We now have two teenagers in our family! Our 13 yr old daughter joins our 14 yr old daughter as our 2^nd teen. Some people roll their eyes and make discouraging comments about the teen years but we know that God can work in young people! Both my wife and I came to Christ as teens and I’m glad to be working with our youth at New Life Midway. It’s time for our all-church Youth Retreat on May 14-16th. The theme is “Live on Purpose”. This should be a great time! Pastor Joshua and the team from Melrose/MontClare are leading the teaching while Pastor Matt from Little Village is leading the games. 7th graders thru High School—sign up on line under the “Current Events” section of this website. Adults can apply to be a Chaperone. Don’t miss it!!!

"Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith, and in purity." -I Timothy 4:12

For the last fifteen months, New Life Centers-Humboldt Park has had a dream to turn an old equipment room into a kitchen.  This kitchen would attack city obesity and diabetes, teaching children and parents to cook nutritiously and training teens to sell nutritious dinners for our Open Gym.  Many, many have contributed to this project, but unfortunately, work was delayed due to the recession.

Our great thanks to youth teams from New Life Oak Forest, Missouri, and New Life Little Village for jumpstarting the project!  These youth took time out of their lives, drove cross-city and cross-state to clean, repair, and paint.  In their hands, our dirty equipment room began its transformation to kitchen status.  Plaster and paint flew everywhere, and beauty grew.

See the progress yourself!  Read the full story of the kitchen, join the cause on Facebook, and, when you see them, bless these youth for their great service to our westside families. 

With great gratitude,

Beth Galik

New Life Centers-Humboldt Park