Young Life Argentina

Younglife´s history

The vision began in the early 1930s when an elderly woman, Clara Frasher, recruited a group of her friends to pray for the teens attending Gainesville High School in Texas. Six years later, in 1939, a young man named Jim Rayburn started a club in Gainesville, Texas. Jim was concerned about the teenagers in the town who did not show interest in participating in the traditional programs of the church and began to explore various possibilities. So Jim decided that the best setting for the proclamation of the Gospel was a Young Life Club, in the home of one of the kids. The club included singing, plays, and a short message about Jesus Christ. Jim believed that every child had a right to hear the message of Jesus Christ and to decide how to respond to the Gospel.

History of Young Life Argentina

In December 2000, a family arrived in the city of Corrientes: ¨Los Schlicks¨, coming from Visalia, California.

David and Saan were involved in Young Life ministry in the United States and, as their hearts burned for helping and investing time in teens, they began to develop Young Life in our country.

In this great work, they began to involve and introduce Young Life to Eduardo Pi and Carolina Pujol, teaching them the importance of entering the world of youth and having a genuine relationship with them. During that year, they did nothing but talk about Young Life and make "contact" with teenagers and young adults. The team of volunteer leaders grew and on September 11, the first Young Life club was started.