A few years ago, my husband and I chose to move our family to Michigan. This move was a difficult decision, but we felt God calling us. The move was especially hard on our 5-year-old son Ryan as he struggled with change and leaving his grandparents who played an active role in our lives babysitting, family nights and holidays. This changed our son.
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Most of the time, at the beginning of the school year, mentors seek advice from their students’ teachers about how to use the time with their student in positive ways. In the case of Mike and Trevin, the teacher suggested reading a chapter book together, because it seemed like Trevin’s love of reading was lagging this fall.
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Cameron was in third grade this year. He really struggled in class – with focusing and following directions. When his mentor, Amy, came to his school every Thursday, he would run ahead of her to the cafeteria, leaving her to walk the hallway alone. He would quickly grab his lunch and race to the library, again leaving her to catch up. Once they sat down in the library, he would rush through his lunch and throw it in the trash, eager to go outside. Amy frequently followed along behind. She would often wonder if Cameron wanted her there at all.
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As a Kids Hope USA Director, I have seen mentors dig in, see the students and staff, and want to be supportive. I also have seen people grow in their ability to get out of their own bubble and dive into the needs of our community. We did a Sunday School Hour recently where we were able to talk about how this mentoring program enables us to live out Matthew 25.
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Contributed by: Anne Broaddus, Director Columbus Avenue Baptist Church, Waco, Texas Davina Pennington, Regional Director, South and Southwest, Kids Hope USA In 2009 our principal asked us to pray for 3rd, 4th and 5th graders as they took the state mandated tests. She assigned each child a number on a master list of student names,
Written by Kara Nguyen, Kids Hope USA Director of Development and Kari McLennan, Kids Hope USA Program Support Specialist For 17 years, Mr. Gary has been a Kids Hope USA mentor through his local church. He’s invested countless hours into the lives of kids in his community, and when the opportunity came to start with
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Christmas reminds us that gifts come in all shapes and sizes, and the monetary value or usefulness of a gift is far less meaningful than the intent, especially when given by a child. Chase was a happy kid and he loved spending time with his mentor, Ken. He was open to doing his schoolwork, playing
Jacob & Skylar-Jay became friends three years ago; Skylar-Jay was starting kindergarten and Jacob was leaning into a pull from God to serve as a Kids Hope USA mentor through his church, College Wesleyan. Little did they know that three years later, they would still be great friends! Skylar-Jay was referred to Kids Hope USA
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At this time, more than any other, we need hope… for numerous reasons. Speaking of hope, one of the greatest joys of retirement has been to serve as a mentor with Kids Hope USA through the church. As a mentor, I’ve had the joy of spending one day a week during the school year with
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Lucy began meeting with her mentor, Kathy, in first grade. When they first started spending time together, it was clear that Lucy had an uphill battle with her reading. She wasn’t confident in her ability and was easily distracted in her efforts. Although Lucy’s teacher gave Kathy a reading assignment to do with her each
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