{"id":8481,"date":"2024-07-16T14:25:35","date_gmt":"2024-07-16T18:25:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/highlands\/?post_type=event&#038;p=8481"},"modified":"2026-04-16T13:20:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T17:20:03","slug":"the-long-road","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/highlands\/event\/the-long-road\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 THE LONG ROAD BETWEEN: Discovering Our Neighbours"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"y-cig  guten-block\">\r\n\t<div class=\"grid-narrow\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"y-cig--inner content-left vert-top\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"y-cig--left\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-cig--content\"><p><button class=\"keela-popup-button\" style=\"background: #EF4b49; border: 1px solid #EF4b49; color: #fff; border-radius: 0.3rem; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.1rem; padding: 1rem 1.25rem; text-decoration: none; box-shadow: none;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/give-can.keela.co\/embed\/Lz7DEZGZQ8NfwXZ6D\">GIVE TO THE LONG ROAD<\/button><\/p>\n<h4><strong><br \/>\nTHE LONG ROAD BETWEEN: Discovering Our Neighbours<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">\u201cThis summer, we\u2019re setting out on another journey\u2014with a camera in hand and a purpose behind it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019ll be traveling through Millbank and Milverton, and returning to Christian Island, filming the entire adventure as part of our WANDER\/\/ERS media initiative. The goal is simple: to create real, meaningful content that helps youth explore li<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">fe, culture, and connection in an honest and engaging way.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Everything we capture will be shared with the youth we work with\u2014meeting them where they\u2019re already at and giving them something worth watching, thinking about, and talking through.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"y-cig--right\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-c-gallery extend\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"y-c-gallery--sticky\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-c-gallery--slick medium\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-c-gallery--slide\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/yfc.ca\/highlands\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/07\/2026-Long-Road-Aaron.png);\" data-thumb=\"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/highlands\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/07\/2026-Long-Road-Aaron-300x200.png\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\n\n<section class=\"y-cig  guten-block\">\r\n\t<div class=\"grid-narrow\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"y-cig--inner content-left vert-top\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"y-cig--left\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-cig--content\"><h4><strong>Why We\u2019re Fundraising<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">This journey is also a key fundraiser to continue the work happening every week in Collingwood.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your support helps make it possible!<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-size: 23.5329px;\">The Bigger Picture<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 1rem;\">This ride represents something bigger than distance.<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s about:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Slowing down in a fast world<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Choosing presence over convenience<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Building bridges instead of staying separate<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And bringing those stories back to the youth we serve.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"y-cig--right\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-c-gallery extend\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"y-c-gallery--sticky\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-c-gallery--slick medium\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-c-gallery--slide\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/yfc.ca\/highlands\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/07\/PXL_20250712_213809799-scaled.jpg);\" data-thumb=\"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/highlands\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/07\/PXL_20250712_213809799-300x169.jpg\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-c-gallery--slide\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/yfc.ca\/highlands\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/07\/PXL_20250712_133256790-scaled.jpg);\" data-thumb=\"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/highlands\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/07\/PXL_20250712_133256790-300x169.jpg\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-c-gallery--slide\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/yfc.ca\/highlands\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/07\/PXL_20250711_184206321-scaled.jpg);\" data-thumb=\"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/highlands\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/07\/PXL_20250711_184206321-300x169.jpg\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\n\n<section class=\"y-columned-content white three   guten-block\" >\r\n\t<div class=\"grid-narrow\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-columned-content--inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-columned-content--column y-color-responsive-text\"><h4><strong>This isn\u2019t just a trip\u2014it\u2019s a deliberate step deeper.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As we return to Christian Island and travel into the Mennonite communities of Millbank and Milverton, our goal is not just to visit\u2014but to slow down enough to truly know the people there.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That means:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sitting in real conversations, not just passing through<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Listening to stories, not just capturing footage<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Learning how different communities live, work, and see the world<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Building trust, not just content<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019re not going in with an agenda\u2014we\u2019re going in with curiosity, humility, and a desire to understand.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-columned-content--column y-color-responsive-text\"><h4><strong>What We\u2019re Actually Doing on the Ground<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During this journey, we will:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spend intentional time with people in each community<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ask honest questions about life, faith, culture, and identity<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Capture these experiences through film\u2014not as observers, but as participants<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reflect on what we\u2019re learning in real time<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This isn\u2019t about highlighting differences\u2014it\u2019s about discovering connections where we don\u2019t expect it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-columned-content--column y-color-responsive-text\"><h4><strong>Why This Matters for Youth<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The youth we work with are growing up in a world that is:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Deeply connected online<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But increasingly disconnected in real life<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many have never had the opportunity to:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sit across from someone with a completely different way of life<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ask questions without fear<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Experience what real, human connection looks like outside their bubble<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Through this project, we\u2019re creating something different:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ud83d\udc49 A way for young people to see, hear, and understand the world around them<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ud83d\udc49 A way to challenge assumptions and build empathy<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ud83d\udc49 A way to show that meaningful connection is still possible<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\n\n<section class=\"y-columned-content white one left  guten-block\" >\r\n\t<div class=\"grid-narrow\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"y-columned-content--title y-color-responsive-text\">Our Sponsors<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-columned-content--inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-columned-content--column y-color-responsive-text\"><p>Become a 2026 Sponsor and see your name or logo 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