Hi everybody! I am glad to be back in San Diego. I just finished two and a half weeks in Florida at the Young Life All Staff Conference, then a week of Winter Training. The All Staff Conference was amazing, with 4,000 Young Life staff people from around the world. Jack Hanna, Jeff Foxworthy, Donald Miller, Dale Bruner, Jars of Clay, Nicole C. Mullens, and Bill Stein were some of our special guests! At Winter Training I took a graduate level course, which was Practical Theology. I loved the class, and feel better equipped for ministry.

This week we jumped back into Young Life, Wyldlife, and lunch clubs! Monday night we had Campaigners, Wednesday lunch club at U.C. High, Wednesday night Wyldlife Campaigners, and Thursday Madison lunch club! It is great to see the kids and leaders again. One of the high school girls who went on the ski trip, Jessie, told me that she wants to be on staff with Young Life someday! We met Tuesday to discuss what that process might look like. Jonny Sherfy also hopes to be on Student Staff in the near future, as well as Stephen Wescott.

On a personal note, Matt (my boyfriend of three years, also a volunteer leader,) surprised me and came out to Florida for the last few days I was there, and proposed on the beach! We plan to get married in Lake Tahoe March 15! God Bless, Chelsea