How Did It Start?
The vision and inspiration for the ministry came to me in South Florida, where our family moved from Indiana in 2007. We left our house sitting on the market and signed a short lease at the apartment complex.
Next thing we knew the housing market collapsed. Since we couldn’t sell our house right away we had to rent an apartment for a while. Little did we know that “for a while” would last us three years.
So we were pretty much stuck in an unexpected lifestyle. No fences, no thick walls, no garage doors, no neighborly “How are you? “. I could hardly memorize our neighbors' names. Families kept moving in and out without any notice or goodbye. We quickly learned how beautiful beaches, magnificent mansions and soothing ocean breezes can awkwardly coexist with alcoholism, high crime rates, drugs and brokenness.
Our Mission
Is to build character, inspire, encourage and guide school age kids in time of social, emotional and academic struggles.
You Have Got To Be Good At Something
Failure hurts. Every one of us fails at least once in life. Whether we like it or not, bad grades are often viewed as failures in school which can make our kids’ day feel like a drag. A business with bad reviews or frustrated employer at work isn’t any different. So how do we take off that “loser” tag in order to keep moving forward with joy? You Have Got to be Good at Something will guide your focus to something way more valuable than all the report cards, achievements and trophies combined. This illustrated and easy- to- read booklet will teach kids good strategies on how to improve their grades, manage time and discover their strength.
No One To Call A Friend
Many people remember feeling lonely in middle school. Our kids today face the same loneliness, especially when they happen to be introverts, move to a new school, or their school population is of daunting size. There are no easy solutions. The good news is that the elementary and middle school years can also provide them with their first long lasting friendships. They discover the qualities good friends should have and who should remain friendly acquaintances. This easy- to- read, illustrated inspirational booklet will teach your kids strategies on forming new friendships through stories and biblical examples.
Not Allowed
Rules and boundaries are inevitable parts of our day. We feel good about some of them, but some get on our nerves, especially during the process of growing up, when an adult consistently reminds us of those rules. Not Allowed will show why having boundaries isn’t always the worst thing in our lives. Typically the person who checks on us with annoying consistency is the one who loves us and who cares. This short, illustrated booklet will guide your preteen to make wise choices about eating habits, behavior, and media consumption.
Our Services
Creation and distribution of printed/electronic booklets on character building for school-age kids and their families. Each booklet addresses a particularly common issue in today families such as struggles with failing grades and tests, parental boundaries, middle school loneliness, and many others.
Production of short videos with carefully developed content to help school-age kids, parents and educators with common social, emotional and academic issues The channel allows families to comment and ask questions.
Our interactive power point lessons are designed to provide affordable support for counselors, teachers and youth leaders. They will help preteens with some common issues that potentially cause depression and anxiety, such as failing grades, lack of friends, bullying, changing schools, media overload and more.
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