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"Record Numbers of Teens Serving Others. Family Upbringing Identified as Cause." Imagine that as a headline in the morning paper.
How would you react? Would you think, “Yeah, right, that’s a pipe dream”? Or would you feel a little pumped because you concur with it, based on your experiences with your children or those around you?
We read such predominantly negative stories in the news that it seems almost phony to even suggest such a headline making the front page. But why not? In our work as directors of Gennesaret, Inc., an all-volunteer nonprofit in Akron, Ohio, we are witnesses that many families and teens are enthusiastically bringing their Christian values to life in service. Gennesaret serves the poor through its Family Nutritional Center, or soup kitchen, and shelters for homeless families. Its hundreds of volunteers are given brief instruction about treating those in need with dignity and respect, and then they are set free to do the work in…
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