Loving All Peoples Melissa Jenkins Ep 30
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06/23/14
•38m
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You know people in your life who light up a room when they walk in? That’s my friend Melissa Jenkins.
After spending hours chatting with her in the Tae Kwon Do waiting room, I gained an even deeper appreciation for who God made her to be and the light she is shining for His glory.
And I can’t wait to share her with y’all!
Melissa is married to Kyle and they have FIVE boys (the oldest is 9!). Together they started a nonprofit called, Vickery Meadows Ministry, which you can read more about over on their site LovingAllPeoples.com
In today’s podcast, Melissa shares her ministry story and so. much. more. Make sure you listen all the way to the end and don’t miss how they apply their ministry approach to parenting and discipling their children.
Anyone is qualified to talk to God.–Melissa Jenkins
Based on this interview, I’m going to give you a challenge.
- Open your Bible (or the closest devotional) and read one verse.
- Pray and asked God how He is leading you to apply what it says to your life.
- Let me know at end of today how it went (can even use #applyTruth)
Were you able to mediate on the verse throughout the day? Did you get a chance to apply and obey what God had showed you?
Through obedience, God can change our hearts.–Melissa Jenkins
In this episode we also chat about:
- Where Melissa & her husband Kyle decided to spend their first year of marriage.
- How they became involved with a family from Afghanistan.
- How watching a documentary moved their ministry to a new area of need.
- How they love people on the fringes, who may not walk into a church building.
- How Melissa entered a strip club by offering to wash the girls’ feet. . .and it worked (read one of their team members’ story here “so I went into 10 brothels last night“)
- How a ministry can be derailed by spiritual warfare . . . learning to protect your family & marriage.
- How they re-grouped and re-focused on the initial ministry purpose–> not a job but a call to care for others because of their love for Him.
- How we can all struggle with content, even if we see those living with less.
- How she uses their ministry approach–any one is qualified to talk to God–to help train her children how to connect with God.
- How they have a creative time of worship. . .superhero costumes and all.
- Lastly. . . you must hear what Kyle and Melissa carry around town to start conversations.
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Generation Grit Laura Hale ep 29
June 16, 2014
•25m
Ok. I won’t tell you how many minutes hours I scrolled through Facebook & Instagram yesterday reading about all the wonderful men in my friends’ lives.
But I came away from social media feeling all warm & cozy. Because I’m raising future fathers (hopefully a role for all four boys).
When I see the difference an honorable man makes in a family, I pay extra close attention. Noticing all the adjectives that mattered: encouraging, strong, caring, protective, loving, joyful, and amazing.
One friend posted that her dad had “grit”. This stood out from among the rest because it’s a word you don’t hear often enough. And because it was a topic fresh on my mind...
Today’s podcast guest, Laura Hale, defines “grit” as:
The courage to show up and do something that matters in your own way. To be OK with failing and trying again. Learning and growing.
Of course, I want this for my boys.
But I think moms show grit. We courageously keep showing up. Even when we feel like we failed, we jump back in and try again.
Laura has grit. She is launching a new line of toys for young boys, Generation Grit. Her desire is to offer an option for boys which allows for hours of reading and imaginative play.
Her solution is to create a line of boys’ action figures and accompanying story books based on fictitious characters from different historical eras (picture a boy’s version of “American Girl”). The first of these characters is Mac Mason, a 14-year-old boy living in California in 1943.
At Generation Grit, we model characters who struggle. People are wired to struggle. It’s how a baby learns to walk, and it’s how a child learns to read. As a mom, one of the most heartbreaking things I see is when a child chooses to stay on the sidelines because they are afraid to risk failure. In our stories, Generation Grit is committed to celebrating the willingness to face hard things, to fail sometimes, and to get back up. -Laura Hale
During the podcast we chatted about:
- How we went to the same church at the same time and didn’t know it
- What motivated her to create a new toy product for boys
- How Laura demonstrated grit in pursuing toy maker connections
- How boys in the 8-12 age range don’t have a lot of “non-screen” toy options
- How quickly children grow from 8 years to mid-teens.
- How we can support Laura to accomplishing her dream, through Kickstarter
Side notes:
*My boys watched the Kickstarter video and asked if we could get a Mac action figure. Seemed like a no-brainer to me and a perfect Christmas present option.
**AND saw this article yesterday with fabulous book options for helping shape our kids “moral imagination”, not to be confused with “moralism”. Must read.
***Speaking of boy toys. . . don’t forget to enter to win subscriptions to Pley or a Lego set! I added a new way to enter, by following God Centered Mom posts via email.
Connect with Laura:- Website – generationgrit.com
- Kickstarter – Generation Grit
- Twitter – @generationgrit
- Facebook – Generation Grit
- City Church San Francisco
- Kickstarter video:
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How to Train a Dragon OhAmanda Ep 31
July 1, 2014
•33m
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As you heard on my last podcast with OhAmanda (Amanda White), she and I love movies. We also LOVE to use movies to help talk to our children about God.
On today’s podcast, she and I chat about the newly released, “How to Train a Dragon 2”. We answer the question, “Is it okay for my kids to see?” We let you know what we did not like in this flick.
We also share what we loved. For those of you who’ve already seen it, we discuss our favorite overriding themes and conversations you can have with your kids. A few examples:
- Stoick, Hiccup’s dad–his role as a protector and his unfailing, redeeming love for Hiccup’s mom.
- Drago’s tragedy turned angry aggression–how bad things happen, but if we go to God for healing and restoration, it can be used for good. But in Drago’s case, “Hurt people hurt people”.
- Dragon training as an analogy of parenting styles–harsh/domineering vs. gentle/caring. And the loyalty which results from one over the other.
- Toothless’ challenge to tune out the alpha dragon and trust Hiccup–when temptations come we need to often close our eyes, cover our ears and trust God to deliver us, overcoming evil.
At the end of the week Amanda will be posting her discussion guide and possibly a link-up where you can add your own family movie guide. Choose a film you’ve enjoyed watching as a family and type up some ideas for discussion topics/questions stemming from the movie.
Show Notes:- OhAmanda.com
- IMDb Film summary
- The one line in the film that caused controversy–plugged in
- Susanna Wesley’s separation from her husband over politics (for 5 months, not a year like I mentioned in the podcast).
Join the Family Movie Mom discussion.
What themes, questions, and/or conversations did you come up with after seeing this film?If you like this episode you’ll love
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