Meeting the Needs of Our Youth. Interview Request

The Rejuvenation of theChurch: Meeting the Needs of our Youth through Christian Ministry

I was baptized at the end of vacation bible school when I was in the fifth grade. Iwas 10 years old. I remember vividly the day I announced to the church that I was ready to be baptized. The minister asked me if I believed in God. I responded immediately without hesitation that I did. He asked why. With the innocence and faith of a child I said just because I do. There was no clear cut reason. God had not appeared to me or spoken directly to me what there was no doubt in my mind that he was real. After baptism I joined the choir. My mother made sure we attended Sunday school and church every Sunday. Although I believed in God and I prayed daily the church was not a safe haven for me. I went to church, learned about God then went home to my family. My family life was filled with every malady in society. My dad was mentally and physically abusive. My mother took the physical abuse to protect us. My dad was an alcoholic amongst other sins.Back then you didn’t tell your counselor or your church one simply endured. To the world my parents were concerned about our lives and our education. We were a happy family to all eyes. My sisters and I were good students and attended church every Sunday. If we had ever revealed our secrets to anyone in the church and it got out my mother would have fled the church immediately in shame. We later left that church because we moved to the suburbs where we could get a better education and start a new life. The family could begin anew.

After we moved my mom got a job, my dad continued to drink but limited his abuse to mental. My parents made sure we had clothing, shelter, and all the material things that they could afford. They made sure we were good students and went onto college. My father still drank but he would just pass out after a binge. We continued to attend church with my mother never ever seeking counseling from the church. When members of the church would go before the congregation to ask for prayer the good saints would join them and then discussed their issues in the parking lot after church. When I was living in sin I never entertained speaking to my minister about my sins. I was too ashamed. I know how youth feel today. They seek their answers from their peers, some parents, but mainly they seek solutions outside the church. Many times they seek their answers from alcohol, drugs, and during drastic time’s suicide.

I have been writing for twenty five years. I have been spirit lead to write about issues that youth face on a daily basis. I am now led to write a guide for youth workers outlining not only issues but solutions to reaching our youth through Christian ministry. Over the next few months I will be interviewing youth and youthworkers so that I can address the major concerns and solutions. I will reachout to suicide hotlines, crisis ministries, shelters and resource centers.

As I begin this project the work seems insurmountable but God has ordained this projectand he will bless the works of my hands.

Pray for me as I endeavor to do the will of my father. If you would like to be interviewed for this project please contact me through my website. Sykpe is available for all interviews or I can email you a questionnaire

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