LAPD Jeopardy Fundraiser Dinner

On Saturday, June 6th, YWAM LA partnered with LAPD Jeopardy for a Fundraiser Dinner. Community members and Jeopardy Youth and Families celebrated the success of Jeopardy Youth in overcoming obstacles in their lives. The Fundraiser was to support the Jeopardy Program and also send one of the youth to participate in the Jr. Olympics Boxing Championship taking place in Denver, CO the week of June 8th.  

The Sanchez Family with Officer Herrera and April Lindh

Officer Herrera and Emilio

Update on our guys...

Gonzalo was terminated from probation!
Gonzalo has been enrolled in YWAM LA’s Project 2:52 program for over a year now.  He started in Project 2:52 at Camp Louis Routh, a probation camp for young men ages 16 to 19.  The YWAM program offers GED Tutoring, California Exit Exam Tutoring, Higher Education Preparation, Life Skills Classes and Biblical Counseling for youth incarcerated and in transition from incarceration.  Gonzalo enrolled in Higher Education Prep and Life Skills training which prepared him for enrolling in college and choosing a career.  Upon his release he enrolled in UTI, a local trade school.  He is six months into auto mechanic training and has a B average.  On April 29th he was terminated from probation for the first time since he was 16 (he’s now 19).  Because of his enrollment in school he was not sent to County Jail for probation violations.  He’s now been given the opportunity of a different lifestyle than the one offered him previously by gangs in his neighborhood. 

Please pray for:
Him to stay out of trouble even when he’s not on probation

Good relationships with his family

That he would continue to be motivated and do well in school

A Good job

Cody's Life

Cody enrolled in the Project 2:52 program in May 2008 while incarcerated at Camp Louis Routh.  He received Biblical Counseling, Life Skills Training and Higher Education Prep from the Project 2:52 volunteers.  Cody has been out of Camp since January 1st and is looking for work and trying to stay out of trouble.  He works part time with his family and is currently enrolling in college.  He wants to be a Chef.  Cody was terminated from probation on May 4th.  He had been on probation since February 2007. 

Please pray for:
Cody to do well in school

A more consistent job

Wisdom as he plans for his future