Meet our blog writer Elodie Takamiya, French Interpreter and Communications Specialist.
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.
We can’t celebrate 20 years of Lifeline without celebrating LeAnn Dent, a woman of enormous compassion, grace, and wisdom with almost ten years of Lifeline service under her belt. When she was first hired in 2008 as Client Services Coordinator, LeAnn was a newlywed Truman grad: enthusiastic, energetic, and “extremely naive,” as she herself puts ...read more...
When will we all wake up and see children–I mean really see them–for who they are? I’ve spent far too many years undervaluing kids. As the baby sister to two older brothers, I grew up with little exposure to people younger than me. It wasn’t until I became an aunt at the age of 13 ...read more...
“Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to ...read more...
Last month we dug into the Lifeline archives for a look at the history of Pure Freedom, our abstinence-based relationship education program. Abstinence Educators like Leslie Kuehner and Sarah Melton clued us in on how they saw God transform the lives of middle and high school students in Northeast Missouri, as well as how He ...read more...
It’s so easy for us to get caught up in the fine details of a daily work routine. As a Pure Freedom educator, my tasks often look like this: make copies, staple packets, practice lessons, drive an hour away, and talk to middle and high school students about healthy relationships, the human body, and why ...read more...
