College Life ... you were made for this, TOO.

COLLEGE LIFE! What is it?

College life is fairly new, especially to the University of Kentucky, and at every university it's a little different. Here at UK college life is a place to come hang out with peers and just have fun! Whether you were involved with Young Life in high school doesn't matter, anyone can come hang out here. This year at College Life in Lexington we had students from Transylvania, UK and BCTC. Throughout the semester we gathered together on Wednesday nights to play games, worship, hear stories from current leaders who went through College Life in previous years and hear from our good friends MARSHALL, KATIE and KYLE talk to us about spirituality and finding the right path with God's help. We talked about the beatitudes and ways to live those out as well.

College life was an amazing way to fuel college student's passion for being Young Life leaders here in Lexington. It opened a door to an opportunity for freshmen, sophomore and even junior students to come to YL First Year Training. All of the students were able to join together into small groups and have bible studies and read books together. It's a easy and fun way to get involved and learn about Jesus on campus.. YOU SHOULD JOIN.

AND ITS FUN!








EVENTS THIS YEAR:
FALL RETREAT TO THE GORGE
TRIPS TO BAR NONE
TACKY CHRISTMAS SWEATER PARTY
LIBRARY SCAVENGER HUNT
VOLLEYBALL & BASKETBALL AT HAGGIN FIELD.

College Life is a blast at UK and the leaders are great.. come hang out!

GRACE & PEACE
Aarika

The Start of Something New...

"Hey there, how's your cancer today?" From this shocking question, Jim Rayburn was able to change the atmosphere at the Penrose Hospital Cancer Clinic. The room transformed from a group of people sitting as far apart as they could and still be in a room, to people in a small group talking almost freely about their common problem. While going to the clinic for a checkup once a month, he noticed that the people in the waiting room were the "most morbid people I'd ever seen in my life" and he was determined to make a change in their attitudes. Jim had a unique way of looking at and interacting with the world around him. Not only did he have eyes to see places in need of hope but he also had the heart to change things. He brought community into places of dissociation.
Much like the people in the clinic waiting room, teenagers have become dissociated from each other. High school student bodies are often separated into groups of social status. Students are more concerned about fitting into a certain group than they are about finding what they have in common with their classmates as a whole. Jim Rayburn saw this division and hopelessness. He felt it was because the "majority of young people are not in church and never hear the truth about the Savior's love." He became determine to change this sad situation of young people by creating a community of hope from them. However, he had to break the traditional methods in order to reach these young people. This is exactly what happened when he founded Young Life in 1941.

Young Life... it's a place where kids continue to learn what the love of Christ is and what it can mean in their lives. Its goal, like said previously is to bring hope and community, which can only be found in Jesus Christ, to students across America, and even the world. Young Life really changed so many lives since its beginning in 1941 and it continues to change lives some 70 years later. It changes not only the kids, but also the leaders who range from high school students to married people with real jobs and kids.

With this we ask; how has Jesus, along with Young Life changed the lives of people we know. Young Life has been in Lexington since 1978. Lexington is one of 4 communities in Kentucky that has the privilege of sharing the good news with students. We want to hear stories of personal accounts of coming to Christ, encounters through Young Life and leading kids to Christ at camp, through late night talks and after events. We'd love to hear and share your stories!

Grace and Peace,
Kaitlin and Aarika