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Wednesday, November 25, 2009

A Story of the Mission

Dear Friends of YBL,

Let me share with you excerpts from a testimony I recently received from a new YBL bible study participant.

"A year and a half ago I had just graduated college, moved back to Jackson, started a new job, found a new roommate to live with… and my life was caught in a drastic transition phase. I was putting God and church aside ...and (it)was leaving a major void in my life...I was headed down the wrong path. Not three months after I had moved back, I got a call from a friend inviting me to the YBL Fall Banquet where Jeremiah Castile was the guest speaker... Castile “preached” on his dysfunctional life growing up and he explained that the only reason he is where he is today is because of God’s grace and love. He talked about the warmth and comfort he felt inside knowing that God was on his side and it was like a light went off in my head when he was giving his testimony.. I realized that the void I had in my life needed to be filled and filled quickly.. I wanted to feel God’s comfort and warmth again, also! This is when I became interested in the YBL Concentrating on the Majors study. Since that banquet I have reserved every Thursday for our weekly study, where I have gained an abundance of knowledge in the Bible and its meaning... I have also started over in my walk with Christ, found a church that I look forward to attending on Sundays, and have been on a spiritual high since...Thanks for everything and may God bless this ministry."

This is an example of what YBL is about. We have been making a difference in the Jackson area for 16 years and God is still using us to help change men's lives. Please partner with us in this mission.

In Christ,
Doug Owen
Executive Director
YBL of Jackson