Andy and Gina Templeton Just another weblog 
Feel like your caged in? Do you have a glimpse of the possibilities ahead yet remain unsure as to how to get there from here? Perhaps you may be wondering how you got stuck in this predicament in the first place.
Children and teenagers around the world can identify with these types of feelings. Feeling trapped can be a result of a disintegrating family, pressures at school or poor personal choices. Alternatively they can simply stem from the growing tension between a desire to be independent and the reality that at least a few more years of dependency on Dad and Mom are in store.
We have dedicated our lives to working with youth as they go through their journey of self-discovery. Our belief is that all people were created by God to enjoy a personal relationship with Him. As a result of this belief, our initial goal as teachers and mentors is to introduce young people to Jesus Christ. The most effective way to do this is to live transparent lives that model how a disciple of Jesus should live. As we teach, play and live in daily contact with our students they will come to realize that we are genuine disciples of Christ and that He actively seeks a personal relationship with each one of them. Our ultimate goal in Christian education is that our students come to understand that true fulfillment has nothing to do with self-discovery at all. The truth is we will only be fulfilled as we embark on a life-long discovery of who God. As we get to know Him we will find that our joy, ambitions and obsessions will be wrapped up in Him and not in ourselves.
