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April 20, 2006Father Daughter Purity Ball
Three years ago, she and her husband, Randy, created a way for fathers to strengthen their relationships with their daughters. It's called a Father-Daughter Purity Ball.
And what are the pledges?
On the surface, it looks like just an elegant evening. About 70 fathers don formal attire, twirl their daughters to the rhythms of the waltz and other ballroom dances, and eat at the upscale Broadmoor hotel. The sold-out event is Saturday. But the real purpose of the evening will be the pledge each father will read and sign at the event.
But this is what that little girl is reading to her father from that card:
Oh boy.I pledge to remain sexually pure...until the day I give myself as a wedding gift to my husband. ... I know that God requires this of me.. that he loves me. and that he will reward me for my faithfulness.And this is what Daddy says in turn: I, (daughter’s name)’s father, choose before God to cover my daughter as her authority and protection in the area of purity. I will be pure in my own life as a man, husband and father. I will be a man of integrity and accountability as I lead, guide and pray over my daughter and as the high priest in my home. This covering will be used by God to influence generations to come. |
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