It has been a number of years since I came on as a member of the YFC Trustees. One or two years prior to that my daughter was involved in club activities. She learned a lot about her personal relationship with God as well as building relationships. My wife and I always wanted our daughter and her friends to spend as much time as they wanted at our house. That allowed us to build our own relationships with these students. We were and still are so encouraged by the their closeness to God and to each other. We hope that these relationships remain strong.
I read an interesting statement by a man that, at the time, was homeless. He had a compassion for fishing and friendships. He said he didn’t understand why anyone would catch a nice fish and then just release it rather than show it off or let it help sustain you. And if he was your friend, he would be your friend forever and be there to sustain you.
I think back to those who have built their relationships through YFC, church youth programs or other groups just like my daughter. This has helped me see just some of the value YFC brings to young peoples lives. It is my hope that we as adults with young people in our lives will continue to see the need and do all we can to help those needs be met. Even if it means that we need to step outside our box and get involved in ways that we had not dreamed we would.
We have great challenges to meet and need your prayer and support. We would love to hear from you if you could help us in anyway. We would like to grow our board so that we have the best representation possible. Or perhaps an individual could help with some executive director duties or volunteer to help with events or with the newsletter. If you have any of these interests, please feel free to contact the following individuals: Mike Cox 309-255-0643, Tye Adair 309-836-2971, Todd Rodeffer 309-333-6186 or Deanna Eden 309-333-0111.
If you are interested in checking out a YFC Board Meeting, please feel free to drop by our February meeting on Monday, February 9th. We are meeting at 6:00 p.m. at Il Spazio’s Restaurant (upstairs) for coffee. We are encouraging past board members to come as well as we continue to develop our vision for YFC in Macomb and Bushnell. Please join us!
