Charm Course in Action

Kristi Morales is a Bible teacher at Master's Academt who is using Jody's Christian Charm Course for Girls in her all girls Bible class this year. She expressed her appreciation for the book and agreed to contribute her thoughts on the lives of her girls and her Bible class throughout the school year. We hope you are as touched as we were by her genuine heart for being a woman of God!

This year at Master's Academy, a private Christian school in Duncanville,TX, we were inspired by The New Christian Charm Course to do something different in our school. We felt that it was time to speak to our girls about what it is to be a woman and how a woman should carry herself from a Biblical point of view. We decided to combine our Jr. High and High School girls into one Bible class and use the charm course as a spring board for topics that would interest the girls and were relevant to their lives. The results have already been far beyond what I expected.

I never dreamed how much the girls of this generation need to be taught fundamental things about femininity and beauty. Their self-worth has been attacked by other girls, unhealthy relationships, and the media. They are uncertain how to act and dress in social situations and often feel very alone. The practical and useful things taught to girls in past generations, that once gave girls confidence and social grace, have been replaced by other things that do not speak directly to their needs as young women.

It has been a blessing to my class to have an all girl’s class in which they can relax and explore "girl things." I have spent the first few weeks creating an atmosphere of caring and trust. As the girls have felt accepted, they have begun to open up and share what is going on in their lives. I have already seen a change in the way they treat each other and how they relate to others. I see them walking with more confidence and speaking in a more feminine way. I am excited about this year and what God is going to do in their lives through this course.

Kristi Morales
Bible Teacher and Assistant Director of Master's Academy