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Mentoring
November 2, 2011

[caption id="attachment_1523" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Meredith and LaShanti go on the hayrack ride together. "][/caption] Youth Horizons’ annual Fall Festival was on Saturday, Oct. 8, at Cox Farms in Wichita. Mentors, protégés and their families were invited to go through the corn maze, eat at the cookout and spend time in the pumpkin patch. Despite Saturday’s rain, it...

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Mentoring, Success Stories
October 1, 2011

[caption id="attachment_1458" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Del meets with his protege. They were part of the school-based mentoring program last year. "][/caption] Many Youth Horizons mentors ask themselves the same question: “Am I making a difference?” During the last school year, one of our mentors spent an hour a week going to a little boy’s school and playing...

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Mentoring, Success Stories
October 1, 2011

Match: Vince and Hayden [caption id="attachment_1446" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Hayden and Vince pose for a photo at their one-year match anniversary. "][/caption] Matched: August 5, 2010 Church Represented: River Community Church Favorite Activities: Vince and Hayden enjoy attending sporting events together. Some of their favorites are Wichita State University Baseball and Wichita Thunder Hockey. Hayden is involved in sports at school,...

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Fatherlessness
October 1, 2011

You may have noticed that you’ve been receiving the newsletter on a monthly basis. We’ve made it smaller, and a wonderful group of ladies from Calvary Baptist Church in Valley Center have been doing the bulk mailing for us to try to help us cut expenses on our newsletter. I thought I would ask you if...

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Mentoring
October 1, 2011

Name: Nadia Age: 12 Waiting Since: 2010 Personality: Outgoing, funny, friendly Wants to be a: Cosmetologist Interests: Playing outside and playing tag Why I want a mentor: I want someone to do girl things with because my mom isn’t around much. Name: Ahjking Age: 10 Waiting Since: 2007 Personality: Confident, extrovert, funny, talkative Wants to be a: Police officer Interests: Playing basketball, going outside, and playing on the...

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Residential
September 12, 2011

[caption id="attachment_1434" align="aligncenter" width="640" caption="The second home at KPBR is completed and ready for eight new residents. "][/caption] The Kinloch Price Boys Ranch (KPBR) exists as a home to boys when living at home or in a foster home has been unsuccessful. The ranch is located on the northern outskirts of Wichita and serves boys ages...

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Uncategorized
September 12, 2011

Thank you, my friends, for your many letters, notes, cards and memorial gifts. Many of you know that my 36-year-old adopted son, Ty, was killed on Jul. 19 while driving a truck for his work. It has been difficult coming to grips with it, working through the regrets and taking comfort in the promises from God’s...

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Mentoring, Success Stories
September 12, 2011

Match: Erica & Zoe [caption id="attachment_1410" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Erica and Zoe smile at the 2011 awards dinner. They had been matched for six years at this point. "][/caption] Church Represented: Chapel Hill Fellowship Matched Since: 6/22/2006 Favorite Activities: Erica and Zoe enjoy attending book club together. Zoe’s goal was to read 10 books during summer. Now that the school year...

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Mentoring
September 1, 2011

[caption id="attachment_1368" align="alignleft" width="640" caption="Protégés play together in the shallow end. "][/caption] The Youth Horizons mentoring program sent summer off with a splash at this year's end of summer pool party. After watching the thermometer soar to the 100s for weeks on end this summer, protégés and mentors got to cool off at the Edgemoor pool. Together,...