The figures are reported in The State of America's Children Yearbook 1997 from Children's Defense Fund. Sitters and craft projects are provided for preschool kids. Zion uses the program to reach military move-ins to community. It starts with family activity, then pastor meets with parents, and children go into small groups. They close with singing and prayer.
Families receive a handout with weekly devotion helps.
Lutheran schools and family ministry is focus of conference for teachers, administrators, counselors and pastors, March 12-14 at Sheraton Wesport Inn, St. Louis. Keynoter is Dick Hardel, Augsburg Youth and Family Institute. Family Funfest '98 offers activities at Glacier National Park. It's July 31 to Aug. 2 in Kalispell, MT, sponsored by Trinity-Kalispell. With sensitivity, she offers ideas for family members to deal with the stress, confront the fear, express feelings constructively and minister to other family members.