Meet our blog writer Elodie Takamiya, French Interpreter and Communications Assistant.
Elodie grew up in France but recently moved to the United States to live with her kindhearted husband, Patrick. She obtained a Master’s Degree in International Communications from the University of Lyon 3 back in 2017 and worked for a couple of news media outlets. Her subjects of choice are relationships, love, and cultural issues. She is passionate about walking with God and trusting him in all aspects of her life.
by Jackson Page, SRAS “Those who promote programs that normalize teen sex as an expected adolescent behavior sell our youth short to the soft bigotry of low expectations.” These sharp words are from Ascend, which is the national Sexual Risk Avoidance Education (SRAE) organization we affiliate with. There are currently two major approaches to sex ...read more...
Introducing (insert drum roll here)…Jackson Page! Pure Freedom is proud to have Jackson on our team of Sexual Risk Avoidance Educators. Not only does he bring energy and zeal to our office, but he also offers a perspective to our male students that our formerly all-female team didn’t have. He carries his integrity and enthusiasm ...read more...
The lovely Larissa joined the Pure Freedom crew in fall of 2018, ready to rock Northeast Missouri schools with her contagious joy, huge heart, and creative flair. She has spent years encouraging students in their educational pursuits and personal growth through a local after school program, and now brings that experience into school classrooms. As ...read more...
Spring grows warmer and Mother’s Day approaches, I find myself reflecting on how I am being changed by motherhood. Don’t get me wrong, many days I spend (too much) time dwelling on how I might effectively shape, mold, and change my young boys. It is responsible at times to evaluate how I am doing at this job of parenting, but it is also easy to become overwhelmed by the responsibility of such a task. ...
There is way too much to celebrate around here to not do something about it. On Friday, May 10th at the Crossing, you have to chance to party with Lifeline in a totally new way. If you haven’t already heard, I Am They will lead us in a night of all-out worship of our Almighty ...read more...
