SRA Update

The 2017-2018 school year has ended and we are super excited! We were able to bring Creating Positive Relationships to over 3,900 students in Muncie/Delaware County school districts as well as the Anderson Community School District. That is almost 4,000 individuals in 6th -12th grade who heard the fact-based curriculum about sexual abstinence until marriage.What were the results?Students were asked if they would choose an abstinent life-style after hearing the week-long presentations, 88% said they WOULD choose abstinence or secondary abstinence!Are the students learning facts they didn't know?Yes they are! Our data reveals an average 10% increase in knowledge about: • What constitutes a healthy relationship?• How to choose friends wisely• Influence of social media• Consequences of sexual activity• Signs and symptoms of sexually transmitted infections• How diseases spread• Power of knowing oneselfDoes SRA Make a Difference?Yes it does! Students continue to be thankful for and excited about the abstinence education program. Over and over again, we hear guys and gals alike say they felt empowered to remain abstinent because what they learned reinforced their decision to wait.One student noted, "Dear Mr. Winebarger…you helped me a lot this week. I've been in so many bad relationships and you showed me how to avoid them. Thanks!"It is hard to describe the impact of an individual's spoken words about discovering that their current relationship isn't normal at all. And when they make the decision to get out of the unhealthy relationship and express gratefulness that the SRA Instructors were in their school it is truly touching.It's been said before but worth repeating again: our abstinence instructors are God-gifted to do what they do with our youth. We have many more schools we'd like to add to the program and we will need many more hands to teach it. There is no doubt God has gifted others to join us. If you or someone you know loves to teach and loves to be with tweens and teens, please contact us – we need you to help make a difference in the lives of the young people in our communities.