Fatherless Day

I worked in the Nassau County jail, in a very large dorm-like room with just over 116, 20-year-old, mostly fatherless, young men. Most of these teens were facing felony charges. The Thursday afternoon meeting would begin with an attention-getter that would start them talking about their experiences and then we would share truth from [...]

By |2020-10-07T22:39:28-04:00April 2nd, 2015|Be A Mentor|Comments Off on Fatherless Day

‘A Father to the fatherless is God…’

God came to us at Christmas through Jesus so that we can have a relationship with Him. Relationships are big to God. He wants to have one with each of us and has given us the privilege and responsibility to be His light in a dark world through relationships. Psalm 68:5 tells us that [...]

By |2020-10-07T22:45:35-04:00December 23rd, 2014|Be A Mentor|Comments Off on ‘A Father to the fatherless is God…’

88 L.I. Boys Wait for a Mentor

I was at my church and community harvest party and it seems like all the moms were serving and the dads were walking the kids around to have fun. I must admit at first it felt good to see that many dads with their kids. Everyone enjoyed the music, dads were showing off at the ring the bell with the sledgehammer game, and the kids were eating their fair share of candy.

By |2020-10-08T13:12:55-04:00October 31st, 2014|Be A Mentor, Stories, Support LIYM, Why Mentor a Child|Comments Off on 88 L.I. Boys Wait for a Mentor

The Cost of Crossing a Bridge

The La Fiere Bridge in Normandy, France We don’t think much of bridges unless the toll goes up. When it does, we complain and pay it. I hear the cost of the Tappan Zee Bridge will double soon. This summer I saw a bridge that cost much more. It was the La [...]

By |2020-10-07T22:59:52-04:00July 25th, 2014|Be A Mentor|Comments Off on The Cost of Crossing a Bridge

Vision: Birthed, Incarcerated, Reborn!

Am I going to wear one of these when I graduate Uncle Brady? When did you decide to go to college? I have asked this question to dozens of people. Most stop and think before they reply: 'I always knew I was going.' Where do we get our vision for life? It happens in so [...]

By |2020-10-08T17:41:54-04:00May 16th, 2014|Uncategorized, Why Mentor a Child|Comments Off on Vision: Birthed, Incarcerated, Reborn!

Shhhhhhh….. Cultural Cancer!

A recent article (April 20, 2014) in the Wall Street Journal began like this: ‘Suppose a scientific conference on cancer prevention never addressed smoking, on the grounds that in a free society you can't change private behavior, and anyway, maybe the statistical relationships between smoking and cancer are really caused by some other third [...]

By |2020-10-08T17:46:08-04:00April 24th, 2014|Support LIYM, Why Mentor a Child|Comments Off on Shhhhhhh….. Cultural Cancer!

Dad’s Home

I was about a mile from my house when I saw a boy who looked to be 10 years-old shooting hoops in the street. I watched from a distance as he retrieved the ball, again and again, oblivious to the stranger who was now only one house-length away. In the next instant, a white Toyota pulled into the driveway and the boy, leaving the ball in the street, darts up the driveway and is at the driver’s side door before the car had completely stopped.

By |2020-10-08T13:04:03-04:00December 4th, 2013|News, Stories|Comments Off on Dad’s Home

Imagine all that is modeled during this creative mentoring activity.

Last Saturday Taya and I hosted our third annual dinner for her family. We spent a few hours at my house preparing food, and then served a total of 8 guests in my church basement. Each year she chooses a theme, and this year, she wanted to do everything “old-fashioned”. So we found some old looking jackets and hats and pearl necklaces to wear.

By |2020-10-08T13:16:22-04:00November 20th, 2013|News, Stories|Comments Off on Imagine all that is modeled during this creative mentoring activity.

A Boy and a Piano…

A mom was waiting in our lobby for her 14-year-old son, Josh, who was in the next room getting his first piano lesson. This is a fatherless boy who has longed to learn to play the piano. He has been trying to teach himself for years. His mom finally was able to get him a keyboard. He has been matched to one of our mentors for the past year. Mom said, ‘He was a very angry boy.

By |2020-10-08T13:06:00-04:00October 17th, 2013|Stories|Comments Off on A Boy and a Piano…

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