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Category: Juvenile Justice

Listen, Love, Ask Another Question

Posted on by Darin Gemmer

“I just want to get pregnant.”

That’s essentially what we heard from a 16-year-old girl in juvi a few months back. As concerned adults, we all have a strong reaction to comments like this. We want to jump in and tell them how bad an idea that is; that sex is something that needs to wait until…

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See the Story

Posted on by Darin Gemmer

Last night I held my second See the Story event. These are informal gatherings of people who are interested in learning more about YFC and what we are doing throughout the county. They are a wonderful way to get together with a group of believers and celebrate what God is doing in and through our…

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Maybe God

Posted on by Darin Gemmer

The first time I met David he was a picture of brokenness. He slumped in his chair, wearing his Juvi issued orange jumpsuit and slippers. He’d been on the run from his mom and his home, sleeping in bushes and eating from dumpsters for months. As he shared about the brokenness in his family and…

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Smoker’s Corner

Posted on by Joshua Hinman

I don't smoke. If I did, I would die. Faster than most because I have asthma. I can barely be in a smokey room without getting all weezy.

So it might seem odd for me to be excited about the fact that Smoker's Corner for Bremerton High is located on the front porch of the church my office is in.…

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I Know Him!

Posted on by Joshua Hinman

A little video I found about JJM, for those of you who might be wondering:

YouTube- Gareth Unruh from Youth for Christ/USA on Vimeo.