Well thank you to all of those who help contribute! You helped to make this a successful year. Arlington YD raised almost $5,000 and I personally raised $1800 for my own personal support. We were truly blessed.

And also, yes, I wanted to brag about myself and the many awards I won. I won the prize for highest score (775 strokes on 100 holes) and if you don’t believe me - note the picture and my amazing skills to whiff the ball (or maybe I’m a left-handed golfer with excellent form). I also won for most balls in the woods with a whopping 63. So yes, my dear friends, I made you proud. I’m always willing to make a fool of myself for a good cause.  It also tells me I don’t need to quit my day job, because the PGA won’t be knocking on my door anytime soon.

Thanks for all of your support!

August 25th is our annual Youth Dynamics Golf Marathon. This is one of our major fund raising events for the YD ministry and staff. Typically we have golfers who are business men in the community. This year, the unexpected happened - I had a student ask if he could golf for Arlington YD. So I have a 15 year old student who is going to go and get pledges (the goal is $2500) and golf 100 holes. He’s enlisted me and his brother to help him - but this is no small task. But he believes so much in this ministry that he’s stepped up.

So here’s my request to you. Support these students in their efforts to do something amazing.

All donations are tax deductible. And remember you’re not just supporting a golfer or a ministry. You’re making sure the gospel is spread to teens in one of the most non-churched areas in the United States. The money Valeriy raises will go directly towards supporting the ministry here in Arlington. So, please consider sponsoring these two young men in their efforts.

Click here to support Valery and his brother Ruslan in his effort.

Here’s a testimony of some of the kids who have been impacted through the ministry here at Arlington YD.

Ministry is always a series of ups and downs while following after the Lord. Recently, I’ll have to tell you that I’ve been riding up and down, wave after wave. For those of you who do not know this; I am a support based missionary. This means that amazing people, financially support me and my ministry to teens on a monthly basis. Without regular support, I can’t be here, doing what I do. But with life and the economy always in flux, some people support you for long periods of time and others just for a season. It’s that ebb and flow of support based ministry.

So every once in a while I like to extend the offer to you, dear blog readers, the opportunity to join my support team.

So what exactly do I do? My job is to reach out to unchurched teens in Washington, journey with them, and offer them a hope and life in Christ. I am the director of Arlington Youth Dynamics a ministry located in Arlington, WA (www.yd.org). We deal with mainly broken, at-risk kids. I love being apart of what the Lord is doing in the lives of these amazing kids.

If you’re interested, go here to join and all gifts/support is tax deductible. If you have more questions shoot me an email (sdelony@yd.org) and we can chat.

Here’s a testimony of what God is doing in the lives of students.