The Shout Story

Steve and Justyn Downtown Columbia, TN

In December of 2004, father and son, Steve and Justyn Gervasi, completed a 700 mile bicycle trip from Flint, Michigan to their home town of Columbia, Tennessee. All along the way they lifted up a shout for the younger generation. It was an amazing journey!


Once again in April, 2005, they rode another 700 miles, this time 700 miles in and around their home town. As a result they booked their calendar full of Shout Sundays. And week after week the story was the same: Adults lining-up after the service to adopt their students to pray for and encourage.

Shout continues to pick up momentum simply because it works! It's helping local church student ministries mobilize massive numbers of adults into the lives of this "at-risk" generation.

Whether you're a pastor, youth director or just a person of concern, you'll want to know more about how to get our prayer mentoring ministry into your church. Order your Shout Starter Pack from our online store today!.

16 Year-Old Emilye

Emilye's church launched The Shout Prayer Mentor Ministry in February of '05 with 300 prayer mentors and has enjoyed as many as 450 mentors praying for students!


Steve and Justyn dedicated their first 700 mile ride, Shout: North to South, to Emilye, a beautiful then 16-year-old stuggling with an addiction to drugs and alcohol.

Like so many teens, Emilye has parents, a church family, and friends who love her deeply, yet, still, she was unable to resist the pull of the culture.

100's of people all along their trek prayed for Emilye. Through the power of Jesus Christ released in Emiye's life by lot's of prayer and encouragement, Emilye is finding the freedom she had long desired!

Emilye's story is representative of an entire generation who is being victimized by a materialistic culture gone wild.  We believe prayer can turn the tide!

To learn how your church can mobilize adults to pray for teens, order your Local Church Shout Starter Pack from our online store.


 



 

 






Check out this video of Steve telling the Shout Story!

(This is a sample of the HD quality videos contained in the Complete Shout Sunday Kit)

"After twenty-five years of local church student ministry,
I had become painfully aware that we now have an entire generation . . ."

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