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How it works??? We need YOUR help to temporarily house these beautiful birds!! Do you have a friend that'd LOVE some new yard decor/apartment greeters?? $25 - flock 1 house 🦩 $50 - flock 2 houses 🦩🦩 $100 - flock 4 houses 🦩🦩🦩🦩 Due to limited flamingos, donations above $100 will be considered as a generous gift 1. Complete the online FORM or send us an email ( younglifelaxarea@gmail.com ) 2. Complete the donation ONLINE or in-person via cash/check https://giving.youngl

With a 25+ year history, outreach ministry in the LAX area has served many communities. Here's a very brief overview of our area's history - Young Life LAX (formerly 'LA Airport Area') began in 1999 at Lennox Middle School with the lead of Carie Olashian & her husband, David Olashian. As the lunch club grew, several members of the community began to help out. Impactful volunteer leaders like Kerry Ryan, Steve & Marina Wallis, and Jennifer Wimer, kept the ministry going strong

Cowboy Club @ Denny's (March 9, 2026) ✅ Cowboy Club Things got ROWDY at Cowboy Club!! We had 3 new faces join us! Although not everything went to plan - we had a great time together, learning new games, laughing in the process, and talking about God's character of hope. John 1:5 tells us that the LIGHT of Christ outshines the darkness & the darkness will not overcome it. We learned that sometimes an invitation is all it takes to shine a little light in someone else's darknes

Young Life LAX Club Launch @ Denny's (Feb 23, 2026) ✅ Club Launch Set After a year of training, fundraising, outreach events, leader recruitment, & community building - we finally set a club launch date for Monday, Feb. 23rd! Leading up to, we'd been through a dozen plans to re-launch club ministry. Potential opportunities kept fizzling out. Persistent struggles were thought to be akin to Jacob's wrestling with God, eventually to overcome and win favor. Suddenly, it felt like

Wyldlife Weekend 2026 at Camp Daley Here's your brief- ish recap to kick off 2026! ✅ New Staff Training Jake spent the second week of January, alongside hundreds of new staff across the nation, at a Young Life Camp - Sharptop Cove, GA. He returned with a fresh perspective of leadership, new friends in the mission, & deeper understanding of YL's core. Key Takeaways 1. Incarnational ministry involves laying down your life for others. 2. Prayer isn't preparation for the work,

SO much has happened this past year!!! Here's a brief recap to catch you up to speed ... Jake Laney was hired as the Acting Area Director to relaunch ministry Committee Members united in prayer at Del Aire Park, Hawthorne & Da Vinci High We met with admin & staff at Da Vinci High to share the mission of Young Life We went to athletic games, plays, recitals, and even an Open House just to be present We met 1-on-1 w/ business owners, nonprofits, churches, & former leaders to b

https://younglifelax.betterworld.org/auctions/young-life-lax-christmas-2025-au Open November 28th until December 7th! We have several items to choose from at BLACK FRIDAY amounts AND 100% of the proceeds benefit your local Young Life ministry! It doesn't get much better than that!! We have sports game tickets, gym memberships, lessons, autographed items, jewelry, gift cards, salon treatments, & brand consultation - just to name a few items. Check out the full list below & pl