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Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.” Several years back I stepped into a journey not realizing the impact it would have on my life.  I have been friends with Myrna for years and have always loved to…

My husband and I started off volunteering with YoungLives in 2013 as mentors.  Fast forward a few years and now I’m part of the welcoming team, while Chris, my husband hangs out with the toddlers, so that the mamas and papas can get some much needed time in the word, fellowshipping with friends, participating in…

Each month our staff and volunteers have various opportunities to spend time with teen parents. Our mentors commit to joining club and training as well as walking with a teen parents for one year! This often looks like going to the park together, having dinner at their house, doing a Target run and just hanging…

 It is a privilege to not only walk with teen moms because of YoungLives, but also to work alongside other incredible areas that are reaching teen moms in their own communities. Over the years we have gotten to see YoungLives grow in Southern California and it is so exciting to know that young families are being…

My name is Cody and my wife and I have been volunteering with YoungLives since September with our church life group. We began volunteering at the Huntington Beach YL group and began driving a young teen and her son to the group. Not having been involved in YL before, we weren’t exactly sure what to…

What does Easter means to you? Let me try to explain what Easter means to me. To me, Easter is the core of me being a Christian. To understand what love is, it is important for me to understand what Easter has done for me. The idea of a God that didn’t need to do…

My desire to work with a ministry like Young Lives began several years ago.  My heart has always had a soft spot for young women, especially within the society in which we live. Women in our society are bombarded with various images of who they should be, what they should look like and all of…

A beautiful testimony of how a young family went from carpooling to living with this volunteer. Alyn’s Story My name is Alyn Maciel and I am 19 years old. My friend Adii introduced me to Young Lives and I first attended on December of 2014. The first person I met was Kimberly and I instantly thought…

My name is Olivia Garcia and I have had the opportunity to be a mentor for a little bit over a year. Within that year I have understood what it is to be a reliable mentor/friend to Fatima A. I don’t really like to say I mentor Fatima, I like to say she’s a friend.…

Young Life isn’t just about teen moms. YoungLives is a branch of Young Life that loves on young people in all different life stages (high school, middle school, special needs, teen moms, college aged) in over 90 countries!! We get to be a part of a BIG work that the Lord is doing. I want…