Saturday, September 12, 2009

Reviving Ophelia... thoughts before the Adopt A Youth launch

I've just started reading Reviving Ophelia by Dr. Mary Pipher, and it's making me realize how important this Adopt A Youth program we're launching next week is. She quotes the African proverb that states "It takes a village to raise a child." Do you see the Godly truth in that? I know I want my daughter surrounded by adults other than myself who are also teaching her that it's ok to be herself, and not to conform to peer pressure. I see many adults, myself included, who don't take the initiative to take children, adolescents, teens under our wings. We are concerned, sure, but what do we do about it? I hope that we can present this program as something that will capture the imagination of the adults; one that gives them the opportunity to do something where they've felt unsure about what their part could be. I hope that it inspires our church to live as the church, concerned for one another. I know that does happen in lots of ways already; I hope this is the catalyst for many more good relationships and for the strengthening of many of our adolescents.

3 comments:

sandra said...

I read this book in High School and loved it. It's really a great book and I wish the same if and when I have kids.

Anonymous said...

Carolyn that's really weird that you're reading that. I was just thinking last weekend that I wanted to read that book again and I was going to suggest that Byron read it. Crazy. I wrote a paper on it.

KARI

Michelle McGee said...

love the sound of your program...