Family Connect Weekend
August 23-24, 2024
Gruver, TX 79040
Connect Heart To Heart With Your Teen
through informative sessions and engaging activities. You and your teen will gain wisdom and useful tools presented by expert speakers.
TOPICS
Teen Sessions
Future Success Depends on Current Realities
Jeff Neal
Teens and Tech
Kyle Wassom
Anxiety Depression Suicide Pandemic
Mark Roberts
Parent Sessions
A Moms Perspective Changes Everything
Suzanne Manning (Crazy Cool Family)
The Power Of A Parent
Lori Kuykendall
Equipping Dad To Be The Leader In The Home
Don Manning (Crazy Cool Family)
Combined Sessions
Pursuing God As A Family
Don and Suzanne Manning (Crazy Cool Family)
The New Sexual Revolution
Lori Kuykendall
Sex Change Regret
Walt Heyer
Connection Experience : Connecting Heart To Heart
Richard Ross
SPEAKERS
Fight the New Drug
Fight the New Drug is a non-religious, non-legislative, educational organization that has presented to over a million people all across the globe.
They have over 6 million social media followers from all over the world and have worked with experts, researchers, celebrities, professional athletes, award-winning journalists, CEO’s, authors, influencers, and advocates from across all industries.
Gene McGuire
In 1977, Gene McGuire’s life as a free man ended.
He was one of three men involved in the late-night robbery of a bar. One of the men stabbed and killed the bar owner, and Gene was sentenced to life in prison without parole on a second-degree murder charge. He was 17 years old. Nearly 10 years later, after achieving influence in the prison culture of drugs, power, money, pornography and disdain for authority, Gene humbled himself and experienced a Christ-transformation.
After submitting to years of discipleship, Gene became a spiritual leader to thousands of inmates. With no hope for release himself, Gene instead developed a fruitful, fulfilling ministry within his world of incarceration. He became an elder in the prison church, developed small groups and yard Bible studies and led others who were also without freedom to true freedom in Christ.
Then, almost 35 years into his prison sentence, came an unexpected miracle. On April 3, 2012, Presiding Judge Russell D. Shurtleff addressed the crowded Wyoming County Courtroom in Pennsylvania. He ruled that Gene had been wrongfully charged, that his life sentence was reversed and that he had already served the appropriate sentence due. Gene was released a free man — no parole.
His story is riveting — from a life sentence of imprisonment to one filled with the power of God’s love, forgiveness and freedom, bringing hope to all.
In 1977, Gene McGuire’s life as a free man ended.
He was one of three men involved in the late-night robbery of a bar. One of the men stabbed and killed the bar owner, and Gene was sentenced to life in prison without parole on a second-degree murder charge. He was 17 years old. Nearly 10 years later, after achieving influence in the prison culture of drugs, power, money, pornography and disdain for authority, Gene humbled himself and experienced a Christ-transformation.
After submitting to years of discipleship, Gene became a spiritual leader to thousands of inmates. With no hope for release himself, Gene instead developed a fruitful, fulfilling ministry within his world of incarceration. He became an elder in the prison church, developed small groups and yard Bible studies and led others who were also without freedom to true freedom in Christ.
Then, almost 35 years into his prison sentence, came an unexpected miracle. On April 3, 2012, Presiding Judge Russell D. Shurtleff addressed the crowded Wyoming County Courtroom in Pennsylvania. He ruled that Gene had been wrongfully charged, that his life sentence was reversed and that he had already served the appropriate sentence due. Gene was released a free man — no parole.
His story is riveting — from a life sentence of imprisonment to one filled with the power of God’s love, forgiveness and freedom, bringing hope to all.
Measured By Character
Measured By Character is about impacting one’s life, to make a decision that he or she wants his character to affect other peoples lives in a positive way.
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children is a private, non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation whose mission is to help find missing children, reduce child sexual exploitation, and prevent child victimization. NCMEC works with families, victims, private industry, law enforcement, and the public to assist with preventing child abductions, recovering missing children, and providing services to deter and combat child sexual exploitation.
Skit Guys
The Skit Guys, Tommy Woodard and Eddie James, use humor to break down walls for God's truth to enter.
PRICING & INFO
August 23-24, 2024
Registration
Deadline:
August 23, 2024
Noon
Cost:
$25 per person
Teens must be 8th-12th grade
Register by August 23rd at noon. Please note, any registration after August 15, meals and t-shirts will not be provided; however, there are restaurants within walking distance of the Gymnasium.
Registration fee is non refundable but can be transferrable
Registration includes packet materials for teens & their accompanying adult(s).
If registered prior to August 15th, meals will be provided for Friday evening, Saturday breakfast, lunch & final concluding meal on Saturday evening.
Due to limited space, meals for community members with no teens in attendance will not be provided. Thanks for your understanding.
*Due to the nature of the topics and in-depth discussions parents are advised to visit the websites of the speakers and ask questions to be confident your 12 year old is able to grasp and process the material.
Location
Gruver High School Gymnasium
601 Garrett Ave
Gruver, TX 79040
Schedule
Friday, August 23
5:30 – 6:15 PM – Dinner Provided
7:00 PM – Family Fun Night
Saturday, August 24
8:00 AM – 4:00 PM P3:D2D Presents Cruising thru the Culture Storm
- Overcoming the past and creating your future
- Harmful effects of pornography
- Empowering students with the knowledge that every human being has purpose and meaning, and that their own character is the foundation by which change begins
- Preventing, disrupting and ending human trafficking through education and advocacy
- Obstacles+Opportunities/ Message of hope and inspiration for a ridiculously good life
- Connect Heart To Heart
TESTIMONIALS
STATS
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1 in 10 sexually active girls get pregnant
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1:4 sexually active each year. 50% of all STI infections in US are to 15-24 year olds
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Among 15-17 Year olds 72% boys and 73% girls have not had sexual intercourse. 52% boys and 63% girls have never had any sexual contact.
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LGB (lesbian, gay and bisexual) Students 4x more likely to commit suicide than heterosexual peers. Questioning students 3x more likely to commit suicide than heterosexual peers.
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43% of children live in a fatherless home.
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Fatherless homes account for most youth suicides, homeless/runaway children, high school dropouts, youths in prison
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Average age of US children exposed to pornography is 12 years old and 1 in 3 10-year-olds view porn.
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73 out of 1000 girls in Texas age 15-19 get pregnant
RESOURCES
VISION
The vision of P3 began from my passion to help parents and their teens connect heart to heart. I am a wife, mom, grandmother and active community volunteer. I was a classroom presenter with Living Choices of North Texas – a division of Woman To Woman Pregnancy Resource Center in Denton TX for 12 years. Tim and I volunteered as student ministries leaders for over 20 years. Having the opportunity to be involved in the lives of teenagers for over 20 years and raising 2 daughters 11 years apart, I have witnessed a cultural shock. I believe this is due greatly to the rapid changing technology sensation and the unlimited access available . Today, on average, children have a smart phone at age 10 – an internet metropolis of 24/7 access to anything and everything. Children (infants to teens) are the target of negative influence via technology now more than ever in history. Most parents know far less technologically than their children. I have realized while presenting life changing information to teenagers, that if the same information is not being implemented at home and if the relationship between parent and child is disconnected, what I teach will not have long term positive effects on students. Once the heart to heart pipeline is disconnected between parent and child/teen, the pipeline is quickly filled with negative influence of this culture. A strong relationship between parent and teen is essential to the overall well-being of that child. The heart of P3 is designed to strengthen parent / teen relationships and restore those that are broken.
-Tesh Beaty
HOTLINES
National Human Trafficking Resource Center - Polaris Project
1.888.373.7888
Missing and Exploited Children CyberTipline
1.800.843.5678
or Report Online
Texas Department of Family and Protective Services - Report Child Abuse
1.800.252.5400
or Report Online
CONTACT
Contact Us
an outreach of Peace of the Rock Ministries
- 940.365.7625
- info@peaceoftherock.org
- peaceoftherock.org