1-  YL CLUB 7:47pm @ LSCC
10/8- YL CLUB 7:47pm @ LSCC Freshmen Night!
10/17 LATE NIGHT
10/22- YL CLUB 7:47pm @ LSCC
10/29- YL CLUB 7:47pm @ LSCC
11/5- NO CLUB
11/12- YL CLUB 7:47PM @ LSCC
11/19- YL CLUB 7:47PM @ LSCC
11/26- TURKEY BOWL
12/3- MR CHRISTMAS TREE!  7:47PM @ LSCC

Camp Continues...

YL Campaigners

Camp continues.  Tonight over 40 high school students came together to go deep, to get real, and to learn more of how to follow Jesus.  One of the many things I love about YL, is we continue to share life with students.  Camp is not just a one time event we tuck away and move forward from.  We build upon those relationships, that family/community, and students wanting more and saying YES to following Jesus.  YL leaders walk beside students from where they are to where they want to be.  Tonight we had YL Campaigners- our more in depth Bible Study- and it was incredible.  We talked about where we have seen God since being home, how God is in all things- especially music, unpacked Matthew 7:13-14, and asked real and hard questions about following Jesus.

 “Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. ¹⁴ But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.
  
I highlight of my night was choosing 3 songs to listen to and seeing how in the midst of it you can hear God.  That if we stop and listen we can often find more in what we are listening too.  For example, we listened to Phillip Phillips- Gone, Gone, Gone:

When enemies are at your door
I'll carry you away from war
If you need help, if you need help.
Your hope dangling by a string
I'll share in your suffering
To make you well, to make you well.
 
Give me reasons to believe
That you would do the same for me.
And I would do it for you, for you.
Baby, I'm not moving on
I love you long after you're gone.
For you, for you.
You would never sleep alone.
I love you long after you're gone
And long after you're gone, gone, gone.

God is in those lyrics.  Phillip Phillips maybe singing about a girl but I hear God in those lyrics and His promises to never leave us, to rescue us, to heal, to give us life in the midst of hard times.  I encouraged students to listen to music differently and see if they could hear more from their country songs, to hipster tunes, to K-Love.  I believe a lot of it is telling a bigger story.  So my phone is now blowing up with texts from students telling me a song they connect with and now hear something more.  One student texted this one and said this song is how she feels now after saying yes to real life following Jesus and it really got me...

Listen for more... and know (especially the beginning) is how many students feel now after choosing the small and narrow gate that few ever find. 

First Day of My Life- Click to Listen

Amen.

For more on YL Events and Activities:
YL EVENTS CALENDAR 

YL Camp Diaries: Day 7

Today each camper had a one on one conversation with their leader

We are coming home! 

Day 7
We departed camp with many emotions.  Today each camper met with their leader for a one on one conversation where they got to be real and share from their heart.  It was a very special time for all of us.  LS YL is coming home!  We are coming home after having a week full of adventure, fun, deeper friendships, and many with deeper and new relationships with Jesus.  What a wonderful week!!! 

YL Camp Diaries: Day 6

Day 6.  We only have 24 hours left to enjoy the best week of our lives.  Tonight kids will spend 15 minutes in being still in the mountains and some of us talking to God for the first time.  We are having adventure, fun, getting real and growing our friendships!

YL Camp Diaries: Day 5

Today was a mountain top kind of day.  Today we hiked a mountain as a camp.  We all made it, but not all pictured.  An incredible experience and view to remind us of how beautiful life really is.  The day is still going...

Celebrating together!

(Most) of us at the top of the mountain.

YL Camp Diaries: Day 4

Some of our guys at our western night dinner!

You know what I love... watching kids be kids.  How often to we allow and set up kids to play, to have adventure, to dress up, to dance?   Today, well yesterday, we played and we played hard.  We had a day and night full of the fun.  We ended the night with many surprises... I will only reveal a couple- with a western dinner, square dance, rave and dance party, and so much more!  Best week of your life is happening right now.