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For anyone at risk of coming to prison or ruining their life.
First, let's consider what it means for someone to be classified as "at-risk". If you or someone you know is under twenty-five years of age and living in a single-parent home, or involved in the foster care or Department of Social Services system- then that automatically defines you as at-risk. Additionally, being homeless, engaging in or considering drug or alcohol experimentation, participating in gang or criminal activity, or lacking an involved father figure in your life, all contribute to being considered as at-risk.
Now the question is, "At risk of what?" Simply not having an active father in ones life, according to the National Fatherhood Institute, makes an individual 87% more likely to end up in prison. If you are in the social services or juvenile justice systems, you are almost guaranteed to come to prison. And of course, being involved with gang or criminal activity doesn't decrease your chances either.
The core of this ministries existence is to speak life into those at-risk of ending up in prison, dead, or addicted to drugs. I don't want that for you. I've been all those things, and none of them are good. I implore you, I beg you, to spend some time with me. Go through this page—the other pages, too—and READ. Invest in yourself! No one is going to do it for you. You have to make a decision to learn and grow and study if you want to change the trajectory of your life and keep from making the mistakes that I did. You can start now…
July 19, 2026—Young Kings
By Stephon McQueen (Nash Correctional Institute)
I don't know which young man out there needs to hear this, but somebody does — so let it be you. Right now, today, you are choosing a road. Not tomorrow. Not "when things get better." Right now. And that road only goes two places: the road to life, or the road to death. Ain't no in between, and ain't no rest stop where you get to sit this one out. Either you're following God, or you're following Satan. You cannot serve two masters — you will love one and despise the other, and the longer you try to ride both, the more it costs you.
July 1, 2026—The Price of the Colors: Why the Gang is a Dead End
It usually starts with a promise of protection, family, and loyalty. When you feel isolated, targeted, or left to fend for yourself in a chaotic environment, a crew that stands together looks like a sanctuary. They hand you a sense of belonging, a title, and the illusion of power in a world where you've felt powerless. They tell you they have your back when no one else does.
June 1, 2026—The Art of the Clean Cut: Leaving the Crowd Behind
It’s one of the hardest things you will ever have to do as a young person: looking at the friends you’ve known for years and realizing that they cannot go where you are going.
May 1, 2026—The Grind of the Unseen: Loving the Process of Growth
We see the highlights everywhere. On Instagram and TikTok, we see people flexing cash, cars, and clothes. We see the overnight success stories and the finished products. What we almost never see is the boring, unglamorous, exhausting grind that happens in the dark.
April 1, 2026—Reclaiming the Narrative: You Are Not Your Worst Mistake
We live in a culture that loves to label people. The system is quick to slap a tag on you: "troublemaker," "at-risk," "failure," or "criminal." And honestly, maybe you’ve done some things that make those labels feel true. Maybe you've stolen, lied, skipped school, gotten into fights, or let down the people who trusted you.
March 1, 2026—The Debt You Don't Owe: Escaping Familial Guilt
One of the heaviest weights a young person can carry is the feeling that they are responsible for fixing their family's problems. When you start trying to better yourself—whether that means staying in school, getting a legal job, cutting out toxic substances, or planning to move away—a strange thing often happens. The people closest to you might try to make you feel guilty for wanting more.
February 1, 2026—The Blueprint: Building a Life When You Weren't Given a Map
When you're growing up in a chaotic environment, nobody hands you a step-by-step guide on how to build a stable, successful life. Most of the time, you're just looking around at the adults or the peers in your neighborhood, trying to figure out what not to do. It's like being dropped in the middle of a dense forest and being told to build a house, but no one gave you tools, blueprints, or even a basic compass.
April 10, 2024--Watch the Company You Keep
I don't know exactly what brought you to this website. But for most, you probably have someone who cares deeply for you and is concerned about the direction you may be going in. So they asked you to take a look at this page. First off, count your blessings, you have someone in your corner. That is more than a lot of people have.
June 30, 2024 - Never Take It For Granted
June 30, 2024 - Never Take It For Granted
by Spencer Pinekenstein
by Spencer Pinekenstein
As often as I recall all the decisions that I wish I would have made differently in my past, is as often as I realize that I made those decisions because I took certain things for granted. I assumed that familywould always be there for me. I cast off the words and wisdom from certain mentors in my life as superficial and "just what an adult might tell any young person".
July 30, 2024--Take a Second And.....
by Spencer Pinekenstein
Think before you act. Most of the time we don't, and it ends up being to our detriment. Our emotions should always follow our thought. Not the other way around. When we base our actions on how we feel, rather than sound thinking, we find ourselves in situations God never meant for us to be in, even though we feel in the moment that we are right. Following Christ means paying attention to yourself. Not being selfish mind you, but being self aware. There is a big difference. We aim to be a people of action, not reaction. Ask yourself if what your doing is a product of a reaction to an emotion you are feeling, of if it is an action based on good reasoning and healthy thinking. Every hour, minute, and second we are all caught between a tug of the two. Choose wisely. Think before you act, and it will bode well for you.
January 3, 2026--To The Young Mind Who is Full of Promise
By Bryce Williams
(Brandon Bridges. Introducing a man I know to be full of grace and truth and wisdom. A man who promises to
contribute more to our humble Outreach, a good friend, college educated and street smart as well, my man Bryce.)
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