Stories of Hope Archives - Page 4 of 9

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Mentoring: Just be available and listen

Maybe you have considered becoming a youth mentor but have no clue how you would help a child. You may have seen videos of mentored children whose lives have been changed in extraordinary ways by professionals with outstanding talents and personality traits. But no matter your talents and traits, your life experiences can undoubtedly…

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The need for and significance of male mentors

For those following the blog journey of our youth mentoring program, our prayer is that you have seen the passion our staff and volunteers have for serving our young people. Hopefully, you also see the opportunity to serve more young people in Greater Cincinnati with that same love, compassion, and passion. The friendships that…

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Mentoring: “Do I have what it takes?”

If you have been reading our previous blog posts, you know that we at City Gospel Mission believe that youth mentoring is a worthy endeavor. We have witnessed how young people and their mentors are changed in various ways. What about you or your church? Is God leading you in the direction of impacting…

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God shows up

As a City Gospel Mission youth mentor, your friendships have a rhythm for developing trust in the relationship with the child. When you are questioning if your mentee is listening to you, God can open a window of opportunity to capture their emotions about who God is and how important He is to them.…

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Casting a vision to reach at-risk youth

A VISION STATEMENT is an organization’s roadmap. City Gospel Mission’s vision statement is: “Jesus Christ transforming Greater Cincinnati through churches.” As a faith-based non-profit organization, we firmly believe the local church is the path through which we are called to serve Greater Cincinnati. Before City Gospel Mission merged with CityCure in 2001, CityCure had…

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Like a tree planted by the water

Psalm 1:1-4 (ESV) says: “Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law, he meditates day and night. He is like a…

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Mentoring: A Call to the Church

Why Mentoring? “It is easier to raise strong children than to repair broken men.”- Frederick Douglass We live in a world that can be described as more reactive than proactive. We are anxious to find solutions once a situation has become out of control. We make lofty resolutions every new year. We try “get…

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A mentoring match that’s meant to be

One of our youth mentors was discouraged at losing contact with the student he was mentoring. He even thought of stopping his mentorship. But God brought the two back together again. Watch staff member Jenny Towner recount their story of God’s faithfulness. The City Gospel Mission youth mentoring program is looking for…

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Youth Mentoring: This is How We Do It

We can talk at length about the generational problems in our world and how our young people are affected. They face ongoing struggles with violence, body image issues, racial unrest, economic woes, and a change of life due to a worldwide pandemic. What if I told you that there is a tangible, hands-on approach…

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Success story 10 years in the making

Wilfredo has been involved with our youth programs for 10 years, from Whiz Kids, to Teen Impact to now Rising Scholars. Here is a snapshot of a conversation he had with our staff member Arturo Minera, who has been a close mentor to Wilfredo over the years: Q: How would you describe yourself? A:…