To Save A Life
I’m a family man. What shocks my wife time and again, is that I am also a very rough individual–both in presence, speech, appearance and demeanor, yet the kids flock to me. I’m still not sure what etiquette means….but my sweetheart keeps trying to instruct me to no avail. Yet I have the love of thousands of youth. Even with my rough mouth and strict attitude in classes or when instructing, the youth do not take offense.
For over a decade I have have taught the 12-13 year olds in Sunday School, and this year I have been given the 12-14 year olds and the freedom to teach whatever my heart desires. Kathilynn wonders why this happens, but if you ask any child who has ever been in my class, if I like them, they will say ‘no’.
‘Brother Buckley loves us.’
It’s true. Kids are smarter than most parents and adults will ever give them credit for. My kids look me in the eyes and know how I feel for them, and I show it by being up front and honest with them from day one. Personally, I know how smart they are and I try will all my might to treat them as the honorable people they can rise to be. That also includes understanding how they respond and how they hide from troubles or mask them, so you can notice and reach out a hand in those essential moments when they walk the line between leaning a lesson and giving up.
Heaven forbid they choose to solve a temporary problem with a permanent solution.
In this perverted world where most aspects are turned upsidown, we need to step up. To do more ourselves, throwing out our excuses of no time or resources and also work with and support the good efforts of others to build up our youth and teach them the values and skills they need to navigate the battlefield called life. I do it through Wanted Hero, teaching Sunday School, working in group youth settings and interaction with anyone and everyone as I walk in the community. Yet there are vehicles in motion which are worthwhile that we should review and consider.
One such vehicle is To Save A Life. I highly recommend you take a few moments and check out this amazing site and learn about the up and coming movie in January 2010. The creator, a Youth Pastor: Jim Britts has taken a special interest in the troubles and heartfelt cries from the youth of today:
If you have worked with young people for any period of time, then you know how much this current generation of teenagers is suffering. So much of our youth ministry is helping students who are struggling with addictions, parents divorcing, depression and even suicidal thoughts. As I studied Scripture, I realized that I could not read a page in the four Gospels without seeing Jesus reach out to the hurting, lonely, left out and lost.
The future is our children. Not just your children, but mine, our neighbors and every other youth within the community. Isn’t it time we stop leaving the future in the hands of other adults and shape it ourselves?
Get involved and Save A Life.
God Bless.
Jaime Buckley
You can contact Jaime Buckley by emailing jaime at JaimeBuckley@Gmail.com.
Read MoreWH Considered for Animation
In Feb. 2009 at the main offices of Jubilee Worldwide in Provo, Utah–Wanted:Hero Studios was approached by an undisclosed animation studio, seeking for movie rights. This came about, due to the cooperative and collaborative efforts of executives from OPF (Other People First.com).
At first the interest was in several characters from the storyline, wherein WHS produced drafts of 6 original shorts (the 2 minute films placed before a feature movie). The studio was delighted, and has continued negotiations with WHS–seeking not only the rights to the shorts, but considering the primary characters as the center of a feature full-length animated movie.
All details are under wraps until negotiations are completed and contracts signed (if and when). Once that occurs (again…IF and WHEN), this hyper little Gnome will give you all the juicy details possible.
So for those of you who love this eComic…say your prayers and cross your fingers.
Side Note: The cleaning crew at JWW found Jaime Buckley passed out on his studio floor from sheer shock.
Read MorePromotion WORKS!
Just to show the power of promotion works, on April 8th, I was served legal papers.
That’s right, the last company I worked with is suing me to prevent me from becoming competition.
Now why is that? Because I worked promoting my own business for years, offering an exclusive product and when I decided to leave and use a different product, people questioned “why?”
I was trusted and known to shoot from the hip–say what I meant and to mean what I said–and clients / agents had gotten to know me through my promotional efforts (newsletters, articles, podcasts).
I told the truth, even when it hurt. No prompts, no hijack attempts—people simply wanted to know what my reasons were for leaving.
Isn’t that they type of influence you would like with your own business?
Isn’t that the type of relationship you would like to have with your customer base?
Then make sure you take the time, learn the skills and promote your business!!
-Jaime D. Buckley
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