BIO: Young Le (Le Anh Dung) is a Pastor in Houston, TX. Born in Vietnam, he came to this country as a teenager. By God’s grace, he put his faith in Jesus Christ while in engineering school. After finishing a 25-year career with OSHA, a Department of Labor, he has been serving as EM pastor for both C&MA and Baptist churches. With his wife as a breadwinner, Pastor Young has the freedom to serve Christ fulltime since 2008. He has earned an MA in Pastoral Ministry from Lancaster Bible College Graduate School. His dream is to make Disciples of Christ who, in turn, make other disciples. Young and his family served 12 years serving as a lay person and later bi-vocational EM youth worker with the C&MA churches in Pennsylvania. He later served as an elder at a multi-cultural church for 8 years before spending a year in Vietnam/Cambodia doing medical mission work. In the last 7 years, he and his family settled in Houston and was ordained at Kirkwood Church doing EM ministries including planting a discipleship church plant. Last year, Pastor Young engaged in revitalizing Sugar Land Vietnamese Baptist Church. Today, he is traveling the country in hoping to mobilize the English speaking Young Families and Adults for the Vietnamese churches in the North American Vietnamese Baptist Fellowship.

Pastor Young's better half, Rebekah Le is a nurse in Houston, TX. Born in Vietnam, she escaped on a boat and came to the US. Coming from a Godly family, she grew up in church. While doing ministry and attending nursing school, she met Young. She has been a nurse for 25 years plus. When not in the hospital, she serves in church and lives to share Jesus. She and Pastor Young both walked the aisle the second time when they both graduated with MA (Master in Church Leadership).

https://internetsafety101.org/quiz/?id=quiz

Click the link above; Please take a TEST to see how much you know about the danger of Screens (No need to finish, I would do answer a few questions)

Perspectives of Technology.

Technology is.. No, we are not opposed to technology or the use of technology;

Yet we are VERY concern about the overuse and dependent to technology

We don't deny its benefit; The issue is not letting it rule over our life.

Here are some dangers:

• Cyberbullying
• Exposure to inappropriate material
• Online predators
• Revealing too much personal information 
• Tech Addiction that leads children less connected to the family
• Studies have shown overuse screen cause negative social effect on kids
• It affects believe (Faith) and behaviors since the source is most likely secular
• More than 80% of all parents in the U.S. are worried about their child's technology use, according to the Family Online Safety Institute. 

How do you teach guide your children?

> Our dependency and security not based on technology but for all time it is CHRIST The CREATOR TRIUNE GOD.

> Teach them the truth and expose the lies from the screen sources.

> When possible enjoy screen time with your children while setting clear limits.

Honestly, we as parents are bad at this. Some of us are guilty of screen addictions. And, Yes, most of us struggle with controlling our kids' use of screen without conflicts.

SHARE IDEAS:

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Key Scripture:

. 1 John 2:15-17 (NLT)

Do not love this world nor the things it offers you, for when you love the world, you do not have the love of the Father in you. For the world offers only a craving for physical pleasure, a craving for everything we see, and pride in our achievements and possessions. These are not from the Father, but are from this world. And this world is fading away, along with everything that people crave. But anyone who does what pleases God will live forever.

. Proverbs 4:23 (NLT)

Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life.

. Proverbs 22:6 (NLT)

Direct your children onto the right path, and when they are older, they will not leave it.

. Mathew 6:33 (NLT)

Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need.

. 2 Corinthians 10:5 (NLT)

We destroy every proud obstacle that keeps people from knowing God. We capture their rebellious thoughts and teach them to obey Christ.

As parents in addition to you spending time with your children using and guiding the use of screens, there are helpful tools. These are some of the examples:

> http://www.DiscipleYourKids.net

• http://www.covenanteyes.com/family/
• https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sentry.parental&hl=en_US

Children use a variety of online services, and each of these services can have different safety concerns. However, there are some basic tips which you can employ no matter how your children use the Internet.  

• Keep the computer in a high-traffic area of your home.
• Establish limits for which online sites children may visit and for how long.
• Remember that Internet technology can be mobile, so make sure to monitor cell phones, gaming devices, and laptops.
• Surf the Internet with your children and let them show you what they like to do online.
• Know who is connecting with your children online and set rules for social networking, instant messaging, e-mailing, online gaming, and using webcams.
• Continually talk with your children about online safety. Source: http://bit.ly/2KxaneW
• http://www.chicagonow.com/between-us-parents/2014/01/kids-safe-instagram-parents-need-to-know/
• Please SHARE your ways to keep your children safe.

Conclusion:

• The temptations and risks that come with screens; We must learn to master over it and not have it master over us. Yes, pray and ask God to protect your children as you do your due diligence guarding for their safety, Screen Safety.

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