GUARDIAN ANGEL ADOPTION PROGRAM

                                                                            James D. Harris, Jr. was born in 1961 in Portales, New Mexico, to Evangelist James D. Harris and

                                                             Mrs. Pauline H. Harris. Pauline H. Harris passed on October 27, 2007 and her impact and wisdom

                                                             are missed in abundance.  James is happily married to the lovely Aretha B. Harris of Miami, FL; for

                                                             of 26 years. He has a 15-year-old son, James D. Harris, III, who is home-schooled and the Harris

                                                             family resides in Gulfport, MS.  James works with James D. Harris, Sr. as an Associate Minister at

                                                             the North Gulfport Church of Christ for the last 14 years.

                                                      James graduated from Richard King High School in 1979 an Honors Student and a National Merit Finalist, in Corpus Christi, TX and proceeded to attend college at Del Mar University, the University of Texas in Austin, TX, Southern University in Baton Rouge, LA and finally Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. James has been involved in several technical institutes such as Baton Rouge School of Computers, and Infonet, both of Baton Rouge. He received further degrees from his studies there.  His religious studies culminated at Alabama Christian School of Religion in Montgomery Alabama where he received his Bachelors of Ministerial Studies & Divinity, School of Religious Studies in Moss Point, MS, and remote studies from Southwestern Christian College in Terrell, TX.  James has been involved in the Civic and Religious arena for many years. He was awarded the Governor’s Redesign Award in Louisiana 1992, Volunteer in Public Schools Award-Golden Apple Award in 1994, Founded and Designed the Ambassador Program for Inner City Schools and Children from 1990-1995. James was also a charter member of the Economic Freedom Association and co-chaired the United Way East Baton Rouge Parish Corporate Campaign between 1987-1990. James is also currently Treasurer of the North Gulfport Church of Christ.  He has been a member of the North Gulfport Civic Club and a member of the Executive Board for the Gulf Coast Community Action Agency Head Start Program. He was a Policy Council Member for LC Jones Head Start, a school for the Gulf Coast Community Action Agency.   He was a National Training Director along with his wife, Aretha with Excel and had a family of representatives exceeding 19,000+ members when he and his wife were affiliated with Excel Telecommunications, Inc..  He was also Independent Representative for Financial Destination, Inc. where he is a Founding Member and a Regional Associate and manages debt and equity for the family or person dealing with debt.  James & Aretha co-owned a CLEC/Phone Company in Hammond, Louisiana, namely Quantum Phone & Telecommunications for (2) years.  James has worked closely as a Loss Mitigator and an Equity Assessor with the Equity Creator Company utilizing said method of Debt Reduction for personal and household incomes located in Decatur, Georgia.  James was also the COO, Advertising and Marketing Director for Gulf Coast Internet TV Group, where he had oversight and implementation in the area of business advertising and marketing exposure and name branding to a Gulf Coast audience.  He was also the Co-Owner of the InterAxis Internet TV Network which was facilitated with online or Internet technology bringing uploaded content to a local audience.  James was also a Long Term, Certified Substitute Teacher here on the Gulf Coast in Harrison County which is Gulfport, Biloxi and Pass Christian, Mississippi respectively for (5) years.

He also currently owns and operates Agapetre' Graphics and Marketing Group in and

around the Gulf Coast Area with emphasis on networking businesses to utilize each other’s

resources.   Mr. Harris is currently working at SABIC - Bay St Louis Facility located in Bienville

Industrial park in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi.  he has been there (6.5) years as the local and site;

BSL Site Administrator specializing with Human Resources & Payroll as well a being a logistics

specialist.  

 

He formed the Guardian Angel Adoption Program after Hurricane Katrina on October 5, 2005

and during the aftermath of Katrina has formulated and worked with others to make this

program a success on the Gulf Coast.  Minister Harris still calls the program a work in

progress with many families to assist who are still in need during the long term recovery

period after the hurricane.  The program has assisted over 3,550 (+) families and has fed over

11,000+ people since the hurricanes untimely arrival.

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We work decently and in order, with an emphasis on transparency when assisting others.  We hope, trust and pray that all that support us, are working with us and especially those being helped by us will all respond and carry ourselves in good faith & honor!