The First Annual Bright Lights for Kids Ride
- A Cycling Event to Honor Charlie Criniere and to "Break the Cycle" of Child Abuse. 1,900 kids are abused every day | 13,000 kids are...
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Ryan Corrigan
- Aug 27
- 2 min
One Year Later... We Remember
- One year since the passing of Charles Criniere by Ryan Corrigan Former students, colleagues, and friends gathered to remember the life...
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Ryan Corrigan
- Jul 31
- 4 min
Criniere Extreme Home Makeover Update #5
Blue Cedar Landscape rallied around Megan Criniere and family to install new sod! This wraps up the exterior house projects on this EHMO KC
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Ryan Corrigan
- Jul 24
- 3 min
Criniere Extreme Home Makeover Update #4
Pushing to Get the Exterior Done! - Ryan Corrigan UPDATE: The Privacy Fence Has Been Installed!!!! Now We Are Praying for the Sod! Check...
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JC Van Deventer
- Jun 24
- 3 min
Bright Lights For Kids Cycling Ride
I ended up tackling 2,328 laps (218 miles). That number represents every child in the KC area who received support last year from CASA...
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Ryan Corrigan
- May 28
- 3 min
Criniere Extreme Home Makeover Update #3
Currently, we are sprinting to finish the outdoor projects! We are so close! Check out this massive list of what God has provided so far!
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Eliya Criniere
- Apr 28
- 1 min
Charlie - The Math Lover
A few years ago, I was studying for a college algebra final at just 16 years old. It was stressful, but I had the best tutor in the world
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Ryan Corrigan
- Apr 3
- 1 min
The Life of Charles Criniere Episode 3 - The Early Years
Charles Criniere was raised by his single father after his mother fell mentally ill. He became more violent, had very little supervision ...
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Eliya Criniere
- Mar 10
- 3 min
William Borden - "No Reserves. No Retreats. No Regrets"
I thought about the things that my dad and I have prayed for so many years, things that God put in our hearts to accomplish...
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Ryan Corrigan
- Feb 21
- 29 min
Real Hope Beyond the Grave
In 2009, I lost a very dear friend in a tragic accident. The night of his accident (within the hour of his death), I had a dream...
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Megan Criniere
- Jan 26
- 2 min
Video Interview - The Blog, the Book, and the Goodness of God
There is a deep assurance that God has better days ahead for us and that He isn't finished with our family's story yet; there are many ....
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Megan Criniere
- Jan 7
- 2 min
The Life of Charlies Criniere Video Series (Ep. 1) Surviving the Gang Culture
Charlie's story of being a graffiti artist named "Orphan" to an incredible man of God who "fathered" the next generation needs to be told...
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Ryan Corrigan
- Dec 25, 2022
- 1 min
KCPD Adopts the Criniere Family for Christmas
The KCPD brought a truckload of Christmas presents to the Criniere Family to show their ongoing support to Megan and the kids
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Ryan Corrigan
- Dec 18, 2022
- 5 min
Criniere Extreme Home Makeover Update
Megan has been absolutely stunned by the ongoing efforts by the community to do an extreme home makeover for her...
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Megan Criniere
- Dec 2, 2022
- 3 min
Encountering the Different Facets of God
Encountering God is more than enough through the different seasons of life. Over the years, God has revealed Himself to me in different ways
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Jeremy Clarkson
- Nov 29, 2022
- 5 min
The Criniere Scholarship Fund
To honor the memory and legacy of Charles Criniere, the Grandview High School Math Department has decided to establish a scholarship
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Ryan Corrigan
- Nov 15, 2022
- 3 min
Big Things Coming! The Book, The Membership, The Vision, and the Budget.
When I first heard that Charlie passed away, I immediately began to pray about a long-term financial strategy for the Criniere family.
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Coach Reggie Morris
- Oct 17, 2022
- 5 min
Charles Criniere - the Minister of Math
One of my favorite stories of Charles as a math teacher was how told the story of Jesus feeding the 5000 with five loves and two fish!
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Danielle Popovici
- Oct 3, 2022
- 4 min
Honoring Megan’s life. All Glory unto Jesus.
August 27th, her life on this earth was altered in a painful and unexpected way. How could this happen? How will Megan respond?
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Ryan Corrigan
- Sep 19, 2022
- 6 min
Bright Lights for Charlie Memorial Ride
About a year ago, I was talking to Charlie, and he told me that he had started getting into cycling with his pastor Athol Barnes...
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