Raising Up Superkids
(In a Not-So-Super World)
In a 2011 national survey, 22 percent of children in the U.S., from birth to 17, lived in poverty. That percentage reflected that these children were “food insecure,” a term that signified that, at times, either they or their parents were unable to acquire adequate food for active, healthy living because the household had insufficient money and other resources for food.
In a similar study, conducted in 2012, 47 percent of the high-school students surveyed said they were sexually active; 16 percent of all 10th graders and 24 percent of all 12th-grade participants admitted to heavy drinking; and 19 and 25 percent of those same groups, respectively, said they had used drugs at some time between 2011 and 2012.
The statistics are grim for America’s children growing up in this not-so-super world. And some say it’s only getting worse. The truth is, the enemy would love nothing more than to derail tomorrow’s leaders while they’re still young.
But God has a different plan.
He sees our children as His children. He sees them as leaders, as world changers, as the next generation of those who will give glory to Him. It’s for this reason that, at Kenneth Copeland Ministries, we have ministered to children in many different ways for the past 25 years. From audio adventures to action movies, from children’s novels to an award-winning magazine, and from coloring books to live meetings, all our efforts have had the same heartbeat: Whatever we must do, we are going to reach our kids.
We refuse to lose one child to the enemy!
Taking Up the Cause
Twenty-five years ago, a new concept in children’s ministry at KCM was born with the creation of Commander Kellie and the SuperkidsTM. The characters for this cartoon/animation feature first appeared in audiobook adventure format. But after three albums, listeners wanted more. By 1992 the first Superkid movie, "The Intruder," was released. That same year, Wichita Slim—with Kenneth Copeland as the title character—rode onto the screen in "The Gunslinger."
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Additional Story Info:
In 2012, 47% of U.S. high-school students surveyed said they were sexually active.
We have to give our kids the proper tools to use as they grow and develop, and it's important that we get started with the when they're young.
