By Jason Collum
Dr. Bob DeYoung and John Kuna envision a day when families traveling across America can easily find family-friendly convenience stores and stops along interstate highways.
DeYoung and Kuna, of The Family Psychology Center in Matamoras, Pennsylvania, have begun compiling a list of “Safe Stops” around the country. The list is in its infancy now, but DeYoung and Kuna hope to develop a network of stores and stations that parents can feel safe visiting.
“It's kind of a mission God’s given us,” DeYoung said. “I don't know how many times I’ve gone to these rest stops or gas stations, with the kids with me, and [the stores] have pornography just sitting on the shelves and magazine racks. It’s embarrassing, and it’s wrong.”
DeYoung said he believes there are already stores and stations, run by godly people, that would certainly qualify as Safe Stops — and he would like to add them to the list. Station owners and managers join the Safe Stop list voluntarily and, according to the Center’s website, maintain their membership “completely on their own honor.”
DeYoung is a licensed psychologist, a certified alcohol and drug counselor, and a charter member of the American Association of Christian Counselors.
Businesses interested in becoming a Safe Stop can contact The Family Psychology Center at 570-491-4117 or via e-mail.
( Jason Collum is a staff writer for AFA Journal. This article courtesy of Agape Press).
