What would happen if you treated everyone you meet today
as if they might die at midnight?
You do not know who will die today.
Make the most of every second you have
with everyone you meet.
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"Proactivity and prevention
are cousins that help promulgate positivity
that lead to a life of productivity.
Let's work together to save a life
before we have to mourn a life lost."
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"The best testimony is how we live."
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I once was dumb but now my tongue sings. I once was lame but now I leap like a deer. I once was deaf but now my ears are unstopped. I once was blind but now my eyes are opened. I once was full but now my hunger is insatiable. His grace is unfathomable.
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"If the way you live isn't consistent with what you believe, then it's wrong."
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An investment in young young people is a vote for self sustainability.
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We are not meant to labor alone. Be on the lookout for someone to help you. Maybe a small hand will appear on the horizon that will open up the windows of heaven and your drought will be over.
"And sure enough, the seventh time he said,
"Oh yes, a cloud! But very small,
no bigger than someone's hand,
rising out of the sea."
1 Kings 18:44
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trying to write and enjoy a cup of coffee.
The phone call from a jail
begins with a recording requesting your credit card number to put at least $25 on an account to talk for 15 minutes to a prisoner.
He is frantic and every minute behind bars in maximum security becomes maddening. If he loses his temper, they put him in the box. If somebody doesn't put
There are many young people in our city that live from couch to couch. We expect them to do well in school while living in an unstable environment (we evaluate their Teachers too!) There are many reasons that good kids end up: homeless, death, divorce, and domestic violence are just a few.
Teenage pregnancy contributes to the high school dropout rate. Families expand and home
And all through city,
All the young people were searching,
Trying to find reasons to be cheery.
They saw street corner vigils,
For friends who had died.
Those folks will never be able
To go climb a mountain side.
as if they might die at midnight?
You do not know who will die today.
Make the most of every second you have
with everyone you meet.
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"Proactivity and prevention
are cousins that help promulgate positivity
that lead to a life of productivity.
Let's work together to save a life
before we have to mourn a life lost."
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"The best testimony is how we live."
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I once was dumb but now my tongue sings. I once was lame but now I leap like a deer. I once was deaf but now my ears are unstopped. I once was blind but now my eyes are opened. I once was full but now my hunger is insatiable. His grace is unfathomable.
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"If the way you live isn't consistent with what you believe, then it's wrong."
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An investment in young young people is a vote for self sustainability.
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We are not meant to labor alone. Be on the lookout for someone to help you. Maybe a small hand will appear on the horizon that will open up the windows of heaven and your drought will be over.
"And sure enough, the seventh time he said,
"Oh yes, a cloud! But very small,
no bigger than someone's hand,
rising out of the sea."
1 Kings 18:44
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A Phone Call from Jail
" Freedom promulgates creativity,
our focus determines our fate."
Sometimes it's hard sitting in freedom," Freedom promulgates creativity,
our focus determines our fate."
trying to write and enjoy a cup of coffee.
The phone call from a jail
begins with a recording requesting your credit card number to put at least $25 on an account to talk for 15 minutes to a prisoner.
He is frantic and every minute behind bars in maximum security becomes maddening. If he loses his temper, they put him in the box. If somebody doesn't put
money on his account or write letters or answer his phone calls, his emotional state becomes agitated.
I have know people who have not been able to maintain their sanity during their prison experience. They are released from prison after serving their sentence and then are unable to function on the outside. Sometimes they commit a crime and sometimes they just lose their minds and do something that ends up in death.
Our penal system is rapidly expanding opportunities for incarceration. The more young people we put behind bars, the less creativity we have for our future. There will always be consequences for our actions and yet, the scales of justice seem to be tilted toward oppression rather than opportunity.
Freedom promulgates creativity,
our focus determines our fate.
I have know people who have not been able to maintain their sanity during their prison experience. They are released from prison after serving their sentence and then are unable to function on the outside. Sometimes they commit a crime and sometimes they just lose their minds and do something that ends up in death.
Our penal system is rapidly expanding opportunities for incarceration. The more young people we put behind bars, the less creativity we have for our future. There will always be consequences for our actions and yet, the scales of justice seem to be tilted toward oppression rather than opportunity.
Freedom promulgates creativity,
our focus determines our fate.
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"I don't have the answers but I do have compassion.
I pray for builders to catch the vision
of a more compassionate city
filled with folks who teach our young people
how to be compassionate unto others
as we are compassionate unto them.
Amen."
HOMELESS TEENAGERSI pray for builders to catch the vision
of a more compassionate city
filled with folks who teach our young people
how to be compassionate unto others
as we are compassionate unto them.
Amen."
There are many young people in our city that live from couch to couch. We expect them to do well in school while living in an unstable environment (we evaluate their Teachers too!) There are many reasons that good kids end up: homeless, death, divorce, and domestic violence are just a few.
Teenage pregnancy contributes to the high school dropout rate. Families expand and home
lessness
is exacerbated. We make more laws, put up more street corner cameras,
hire more Police, shift young prisoners out to bigger jails to alleviate
overcrowding in the Holding Center.
Why aren't we creating more opportunity? Why aren't we expanding Mentoring Programs? Why aren't we sponsoring Homes of Compassion staffed with compassionate mentors?
I don't have the answers but I do have compassion. I pray for builders to catch the vision of a more compassionate city that teaches our young people how to be compassionate unto others as we are compassionate unto them. Amen.
Why aren't we creating more opportunity? Why aren't we expanding Mentoring Programs? Why aren't we sponsoring Homes of Compassion staffed with compassionate mentors?
I don't have the answers but I do have compassion. I pray for builders to catch the vision of a more compassionate city that teaches our young people how to be compassionate unto others as we are compassionate unto them. Amen.
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A Guiding Heart Counselor takes wounded young hearts and
infuses them with a touch of love and confidence.
Your words can drop emotional nuggets that heal and guide wounded hearts.
infuses them with a touch of love and confidence.
Your words can drop emotional nuggets that heal and guide wounded hearts.
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Planting OPPORTUNITREES
Twas 4 days before the mountain trek,And all through city,
All the young people were searching,
Trying to find reasons to be cheery.
They saw street corner vigils,
For friends who had died.
Those folks will never be able
To go climb a mountain side.
Instant oatmeal or tuna
Just might save a young life,
It doesn't take much to help a child
Climb the mountains of life.
We are asking for help,
To go plant some trees.
In the hearts of some young people,
We call them Opportunitrees.
The little things you give,
Tuna, gas cards, pennies or oatmeal.
Some very small actions,
Can make hope become real.
Thanks for your time. Go do something nice for somebody.
Just might save a young life,
It doesn't take much to help a child
Climb the mountains of life.
We are asking for help,
To go plant some trees.
In the hearts of some young people,
We call them Opportunitrees.
The little things you give,
Tuna, gas cards, pennies or oatmeal.
Some very small actions,
Can make hope become real.
Thanks for your time. Go do something nice for somebody.
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"But those who wait upon God get fresh strength.
They spread their wings and soar like eagles,
They run and don't get tired,
they walk and don't lag behind."
Isaiah 40:31
The Message
They spread their wings and soar like eagles,
They run and don't get tired,
they walk and don't lag behind."
Isaiah 40:31
The Message
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Thank you to all of you who have supported Youth With A Purpose Inc. You are making a difference ion the lives of thousands of children.
God has called us to reach millions which means our faith must rise to the same level. We are in a faith rising mode and that is a joyful struggle.
I will spend more time praying and teaching young people about God. That's my focus and I want to sharpen my focus to be better prepared to help these young people climb the mountains of life into eternity.
God has called us to reach millions which means our faith must rise to the same level. We are in a faith rising mode and that is a joyful struggle.
I will spend more time praying and teaching young people about God. That's my focus and I want to sharpen my focus to be better prepared to help these young people climb the mountains of life into eternity.
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ARRESTED?
Your arrest warrant has been cancelled.
You no longer have probation or parole.
Your cell door is opened.
Your executioner no longer awaits you.
Your shame and guilt have been washed away.
Your dirt has become the soil where love is planted.
JUST BELIEVE!
Your arrest warrant has been cancelled.
You no longer have probation or parole.
Your cell door is opened.
Your executioner no longer awaits you.
Your shame and guilt have been washed away.
Your dirt has become the soil where love is planted.
JUST BELIEVE!
God knew you weren't perfect because He created you. He knew the devil
would have an arrest warrant for your soul. His warrant is a document of
eternal death. He uses shame and guilt to make you feel inferior and
unworthy of unconditional love. That's a lie.
God is the judge who wiped your slate clean if you will only believe. Jesus did your jail time. Jesus paid your fine. Jesus was executed for your crimes. Step away from your gang. Put down your gun. Leave the drugs behind before you get left behind.
Get real, ask God for a personal relationship and He will give you one. The Jesus Dude is a rock star of grace and mercy who laid down his life to cancel your death warrant.
{John 3:16
The Message (MSG)
16-18"This is how much God loved the world: He gave his Son, his one and only Son. And this is why: so that no one need be destroyed; by believing in him, anyone can have a whole and lasting life. God didn't go to all the trouble of sending his Son merely to point an accusing finger, telling the world how bad it was. He came to help, to put the world right again. Anyone who trusts in him is acquitted; anyone who refuses to trust him has long since been under the death sentence without knowing it. And why? Because of that person's failure to believe in the one-of-a-kind Son of God when introduced to him.}
God is the judge who wiped your slate clean if you will only believe. Jesus did your jail time. Jesus paid your fine. Jesus was executed for your crimes. Step away from your gang. Put down your gun. Leave the drugs behind before you get left behind.
Get real, ask God for a personal relationship and He will give you one. The Jesus Dude is a rock star of grace and mercy who laid down his life to cancel your death warrant.
{John 3:16
The Message (MSG)
16-18"This is how much God loved the world: He gave his Son, his one and only Son. And this is why: so that no one need be destroyed; by believing in him, anyone can have a whole and lasting life. God didn't go to all the trouble of sending his Son merely to point an accusing finger, telling the world how bad it was. He came to help, to put the world right again. Anyone who trusts in him is acquitted; anyone who refuses to trust him has long since been under the death sentence without knowing it. And why? Because of that person's failure to believe in the one-of-a-kind Son of God when introduced to him.}
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