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Straight Talk for the Journey - Robert J. Day
Copyright © 2017 by Patrick Henry Family Services
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Printed in the United States of America
ISBN: 978-0-9979026-5-5
A thought is as real as a cannonball.
Joubert
Contents
Preface
Introduction
Note to Reader
Section One — Family
Section Two — Culture
Section Three — Leadership
Section Four — Ministry
Preface
Robert Day began his leadership of Patrick Henry Family Services in 2010. At that time, the nonprofit charity consisted of a handful of residential group homes for children and youth, and one counseling center. Though tenured in child welfare for more than 50 years, the ministry was limited in its capacity, and could do little more than be a place of refuge for kids who had nowhere to go.
For more than a half century Patrick Henry Boys & Girls Homes received children as young as age six, after they had been abused, neglected, and rejected. It is heartbreaking to see these precious children who had experienced so much abuse and neglect at such a young age. We could never build enough group homes to meet the needs. Part of the answer has to come through intervention of families at greatest risk, and the education of a culture spinning out of control.
This fundamental shift of change began with a renewed interest in not only being a place of refuge for vulnerable children, but also being an outreach to struggling families and fractured homes at the point of crisis, and even before the crisis occurs.
As CEO, Robert Day has remained focused on maxing out the mission of PHFS. Today the ministry also includes a home for unwed mothers and their babies, six counseling centers, a camp, retreat center, child placement services, a radio ministry, and now a publishing resource.
Introduction
Straight Talk with Robert Day offers concise, engaging and insightful principles on issues of leadership, family, culture and ministry. This is a must read for every caring American!
Robert Day is a leading voice in the catalyst of change for children and families in America. Four fundamental convictions drive his passion to restore families. 1. Every sociological crisis facing our culture today can be traced back to the lack of a stable two-parent family. 2. The power to fix this crisis is not with government, but with caring Americans throughout our country. 3. Every child deserves to be loved and motivated. 4. Urgency, in the name of children, is not a vice, it’s a virtue.
In addition to a professional career of successful child welfare intervention, Robert speaks from personal experience. Having grown up in abject poverty and experiencing every kind of abuse as a child, Robert knows first hand the urgency facing America’s children. Robert chronicles his painful childhood in his biography Worst of Mothers … Best of Moms.
In 2011, Straight Talk with Robert Day was created as an outreach of Patrick Henry Family Services. The Straight Talk with Robert Day radio ministry began with one-minute Straight Talk segments for a country radio station in Brookneal, Virginia. Shortly thereafter, Straight Talk’s daily one-minute segments landed where they remain today, on Spirit FM, the largest Christian radio station in Virginia. In 2013 a 30-minute Straight Talk with Robert Day radio show was launched on WLNI, Lynchburg’s News & Information station. The longer, weekly shows gained a good following, and today these segments can be found on podcast at straighttalkwithrobertday.org.
Through the radio programs and social media outreach, Straight Talk has proven a valuable ministry, and has provided more visibility for the important work of all the ministries of Patrick Henry Family services. Straight Talk has also helped propel Robert Day into a sought after speaker for churches, civic groups, conferences and special events.
Many people are wise, but few discern with such clarity and passion as Robert Day; that is what sets him apart as a quality leader, husband, father and friend. I have been blessed to know Robert Day personally and professionally for many years. His genuine compassion for others and his authentic testimony are truly inspirational. Those around him are challenged to live more selfless, intentional, and purposeful lives. I know you’ll be challenged and changed as well through Straight Talk with Robert Day.
Adam Spencer, Director of Philanthropy, Patrick Henry Family Services
Note to Reader
The following segments were written and recorded for a radio audience. The one minute segments, (actually fifty seconds with intro and outro) were originally intended for audio use. For this book they have been slightly edited for a reading audience. The content itself has not been altered.
The segments have been grouped together into the four sections: Family, Culture, Leadership, and Ministry. These are the areas of life I’m most concerned about, and believe have the greatest opportunities for changing the present reality.
There is a secret pattern embedded in every segment. Let’s see if you can find it.
Robert J. Day, CEO, Patrick Henry Family Services
Section One
Family
1 Live Better
One of the driving forces in American culture is the yearning of parents