For the last twelve years I've had the privilege of having my passion be my job also. I've gotten to help start Young Life's mentoring ministry to teen moms, YoungLives. Teen moms across the country have their lives impacted every day through mentors who love them, and share all aspects of their lives with them. I'm currently the director for the West (Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada & Hawaii) and one part of my job now is organizing and running our summer camp for teen moms and their kids. We have this camp at one of Young Life's amazing camp properties, Lost Canyon, just outside Williams, AZ.
Girls experience the best week of their lives...they experience unconditional love, fun, adventure, friendship and significant conversation about God. They spend time with their mentors, their friends and their kids.
They're given an opportunity to have fun and adventure as a teen while experiencing time to grow as a mom. And most importantly, they are treated as treasured and valuable, two things that they don't often experience as a teen mom.
This year we'll have over 250 teen moms and mentors and 150 babies to care for! We have 100 childcare volunteers who come to watch babies all week. And a serious MOUNTAIN of baby equipment to make this week happen...one of our needs is for more equipment as our number of babies grows and to replace things that get broken every year. Please email me if you have any equipment, or gift cards to buy equipment, to donate. We need everything except clothes and small toys. And please pray for us this week....July 20-26.
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I have a brand-new-in-the-box Fisher Price Baby Block Walker (just google it to see a picture of it). A family gave it to me, to donate to someone who could use it. Is there a chance you'd like it for your Young Lives camp? If so, just let me know!
Sarah
yes, that would be great! Thanks!
Cool! Will bring it with me next time I see you!
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