TEENS at WORK!

Written By Joel Furrow
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”
— Jeremiah 29:11

We believe that when we work, we are joining God is his work of restoring all things - especially within a community like the Tree Streets Neighborhood of Lewiston. Over the last few years, Lew Crew Teen Work Experiences has grown from a. simple first time job opportunity mowing lawns to a broad “life readiness” mentoring program, offering 3 work experiences to neighborhood teens.

Additional electives like financial literacy, human psychology, farming, woodworking, sewing, entrepreneurship are offered each season.

This summer, 30 teens have joined us to WORK, PLAY, GATHER and GROW together. Together they are discovering the joy and satisfaction of work, building a community together and preparing to contribute to their community and experience an abundant and full life that God has planned for each of them.

We are able to do this work, thanks to the gifts of generous individuals like you.

Join us and make a gift today!

Joel Furrow

Before joining The Root Cellar's ministry in Lewiston in 2012, Joel implemented and directed the Bridging the Gap Juvenile Diversion program in Boston, MA serving nearly 100 juvenile offenders annually.

Early in this career, Joel was impacted greatly by work within refugee communities in Amman, Jordan and Clarkston, GA. He discovered God's great love for these vulnerable communities as well as the gift that refugees and immigrants offer to a welcoming city.

Joel is a graduate of Liberty University where he received a Bachelor of Science in Religion with a concentration in Intercultural Studies, Islam and Arabic. Joel and his lovely wife Hilary live in Wales, ME raising 3 beautiful, wicked smaht daughters and a baby boy.

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