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Meet Debi and Jim Godsey, founders of Kidz in the 'Hood.

The Godseys were experiencing many of the inner-city problems themselves including an impending divorce. With the divorce becoming final in three days, they attended a FamilyLife marriage conference. Within those three days the Godseys gave themselves to God and then gave themselves back to each other.

The Godseys, through their new faith, dedicated their lives to helping the kids of Milwaukee's toughest neighborhoods. They call their ministry Kidz in the 'Hood.

With some help and a lot of money out of their own pockets, they have opened their home to mostly African-American kids of their inner-city neighborhood. Most kids do not have a father in the home, and many of these children's mothers struggle with the influences of their surroundings. The Godseys provide tutoring, Bible study, prayer, counseling, food, music and Scripture memorization to the children that come through their door.

But that's not all. At the end of the month when government assistance in the kids' homes run out, the Godseys feed up to 250 children so the kids won't go hungry. Plus, on most weekends, the Godseys take a group of the kids on a camping trip as a reward for good behavior and good attendance at Bible study.

The camp sits on 20 acres in Plymouth.Wisconsin. The property is owned by a retired couple from the Godseys' church, and for nearly nine years "Grandma" and "Grandpa," as the kids call them, have allowed the Godseys to bring the "grandkids" there for weekend visits.

Although their home has been broken into numerous times and their lives have been threatened, the Godseys' faith in God and commitment to the kids keeps them from relocating.

A poem hangs in the Godsey house:

    "I shall not say that I am busy: those who would
   help the troubled people should expect to be busy
   always. Christ was so thronged by multitudes he
   had no time to eat."

Busy? Yes they are. But the Godseys know their efforts are not in vain. With God's help and the assistance of monthly contributors, they are making a difference in the lives of children who need it the most.

The Godseys' home, the base for Kidz in the 'Hood, is God's lighthouse and attracts kids in need of love, discipline, food, fun and hope. The Godseys dream there will be a lighthouse just like theirs on every block across the inner-city. But their dream can't come true without your help!