Tag Archives: Mentoring
Three Generations of Influence
This week marks the 12th year we have been involved as a church with our local public school. This will be the 12th year caring adults from our church are matched with children at Jeffers school. As of right now … Continue reading
Filed under Kids Hope USA, Local Outreach
40 New Mentors x 1Hr = Hope
Over the past week I have been emailing our Jeffers Elementary’s school secretary to find out how many mentors we would need this year. I was thinking she would come in with a number around 40, which closely matches the … Continue reading
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Another School Year to Celebrate
In just a few short weeks we will be completing our 11th year of Kids Hope USA at Jeffers Elementary. It is my 7th year as director. What a year we have had! This year, several KHUSA families have come to … Continue reading
Filed under Kids Hope USA, Uncategorized, Volunteering
God is Portable
The past two weeks 4 of our Kids Hope kids have moved out of district. This means we no longer have a mentoring relationship with them. Today I was especially sad about this, wondering why God allowed them to come into … Continue reading
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A Great Start!
Thank you so much for volunteering to pray for me and for Kids Hope USA. We are entering our 11th year of KHUSA at SLWC. This is a ministry founded in prayer and it is what makes Kids Hope different … Continue reading
Filed under Kids Hope USA, Local Outreach
Be a Bucket Filler!
Everyone has there own personal bucket to be filled or dipped out of. Whether our bucket is filled or dipped into really determines how we feel about ourselves. You know, it’s the things people say to us, good or bad … Continue reading
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20 One-liners gleaned from the KHUSA conference
1. One out of every six mentors in Michigan is a Kids Hope USA mentor. 2. School is an extension of our church. 3. It is a “real world” place for us to model Jesus. 4. Kids Hope kids have … Continue reading
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My Heart is Heavy
As our church’s Kids Hope USA director I hear lots of stories; stories from the school secretary, stories from the teachers, stories from the Kids Hope kids and parents, and stories from the mentors. I feel I am in a … Continue reading
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Urgent Plea for Mentors
I have had an amazing couple of days and it is so evident that God is at work through our church. Today when I went to introduce a new mentor to her student, the student said to us, “My mom … Continue reading
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Kids Hope USA Mentoring Launches
Next week begins our 11th year of ministry with Kids Hope USA at Jeffers Elementary and it is my 6th year as director! We have 42 mentors ready to start meeting with their students. Would you please remember to pray for … Continue reading
Filed under Kids Hope USA, Volunteering
