Ladera Ranch Laser Tag

A couple weekends ago I had the chance to play laser tag with 16 middle schoolers and a new volunteer leader, Matt Wright, from Ladera Ranch. 

I forgot how much fun laser tag could be!!

But more importantly, this really gave me the chance to get to know some of the guys as we compared scores and investigated our score sheets seeing who shot who. I felt like I really started getting to know some of the boys there, many of whom I'd never met before.

After laser tag we are pizza, and had a "mini club", meaning, we played a game and I got to share a bit about why I am so excited about starting WyldLife... In case you didn't know, it's because it gives me the opportunity to share Jesus and his incredible love with them!

I compared God and Santa, using the song "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" to show how creepy Santa is, and how loving God is. I talked about how God is not making a list or waiting for us to mess up, but that he couldn't stand being separated from us so he came closer, through Jesus, and showed us how to live life the best way possible.

It was a really great time and I had several parents email me the following week to let me know how excited they were about WyldLife! 

Please continue praying that we are able to get more invested in kids lives, that we are able tower wth kids between now and the next semester, and that support, both financially and in other ways, continues to come in.

Thank you so much!

- Luke Bright

Capernaum Weekend Winter Camp 2013

Last weekend we had the opportunity to join close to 300 students at Young Life's Oakbridge camp in the San Diego mountains. We took 15 Capernaum students and leaders to experience a weekend full of fun and learning about the free gift God gave each of us on Christmas. A few highlights of the weekend include messy games (kids got to throw shaving cream at their leaders, what's not to like about that?!), dance parties during club, and cabin time where we had the chance to debrief together as a group and hear what our students thought about the message that was shared at club. It always blows my mind to see how differently each of us (and our students) connect with God. Hearing what our students had to say about how much they know God loves them and what was on their hearts was a personal highlight of mine. It really was a privilege to spend the weekend with our Capernaum students at winter camp.

-Ashley Silver