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November 23, 2020
BUD AMUNDSEN, Executive Director of Youth 71Five Ministries, who will discuss:
“MENTORING AT-RISK CHILDREN in PERILOUS TIMES”
Live from the historic parsonage of the 19th century gospel minister George Norcross in downtown Carlisle, Pennsylvania, it's Iron Sharpens Iron. This is a radio platform in which pastors, Christian scholars, and theologians address the burning issues facing the church and the world today.
Proverbs chapter 27 verse 17 tells us, Iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. Matthew Henry said that in this passage, we are cautioned to take heed with whom we converse and directed to have in view in conversation to make one another wiser and better.
It is our hope that this goal will be accomplished over the next two hours, and we hope to hear from you, the listener, with your own questions. And now here's your host, Chris Arnzen.
Good afternoon, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, Lake City, Florida, and the rest of humanity living on the planet Earth, who are listening via live streaming at ironsharpensironradio .com. This is Chris Arnzen, your host of Iron Sharpens Iron Radio, wishing you all a happy Monday on this 23rd day of November 2020.
And I'm thrilled to have a first-time guest today. His name is Bud Amundsen, and he's the executive director of Youth 715 Ministries. And today we are going to be addressing the theme, Mentoring At-Risk Children in Perilous Times.
And it's my honor and privilege to welcome you for the very first time ever to Iron Sharpens Iron Radio, Bud Amundsen.
Thank you, Chris.
It's great to have you here. And in fact, I'm right away going to give our listeners our email address. If you have a question that you'd like to ask Bud, our email address is chrisarnzen at gmail .com.
Chrisarnzen at gmail .com, C-H-R-I-S-A-R-N-Z-E-N at gmail .com. And please, as always, give us your first name, your city and state of residence, and your country of residence. If you live outside the USA, please only remain anonymous if your question involves a personal and private matter.
And I could understand that there might be some questions, since we're dealing with the subject of at-risk children. There may be some questions that do involve personal and private matters that would compel you not to identify yourself.
And we understand that. But if it's just a general question, please give us your first name, city and state, and country of residence. Well, first of all, give us a summary of Youth 715 Ministries.
Focuses on the unchurched youth. We work with reasons why, in an independent organization, we were formerly in the ministry and also in our vocational training program. And that's really, you know, that comment in our mission statement really shapes our focus to reach out to young people in any way that is going to be effective in reaching them.
And so we have ministry, mentoring ministry, the neighborhood communities that...
And if anybody wants to find out more about Youth 715 Ministries, their website is 71, spelled out in numbers, 7 -1, and then the word 5-f-i-v-e .org. So it's the numbers 7 -1 and then the name or the word 5-f-i-v-e .org.
Well, before we go into the major theme, mentoring at-risk children in a perilous age, we typically, on this program, when we have a first-time guest, we like to have that guest give a summary of their salvation testimony, what kind of religious atmosphere they were raised in, and what providential circumstances our Sovereign Lord raised up in their lives that drew them to Himself and saved them.
And I happen to be a friend of your dad, so that's not a typical occurrence on this program, where I know my guest's dad very well, Art Amundsen, who is a pillar member of Grace Baptist Church of Carlisle, Pennsylvania, where I also happen to be a member.
But if you could, tell us something about your own salvation testimony in a summary form.
Yeah, well, the... ...valued placed information and sanity, I learned, wanted to in regards to...
Unfortunately, a lot of well-meaning but misinformed evangelicals treat what they call the sinner's prayer, almost like a magical spell, don't they?
A lot of times, this might be news to my parents, but I did a lot of partying, just kind of went my way, and it really wasn't until I was 25 and had gotten married, working as an investment broker at the time.
I loved history, loved archaeology, was reading an archaeology book, and there was a story in there that I shared about where the British were fighting the Turks in the First World War, and one of the soldiers realized that they were at the same, and then to the jaws of the rest of the army, and logically, in that moment, I was like, wow, Christian or not, but I know I want, spirit entered, and I wasn't running my own show any longer.
So how did you finally wind up, providentially, at Youth 715 Ministries?
So I was an investment broker in Oregon, didn't really feel like this was what I was doing, and he gave me a I've got to make something clear to do next, and then wait, and anyway, three months later, termination, and I learned that the organization was the quickest, easiest, easiest way out of the problem, the coordinator, and why was she afraid of that?
Culturally Catholic, just never saw it really being, if you're going to do this to me, I'm not going to do this to you. I was employed by Jones, and I would be personally responsible for that. I called him, and I was like, oh, what's the reason to resign?
But what was interesting is, you know, him, and made that phone call, all these consequences up to the Lord, and then in an instant, I mean, literally in an instant, it was solved, it was completely out of the...
Great, well, it was pretty fascinating, and well, let's start with our theme today, now, mentoring at-risk youths, or at-risk children in perilous times. What exactly are the different kinds of children that would be under the category of at-risk children?
The heading of mentoring, another key word in our discussion today, what does it exactly mean to mentor?
Now, how does Youth 715 Ministries get in contact with the specific at-risk youths with which they work, and for whom they mentor? My friend Johnny has a mention, so really, there's kind of a funnel, in fact.
To our first station break right now, if you'd like to join us on the air again, our email address is ChrisArnzen, at gmail .com, if you have a question. That's C-H-R-I-S-A-R-N-Z-E-N, at gmail .com.
Please give us your first name at least, your city and state of residence, and your country of residence, if you live outside the USA, and please only remain anonymous. If your question involves a personal and private matter, don't go away.
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Grace Church at Franklin is an independent, autonomous body of believers which strives to clearly declare the whole counsel of God as revealed in Scripture through the person and work of our Lord Jesus Christ.
And of course, the end of which we strive is the glory of God. If you live near Franklin, Tennessee, and Franklin is just south of Nashville, maybe 10 minutes, or you are visiting this area, or you have friends and loved ones nearby, we hope you will join us some Lord's Day in worshiping our God and Savior.
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Thank you again, Pastor Bill and the brethren at Grace Church at Franklin. We are now back with our guest, Bud Amundsen, and we are discussing mentoring at-risk children in perilous times. Bud Amundsen is Executive Director of Youth 715 Ministries.
And if you have a question, our email address is chrisarnsen at gmail .com. C-H-R-I-S-A-R-N-Z-E-N at gmail .com. As always, give us your first name at least, your city and state of residence, and your country of residence, if you live outside the USA.
And only remain anonymous if your question involves a personal and private matter. In fact, we have a question that does very much so involve a personal and private matter from an anonymous listener, Bud.
We have an anonymous listener who asks, We have adopted a child from a foreign country, and unfortunately the child, who came to us in preteen ages, has demonstrated a large degree of mental illness and violent behavior.
He has actually threatened us and our children with serious violence, although he has never actually done the physical acts. Does your organization, Youth 715, work with such children, and how do we get a hold of you to have him enrolled in a program with you?
Now, I happen to personally know several different families who all adopted children from the same foreign country, and more than half of those families experienced the same problem that our anonymous listener is dealing with.
I can remember one specific couple who adopted a child, in fact, they adopted at least three children in that one household from the same country, and only one of them had this violent behavior, where they would be awakened in the middle of the night, with him standing in the bedroom with a butcher knife that he had taken from the kitchen, threatening to kill them and their other children, and things like that.
And so the other families, as I said, over half of them were having similar problems with adopted children from the same country, and yet there were other, as I said, other families that I know personally who adopted children from the same country, and they never had anything remotely even close to a situation like that.
So, I know that the orphanages that these children came from, that my friends had adopted their children from, were abysmal. They were really horrible, wretched places where the children were not cared for properly, and they weren't tended to, they weren't nurtured in a loving and tender way.
Is that a common root of this kind of a situation? It might not even be an adopted child, but is there a thread that is fairly typical, connected to a child, especially when it's a child that's not even a teenager yet, who's demonstrating this frightening behavior?
Yeah, they're beyond that. Well, you don't have to worry about long-winded answers here,.
Since we have a two-hour show, and I always want my guests to be as thorough as possible when they're giving an answer. Iron Sharpens Iron Radio is not known for its soundbite interviews, so you don't have to...
I appreciate that.
And we do have another listener. We have Harrison in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, who asks, I know that you are a Christian organization. When you are dealing with children that actually have parents and families from which they come, do they have to sign some kind of permission or release form, knowing that you may be teaching these children something different than they are being taught at home?
And we have Arnie in Perry County, Pennsylvania, who asks, Is a family required by law to call the police if a young child threatens violence upon anyone in the family, like the child described in an earlier question from an anonymous listener?
Especially, I was wondering if this was the case with minors who are threatening violence, not necessarily teenagers or older children. In fact, I want to pick up on that when we return from our midway break with a follow-up question.
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Every day at thousands of community centers, high schools, middle schools, juvenile institutions, coffee shops, and local hangouts, Long Island Youth for Christ staff and volunteers meet with young people who need Jesus.
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Here's what Gary DeMar, president of American Vision, had to say about Iron Shop and Zion Radio recently.
Good to be back, Chris. I always enjoy our time here. I have to tell you, you're one of the better interviewers out there, and I've been doing this for 30, more than 30 years.
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You don't have to owe me anything. We're in good shape.
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James White of Alpha Omega Ministries and the Dividing Line webcast here. Although God has brought me all over the globe for many years to teach, preach, and debate at numerous venues, some of my very fondest memories are from those precious times of fellowship with Pastor Rich Jensen and the brethren at Hope Reform Baptist Church, now located at their new, beautiful facilities in Corham, Long Island, New York.
I've had the privilege of opening God's Word from their pulpit on many occasions, have led youth retreats for them, and have always been thrilled to see their members filling many seats at my New York debates.
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I also want to congratulate Hope Reform Baptist Church of Corham for their recent appointment of Pastor Rich Jensen's co-elder,.
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He's a skilled interviewer who's not afraid to ask the big penetrating questions, while always defending the key doctrines of the Christian faith. I've always been happy to point people to this podcast, knowing it's one of the very few safe places on the internet where folk won't be led astray.
I believe this podcast needs to be heard far and wide. This is a day of great spiritual compromise, and yet God has raised Chris up for just such a time. And knowing this, it's up to us as members of the body of Christ to stand with such a ministry in prayer and in finances.
I'm pleased to do so, and would like to ask you to prayerfully consider joining me in supporting Iron Sharpens Iron financially. Would you consider sending either a one-time gift, or even becoming a regular monthly partner with this ministry?
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As host of Iron Sharpens Iron Radio, I frequently get requests from listeners for church recommendations. A church I've been strongly recommending as far back as the 1980s is Grace Covenant Baptist Church in Flemington, New Jersey, pastored by Alan Dunn.
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Pastor Bill Sousa, Grace Church at Franklin, here in the beautiful state of Tennessee. Our congregation is one of a growing number of churches who love and support Iron Sharpen's Iron Radio financially.
Grace Church at Franklin is an independent, autonomous body of believers, which strives to clearly declare the whole counsel of God as revealed in scripture through the person and work of our Lord Jesus Christ.
And of course, the end for which we strive is the glory of God. If you live near Franklin, Tennessee, and Franklin is just south of Nashville, maybe 10 minutes, or you are visiting this area, or you have friends and loved ones nearby, we hope you will join us some Lord's Day in worshiping our God and Savior.
Please feel free to contact me if you have more questions about Grace Church at Franklin. Our website is gracechurchatfranklin .org, that's gracechurchatfranklin .org. This is Pastor Bill Sousa wishing you all the richest blessings of our Sovereign Lord, God, Savior, and King, Jesus Christ, today and always.
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Before we return to Bud Amundsen and our discussion today on mentoring at-risk children in perilous times I just have a couple of important announcements to make. Tomorrow on this program we should be having a really fascinating and vitally important interview that involves the COVID virus hysteria.
This is going to feature two cardiologists Dr. Jaeger and Dr. O 'Rourke as well as Ernie Springer who is the founder of Old Paths Publishing. They are going to be discussing a new book that they are all involved in and that book is Coronavirus and the Leadership of the Christian Church A Sacred Trust Broken.
So I think that this should be quite a fascinating interview. You want to mark your calendar for this interview tomorrow here on Iron Trip and Zion Radio that's Tuesday the 24th of November. Friday we've got a long-time friend of mine on who's been on this program many times and a first-time guest.
Friday during the first hour this is the day after Thanksgiving we have Dr. James R. White of Alpha and Omega Ministries joining us and you'll have to stay tuned to hear the topic we are going to be addressing during the first hour.
But during the second hour we have our first-time ever interview with John L. Cooper who happens to be the lead vocalist and bassist and songwriter and producer for the musical group Skillet. And he, John, is going to be discussing his new book Awake and Alive to Truth Finding Truth in the Chaos of a Relativistic World.
That's John L. Cooper second hour this Friday on Iron Trip and Zion Radio discussing his new book Awake and Alive to Truth Finding Truth in the Chaos of a Relativistic World. And since we're talking about mentoring children I wanted to ask my listeners for prayer.
On December 3rd, which is a Thursday we have scheduled to be on this program some dear, dear friends of mine going back to the 1980s Jerry and Fern Hill the founder of the Timothy Hill Children's Ranch which is a home for homeless children.
They have a facility for boys that has been in operation for the entirety of its existence going back to the 1970s, I believe. But they also have a more recent facility for girls. The Timothy Hill Children's Ranch is a wonderful ministry for at-risk children.
And my friend Jerry who, as I said, I've known for many years he, I believe, he's 90 years old. Although if you've met him you'd never know that he was 90 years old. Not only because of his youthful appearance but his physical fitness his mental fitness and awareness and alertness.
Well, Jerry just had a stroke. And from what I understand it is not too severe. I may get another update on that that contradicts what I just said. But from what I understand he is responding but he's just a little fuzzy in the way that he responds.
But hopefully Jerry will be completely fine again by the time our interview rolls around. And I will be giving you an update on that. But please pray for Jerry Hill and his wife Fern and pray for the Timothy Hill Children's Ranch in general.
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So send me an email if you are in that category to chrisarnzion at gmail .com and put I need a church in the subject line. That's also the email address where you can send in a question to our guest today, Bud Amundson on mentoring at risk children in perilous times.
That's chrisarnzion at gmail .com. Chrisarnzion at gmail .com and before the break a listener, I believe it was Arnie in Perry County, Pennsylvania asked about the legal requirements for parents when a child especially when you're talking about a preteen makes violent threats may even be as this listener was the listener before Arnie the anonymous listener was asking about a child that they adopted that was carrying a butcher knife and Arnie was asking about the legal requirements to report such an incident to the police especially if it involves a minor.
I was wondering if you knew about the same situation where you have minors and it may be innocent. I have to be careful with the way I phrase this. But you have minors that may be doing something that appears to be sexual molestation of their siblings or another child or what have you.
But it may be innocent maybe curiosity, playing doctor as the old phrase goes do you know what the legal requirements of that kind of a situation are?
Okay, and we do have.
Let's see here, CJ from Lindenhurst, Long Island, New York who asks what is a typical problem going on in households that would require your involvement in mentoring children. I understand that they may be an impossible question to answer in the limited time that we have but I was just curious if there was a more routine issue and you could please compare and contrast those problems that are involving secular households where the Christian faith is not present and even problems that exist in Christian households where the parents are members in good standing of biblically sound churches and the Bible is being taught in the home but the problem still persists.
Well, you have right now before we go to the final break somewhere in the neighborhood of 15 minutes.
Yeah, provides them and confirms that out of their family and challenges. The young person you know, hold on to those things. And then it was me in regards to you listen to what taught me times when I was relying on the Lord.
So even though I didn't really figure out what to do and you find out who you are and what you're about by looking inside yourself and traditional realize that.
That's right.
And I was grateful for other adults pouring into my kids as much as I worked to follow the ways of Christ. They're having a hold of them teaching them very different principles and having actually better.
Sure, that was very adequate. The issue of there are organizations I don't want to mention them by name because if you have something negative to say I don't want to necessarily disparage specific organizations unless you have something of urgent need that needs to be publicized about a certain organization.
But there are organizations that invite anybody. Of course I'm sure they screen these people somehow when they respond to the commercials but they invite anybody to be a mentor to children. Are these kinds of organizations really recommended by somebody like you?
It almost seems especially in this day and age. We might not have even thought twice about something like this 20 or 30 years ago but things have gotten so insane with the level of evil and depravity that has been reported in the media very frequently about the abuse of children in all kinds of monstrous ways.
Are these kinds of organizations trustworthy for the most part? What can you say about that kind of model where you might even be advertising to the general public. Hey join us and mentor a child.
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Welcome back. We have another anonymous listener with a question for Bud Amundsen. What do you think churches should do to be more involved in having children mentored that are perhaps the children in one-parent households either due to divorce or to a widow widower situation or perhaps a mother has had a child out of wedlock.
Should more men and women be stepping up to the plate in congregations at the direction of their elders of course in order to be involved in such ministries?
Wow, I... Not nearly enough. Underneath this there's no longer their own set of truths. Maybe saying that that's completely so much behind this but surprised by that incredibly difficult or incredibly important information that spoke to the modern mind.
Post-modern mind you have to tap on their feelings and to do that information. And so how do you communicate story? Well, obviously truths out of scripture come in story form. But a young person.
That farmer.
That got involved that connected and he shared his story he shared what was going on on a day-to-day basis and you know I'm less post-story that I would say only 20 see young people teenagers walking in mid-level.
Great. We have Susan Margaret in Dauphin County Pennsylvania who asks how can a person volunteer for such a group that might not be a part of their local congregation but is more of a para-church organization like yours?
Well, working with young people you know if you have a youth task.
And.
The website again is 71 in numbers 7 -1 and then the word 5 F-I-V-E dot org.
I'd like you to have about 3 minutes or so.
To.
Summarize what you most want etched in the hearts and minds of our listeners today before we go off the air.
That's the most root of evangelism that's where it's a natural thing in life and they're wanting to know and you've dealt with it or are dealing with it to lead someone else to have a relationship to find out who they are and when they ask you an opportunity to to give glory to God to to show what He has accomplished in your life.
I want to repeat.
Your website it is 71 -5 dot org. And once again.
The.
Numbers 7 -1 are in number form and the word 5 is spelled out in letters F-I-V-E. So we want and that's dot org. So we want to thank you so much Bud Amundson for being our guest today and I want to thank everybody who listened especially those who took the time to write.
And I want you all to always remember for the rest of your lives that Jesus Christ is a far greater Savior than you are a sinner.
Amen.