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At 24 years old, there have been many days I’ve deemed monumental throughout my life. Getting my license, graduating from high school (and almost college too!), getting married, my first real “big girl” job…you know, the kind of monumental days that we all anticipate having in one way or another. But then there have been the monumental days…
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Every month teen moms, dads and their children gather together with their mentors and other volunteers for a really fun evening! Last week we saw many familiar faces at club (and some new ones too) as we celebrated Easter together! Laurie Bradley, our Club Coordinator, plays a big role…
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Thanks to everyone who came out on a cold and rainy weekend to support YoungLives! We raised nearly $500 selling ice cream bars at Bob’s Old Fashioned Ice Cream Bars at the OC Swap Meet! That’s enough to send one mom and her baby to camp this summer! We are so thankful that we can provide this…
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We had such a great club in February! We have been seeing a consistent group of teen dads as well as a group of teen moms and mentors from Santa Ana. When I look around the room full of moms, dads, babies, and volunteers my heart leaps with excitement. This year we have several male mentors mentoring…
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When I first committed to participate in the Surf City Half Marathon to raise funds for YoungLives, I thought, I will try to run most of it and then walk the rest – whatever the rest would be. After all it was a great cause, and if I was on the streets for hours and…
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Having volunteered for YoungLives Huntington Beach since the spring of 2012, I had had the opportunity to participate in the Christmas club event of 2012 and knew what to expect this year: The story of Jesus’ birth, gifts for each mom, and the opportunity to “shop” for both mom and baby in our “Christmas Boutique”…
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We recently sent out our year end newsletter and it highlighted the story of Jazmine one of the first teen moms we met when we started YoungLives in Huntington Beach a little over a year and half ago. This video starts out talking about YoungLives in whole and ends with Jazmine sharing about how…
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A year ago I quit my stressful, full-time job and was looking to become involved in ministry work. A few weeks later, a friend of mine, Myrna Bittar, told me she was starting up YoungLives in Huntington Beach. I was so excited and thought, “God you are already opening up doors for me.” I had…
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I know that when one gets involved in ministry, that they are supposed to go in with an expectation that it’s not about “them”, but rather the community or people that they are serving; and to understand that the experience may not necessarily be “fun” or immediately rewarding. When I got involved in YoungLives, I…
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These last few days I have felt so in awe of the way that God uses willing hearts to make a large impact. Exactly a year ago, Tom and I had our first conversation about the possibility of starting YoungLives in Huntington Beach. For those of you that don’t know, YoungLives is Young Life’s ministry…
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