Youth for Christ International is an evangelical organization, with an emphasis on evangelism, Scripture, and prayer, among other values. The group typically works within the structure of a local church, but [at least when I was in high school] they had clubs through schools as well. Meetings weren’t held at the school, but those of us who were members could quietly advertise.
We wore buttons made out of construction paper with the letters YFC and 7:11 on them to school on the day of the meeting (Thursday?). Living in Florida years later, I would discover Seven Eleven convenience stores; then, it was simply an easily remembered time slot. We’d meet at 7:11 at someone’s house—Carrie’s or Penny’s most likely. It wasn’t the cheerleader/football player crowd, but still a social step up from where I was, with the brainy girls, the newspaper staff, the theater crowd. We had snacks, I remember that clearly, and probably prayer and Bible study. I don’t recall why I didn’t stick with YFC, but the reason might have been as practical as my dad refusing to cart me back and forth. We lived out in the township, as did my classmates; there was no public transportation service. Besides, church filled my weeks with prayer and Bible study as well as my need for social interaction with other Christian teens. I just didn’t have it at school, because my church friends went to different high schools.
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