Point Break Impacting Teens' Lives

Last Friday we presented our first pilot of Point Break to 100 area high school students at our City Life Center. To say that it made an incredible impact is an understatement!

In front of their peers, over a dozen teens stood and admitted that they had a current plan to commit suicide. Over 30 teens confessed that they have had thoughts about suicide sometime in the past year. Point Break addresses the underlining issues of low self esteem and gives teens a better hope for the future.

Six or seven kids stood and asked forgiveness from their peers for how they had treated them in the past. It was great to see the teens valuing each other and willing to openly admit their faults.

The teachers that came were really impressed with the program. They left raving about the positive results. The principal related hearing countless optomistic comments. On Monday morning when one of our staff members, Ray Villegas visited the school, he saw lots of kids wearing their Point Break t-shirts!

Pray for this program to continue to have an impact on these teens and to bring forth fruit in their lives. Next Monday, May 11, we will be presenting the program to another group of teens from the area. Please pray for these kids who have no hope!

-John

Point Break Anti-Bullying Program

We are very excited at YFC to be able to present two pilot programs of 100 kids each of Point Break to one of our local area high schools. This program is a 7-hour intervention course designed to break down student defenses and barriers and instill positive values in the hearts of high school students.

In a survey directed to middle school students conducted by Arnie Cole, surprising results indicated that 60 percent of 8 to 12 year olds are being bullied at school. Of that 60 percent, 10 percent of them are being bullied every day. This is a big issue among young people that needs to be addressed.

In the Point Break cirriculum, the concentration is on seven major issues: bullying, willingness to reach out for help, gossip, self expression, judging, empathy and having a hopeful outlook on life. These areas are presented in four specific teaching segments and interspersed with small group activities and surveys that make the program interactive.

Point Break is a proven intervention program that actually works to counteract many negative elements in schools such as bullying, teasing, gossip, harrassment, violence and suicide. It identifes the factors that have been connected to such negative events and provides positive ways to help teens create an atmostphere of expression, hopefulness and awareness regarding destructive behavior and attitudes.

We are grateful for this opportunity to provide this important program to area schools. It creates an open door for YFC to step in and help teens to create a safer learning environment. We hope that by providing this course that it will open more ministry opportunities in more communites in our area!

For the sake of the kids - John