Osteen: Children are our future, and God loves the children. The challenges are gonna go, and your children are gonna grow, so try to enjoy this moment and try to look at what's good and be grateful for what you have because you will see better days.ĬP: What is God's heart for children, and society's calling in terms of caring for kids? It may seem permanent, but really it's temporary. Osteen: I would say life does bring its challenges, but they're gonna make it through. What do you say to those parents who are managing their families and households all on their own? It's not always about trying to just teach them every moment, but it's about listening to them and trying to understand them and gain that sense of communication so when they need to talk to someone, they know that we're there.ĬP: Statistics show that there currently are many single-parent households and absent fathers in American families. We try to keep a good line of communication open with our children. Osteen: Well, really, I think a lot of that starts in the home. How do you and your husband personally ensure your kids are picking up the right values? ![]() | (Photo: The Christian Post/Nicola Menzie) View PhotosĪ transcript of CP's brief Q&A with Victoria Osteen is below.ĬP: As the parent of two teens, you know firsthand the difficulties parents might have competing with voices in popular culture for influence over their children. Victoria Osteen checks the smartphone of a young student after posing with her for a selfie, during her visit on Thursday, June 5, 2014, to the Bronx Zoo in the Bronx borough of New York City, as part of Joel Osteen Miniseries's Generation Hope Project outreach. That's the significance of today," Osteen told CP, her response to the first of a handful questions. "The significance of today is to show these children that they're loved and that life is good and coming together, we can make a difference. "But what is the big deal about taking a group of school children, underprivileged or otherwise, to the zoo? What is the significance in that?" casual observers might wonder. However, it was not too long before she re-appeared, bid her hosts adieu, and disappeared down another path.īy that time, the heavy rain had mostly subsided, and the canopy was bustling with bubbly teens, who made it quite obvious that it would take more than a few drops to dampen the mood.ĬP was told by a zoo worker that children visiting the facilities that day as guests of Joel Osteen Ministries would be treated to a "Total Experience," getting to partake in rides and access attractions they might not otherwise be able to enjoy, presumably because of the price tag. However, Osteen spent most of her time under a canopy not far from the main entrance embracing and sharing laughs with the kids, a mixed bunch of predominantly teens and pre-teens, some of whom were clad in their school uniforms.Īfter posing for selfies and group shots with students and handing out hugs, Osteen strolled off down one of the zoo's many paths, presumably to an exhibit. ![]() Osteen greeted the Generation Hope Project volunteers manning check-in tables, shook hands with Wildlife Conservation Society officials (in charge of New York City's five zoos), and spent a few minutes with local media, while Lakewood's in-house crew captured it all on film. Joel Osteen.Īmid squeals of "Victoria!" and whispered observations of "she's so pretty," Mrs. She was there, amid a brief period of rain, to visit with about 250 local school children, some of whom were in hysterics when they spotted the petite blond otherwise known as Mrs. ![]() NEW YORK - Victoria Osteen, one-half of the dynamic duo in charge of America's fastest growing megachurch, was far from her Houston, Texas, base on Thursday when she, along with volunteers from Lakewood Church and its service-oriented Generation Hope Project, made an appearance at the Bronx Zoo. | (Photo: The Christian Post/Nicola Menzie) Victoria Osteen visited the Bronx Zoo in the Bronx borough of New York City on Thursday, June 5, 2014, as part of Joel Osteen Ministries Generation Hope Project outreach.
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