Reaching young people in urban communities across the nation.
The purpose of City Life is to help young people to develop attitudes and behavior patterns that allow them to function more constructively in society. The City Life program emphasizes the following: 1) Teaching basic life skills. 2) Providing an opportunity for a relationship with a caring adult role model. 3) Promoting and developing positive self-image through Jesus Christ. 4) Creating opportunities for positive peer group experiences. 5) Sharing the Good News of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. While all of the Youth for Christ ministries share the same purpose they meet and interact with students in different areas. City Life meets students in their neighborhood or small community.
Willmar might not be "urban" community but we all know that Willmar has some of the same problems that urban communities have. We have to many kids who are walking around with no hope and who on the verge of falling off the face of the earth.
Jude 1:23
"snatch others from the fire and save them; to others show mercy, mixed with fear—hating even the clothing stained by corrupted flesh."