Peripateo's Path

 Scholarship Application: Gail Grimston Leadership Application - 2024

PERIPATEO'S PATH

The Ministry of Gail Grimston...encouragement through being there.

The word PERIPATEO conveys that one should conduct one's way of life in the paths indicated by God.

Peripateo's Path mentors young women in their walk with God and in their personal lives.

Gail‘s ministry of Peripateo’s Path has historically focused on mentoring young women in their walk with God and in their personal lives as she built upon her many years in ministry with Young Life. Currently in retirement, Gail’s ministry has developed into providing scholarships for young college aged women who desire to serve at Young Life camps as summer staff.

Ministry History

Gail served on the Young Life staff for 47 years. During this time, she pioneered creative ways of being with teenagers and college students throughout the Pacific Northwest. She began on the Young Life staff in Vancouver, BC, and later moved to Seattle in the 60's to work alongside Connie Jacobson and Doug Burleigh on the YL Staff. After a few more years she was hired and served as the operations manger at Malibu Club in Canada. It is there during her 12 years that many staff and volunteers came to know, understand and love Gail and her values and mission. Her next 30 years of service on staff was rooted in Portland, OR in local areas and as a regional associate. Gail began Capernaum, a ministry for special needs teens, so they might enjoy the social and spiritual aspects of Young Life. Over many years, Gail volunteered with Acts 6, a scholarship program aimed at high schoolers who were first generation college students. The team she was part of prepared seniors for the college experience at George Fox University and Warner Pacific College. Gail continued to mentor some of the young women during their college years. Gail’s passion for kids of all ages widened as she volunteered with Embrace Oregon advocating for foster kids and the social workers who support them. Gail’s ministry evolved and deepened for decades and now, in retirement is pioneering scholarships for college women so they might serve and grow in the context of Young Life's camping ministry.