Lessie Scurry
Members of the Berean Crusaders Pathfinder Club and Berean Chariots Adventurer Club in Atlanta, Ga., participated in a pilot program sponsored by Wellstar, designed to improve self-esteem and resilience for young people.
The entire Pathfinder Club and the Helping Hands unit of the Adventurer Club were the subjects of Enrichly, an engaging 12-session curriculum that used age-appropriate digital gaming and activities to build confidence and improve outcomes in academics, mental health, and violence prevention.
This collaboration spanned the entire 2024-2025 Pathfinder/Adventurer year, and was developed under the leadership of Michael Gibson, M.D., health ministries leader; Michael Smith, Ph.D., Pathfinder director; and Terry Bond, M.D., Adventurer director.
For the first hour of each two-hour club meeting, trained Wellstar facilitators led the group in this evidence-based program and delved into such areas as healthy versus unhealthy self-esteem, the importance of positive self-talk, positive attributes, healthy personal boundaries, creativity and self-esteem, facing fears and challenges, and the importance of attitude.
The Enrichly staff, supported by the Wellstar Center for Health Equity and Community Health, held a graduation ceremony on April 13, 2025, at the conclusion of the program. Graduating were Adventurers Sire Bussey, Faith Owoeye, Joshua Beaubrun, Marcus Webb; and Pathfinders Eva Gilles, Neve Bussey, Avionne Hall, Attalia DeMattos, Soraya Doh, Tierre Hall, Quincy Jones, Matthew Gibson, Eden Gilles, Analise Hall, Makayla Gibson, Johanna Beaubrun, Mercy Owoeye, Oyin Rotimi, Madison Gibson, Gabriel Graham, Abraham Harris, and Issac Harris.
South Atlantic | August 2025
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