Spring 2026 Scrapbook 📸

Wyldlife Weekend January 2026 at Camp Daley

Jake Laney (LAX Area Director), Amy Schmidgall (Long Beach Area Director), & Dee Jacocks (West LA Area Director), as the Wyldlife Weekend Program Team

Multi-ethnic Ministry small group from YL New Staff Training in Sharptop Cove, GA

LA Staff enjoying late night Waffle House during New Staff Training Week at Sharptop Cove, GA (Hannah Snapp (La Cañada), Stephanie Porter (Pasadena), Jake Laney (LAX), Chris Woznicki (SWD Learning Mgr), Luke Kloosterman (Chino Valley), Alissa Martin (Venice/Culver City), & Maynor Ramirez (Hollywood & Downtown)

Silent Disco at Wyldlife Weekend

Jake & his high shool mentor, Chris Johnson on YL staff in Winchester VA, at NST

Surprise post-practice birthday celebration for senior, Dakodah Clark

Jake's 1st game volunteer coaching for Hawthorne Varisty Boys Volleyball

First Leader Meeting to plan YL Club @ Denny's (Andrew Vega, Zoë Laney, Miranda cavin, & Jake Laney)

First Young Life Club at Denny's on February 28th, 2026

Y2K Young Life Club "Wig Snatch" game highlight

First YL Club Talk from Jake

YL Cowboy Club at Denny's

YL Cowboy Club group photo

YL Cowboy Club "Horse Relay" game participants

Celebrating the Volleyball Senior Night win over Animo Leadership w/ Raising Cane's

Jake "Flocking" yards for our Flamingo FUN-raiser with Hawthorne students

Celebratory Buffalo Wild Wings trip with leaders Zoë & Jake

Grocery shopping for a beach day hangout with YL leader, Zoë

Impromptu mall hangout with YL Leader, Crystal

"Mad Libs Improv" game for Disney Club

Thumb Wrestling Showdown for WWE Club

Star Wars Club group pic

Boys Team pic for YL Scavenger Hunt @ Target

Girls Team pic for YL Scavenger Hunt @ Target

Group Pic from Target Scavenger Hunt with Venice/Culver City Area

YL LA Staff at Venice High softball game for CIF LA Playoffs

End of Year Banquet for Hawthorne Boys Volleyball

End of Year YL Hangout @ Dave & Busters

End of Year Hangout at Dave & Busters with YL Leaders, Matthew & Vanessa Eichler

End of Year Dinner @ Islands in Westchester

It's been an encouraging start to the LAX Area re-launch! We invite you to pray with us going forward & join our team as a leader or committee member! Send us an email to get involved - younglifelaxarea@gmail.com