Romans 12:1 says, " Therefore, I urge you, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God—this is your spiritual act of worship." I feel that over the course of my life, and especially the last few years, God has been urging me on to commit my life as a living Sacrifice by fully devoting my life to God. What does that mean to me? This means that God is not only at the center of my life but that I live everyday to seek first His Kingdom.

In light of His great love God has instilled a passion in my heart for the youth. To see God glorified through the lives of today's youth is something that is so very dear to my heart. My passion is to see young brothers and sisters in Christ proclaiming his name and not being ashamed to do so.

I can personally sympathize with the pressures that today's younger generations are experiencing, let alone the struggles that Christians go through when they are open to others about their faith. In this culture it is not easy to share one's faith without being frowned upon, even from people we consider to be our friends. I have experienced this struggle and by the Grace of God overcome my fears and insecurities to not only openly express my faith but to embrace it publicly. This along with my ever-growing hunger to see God glorified were the seeds of this ministry. God has taken a struggle in my life and redeemed it for his eternal purposes in the form of this ministry. To see the children that God loves so much come to embrace Him and his Words through humble examples like myself and others in the faith. My prayer is that my life would be used to strengthen and give encouragement to the youth for His Kingdom's sake.

Roger Powell Jr.