Storyboard: Faith Witness Transformation is a podcast highlighting ministries across the East Ohio Conference of The United Methodist Church that are transforming lives locally, nationally, and globally. Produced twice-a-month by EOC Communications, each podcast episode focuses on one of the core values of the #BeUMC campaign: Disciple Making; Belonging & Inclusion; Influence, Connection & Impact; and Experience of God through The United Methodist Church.

Episode 82 “Influence, Connection & Impact: Unlikely Partners” features a conversation with East Ohio Advance Special Unlikely Partners (EOC 9999) founder Donovan Harris and board member Duane Crabbs as they share how they partner with community members to make a better future for youth exposed to violence.

“We thought that if we focused on the youth that were most likely to encounter violence, then we could start to change some of those things that we thought needed to be addressed in our community,” Harris shared.

“We’re really a ministry because ministries prioritize relationships. And at the end of the day we’re not an addiction recovery service, we’re not a child welfare agency, We’re not just a housing development organization. We’re people who seek to love those who we’re in relationship with,” said Crabbs.

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