Thanks for taking a few minutes out of your schedule to keep up with what God is doing through the ministry of YOKE. School is out for the summer, but our team is still working hard to connect with kids and leaders across our community. In addition to partnering with Camp BaYoCa for a week of middle school camp, we’re also busy helping with summer school programs in our service area, and updating the process we use to screen, train, and mobilize our volunteers.
Those efforts are being aided this summer by two interns: Carley Baldwin and Saria Drake. Both of these talented young ladies have been a part of the YOKE family for a while. In fact, Saria was a YOKE Kid. You can read more about her story here. We’re always recruiting leaders to join us on mission, but our main goal is to grow them. It’s a value articulated by the Apostle Paul in his instructions to Timothy: “And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable people who will also be qualified to teach others.” (2 Timothy 2:2) Carley and Saria are both great examples of this principle in action and have been great additions to our team.
Go ahead and mark your calendars for this year’s YOKE Banquet, Thursday, September 7 at 6:30 pm at Bridgewater Place. It will be a great opportunity to celebrate what God has done, to catch a glimpse of what the future holds, and to get a little taste of YOKE culture. I hope you’ll plan to join us or even to host a table of your own.
Thank you for partnering with us. We’re glad to have you on the team!
