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The youth lock-in provided an avenue for teens to express themselves and learn how to deal with adversity. The youth community had the opportunity to fellowship with each other and members of G.R.A.C.E. staff. The youth participated in workshops designed to enhance their school days. Workshops helped to identify self-worth and purpose. Youth also had the opportunity to ask probing questions of teachers, principals, and board members of surrounding school districts.
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Executive Director, Ruama Camp during female round table break-out session discussed knowing and believing that you are phenomenal just the way God has ordained and designed you in your uniqueness. Encouraging teens to know who they are from the inside out & who's they are from the outside in. Hair doesn't make you, character does.
Guest speakers identified what were the most pressing issues for youth in today's society. Many responded by saying that "peer pressure to be popular" was high on the list. Many of the participants are natives of Louisiana. They also expressed the difficulty of coming to a new land, a foreign land, and fitting in. After a year of being displaced, many students were experiencing the rush and fear of entering into a whirlwind all over again. They left the lock-in knowing that although they were spread out in different school districts, they could make a difference for each other, together.
"Each one, teach one ."
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