Hello Wednesday…
So we put together an impromptu video after finding out that funding for abstinence teaching is being scratched for 2010…. see Uncle Sam was giving out millions of dollars to get the “ABSTINENCE” message out to our young people…
So it looks like this… “The decision, which emerged last night when details of Obama’s budget for next year were published, will see $138m (£91.2m) a year redirected from abstinence-only programmes to “evidence-based and promising teen pregnancy prevention programmes. In its place, he is proposing a new $110m “teen prevention initiative” and a further $50m to states for pregnancy prevention programmes. The budget says that the most positive results are achieved by programmes that “provide a range of services in addition to comprehensive sex education, such as after school activities, academic support or service learning” _the Guardian, UK
Being that the rates of STDs has risen along with unwed pregnancy increases so it seems that all those dollars are being wasted… So he tossed the idea for a under par one in my opinion (I AM WAY BIASED)… the new message would be one with the abstinence message “included” in the material and voiced as one of the many ways of prevention…
Tony, one of the youths that is in our program suggested writing a letter to Mr. Obama… I said, “heck yes”. So here’s to minor camera skills, a quickly written letter and hearts that are passionate about purity!
I served at the Abstinence program at BRDC for over a year. I loved getting to know the kids, building relationships with them, encouraging them in their God given gifts but honestly, the abstinence teaching was weak, and I don’t think it did much good. The reason these kids have sex before marriage is because it’s what they know. The world, black or white, tells them it’s ok, it’s fun, everyone is doing it. Only a heart change will reverse this. Following Jesus, believing what HE said about marriage and sex, that is what will change this course. Scaring kids with talk of STD’s obviously hasn’t worked. I’m not saying funding should have been cut or that Obama’s approach is correct. I am just saying that now the church has yet another opportunity to be creative, trust God for wisdom and direction and believe that what He wants to happen, will.
Love, love, love, you and your after school kids.
Dear Brother.
Calvary greetings from Malawi,this greetings is coming from pastor Sosten Libungwa of Oxford Bible Church Malawi,i have enjoyed your website and really its the great blessings to me,please my Church is ask you if we can have the Church partnership,our partnership will include visiting to us,sending teachings through emails,sending books that can encourage our Church to grow and that we are very much interested with your Ministries,please we want to learn a lot from you.
Looking to hear from you soon.