Here is yet another study which confirms the importance of fathers in children's lives. In the December 1, 1998 issue of The Wall Street Journal, Maggie Gallagher's articleFatherless Boys Grow Up Into Dangerous Men reports on a study by the University of California's Cynthia Harper and Princeton's Sara McLanahan.

Read more: WANTED!: Men of Character

Real Men Outdoors goals are to use God’s creation to ignite in young men a desire to know Him and live for Him., to develop leadership skills, as well as socially responsible and accountable young men through mentoring with older Christian men, filling a void created by a lack of responsible, Godly men in their lives.

The trend of destruction and self-hate that is affecting young men across the country, regardless of race, economics, and geography, can be reversed by value added experiences e.g., goal setting and achievement, higher education, appropriate problem resolution skills development and effective communication.

Vision Trigger

“Train a child in the way he should go and when he is old he will not turn from it” Proverbs 22:6

An animal reserve had rescued a number of baby male elephants from poachers who had poached their parents. The baby males were juveniles.  They were bullying the other animals on the reservation, and even killing them. Those who ran the reservation finally made the agonizing decision to have the juvenile elephants killed due to their relentless aggressive behavior.

Read more: Where are the Bull Elephants?