Financial Update - Help us build an operating reserve | Young Life Kingsport

Dear YoungLife Friends,

We are in the second half of an amazing year of ministry. This year we have successful ministry ongoing at Kingsport area high schools. We’ve been experimenting with our Club format and found that a combined club of all high schools brings amazing energy and excitement. Over 50 kids come together each week for fun, excitement and to hear the gospel. It is a remarkable experience!

God has surprised us with a blossoming Wyld Life ministry that we never expected. Wyld Life is a ministry to middle school kids that is co-led by high school students. Wyld Life is meeting twice a month and we just returned from our first ever Wyld Life camp!

God has expanded this ministry in unbelievable ways the last two years! On behalf of the YoungLife staff, Leaders and the YoungLife Committee, I’d like to thank you for making all of this possible!

As you might expect, when our economy struggles so do the ministries that rely on donor support. The last two years have been a challenge financially. In the fall of 2008 our revenues decreased dramatically and the ministry quickly went into significant deficit. In response to the economic down turn, we reduced ministry expenses to a minimum and had to move some staff members from full-time to part-time salary.

Since 2009, with your help, our deficit has been reduced. However, we have not been able to build any operating reserve. Our operating account sits tenuously near deficit and each time the account drops below zero we are faced again with temporary salary reductions or temporarily stopping ministry.

The purpose of this letter is to ask for additional support above your already generous giving. We desperately need to move away from this financial cliff and build the necessary and responsible operating reserve. We have two financial goals for the coming year.

1. Build an operating fund reserve.
2. Return to the normal staffing levels required to serve all area high schools and middle schools.

To accomplish this goal, we need to raise an additional $15,000 to $25,000.

Please prayerfully consider how you can support YoungLife Kingsport in this challenge. Hopefully, with your support, we can move away from the financial difficulties of the last two years. Click here to donate online to YoungLife Kingsport.

Thank you so much for your support of YoungLife and for loving middle school and high school students. Thank you for helping us share the love of Christ in Kingsport!

May God Bless You-



Shawn Pace
Committee Chair

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