A Teen Residential Program and Community Counseling Center

August 2018 E-News

The Joy House girls honored their lady tutors and teachers with their Second Annual High Tea. The girls made all of the treats for the tea themselves which included orange and blueberry scones, pretzel turtles, vanilla yummies, lemon squares, chicken and tuna salad sandwiches. Click Here to Read Full Article

Counselor's Corner - Finding Pardon for Condemnation

By: Garry Barber, PhD & Abby Elam, BSW

 

CONDEMNED!  What a terrible, frightening, unsettling word.  The whole idea of being denounced as the guilty party and sentenced to punishment with no hope of escape may leave one feeling like the death row inmate in an old movie desperately prayed for a last-minute call from the governor to grant a merciful stay of execution.  A mere fraction of the population will ever be condemned to die for crimes committed yet, the desperate, overwhelming feeling of condemnation is as common to human beings as are the experiences of love, happiness, and peace.

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We released our Campus Tour Video this month. If you haven't seen it, you should! Click the "play" button above. It is a brief and breathtaking view of what God has blessed The Joy House ministry with! We are grateful that Josiah Selvig was able to capture our ministry in such a beautiful way. 

Building Memories - The Lowe's Great Adventure

By: Steve Lowe, Executive Director

Six thousand miles logged across 12+ states pulling a renovated pop-up camper that had never been more than 70 miles from home. That’s what the Lowes did this summer and I’m so glad we did! A trip out west is something Wendy and I had talked about for our family for at least a couple of years and we seized the opportunity this past summer. We visited Yellowstone and Glacier National parks, viewed the Tetons and enjoyed time in Jackson Hole. We explored other parts of Wyoming, Montana and Idaho then capped it off traveling through the Black Hills and Badlands of South Dakota before camping on the Missouri River in southeastern South Dakota. It truly was the trip of a lifetime. Our own children Tucker (15) and Isabella (12) are teens and Wendy and I are walking the journey of parenting teens ourselves. This was a great opportunity for our family to invest relationally in one another. In hopes that some of you would be encouraged to take an opportunity such as this with your family let me share some of the benefits.

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Save the date for our upcoming Annual Golf Tournament and check our event page to get information on sponsorships and team registration.
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