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BOOK OVERVIEW
In a day and age where we are globally connected more than we have ever been in the history of the earth, it is well researched and documented that teenagers are reporting more feelings of loneliness and teenage suicide is more prevalent than ever before. For those of us who have chosen to bravely love and walk alongside the next generation we must understand that mentorship within the context of relationship is what our teenagers need. They crave and desire to be fully known and deeply loved. When you spend enough time with them you earn the chance to speak into their lives, whether that is words of encouragement or correction. During the 2010s decade, while Kendra was in her 20s and Kenya was in her teenage years, we had the opportunity to do exactly this with each other. Kendra used eleven specific principles to win, develop, and mentor Kenya’s heart.
MEET THE AUTHORS
Kendra was born in South Georgia to incredibly involved loving parents who encouraged her and her younger brother Alex to discover their strengths and passions. As a college basketball player she was lucky enough to have teammates who turned into sisters. These women, plus those she met along the way, now have kids and Kendra gets to be auntie to them all. Nephews and nieces in different cities and states is tricky, but Kendra was raised with aunts and uncles who consistently showed up in her life and she tries to do the same for the small people in her life as well. Outside of advocating for education and communities, connecting people, and writing, Kendra is mostly found being auntie; showing up for birthdays and bedtime and running around in the sunshine laughing and smiling with her favorite small people. After they have sufficiently worn her out and filled her soul she can also be found reading, having friends over for dinner, hiking, or swinging in a hammock in the mountains.
Kenya is a sister of two amazing siblings and a daughter of three invested, driven, and loving parents. She grew up in Knoxville, TN and now lives in Campbellsville, KY where she attends a small, private university. At Campbellsville University she studies business, ministry, and physical therapy. There she also trains and competes in the sport that has been her passion since she was a young girl. She is on one of the highest ranking women’s wrestling teams in the U.S. She lives and trains with some of her best friends and engages in diverse ministry roles within the community.
The narrative around the next generation is not always one full of hope and belief. It takes a certain type of person to pour their lives into teenagers where we often do more seed planting, than we do reaping the harvest of our labor. If you have the courage to read on, we believe you will glean great insight into winning, developing, and mentoring the heart of your teenager and begin to help us change the negative narrative one teenager at a time. If you believe like we do, that the future of our world depends on how we commit to them, we invite you into our story. We intend to be part of the solution…won’t you join us?