WORD FROM THE PRESIDENT

R. Steve Lowe - Founder/President

Dear Friend,

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” These values frame America. And they are essential to our ministry with alienated, cast-off young offenders.

We regard troubled youth as people with dignity by always telling them the truth.  God is truth. We, His people, teach Truth from the inerrant, infallibility of His Word. Having already lived lives destroyed by deception, our youth are desperately hungry for what is real. And when confronted with truth, they recognize its veracity. One writes to others in an “inside” newsletter…

…I was at the Hall one month ago. Now I’m at Y.A. I just want to tell you guys that God loves you and that He will always be there for you if you seek Him. When I was at the Hall, I would always get mad every time I came back from court. They will always tell me, “Come back next month because I am still studying your case.” I would get mad and tell God why has He done this, why has He forgotten me. But God told me, “Now that you’re in trouble, you seek me. Now that your freedom has been taken away you cry out My Name. I don’t know you.” And brothers, He told me the truth because when I was on the outs, I didn’t seek Him. I knew who He was but I didn’t do the things He wanted me to do and now that I’m locked up, I seek for Him. That’s not how He works. You see when judgment day comes, the Bible says that many people will pray in Jesus’ Name but will be forgotten because they didn’t do the things God wanted them to do out of having a true relationship with Him through Jesus Christ. So I ask you brothers, are you doing the things God would want you to do or doing the things Satan wants you to do? Have you truly trusted in Jesus and do you have a relationship with God? All Satan does is steal, kill, and destroy. So brothers don’t be scared of telling people that you are a follower of God for Matthew 10:40 says, “He who receives you receives me (Jesus), and he who receives me (Jesus) receives the one who sent me.” I know it’s hard. I know how it is to go to court and come back with bad news. But God is allowing this to see if you are willing to change. For God has blessed me. I got 3 years but could parole in 1-1/2 years if I finish my programs and my behavior is good. I could have gotten 36 years, but God blessed me. I am proud to say that I am a warrior of God for a man once said, “I was blind but now I see.”   I.H. (CYA)

In His service,

R. Steve Lowe, President