Do you have people that you look up to? No not taller people! People who are maybe a bit older, a person who has been through the issues and things that you are going through. Mentoring is about having the chance to chat to a person like that.
What we offer through our mentoring programme is the chance for a young person to be paired up with a suitable adult who will meet together about once a month. The idea is to build a long lasting friendship and times together may include doing anything from Golf to drinking coffee and conversations may cover a range of subjects from school to God whatever the young person will find helpful.
“The adults who make Christianity come alive are the adults who
take an interest in me – the adults who show an interest in my
life as well as a passion and interest in their own lives. Not
only do they say, ‘Hey, how are things going with you? They’re
also willing to sit down and say, ‘ Let me tell you what’s going
on with me.’ Those are the people I really enjoy. Those are the
people who have kept me in church”.
(Nathaniel, age 19)
