Introducing the Together Initiative 
Youth for Christ in Grand Rapids and Muskegon have officially announced their intention to merge the ministry operations in order to serve more kids in the Grand Rapids and Muskegon Areas. God has led both Boards to form one ministry that will continue to serve and reach the hurting kids in our communities. Your prayers and support towards this new initiative is needed now more than ever. God continues to use this ministry to reach over 3000 kids each month in Grand Rapids and Muskegon.
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Thanks for locking arms with us during this incredible opportuntiy to serve even more kids in the West Michigan Area.
The Urgency of YFC (Executive Director's Blog) March 8th, 2010 - 11:53:32 AM
"Why we do what we do is because we never know what is going to happen." Keith said as he stood before a small group of volunteers who serve in our ministry. He continued his story by saying, "One night I was having a conversation about Jesus with a group of kids who attend our ministry. A young man showed up who I knew did not know or have a personal relationship with Jesus. That night I had the amazing privilege of sharing Christ with him and watching this young man place his trust in a God who loves him. A few days later in park nearby, a mother came up to me and after a few fumbling moments of figuring out how we knew each other, [read more]
Loving relationships (Juvenile Justice Ministries Blog) February 22nd, 2010 - 01:53:48 PM
- Juan looses his fear!
Do I measure up? (Campus Life Blog) February 27th, 2010 - 12:15:36 PM
Most students probably would not verbalize the question above. Most students (and adults, for that matter) would like to lead you to believe that they don't care what others think of them. But, in most cases, nothing could be further from the truth. The reality is that the opinions and judgments of others have a major influence on the hearts and minds of high school students.
At club on Monday, Mary shared about her friend who is busy at work trying to transform her image. In her years leading up to high school, Mary's friend had been deeply scarred by the teasing and bullying of some of her classmates. Slightly overweight and in [read more]
Where Everything Changes (YFC Camp Blog) January 17th, 2010 - 03:46:35 PM Don sat in his wheelchair and slowly reached down toward his backpack that was lying open on the floor next to him. He hoisted the first rock out of the bag, placed it in his lap, and quietly said, “This rock is my pride”. A second time, he mustered up enough strength to grab a rock out of the bag. In similar fashion, he rested the stone on his leg and with his voice quivering whispered, “This one is my selfishness”. The crowd of students leaned forward in their seats as Don repeated the process, until his strength was spent. Don then explained to the students that although his physical disabilities had often weighed him down in life, they were nothing compared to the weight of [read more]
