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Thanksgiving serves as the forerunner and beginning of the holiday season before the adventof Christmas and the birth of Jesus Christ. In the words of writer Wilfred A. Peterson, Thanksgiving is an art of “gratitude inaction….gratitude of your own good fortune you must render in return some sacrifice of your lifefor other life.” In other […]

HAPPY 4th ANNIVERSARY (2024) Genesis Foundation of Hope and Restoration, Inc.!!! Genesis Foundation of Hope and Restoration, Inc. launched on the World Wide Web the afternoon of Friday, July 31, 2020. I had been expecting to access the website all day, and at 4:50 p.m. in the afternoon, I checked and viola, the site was […]

Children’s Video-of-the-Week will be under the ABOUT US/WHO WE ARE tabList of Resources for parents will be under the NEWS AND EVENTS tab

Dunn, Heather, Amber Van Schooneveld, et. al. Children’s Ministry in the 21st Century:     The Encyclopedia of Practical Ideas. Colorado: Group Publishing, Inc., 2007. Csinos, David M. and Ivy Beckwith. Children’s Ministry in the Way of Jesus. Illinois:     InterVarsity Press, 2013. Ervin, Andrew. Best Practices for Children’s Ministry: Leading from the Heart. Kansas:     Beacon Hill Press, 2010. Daley-Harris, Shannon. […]

Dear Parents, We are in the middle of the digital age and find ourselves challenged with teaching and educating our children differently and in a variety of ways about the Christian lifestyle. As 21st century Christian parents, your responsibility is that of: Teaching the next generation (your children) about the Christian tradition if Christianity is […]

The following link is to the 2023 Fact Sheet on the state of America’s children in North Carolina. It includes information on the children of North Carolina in such areas as child poverty, child hunger and nutrition, child housing and homelessness, child population, child health, child welfare, child gun violence, child education youth justice. https://www.childrensdefense.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/SOAC-2023-Fact-Sheet_North-Carolina.pdf

Since Genesis Foundation of Hope and Restoration, Inc. launched on July 31, 2020, some of you have frequented the website on a regular basis. I would like to personally thank you: 1—for supporting and frequenting this Christian website the past year2—for enjoying the music (I own no rights to the music; I just love music […]

This new 21st century foundation places an emphasis on the following: Awareness of poverty, Women issues, Children issues, Family issues, and Christian ministry. This website will provide education relating to these issues and will involve/engage others in helping to pave the way to make a difference through volunteer work and practical application practices.

Families across the country are adapting to the evolving changes in daily life caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Most schools, places of public gathering, and nonessential businesses are closed, and parents and other caregivers are faced with helping their families adjust to the new normal. This includes trying to keep children occupied, feeling safe, and […]

Children and Young People’s Social, Emotional, and Mental Health Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) can affect children and young people directly and indirectly. Beyond getting sick, many young people’s social, emotional, and mental well-being has been impacted by the pandemic. Trauma faced at this developmental stage can continue to affect them across their lifespan. Click here for […]