Family Advocate - October 2013

A publication of Sheridan House Family Ministries

1700 South Flamingo Road • Davie, FL 33325 • (954) 583-1552 • www.SheridanHouse.org

October 2013

Matthew during his time at Sheridan House

Matthew today, a United States Marine

Honoring Christ by Serving the Needs of Children and Families

It Works!

A Note From Bob -

Helping kids become adults.

Boys to men!

The best part of what we do here at Sheridan House is to help each of these kids take responsibility for their lives and their behavior. Recently a school administrator said “Kids who go through the program at Sheridan House know how to work.”

Matthew is a shining example of a Sheridan House graduate who has taken his life to the next level and became a United States Marine. As one boy said, “Sheridan House helped me go from a kid who just wanted to quit school to a man who wants to raise a godly family”. That graduate is a police officer today!

For those of you who help with your donation, we want you to know It Works! We have the privilege of helping each child know that Jesus has a plan for their life and then we instill the discipline to help them follow that plan.

Thank you for helping us help raise tomorrow’s leaders.

When he was ten years old Matthew Ventura jumped into the pool his four year old brother had just fallen into, and saved him from drowning.

When he was ten years old Matthew Ventura jumped into the pool his four year old brother had just fallen into, and saved him from drowning. He was a big brother doing what a big brother is supposed to do; and doing it gladly.

Unfortunately, by the time he was twelve years old Matthew had become so disillusioned with life that he hated being His internal turmoil a big brother. As the oldest was all too typical of a of five children Matthew young man struggling rejected the inevitable to come into manhood responsibility of leadership that comes with that familial without his father. role. His internal turmoil was all too typical of a young man struggling to come into manhood without his father.

When Matthew came to Sheridan House his struggles were extending into school; both academically and socially. Although he had a compliant demeanor he would regularly make choices that exposed the anger and discontent that was in his heart.

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“I do everything to the best of my abilities.

I do it for God”, says Matthew.

His leadership skills only improved as he went into high school, graduated, and joined the Marine Corps. Matthew is presently stationed in Hawaii and is still leading his peers and serving his God every day.

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However as he went through the program he consistently showed a desire and ability to improve in every aspect of his life. As his identity began to change from a fatherless boy into a young man who belonged to his Heavenly Father, he began to replace negative habits with positive ones. He was also beginning to implement the life lessons he was learning at Sheridan House into his family life and social life. Before graduating from the program, Matthew was not only a great big brother at home; he was also a great leader to his peers in residence at Sheridan House.

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Even after entering the residential program he was once suspended from school, for writing a vulgar and derogatory statement to a teacher on his desk.

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3 ways you can help to change lives Use the enclosed envelope to send your gift.

Go online and make a one-time donation at www.SheridanHouse.org/give then click guest and follow the prompts. [Or, go online and set up a secure recurring donation at www.SheridanHouse.org/give. If you need assistance, we can guide you through the process. Call 954-583-1552.]

Set up a recurring donation with your personal online banking system.

As a Sheridan House monthly investor your gift helps provide: • Marriage and Parenting Seminars and the ParentingOnPurpose.org daily podcasts, blog and radio show.

• Counseling services to help families and marriages stay on the right path.

• Life skills, training and support for single moms and their children.

• Residential homes for boys and girls dealing with behavioral and emotional problems.

Please consider becoming a Sheridan House Family Investor.

Together we can make a difference and together we can change this culture! By each of us giving a little each month, we can work together and make a huge difference in the lives of literally thousands of children and families.

We support Sheridan House each month because of the kids…..Sheridan House taught us how to mentor the next generation. Thanks Sheridan House.

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