YAV Ailih reflects on Martin Luther King weekend. She writes So many people are oppressed by systemic powers telling them that their voice doesn’t matter or robbing them of their right to express their...
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YAV Langley in D.C. : December
Read Langley’s post. On August 25 we commissioned Ailih Weeldreyer and Langley Hoyt as Young Adult Volunteers, who will both be serving in Washington, D.C. The Young Adult Volunteer (YAV) program...
Youth Meetings Tomorrow! January 12
Happy 2020! Tomorrow is Youth Group day! Middle Schoolers meet 4:30 – 6 and High Schoolers meet from 6 – 8 pm (there’s a rumor that some of our college friends are planning to make an...
YAV Langley in D.C. – Find the Light (and Keep Jesus Brown)
Langley writes: Jesus is the man who said, “blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God” (Matthew 5:9). My God calls us to make peace with one another, to see his...
Montreat Information Meeting January 12
Current 8th – 12th Graders and Parents Save the Date for Montreat Youth Conference: August 1 – 8, 2020 Montreat Youth Conference (MYC) is a unique gathering of young people from all over...
YAV Ailih: Living into Matthew
YAV Ailih writes of her work on a DC immigrant rights organization’s detainee hotline, including this reflection on her experience: The idea of being an active ally to marginalized groups aligns with...
Youth Help Wanted for Cookie Walk
We’re looking for a few more cookie bakers and cookie sellers this weekend; big thanks to everyone who has already signed up! Here are three ways that youth and families can participate: 1) Bake...
Ailih: A Season of YAV
Ailih shares some photos from her first few months as a YAV in Washington D.C. On August 25 we commissioned Ailih Weeldreyer and Langley Hoyt as Young Adult Volunteers, who will both be serving in Washington,...
YAV Langley on Gratitude
Langley writes: Every Sunday night, the YAV house gathers in our living room with our site coordinator, Blair, for dinner and devotions. This week, while the Netflix “fireplace for your home”...
From YAV Langley: Blog for the Office of Public Witness.
Langley writes: This week, I published my first blog with the Office of Public Witness. Writing a blog for OPW was a bit different than writing for my personal YAV blog, because it was more driven by...