"I was in the spirit on the Lord's day, and I heard behind me a great voice like the calling of a war trumpet,..." Rev. 1:10
I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and the Holy Spirit revealed to me my purpose in life. He said to "Restore fathers back to the head of the family through the gospel of Jesus Christ." It was that day that R.E.S.T.O.R.E., Inc. was planted in me. It began to incubate, and to grow inside my spirit until my passion to fulfill the spoken word of God in my life could no longer contain it. On August 21, 2006 I gave birth to R.E.S.T.O.R.E., Inc.
Mark Robinson, Founder
Mark Robinson graduated from Syracuse University with a Masters degree in Social Work. He designed, developed, and implemented a successful fatherhood program while working at a community action agency in Syracuse, N.Y., before moving to Toledo, Ohio in 2004. He worked as a School-Based mental Health Clinician for several years. He is also the team captain of a local chapter of All Pro Dad which he has implemented at Lincoln Academy for Boys. He co-founded and the Northcoast Fatherhood Collaborative, and was the Assistant Director of the Northcoast Fatherhood Initiative. He is currently the Director of Field Education and Instructor at Lourdes College Department of Social Work in Sylvania, Ohio. He serves on various boards, (including the Ohio Practitioners Network for Fathers and Families (OPNFF), which is a statewide collaboration that seeks to advance a fatherhood and family agenda at the state and local level), task forces, and committees in the Toledo, Ohio area.