Encouragement For Mentors

Success as a mentor is not based on how well the child does. It is marked by your faithfulness and love. Here are some ways that you can measure your success as a one to one volunteer in Long Island Youth Mentoring: Do I make my best attempt to meet weekly with my match? Do [...]

There was a man who was asleep one night in his cabin when suddenly his room filled with light and the Savior appeared. The Lord told the man he had work for him to do and showed him a large rock in front of his cabin. The Lord explained that the man was to push [...]

At our mentor training and orientation, we encourage prospective mentors to “decide now to be the pursuer in your mentoring friendship.” This was important because it can help avoid frustration later as well as cement the mindset that if God has called them to this. He will help them to continue in it even if [...]

I could hear the sobbing even as I put the phone to my ear. Over the waves of hurt and confusion I heard her say “I’m sorry, I didn’t expect to react this way’”... and the floodgates of pain and deep disappointment erupted. She cried, I prayed and we both just waited for the [...]

At the beginning of my ministry position at a Christian high school, I was hired to teach a course on Christian living. One of the issues that made it a little more challenging was that everybody, including the students, knew that no one ever failed this class. So day after day, week after week, [...]

I cannot count the number of times I have encouraged Nick* that what he was doing over the last five years, spending time with Ray* (15 years old) weekly, was making a difference. My words carry some weight, but when Ray* actually expressed it to Nick himself, you could have knocked Nick over with [...]