05/13/2026
āļø5 Years of Paschal YLāļø
In 2021, I didnāt know a soul at Paschal. But the Lord orchestrated something through relationships with eight freshman guys: Hank, Austin, Asher, Scott, Eric, Hedges, Jace, and Tex. For the record, Iām not sure how excited they were to be there. They couldnāt drive yet, and their parents dropped them off.
At the time, Paschal had no club, no Campaigners, not much of anything going on. Just a few relationships with some freshmen.
Fast forward five years. Iām sitting in the back of club, nearly choking up at the scene in front of me: a courtyard full of students hearing about Jesus from a senior named Emerson, who was just a middle schooler back in 2021. Sheās sharing how her relationship with God has grown over the last four years through her leader, through club and Campaigners, through camp trips and Work Crew.
As she talks about Jesus, her time in Young Life, and whatās next, her peers are hanging on every word including the rising freshmen thinking, āThat could be me one day.ā
This beautiful five-year picture of ministry bearing fruit didnāt start at a Whataburger table. It started years before that, when people began praying for kids in Fort Worth.
Letās celebrate these moments and keep praying for our kids because it matters.
P.S. Iām also including a picture from my very first Paschal Young Life moment (last picture) which was really just me and three senior guys heading to a Rangers game after all the freshman Whataburger guys bailed on me that night. Shoutout to the real ones: Connor, Zeke, and Ryan. To be fair, the freshmen hadnāt met me yet.