WAITSBURG - On one of the nights of the Salt & Light youth choir's state tour last week, the group of 23 young singers from the Touchet Valley came together in a circle to share what they felt was special about the Christian ministry.

The theme of this year's tour was "Got Hope?"

Kyla Ihle, a senior from Dayton High School, was already in tears before it was her turn to share.

" I've been struggling with hope throughout my life," Ihle said. "Salt & Light helped me find that hope."

Feeling safe to express some of her deepest emotions, Ihle said the effect of being bullied by other kids in el...