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I know this...sometimes when I wake up in the morning and I am healthy and I am scheduled to go to a facility, I get in my car, arrive at the gate and if I get through security to at least one young man or group,
I know there is going to be a battle.
It has become the norm over the years because of where we go.
It is a place of spiritual darkness and often the young minds do not even realize they are in the midst of “the pit.” Not the prison walls some talk about, but the spiritual bondage which has led them, possibly to the crime for which they are doing time. Most of the time I go in with no agenda, trusting God to speak something to somebody to open a door so they can have an awareness of God in their life.
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7 hours ago
7 hours ago
End of the month updates this week & a prayer request for our Prayer Warriors! Please share with others... Thanks!
4 days ago
4 days ago
Welcome to the WHO AM I - Identity Crisis of Youth Today!
This is a 2-part podcast.
Why the “Gang Life” was better than school!
Look at a definition of a gang
Look at prevention and intervention strategies
Learn several indicators and risk factors of gangs in your community
Look inside the world of gang life.
Explore tips of what can be done by parents, schools, and neighbors to prevent gang activity.
Friday Aug 22, 2025
Friday Aug 22, 2025
Mid month updates with a new event this week & a prayer request for our Prayer Warriors! Please share with others... Thanks!
Tuesday Aug 19, 2025
Tuesday Aug 19, 2025
Devon Harris new podcast - Act Like Men!
Be Watchful, Stand Firm in the Faith, Act Like Men, Be Strong
1 Corinthians 16:13 ESV
Tuesday Aug 12, 2025
Tuesday Aug 12, 2025
WHERE have you BEEN? I'm back in the studio at the Refuge!
Thanks for listening!
Tuesday Jan 14, 2025
Tuesday Jan 14, 2025
Welcome to the WHO AM I - Identity Crisis of youth today!
Yes, this is Devon Harris - director/CEO of Full Circle Refuge -
Juvenile Justice Ministry that seeks to "See Jesus transforms the
lives of juvenile offenders and at-risk youth.....PERIOD! That has
been serving the SE US for almost 30 years now.
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Let The Past Go.“Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old.” Isaiah 43:18 KJV
What Are You Waiting For?: Day 2 • Devotional
http://bible.com/r/DxB
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REFOCUS
Life does not only happen on the highs, but in the valleys, too. You have to break away to the Most High to be still and regain your focus. We always have a clearer vision from a higher vantage point. Here we get to also regain our strength to keep on and keep going (Isaiah 40:12-31).
Break away daily and be still. Don’t wait for the highs or the lows.
Remember, even in the midst of the storms and struggles, you can still break away and be still to recalibrate...
Psalms 46:10 GW
[10] Let go ⌞of your concerns⌟! Then you will know that I am God. I rule the nations. I rule the earth.
https://bible.com/bible/70/psa.46.10.GW
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As you ponder all this with God today, consider asking Him:
Father, how is this word/theme meant for me in next season?
Jesus, would you show me how this word/theme might guide me in the year ahead?
Spirit, would you open my mind and heart to all that this word means to you?
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Spirit, would you allow me to hear the anthem you are singing over my life? Would you awaken all my senses to be aware of what and how you are singing? Would you show me how to keep the word of this year and the verse you have given me on my mind, in my heart, and walking out in my life this year? What reminders might help me to keep your anthem in my heart?
Hey Our new Website is up after 20 plus years - check it out!
www.fullcirclerefuge.org
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NOW. GO SERVE YOUR KING JESUS! I'm OUT
Monday Nov 18, 2024
Monday Nov 18, 2024
RestToday I want to go to the story of Elijah in 1 Kings 19. In verses 5-6 we read,Then as he lay and slept under a broom tree, suddenly an angel touched him, and said to him, “Arise and eat.” Then he looked, and there by his head was a cake baked on coals, and a jar of water. So he ate and drank, and lay down again.Notice that in the midst of his crisis, Elijah rested and ate. He took care of his body.Some of the crises you experience come because you are sleep deprived and you don’t eat right. And you know what? Your body, your soul, and your spirit are all tied together. What you do to one affects the other two. It affects the whole.We are intricately woven together. And the wisest thing you can do when you get into a crisis is just give your body a rest, because it affects every other part of your life.When you are exhausted and physically weak, it is easy for everything to be blown out of proportion. When you are tired, it can look like your whole world is falling apart when it really is not. It is like Mark Twain said, “I am an old man and have known a great many troubles, but most of them never happened.”You and I do need to rest. If you are in the midst of a storm today, make sure not to neglect the rest you need.
https://bible.com/bible/70/1ki.19.5-6.GW
Corrie ten Boom once said that if the devil can’t make you sin, he’ll make you busy.Her logic is sound: both sin and busyness have the exact same effect—they cut off our connection to God, to other people, and even to our own soul.
Monday Sep 23, 2024
Monday Sep 23, 2024
welcome to the WHO AM I - Identity Crisis of youth today!
Yes, this is Devon Harris - director/CEO of Full Circle Refuge -
Juvenile Justice Ministry that seeks to "See Jesus transforms the
lives of juvenile offenders and at-risk youth.....PERIOD! That has
been serving the SE US for almost 30 years now.
New Website - Fullcirclerefuge.org
Healing men
Until the healing and training of men becomes the central mission of the church and not just one of the many ministries it offers, men aren’t going to find what they need within its walls.
We need to receive from God the good things we didn’t get and give to him the bad things we did get.
The Heart of a Warrior: Day 4 • Devotional
http://bible.com/r/10R
Chicago gangbangers rage against newly arrived Venezuelan migrants
https://youtu.be/lnT8bup1Hbk
Monday Sep 09, 2024
Monday Sep 09, 2024
We lost Eduardo Hernandez Ortega on Friday September 6th to a tragic accident. Eduardo was a hard working man who loved his family & loved providing for them. He has left behind his wife & son. We are making this on behalf of them to help with anything they need. We greatly appreciate anything that is given. Please continue to keep our family in your prayers. God bless you all
Support for Eduardo Hernandez Ortega's Family
Tuesday Sep 03, 2024
Tuesday Sep 03, 2024
OUR VISIONTo create and implement Biblical intervention strategies that address juvenile crime and its underlying problems by focusing on the re-direction of youth to Jesus Christ.
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