TeenSpeak
Teenspeak 2009 Equips Teens for Life
TeenSpeak 2009 was a great success. Over 120 teens and adults participated in a day filled with eye-opening and informative talks, testimonies, workshops, activities and videos.
The day began with a very moving testimony from Dr. Alveda King—the niece of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Next, John Jansen gave a beautiful presentation of the Pro-Life Action League’s new pro-life handbook, Sharing the Pro-Life Message.
After lunch, Bryan Kemper from Stand True Ministries gave his testimony of how he got into the pro-life movement. He motivated the teens to not just say "I'm pro-life" and let it end there.
The day ended with a seminar on making a pro-life sign by Eric Scheidler. After Eric's presentation, the teens got a chance to put their knowledge to work in a pro-life contest to see who could make the best pro-life sign.
Teens in attendance were also invited to submit an essay on the topic: How would you convince a pro-life friend to become more actively involved in the fight against abortion?
Winner Ava Voissem won a $1000 scholarship and Theresa Simeo won a $500 scholarship. Both essays were excellent. In fact, TeenSpeak directors reported that choosing the winners was difficult because so many of the twenty-five entries were exceptionally good.
The reviews submitted by the teens after the conferences were overwhelmingly positive.