Come Out of Your Valley

Message from the Founder Dear Partner, I pray you are healthy and safe, and I thank you for your support of our ministry. Please click on my video above to watch a short video for an update. You are in my thoughts and prayers during this incredible season. Last night I read this verse and it encouraged me, and I pray it will encourage you! "What joy for those whose strength comes from the Lord, who have set their minds on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem. When they walk through the Valley of Weeping, it will become a place of refreshing springs. The autumn rains will clothe it with blessings. They will continue to grow stronger..." (Psalm 84:5-7 NLT) May you go from strength to strength as you walk through this valley. And may God turn your valleys of weeping into refreshing springs of hope as you focus your heart's affection and mind's attention on Jesus. Thank you for your love and support of KOJ Ministries, whether it be through your prayers or financial gifts. You are God's gift to me, and you help KOJM flood prisons across the nation with the light of Jesus through our magazine. We couldn't do it without you! Our bilingual edition goes to press Thursday. We are trusting God to do a mighty work through these stories of hope. And we are trusting His provision. If you feel led to sow into this new version of our magazine, we are grateful. Every $1 you give sends a magazine into a prison facility. And, every $1 impacts multiple lives for many years to come! Together we can make a difference in a life, today!

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Ministry Update We go to print Thursday, July 18 with our new bi-lingual edition of VL Mag. In the last 2 months, our magazine's distribution has expanded into new states including: AK, ID, LA, MN, MT, OK, WA, WI, WY. We also added new facilities in the following states where we already had a presence: CA, FL, GA, KT, NC, OH, and PN. In addition, our new partnerships with CLI-Prison Alliance and Prison Book Project is introducing VL Mag to inmates and chaplains in 2000 new facilities.

MORE MONDAY Have you been feeling overwhelmed with a sense of hopelessness? In last night's episode of More Mondays, Kristi  Overton Johnson teaches how to come out from under a spirit of heaviness. Click here to view last night's broadcast. You can view all past shows on Kristi's YouTube Channel or by clicking here. Please be sure to like and subscribe to the YouTube channel and share with your friends. You can also like and follow on Kristi Overton Johnson FB Page

VL SPOTLIGHT This month we highlight Kimberly Clark's story: "The God of Comfort." Kimberly's personal story will help you find strength in the dark times we are living in. Here's a story of triumph! You can read 100s of inspiring stories and download every issue of VL mag on vlmag.org. Click here to read.

Ministry Impact Victorious Living Magazine makes a great witnessing tool. I live in a veteran’s dorm with 80 military vets and I share the stories in the magazine with them. It is a favorite of the men here. We read it cover to cover, multiple times! ~William, Wakulla Correctional

Remember those in prison, as if you were there yourself. Hebrews 13:3 NLT

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Your support of CityTeam in the Neighborhood right now is a great way for you to serve people in need in a very meaningful way. You’ll provide innovative services like our drive-through mobile food pantries, which provide pre-packaged groceries and supplies, making it easier to get help.
 
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You may have noticed that I’ve been hinting at BIG changes & developments for the OWN Sobriety website.  Well, I’ve been working with some partners behind-the-scenes to rebrand OWN Sobriety and launch it as the first digital magazine specifically geared towards living a sober lifestyle!   To help with the rebranding process, we need everyone’s help.  We want to create content that is relevant and useful to you.  So, we have created an online sobriety survey to get a better understanding of what types of sobriety-related content you are looking for online.  All it takes is about 4 minutes of your time to complete and the survey is embedded on this blog page.   Want to help even more?  Share the link to our survey so that others seeking or living a sober lifestyle can fill it out too.  The more information we collect, the better we can create something that you will actually want to read.  Also, if you still have more feedback after completing the survey feel free to email me with additional comments at mike@ownsobriety.com or message me through social media… Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook.   Thank you, as always, for your support and I look forward to providing you with more relevant content in a new and exciting form! Now, here’s the survey… Continue reading... Follow:

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July's Newsletter and Happy Birthday Robyn!

As I work on our July newsletter, I am reminded of how precious life is and the importance of connection with our friends and family (whatever family is to you). During this first 1/2 of 2020, Robyn and I have been challenged with many life lessons we were not expecting. I am so thankful that Robyn was with me and I was with her for all that we faced. And for that I am truly thankful for my business partner. To me, Robyn is a gift to mental health. Her knowledge and way of being when speaking with people makes everyone feel at ease. Robyn's common sense and "being real" approach to our training, allows people to really get what peer support is all about. As Robyn celebrates her birthday today, I will be reminding her that she matters to so many of us and there are so many more out there just waiting to experience her as a friend and leader in our field of mental health and peer support. Happy birthday Robyn! Charlotte Robyn Cutting her birthday cake last night Robyn will be on the Peer Support for Peer Supporters' Zoom Session today Join us in wishing her a Happy Birthday! Mondays from 1:00pm - 2:00pm CDT Click Here to Join Monday's Zoom Session Meeting ID: 654 477 152 Password: 418173 From the World of Robyn Priest LIVE YOUR TRUTH As Robyn says "We are just having the best time Living Our Truth!" We finally have some space in our schedules to create new and exciting workshops and resources that we hope to launch in September. Some will be joining us live via Zoom and some will be purchasable to do at you own pace with a workbook and a recording. Always trying to create different opportunities for all to participate. The workshops and resources will be for different audiences. Some will be for families and friends, some for individuals dealing with mental health and/or addictions issues, some specific to workplaces and some specific for peer supporters delivering peer support. We are all super excited to be able to take this next step in Robyn Priest Live Your Truth’s evolution. The other big news is that Kirsten Drybrough, the Ambassador of Advocacy and Parent Support, is now contracting with us on a semi permanent basis. We have enlisted exceptional talent for at least the next year and hopefully, as we grow, longer. Kirsten was part of our last two Exploration Facilitator Training which has a component of family peer support training. For us, family peer support is as important as individual peer support. Kirsten, Robyn and Charlotte Fall 2019 Toronto While we have all that exciting news, I have also had some hard personal things occur. My Grandma died in April and, due to Covid-19, I couldn’t get to her funeral. That being said, she had a long life; she was 105 when she died. Just imagine what she saw in her lifetime!!!! I thought with that and all the uncertainty this year has been generous enough to offer for me to learn patience and flexibility, nothing more could happen…. Well how wrong was I!!! On June 21st my brother died by suicide. I know that I know lots of people die by suicide and in my line of work I have known quite a few. I am realistic that no matter how good we are in supporting people, there will be times that people choose to take their life. That being said, when I got that middle of the night call, I could not breathe, I just shook. I had been talking a lot with him since March 1st. We had talked everyday until the last few weeks. At that point, he had moved, and we started talking every few days. I knew he was dealing with having lost his job, not being able to find a new job in this environment and I knew he was struggling with his perceived ability to be the “man”, be the “bread winner”. We talked about resources that might support him; many different options. I even asked him about training with us and then contracting with us; sharing with other executives about his story and how he was dealing with it. Truth be told, I even asked him if he had considered suicide. He said yes but that he wasn’t going to and we had a long chat about my attempts, and how I got through those feelings these days. My brother was my best friend growing up, and he was my buddy when we were older. I got advice from him, he chatted with me. Yes we butted heads and sometimes didn’t talk, other times we spoke everyday for years; just depended on what was going on in life at that time. No matter what, he was my mate and I loved him beyond belief. Unfortunately, due to Covid-19 and other things, I wasn’t able to attend his funeral either in person or virtually. That was so distressing for me. So for my sanity I decided to do a Facebook live feed at the exact time of his funeral. That was, for me, about us saying let’s start talking more about The “S” word…. Shhhh suicide! Let’s be open and honest with each other, let’s be passionately curious and if it occurs in our families, let's talk about it. If we can open the conversation up more and be real – maybe we have a shot about changing the statistics. But let's be real, it's not about statistics, it’s about human beings and their lives and being there in ways that allow people to truly start to share how they feel. I have always been committed to making a difference in the lives of others. I have always believed in supporting people to see themselves as more than they see themselves to be, to Live Their Truth. Now I am even more committed to reaching out to all and saying we are here. We, I mean, fellow human beings. I want to reach out to all of humanity to say let’s talk about this topic, no longer hide with fear, shame, guilt. Are you with me? If you are then reach out and let’s put more thoughts as to how we can do this. I have ideas and I want the collective ideas. Reach out, I would love your input! Robyn Robyn's Tribute to her brother And for all of you who are on Facebook as well as You Tube Facebook Link - please like our page Link to Robyn Priest LIVE YOUR TRUTH Channel Check out Robyn's Fit n Fun for Mental Health on our You Tube channel where Robyn chats about mental health and what supports you can do for yourself and for others. We are all in this together! And remember Social Connectedness in spite of Physical Distancing sign up for our newsletter  ‌  ‌  ‌  ‌

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