About the Director
"Jim and Teri Wilson grew up in the Kearney, Nebraska area. Jim knows first-hand what it means to get off track into drugs and alcohol. He said that both were a factor in his quitting high school before graduating. He worked several different jobs gaining experience in each.
While working for the railroad, two men began telling him about a God who could meet his needs and help him deal with his very real problems. Eventually he and Teri began going to church and made a decision to follow Christ. The decision had a profound effect on both their lives. While Jim had expected it would be difficult to give up his habits, he found deliverance came quickly and completely. He has never looked back.
When Jim became part of a railway layoff he moved into other situations, including farming operations, learning to manage not only land and stock, but also finances. As Jim and Teri grew in their faith walk, the desire grew to reach out to Kearney kids before they made the decisions Jim made that got him far off track.
Jim said once he got his life straightened around he still had to deal with baggage from his bad choices. He wanted to help kids make good choices so they wouldn't end up with all that baggage. In that vein, Jim began working with Prison Fellowship at the Youth Rehabilitation and Treatment Center, the state facility just outside Kearney, Nebraska for male teenagers in trouble with the law."
Having been a volunteer at a juvenile detention center for 10 years, Jim received a call into full-time ministry at a Promise Keepers men’s conference in Colorado in June of 1996. Jim and his wife Teri were accepted as candidate with American Missionary fellowship Oct. of 1997, formed a non-profit board in August of 1998 and received non-profit status in October.
Credit goes to Carolyn Scheidies for her work about the Youth Center in the article "Press On Youth Center in Kearney, Nebraska Presses On" July 17, 2007.
While working for the railroad, two men began telling him about a God who could meet his needs and help him deal with his very real problems. Eventually he and Teri began going to church and made a decision to follow Christ. The decision had a profound effect on both their lives. While Jim had expected it would be difficult to give up his habits, he found deliverance came quickly and completely. He has never looked back.
When Jim became part of a railway layoff he moved into other situations, including farming operations, learning to manage not only land and stock, but also finances. As Jim and Teri grew in their faith walk, the desire grew to reach out to Kearney kids before they made the decisions Jim made that got him far off track.
Jim said once he got his life straightened around he still had to deal with baggage from his bad choices. He wanted to help kids make good choices so they wouldn't end up with all that baggage. In that vein, Jim began working with Prison Fellowship at the Youth Rehabilitation and Treatment Center, the state facility just outside Kearney, Nebraska for male teenagers in trouble with the law."
Having been a volunteer at a juvenile detention center for 10 years, Jim received a call into full-time ministry at a Promise Keepers men’s conference in Colorado in June of 1996. Jim and his wife Teri were accepted as candidate with American Missionary fellowship Oct. of 1997, formed a non-profit board in August of 1998 and received non-profit status in October.
Credit goes to Carolyn Scheidies for her work about the Youth Center in the article "Press On Youth Center in Kearney, Nebraska Presses On" July 17, 2007.