Help That Rewards Others......

I had the opportunity to get to know a lady that had been a student at a program here in Southern Utah. She was such an amazing woman. She grew up in Detroit, and was starting to hang out with the wrong crowd. She was doing drugs, smoking, and never where her parents thought that she was. Her parents became very concerned for her and, out of the love that they had for her, began to seek help.
That help came in the form of a youth home here in Southern Utah. Cross Creek was the name of the home and her parents told her they were gonna take her to a school. Little did she know, she was in for a life changing experience. She told me that at first it was pure hell, but she learned to love it and made a lot of friends.
She developed a trusting relationship with her therapist and through that developed a strong and meaningful relationship with her parents. Both her and her parents were going through great changes in their lives. She was attending some self-help seminars for youth at the school, while her parents were attending the same seminars triggered more for adults/ parents. Through these seminars and therapy, they created a bond and a deeper love and appreciation for each other. I choke up when i see the love they have for each other and it is so evident that it is true heart felt love.
My friend told me that if she continued down the same path that she was on, without her parent's intervention, there is no doubt in her mind that she would be dead right now. That to me is such a sad thought.
How many people on this earth, good kids that just were in the wrong place at the wrong time, could have been saved by just one small intervention? All they may have needed was one person that really did care for them to seek a little help. I think that so many times we are so wrapped up in our own pride, that we are doing the best that we can, that our loved ones suffer. This is a sobering thought to me. If our children really are the future, how does that future look? I am saddened when I see children that don't care and have no real worry to take accountability for their actions. I am impressed with the way the youth homes, at least the one I work at , makes these youth take accountability and responsability for their actions. There are a series of cosequences and rewards that they deal with on a daily basis. These youth, future leaders, learn confidence and leadership skills while attending basic school studies.
Back to my friend. She graduated the program that she was attending. When she returned home, she didn't want to return to her ways that she was used to before she went to Cross Creek, so she returned to Cross Creek to work as a staff and help other girls that may have the same issues she dealt with. What a fascinating lady this woman is. She is married now and has two beautiful children. She is accountable and responsible. And to think, this wonderful person could be dead if someone didn't care enough about her to seek help...........