Wyldlife Weekend January 2026 at Camp Daley Jake Laney (LAX Area Director), Amy Schmidgall (Long Beach Area Director), & Dee Jacocks (West LA Area Director), as the Wyldlife Weekend Program Team Multi-ethnic Ministry small group from YL New Staff Training in Sharptop Cove, GA LA Staff enjoying late night Waffle House during New Staff Training Week at Sharptop Cove, GA (Hannah Snapp (La Cañada), Stephanie Porter (Pasadena), Jake Laney (LAX), Chris Woznicki (SWD Learning Mgr),

With a 25+ year history, outreach ministry in the LAX area has served many communities. Here's a very brief overview of our area's history - Young Life LAX (formerly 'LA Airport Area') began in 1999 at Lennox Middle School with the lead of Carie Olashian & her husband, David Olashian. As the lunch club grew, several members of the community began to help out. Impactful volunteer leaders like Kerry Ryan, Steve & Marina Wallis, and Jennifer Wimer, kept the ministry going strong