We had a girl's retreat to kick off these amazing mentor relationships. We went to a place out in the sticks :) called Glenhaven Youth Ranch. It helps teens that are troubled and they allowed us to us their bunk house for free. They are an amazing ministry...check them out at http://ghyr.org/.
At this ranch, the girls and their mentors learned about God's beauty that he has given them and how that differs from the world's ideas of beauty.
One of the speakers put it like this... Godly Beauty never goes out of style, but worldly "coolness" changes all the time.
Although the speakers were wonderful and the girls seemed to enjoy them, the goal of the retreat was to get the girls together with their mentors to form a relationship. It went great. They did crafts and had Bible application times that the mentors got to know their girls in a whole new way.
The event was a success and all of the relationships are off to a great start.
For your consideration today, Who are you influencing? We all have people that are around us that encouragement. Use those gifts that God has given you and really pour into someone else's life.
Working for Christ,
