What is STL?
Speed the Light (STL) is a student-led, Gospel-centered, and Spirit-empowered initiative that equips students to fulfill the Great Commission through sacrificial generosity. Through STL, students fund missionaries and missions organizations across the world with the core principle of making Jesus known!
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Missionaries and organizations are provided with essential transportation and other necessities to share Jesus in their contexts:
• Sharing the Gospel in the jungles of the Amazon becomes realistic when a missionary is gifted a jeep through STL.
• Reaching deserted people groups to make disciples of Jesus is made possible with STL boats and motorbikes.
• Ministering to those impacted by natural disasters can take place through STL semi-trucks. -
When students give to STL at youth group or online, the money is sent to the PennDel Ministry Network office, then to the Assemblies of God national office in Missouri.
From there, the funds are sent directly to missionaries and missions organizations across the world! -
Students raise funds in a variety of ways:
• Organize Fundraisers
• Earn Sponsorships for Challenges
• Sell Handmade Goods
• Pick Up Extra Jobs
• Give Directly From Paychecks -
Through STL, students across the PennDel Ministry Network and the United States, are being taught the value of giving all to the one who gave His all. In doing so, THE LOST ARE BECOMING FOUND!
2026 PROJECTS
2026 PROJECTS
In 2026, penndelyouth will be focusing on giving to an awesome missions organization: Convoy of Hope
We will also be funding individual missionaries with resources they need to share the Gospel around the world!
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Convoy of Hope is a faith-based organization dedicated to bringing help and hope to people in need around the world through disaster relief, community outreach, and sustainable development initiatives.
Their mission is to serve those who are impoverished, hungry, or hurting while sharing God’s love in practical ways. Partnering with Convoy of Hope helps build the Kingdom of God by meeting physical needs while opening doors for spiritual transformation, empowering local churches, and demonstrating the Gospel through compassion, generosity, and action.
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• Teen Challenge DelMarva
• Teen Challenge PA
• Peter Good - Greece
• Sean Beckum - Great Wall Corridor
In January, students and youth groups set a goal for the year.
WE COLLECT STL GIVING CORPORATELY TWICE EACH YEAR:
1. THE BIG GIVE = CAMP / JUNE
2. THE FALL GIVE = CONVENTION / OCTOBER
2025- $296,439.15 2024- $283,271.08 2023- $284,101.84
2022- $527,780.38
2021- $317,013.98
2020 - $181,922.89
2019 - $157,907.31
2018 - $174,315.34
2017 - $171,240.53 2016 - $210,703.49
HOW TO SUBMIT STL GIVING
AS A CHURCH:
1. Mail:
PennDel Ministry Network
ATTN: YOUTH - STL
4651 Westport Drive
Mechanicsburg, PA 17055
2. Submit Online:
*Make Checks payable to PennDel Ministry Network
*Be sure to select your church from the drop-down list
Bailey Giesbrecht
STL Coordinator