Local ministry background:
Petra believed in God during her studies at secondary grammar school. Since the beginning of her journey with God, she has had a great desire to dedicate herself to children and youth, to point them to Christ and serve them for conversion. Currently, she is an active member of one of free evangelical churches in her hometown. Her pastor and elders of the church support with pleasure her ministry among the youth: whether it is the Healthy Youth ministry at schools or free time activities within the youth club.

In 2019, Petra expanded the team of a very well-established non-profit organization in the Czech Republic. She attends schools with programs on spiritual and ethical topics. Through these programs, she helps children in elementary schools to develop basic life skills and prevent risky behaviors. The programs are as imaginative, playful and interactive as possible. Children learn in a playful way how to behave on in various crisis situations.

She joined the Healthy Youth ministry program in June 2022.

Petra sees the main goal of her ministry in imparting healthy spiritual values to children, in order to motivate them to change inappropriate attitudes and behaviors. She herself tries to set a good example for the children.

In addition to HY ministry at schools, she also works with children and teenagers in a leisure-time youth club. She volunteers with children from socially disadvantaged groups.

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How she became a HY Worker:
Petra studied pharmacy and worked for many years in a hospital pharmacy. Even then, she dreamed of working with children and youth. She fulfilled her dream when in 2019 she accepted an offer to become a HY Worker and started to give programs on the primary prevention of socially pathological phenomena.

 

Program topics and resource:

Petra works under the auspices of the Christian organization called the Ethical Workshops.

She uses its much-appreciated school programs with topics:
How are you?
We play together
Let’s be friends
How to protect yourself in dangerous situations?
How did I happen to be here?
How to be cool with siblings?
How to become a good friend?
How to have a nice relationship with parents?
How to overcome worries at school?
What to do with your appearance?
How to manage your money properly?
How to use IT and media correctly?
The bonding program
Life in the media jungle
Power of words
Friends
Family
Well-being and calm without tobacco
Image or character?
Money, money, money
Who am I?
Do you respect your body or do you abuse it?
On a wave of emotions
Prejudices
About old age merrily and gloomily
Sex, love and relationships
A moral maze

Feedback

“I really liked the friendly and positive attitude of the HY Worker towards the children. Empathetic treatment of the children. All the activities followed the theme perfectly. The puppet – Zofka the monkey – the children reacted beautifully to it, a great addition to the program.”

A teacher, 2nd grade

 

“It was great! I took away a lot. Fun. Attention was kept. But it was short.”

A student, 8th grade, a project day about J.A. Comenius

 

After a program about friendship, 3rd grade pupils wrote what they would like to change in their lives:
“When I get upset about something, I play boss and give orders. I want it to be different.”
“Change the behavior at school.”
“I won’t talk during the classes.”
“I don’t want to fight.”
“I don’t want to bother my brother.”
“I won’t be naughty and take things.”
“Forgive friends I haven’t forgiven yet.”
“I don’t begrudge my friend playing with another friend.”
“To help.”
“Pay attention at school.”
“I’d like to learn math and take tests.”
“Be nicer to my classmates.”
“To improve my manners and clean up.”

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