Powerful!

Powerful!

Please take a moment to read Chris Ramirez caption to this picture… POWERFUL!
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Itโ€™s quite ironic that as I was reading this, I tried to hide my tears at coffee shops, the break rooms at work, and in my car in between shifts. This one broke me. It reminded me of many details in my life that determined the course of my personality: my actions, choices, and REactions.
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Mr. Jasonย Wilson, thank you for heeding to the Lordโ€™s call in your life. Despite all of the internal warfare, God gave you the same transformative power as those in the New Testament that heard โ€œrise up and walkโ€ to overcome circumstances and to simply, forgive. To love. To be intentional. To learn and love Truth. In todayโ€™s age, my generation of young men (as well as yours), sees this as a form of weakness as you so intricately unravel through your story.
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I canโ€™t tell you how many times I heard the phrases โ€œoh stop being a b*!%#โ€ or โ€œyouโ€™re such a p***โ€ for simply saying no, refusing to engage in an act that would result in someone else getting hurt, or showing more emotion than socially acceptable.
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To my young men: I say this with the purest intentions; give up the faรงade. Itโ€™s hurting you, the ones closest to you, & causing you to harbor things the human heart was never meant to hold.
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To my older folk who led us astray: we forgive you. And I say this with the biggest lump in my throat; we still love you. But what you taught us almost destroyed us. I say that not to cause shame, but from a regenerated heart pleading with you to come to terms with your unresolved traumas because what you do or say, MATTERS. Itโ€™s life-changing.
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To my women: if any man around you is being too โ€œemotionalโ€, just know that for what ever the reason, the man was driven to an unbelievable low.. please donโ€™t take advantage of him in that state. You play an incredibly significant role. He (we) need you more than ever in those times. Please continue welcoming us with gracious & merciful arms.
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To all of my men who cry like men (Iโ€™ve tagged a few): thank you for exuding Christ-like humility in the face of adversity. Although stumbling.

Parents, Just Because You’re Strong, Doesn’t Mean The Weight Isn’t Heavy!

November 16, 2022

๐๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ, ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐›๐ž๐œ๐š๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎโ€™๐ซ๐ž ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ , ๐๐จ๐ž๐ฌ๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐ฆ๐ž๐š๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฐ๐ž๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ฏ๐ฒ!โฃ โฃ This video is a highlight of one of the Cave of Adullam recruits and his father. In this session, the student was shown how the things he does in school, at home, and…

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Tips To Help Your Child Open Up And Feel A Little Less Isolated

November 15, 2022

Parents, we know that raising a family can be hard. Raising an introverted child in this extroverted world can be even more difficult! Know that nothing is wrong with your child, they just view and interact with the world differently. โฃ โฃ ๐˜๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ…

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Cave of Adullam Documentary Premiere

November 11, 2022

A little highlight reel of our Cave of Adullam documentary premiere from a couple weeks ago! ๐Ÿฟ This was so fun, we are so grateful to everyone who was able to attend and celebrate these young men! We also want to give a very special…

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The Film Highlights The Impactful Work

November 10, 2022

โ€œ๐˜๐˜ตโ€™๐˜ด ๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฉ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜บ๐˜ด ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฉ๐˜ต ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฉ๐˜ตโ€ฆ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏโ€™๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ฑ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ตโ€ – Sharath Jason Wilsonโฃ โฃ Watch The Cave of Adullam documentary on ESPN+! The film highlights the impactful work our CEO and Founder Mr. Jason is doing…

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โ€œBack 2 Basicsโ€!

November 9, 2022

Our Annual Staff Retreat a few weekends ago was EPIC! ๐ŸŽ‰ โฃโฃ โฃโฃ Our theme this year was โ€œBack 2 Basicsโ€! During our 2 day retreat, we had our staff revisit the mission and vision of our organization. In doing so, we were able to…

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Apologizing Is One Of The Noblest Acts A Parent Can Perform

November 5, 2022

Parents, although sometimes we may hate to admit we were in the wrong, apologizing is one of the noblest acts a parent can perform. ๐Ÿ‘ It requires humility, and acknowledgment that we did something wrong. Apologizing is a sign of strength, not a sign of…

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Make Family Time A Priority!

November 4, 2022

๐Œ๐š๐ค๐ž ๐Ÿ๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ž ๐š ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ! ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ‘งโ€๐Ÿ‘ฆโฃ โฃ This means, put down the phone, gather everyone together, and create some fun, meaningful memories! ๐Ÿ‘โฃ โฃ Making time to connect with family usually requires a bit of planning, and sometimes even a bit of money, but the…

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1 In 4 High School Students Vape Or Use E-Cigarettes Daily

November 2, 2022

Hey parents, did you knowโ€ฆ? ๐Ÿค”โฃ โฃ ๐Ÿ ๐ข๐ง ๐Ÿ’ ๐ก๐ข๐ ๐ก ๐ฌ๐œ๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฏ๐š๐ฉ๐ž ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž ๐ž-๐œ๐ข๐ ๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ ๐๐š๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ. โฃ โฃ In 2021, 11.3% (1.72 million) of high school students and 2.8% (320,000) of middle school students reported current e-cigarette use. Among current e-cigarette users, 43.6%…

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There Is No Such Thing As A Perfect Parent. So Just Be A Real One.

November 1, 2022

“๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ข ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ต ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต. ๐˜š๐˜ฐ ๐˜ซ๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ.” ๐Ÿ”นParents, you don’t have to be perfect. Your child just needs you to be honest and authentic. As parents, it’s ok to give ourselves the green light to make mistakes…

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Five Things You Can Do To Help Parent Your Teenage Son!

October 29, 2022

Wondering how to deal with your teenage son? ๐Ÿคฃโฃ โฃ Raising boys isnโ€™t always easy. It requires patience, empathy, and compassion. Not to mention, teenage boy behavior can be particularly challenging!โฃ โฃ ๐˜๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ด ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฑ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ!๐Ÿ‘‡โฃ…

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Our Flagship Program

October 28, 2022

Hey parents! Fall is here and itโ€™s one of our favorite times of year, because we start implementing our SWAG program for the school year! ๐Ÿ™Œ ๐˜š๐˜ž๐˜ˆ๐˜Ž (๐˜š๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ž๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด & ๐˜Ž๐˜ฐ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ด) ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ง๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฑ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜จ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฎ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐Ÿท,๐Ÿถ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿถ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ…

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Wellness Wednesdays – Mental Health Awareness Training | Facilitated by Caleb’s Kids

October 27, 2022
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The Cave Of Adullam Documentary

October 27, 2022

It was really encouraging to see our work in The Cave of Adullam Transformational Training Academy highlighted on Monday Night Football! You can watch The Cave of Adullam documentary NOW on @ESPN Plus! Thank you for your unwavering support and please continue to spread the…

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Most Of What Shapes Our Children Is Nurture, Not Nature

October 26, 2022

๐˜—๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ด, ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ฏ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ, ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ. โฃโฃ โฃโฃ Yes, there are some things that come from nature that we cannot protect them from, but most of who they are and how they grow comes from us as parents. We are…

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Almost All Young People See Bullying Happen At Some Point

October 25, 2022

๐ƒ๐ข๐ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ ๐Š๐ง๐จ๐ฐโ€ฆ? ๐Ÿค”โฃ โฃ Almost all kids see bullying happen at some point. They may not be getting bullied nor the ones doing the bullying, but witnesses are just as important. Their reactions can have a direct impact on the situation.โฃ โฃ A bystander…

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Let Them Have Fun And Use Their Imaginations

October 22, 2022

Parents, we know sometimes our kids can have a false sense of confidence and think they can doโ€ฆ literally anything. ๐Ÿคฃ But, itโ€™s our job as parents to help them be realistic with some of their expectations or assumptions. Our kids need honesty, if we…

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