Christmas PARTY!

Turkey dinner

160 People

50 Children under the age of 3....!!!

Lights

Christmas Trees

Googly eyed snowmen

Santa and chocolates

Red

Green

Excitement
Energy
Fun
Joy
Hope 

Families 

Reunions

Conversations

Connections

Beautiful

Full

SOOO Good! 

Two of our amazing volunteers!

Mmmm gravy! Chef Rachel serving up the Turkey! mmmm sooo good!

Our staff team in the family photo booth.

-Krista

Team Prayer Day

The view from the Life House in Abbotsford. It was cozy warm inside as our Greater Vancouver Youth Unlimited staff team gathered today to worship, to pray and to be together.

God speaks when we listen. He spoke to my heart today. Here are a few words and concepts that I am absorbing from today:

Holistic calling

The Holy Spirit's gentle and beautiful strength

Loving fully

-Krista

Drop-in today!

We had a wonderful full and busy day at Drop-in today. I have a few photos for you to see and a few words to share the unseen.

The unseen:
God at work in a counselling session with a mom,
a impromptu one on one with the dad's worker and a young dad,
numerous heart to heart connections between staff, volunteers and moms,
the ongoing planning conversations for the upcoming christmas dinner party,
and all the hugs and kisses at play time.

An unseen story from today:
I asked a mom how she did it all on her own. She said, "I'm tired, but it's my motivation that keeps me going!" She shared that her motivation is her five year plan for continuing education. She inspired me today.

Christmas play dough creations with Mrs. Joan

Play dough creation fun!

Moms busy at work during our weekly Snack Time Creations with Rachel!

The final product: Strawberry Snowmen  :)

-Krista

Why Young Moms?

"Thank you for believing in me before I believed in myself." - Kobi Yamada. This quote puts into words what I love about working with young moms. There is a change that takes place at a deep spiritual level when someone believes in you. I have the privilege of being in relationship with young moms that allow me to believe in them.

I believe that young moms are amazing mothers. Age, economic status, and family composition do not define parenting ability. The greatest predictor of successful parenting in young moms is positive support. I have the opportunity to be part of the support system for young families and it is an incredible privilege.

-Krista

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