A few weeks ago I was invited to Washington D.C. to be a part of a summit Christian organizations involved in mentoring. Thirty-one leaders from all across the country gathered together to discuss how to better mobilize and serve the Church. I’ve been to enough of these types of meetings to look forward to 3 inevitable moments: The moment a story […]
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Five Main Ingredients for Motivating Children to Read 1. Self-Efficiency-start at their level 2. Interest- find something that matches their interests and remember that you do not have to finish a whole book 3. Choice- Self-selected reading increases reading 4. Time- Make sure that they have time to read during every mentoring hour 5. Encouragement – Tell
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Germa-phobe – by Theresa Casey Being a germa-phobe has its ups and downs. Often, you find that you are one of the few who escapes the stomach flu that has been circulating the office. Other times, you find yourself panicking when you realize you aren’t wearing long sleeves, and you’re not sure how you will manage
Sweaty Palms – By Theresa Casey “Seriously, how can a street just randomly change?” I thought to myself in frustration. Although I’ve lived in the area for a little over a year and a half, I’m still not familiar with all of the roads – and in this case, it seemed they were playing a
“Waiting on God’s Timing” by Theresa Casey The email came last night. It was only a few written sentences from the Kids Hope USA director, but those sentences filled my heart with joy far quicker than any unexpected tangible gift possibly could. The email popped into my inbox just five minutes to five o’ clock,
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Recently a KIDS HOPE USA Director introduced a new student and mentor. Upon going to the classroom to meet Eli, the director and mentor heard him tell his teacher, “I really don’t want to go.” Eli’s teacher encouraged him and promised him it would be fine. After Eli returned to class after spending his first
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“After the first year of being a mentor, I had my doubts about whether I was making a difference in the life of my mentee, Hudson. Hudson did not ever seem like he was warming up to me or enjoyed spending our time together. That was all erased my second year back with Hudson when
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During their very first hour together, KHUSA mentor, Daryl and his young, mentee, Caleb were filling out a ‘My New Friend’ sheet to get better acquainted. When Daryl came to the question, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” Caleb responded, “A Pirate!” Daryl smiled and said, “Is this because it was
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The Art of Empathy A few weeks ago, I met with the educator from Kids Hope USA who shared with me a wonderful little book that she has been using at Director Trainings entitled If She Only Knew Me by Jeff Gray and Heather Thomas. The pages are filled with pictures, thoughts and struggles of
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