Cleveland—The miraculous rescue of three women missing for about a decade dominated headlines last week. Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus, and Michelle Knight are now reunited with their families after surviving a nightmare ordeal.
Berry, 27, staged a daring escape Monday from the home of Ariel Castro, 52. Neighbors helped her break through a locked door and call police. Berry emerged with the 6-year-old daughter born to her during the captivity.
Castro, who’s now the one imprisoned, is being held on $8 million bond and could face the death penalty. Castro’s family expressed shock and sorrow. “He’s dead to me,” said his daughter Angie Gregg. “There will be no visits; there will be no phone calls. He can never be Daddy again. I have no sympathy for the man.”
A law-enforcement source said the three women came to “rely on each other for survival.” Relatives say they never gave up hope. “If you don’t believe in miracles, I suggest...
Kurt & Josh continue to offer great topics and content with SYM Today. I was both challenged by the thought-provoking journal questions and encouraged by the practical transition suggestions. This week they have out done themselves by including a Football analogy. So, in keeping with the “football” theme, I wanted to play a little Thursday morning quarterback.
This is a season of transitions in our ministry. In just a couple of weeks the 6th-graders will be moving into our junior high ministry, our new freshman will be entering high school, and our just-graduated seniors will be moving up into the college-level program. It’s a bittersweet time of excitement for the new, mixed with the loss of incredible students who are no longer formally in your care.
The quarterback takes the ball, and hands it to the running back. The running back forgot the play for a second, maybe the quarterback goofed and was a split-second late—either way there’s a problem with the exchange and before you know it the ball squirts from his hands on to the AstroTurf™. FUMBLE!
Youth Ministry “Don'ts”
Youth Ministry “Don'ts”
Youth Ministry “Don'ts”