Toombs County Magazine Spring/Summer 2022

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60 Years of

Anderson used his fame to promote his faith success stories span decades, with graduates Anderson used his fame to promote stories span decades, with graduates found in Jesus Christ to promote youth found all overspan the country. Anderson hisand fame toand promote his physical faith success his faith used in Jesus Christ to promote all over stories the country.decades, with graduates fitness. While speaking at a reform school, inyouth Jesus physical Christ and to promote physical found all over the country. fitness. While youth speaking at he saw young offenders incarcerated with “Rather than facing a life of crime, jail time, fitness. While speaking at a reform school, a reform school, he saw young offenders “Rather than facing a life of crime, jail hardened criminals, he felt led to help young and poor adjustment, young people heincarcerated saw young offenders incarcerated withhe “Rather than facing a life of young crime, jailneed time, with hardened criminals, time, and poor adjustment, people people. continued support and counseling as well as hardened criminals, he felt led to help young and poor adjustment, young people need felt led to help young people. need continued support and counseling structuresupport and discipline, which ourwell Home people. continued and as has as well as structure andcounseling discipline,aswhich Thus in 1961, Paul rode a bicycle from provided for decades,” said Glenda Anderson he Paul Anderson Youth Home is structure and our Home has Thus in 1961, Paul rode a bicycle from our Home hasdiscipline, providedwhich for decades, ” he Paul Anderson Youth Home is Vidalia, Georgia to Omaha, Nebraska while provided Leonard. “Our boys who have completed overjoyed and blessed to celebrate its Thus in 1961, Paul rode a bicycle from for decades,” said Glenda Anderson Vidalia, Georgia to Omaha, Nebraska said Glenda Anderson Leonard. “Our heoverjoyed Paul Anderson Youth Home is and blessed to celebrate GlendaGeorgia followed a van.Nebraska They were pubthe program are living of how this 60th anniversary thistoyear. This fully to in Omaha, Leonard. who examples have while Glenda followed in a van. Theywhile boys who“Our haveboys completed the completed program overjoyed and blessed its Vidalia, its 60th anniversary thiscelebrate year. This licizing the opening of the Paul Anderson ministry turns lives around and helps accredited and licensedthis home offers second Glenda followed inthe a van. They of were the are living of how them this were publicizing opening thepubare program living examples of examples how this ministry anniversary year. This aoffers fully fully60th accredited and licensed home Youth Home, a Christian residential program become men of character who are an asset to chance to young men in crisis. Tucked away licizing the opening of the Paul Anderson ministry turns lives around and helps them Paul Anderson Youth Home, a Christian turns lives around and helps them become accredited licensed home men offersinacrisis. second a secondand chance to young and on-campus school young men betheir on a beautiful piece ofcrisis. property in Vidalia, Youth Home,program a Christian residential program become men of character are an residential andfor on-campus school men ofcommunities.” character who arewho an asset to asset their to chance to young men in Tucked Tucked away on a beautiful piece ofaway tween the ages of 16 and 21 struggling with it’s a special place that’s an alternative to jail and on-campus school for young men betheir communities.” for young men between the ages of 16 and communities. ” on property a beautiful piece of property in Vidalia, in Vidalia, it’s a special place that’s behavioral and of anger, The Home continues to thrive and with wistroubledplace young menanand boys who the agesproblems of 16 behavioral and 21issues struggling with 21 struggling with problems it’sfor a special alternative to need jail a tween an alternative tothat’s jail for troubled young depression, or drugs. dom and continues guidance our and Heavenly Father, chance. and issuesproblems of anger,and depression, drugs. The Home continuesfrom thrive andwith withwisissues ofor anger, The Home totothrive forsecond troubled young menneed and aboys whochance. need a behavioral men and boys who second looks forward to a long wisdom guidance our Heavenly depression, or drugs. dom and and guidance fromfrom our Heavenly Father, second chance. Themission mission has has remained remained the the same for the looks future of transforming Paul Anderson, who was declared “the stronThe same for Father, looks forward forward to a long Paul Anderson, who was declared “the past 60 years, as has thethe need for for alternatives lives of young gest man inman the world” after the 1956 Melthe past 60 has years, as has need tothe a long future of men. mission remained the same for the future of transforming strongest in the after thestron1956 The Paul Anderson, who wasworld” declared “the to prison. If necessary, each young man in the bourne Olympic games, was a gold medal alternatives necessary, each transforming the men. past 60 years, to as prison. has the Ifneed for alternatives the lives of young games, a gold gestMelbourne man in theOlympic world” after thewas 1956 MelHome’s care receives counseling, academic winner and weightlifting legend. To this day, young man in the Home’s care receives lives of young men. to prison. If necessary, each young man in the medal winner and weightlifting legend. bourne Olympic games, was a gold medal assistance to complete their education, job no one has exceeded or even matched his feat counseling, academic assistance to Home’s care receives counseling, academic To this no one haslegend. exceeded or even winner andday, weightlifting To this day, training,toand substance abuse therapy.job The lifting 6,270 lb.ofin aeven backmatched lift. lb. his complete their education, job training, complete their education, matched his feat 6,270 in afeat assistance noof one has exceeded orlifting and substance abuse therapy. The success training, and substance abuse therapy. The back lift. of lifting 6,270 lb. in a back lift.

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