I sat in an assembly as a man spoke to a group of teens about their responsibility to their friends. His words were true and eloquent the student body was silent as he spoke. somehow i couldn’t help but wonder are they really getting it. do they understand that old phrase “friends don’t let friends [...]
Archive for January, 2010
Drugs & Friendship
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged accountability, dake, drugs, marijuana, peer pressure, teens on January 26, 2010 | 1 Comment »
the response to haiti…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged gratitude, grief, haiti, jeniffer dake, prayer, teens on January 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
over the last week i have sat with a group of students during morning devotions and watched their hearts break over haiti. as the week went on, their understanding grew, as did their compassion. the morning after the first earthquake these students had no idea what had happened. In their world Haiti did not register, and [...]