We have kicked off the new year at Children’s Attention Home down in Rock Hill!

There was a meet and greet on January 28 where some of the area PAX met the wonderful young men there, got to know each other, let them know what F3 means and what it stands for, and then bestowed upon them their F3 names. That was a wonderful day!

Then on February 11 we had our first workout led by Destiny and I tell you he set the bar high! He Q’d a perfect balance of exercise and wisdom, working the mind, body, heart, and soul all at once. It was after the COT that the young men at CAH renamed the AO from “Justice League” to a new name that I feel fits one of our objectives……”Guidance”.

The definition of “Guidance” is advice or information aimed at resolving a problem or difficulty, especially as given by someone in a position of authority or influence. It is also the directing of the motion or position of something towards a goal or objective.

That is exactly what we as F3 Nation intend to do, and this is where the young men need your help for the impact will be greater in numbers than alone. I know there is alot of curiosity towards CAH, that the young men down there may not be within your comfort zone. Well it is time to step out of that comfort zone and embrace them. The young men there are in their early teens, at a vulnerable stage of great influence (good or bad). Life thrust upon them a situation that they did not ask for, and they need our love, time, support, strength, wisdom……our Guidance. Each one of them are smart, witty, and funny, but they are a close knit group working to get through life at CAH together and you can tell they lean on each other, some are hesitant to open up to outsiders. They are not too different than some of us PAX in that they sometimes feel that they have to carry their burdens themselves and solve their own problems. They need to know that there are people out in the world they can rely on, they can trust to ‘have their back’ and lift them up when they are down. Within each one of them, hidden beneath their burdens, is a Leader and HIM. Some just do not know or realize this. This is where we as HIMs need to be Intentional and lead them through our example via the mission, principles, and foundations of F3. Now I humbly ask all area PAX and HIMs to come support this great and worthy cause.

General info for posting:

• The first workout was 2/11 as mentioned led by Destiny (Awesome job!), then the workouts are every other Saturday starting 2/18 (2/18, 3/4, 3/18, and so on).
• Workouts start at 4pm prompt so arrive early to prep
• For directions, contact NASA, Reborn, or Chicken Hawk
• They do not want the street address or directions to their site posted online
• Pictures or videos of the young men there are not allowed
• Do not initiate hugs and if you receive one, reciprocate with a ‘bro hug’ with hips turned away
• These are teen boys – bring your sense of humor for they have one for sure (nothing like a fart mid-LSS to get the giggles going).
• 2.0’s are allowed – and encouraged – as long as they are boys over 12

If you want to Q a workout:

• Q schedule is on the Rock Hill tab on the Google Docs link https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1mfnvJ9faf5NVFU9afWW4IDWBxJglS-4YFzZx39RGa4M/edit#gid=1726409880
• Keep it to 45 minutes as usual
• Explain F3 and give the disclaimer at the beginning of each workout as usual
• This is not a high-intensity PAX beatdown or CSAUP – these are teens in collective average shape. One does have an asthma condition that we monitor.
• DO NOT resort to field or court games such as basketball, soccer, tennis, etc. Please stick to moderate bootcamp style workouts. Avoid a run-only workout as well. If you want to bring objects like blocks, etc, for your workout – keep in mind the age and strength of the kids. Make it challenging yet attainable by them.
• BE CREATIVE AND HAVE FUN…..but at the same time we want these young me to be challenged physically and mentally while achieving the goals you set for them.
• Keep in mind the PAX will be there to encourage, support, motivate when the workout gets challenging – that needs to be experienced by them first hand.
• ALWAYS pick up the 6 as usual – that is a key learning point for them.
• We will be able to use the areas around the home which include Winthop University lake, the field at First Christian Church, the field behind the factory nearby, and the CAH grounds themselves.
• In order to give them rest times – use the power of your words. Hold a short devotion incorporating the Monthly Theme that our regions are using; speak about what F3 means to you and what it has done in your life; or give them an example of a rough time in your life and how you overcame it. You can do this more than once during the workout – before the workout, after the COP, during your Thang, and before/after the COT. Keep in mind words are just words but if they have meaning, emotion, intention – they become much more powerful and impactful.
• Engage the young men – when using your words, get them involved in the discussions through questions. Let them show you how intelligent they can be.
• Pictures or videos of the young men there are not allowed
• For the Name-O-Rama – please use only first names, ages, and then F3 name
• Post a BackBlast!! I’d like this done within 48 hrs. This is marketing of the workout to build interest throughout the regions. Update 2/27/2017 – Guidance is now live on the F3 web! It is now listed on the Rock Hill website for posting and reading backblasts.

As Reborn so eloquently put it in his New Vision for Children’s Attention Home – Thank you all for the support you have provided in the past and we look forward to this new venture at the Children’s Attention Home. Please be praying that God will bless our efforts there so that we can build up young males that will one day be leaders in the community and beyond.
Read more – http://f3nation.com/2017/01/07/new-vision-for-childrens-attention-home/

Unity is strength… when there is teamwork and collaboration, wonderful things can be achieved. These young men need our strength, our commitment, our effort to bring out the Leaders that lie within.

I hope to see you all at Guidance. Thank you and God bless.

Aye!
-NASA