A Safe Space to Grow

By Oliver Elliott, 11th Grader

I started coming to Young Life because I wanted to start growing my faith. The first night there I had an amazing time and met some really amazing people. I wasn’t sure what to expect but I absolutely loved it. Lindsay, Claire, and Reed were the leaders and they invited me to join them the following week to continue reading where we left off.

I started going pretty consistently, I started bringing friends and I started to meet more amazing people. It has become a big part of my week and I’m always looking forward to going. Young Life has played a big role in my life as well. I was unsure where I stood with Christianity before I started going, and now I fully consider myself a Christian.

        Young Life has overall made me a better person and it has really helped me through some difficult times in my life. It is a safe space where I can be myself, and can also be supported at the same time. I believe people should support Young Life because it has impacted my life so greatly and I want more people to experience it as well as I have.