Our online mentoring ministry has unique opportunities to reach people who have no hope. People find our web sites who haven’t found help anywhere else. Through being connected to a mentor who is pursuing Jesus, listens, shows empathy, compassion, asks open ended questions and prays, a divine appointment seems to emerge out of the misery and lives begin to change.

We are not professional counselors but people who follow the Greatest Counselor of All.
Below are two ‘God’ Success Stories.

Walk Along Side…

1) You know, you are the first person in my ENTIRE life, all twenty-seven years and seven months, to say that there was ANY kind of softness to me. NOBODY in my ENTIRE life has ever used my name and the word “softness” in the same sentence.  I do want to thank you, though, because you are right, you don’t judge me because of how my life has come to be. You TRULY do accept me for who I am today and what I hope to do with my life. You don’t criticize or place blame. You tell me like it is whether it’s difficult for me to hear or not. You always listen and at least TRY to understand. If by some odd chance, you don’t understand, you don’t try to act like you do. You’re honest and foreword, and you tell me that you don’t understand. That’s a rare and precious
thing to find these days.’

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2) June 2011: Its kind of hard to believe that god loves me when I hear so many people saying I’m just going to die and burn in hell and that I’m a bad person. I’m sorry I got a email mentor, I know when I bother someone and I know I’m bothering you so I won’t email anymore. I don’t like to bother people.
November 2011: I’m guessing I’ll still be doing the same thing in college as I am in high school. Nothing will change, at least not for the better. Nothing ever changes for the better for me. Like I said before, I’m not a people person so volunteering won’t do me any good. If anything I should be dead, I don’t do any good for the world, just  hold everyone else back.
May 2012: I wish I could just give you a hug. 
 On Wednesday my friend told me that the place I applied to tried to call me and set up an interview (he knows this because he works there). Well he took me over there after school and I had my first job interview and the lady said she liked me a lot. So now I have my second interview today at 3.p.m at the same place I hope I get the job I want to make some money for phone bills and maybe make some money to help my best friend out. And of course keep some for me and college stuff too. Today is going to be busy for me. I have my graduation practice, senior picnic, the interview, hopefully go to the store to grab a gift, then to my cousins graduation. I hope you have a good day

Have a Great Week!
Terri

Have you ever had an experience that separated you from the people around you? For some of us it was a divorce, for others, a failure. Sometimes it’s our finances that makes us different, or our health (or the lack of it). If you’ve ever felt like you were on the outside looking in, there is hope for  you.
http://powertochange.com/itv/spirituality/do-you-belong/

Adult Children of Divorce: http://powertochange.com/blogposts/2011/09/22/adult-children-of-divorce/

Walk Along Side…
“Just wanted to update you – I’m doing so much better now! I had a day off work and had what I can only describe as a breakthrough. My church has been fasting every Tuesday of May. I hadn’t taken part as I wasn’t really sure how to go about it, so I decided to have a few hours with no TV, no food, so I could just spend time with the Lord. I went on YouTube and put on my praise and worship playlist and for about 2 hours, I had the most intense time with God. It was beautiful – I sang to Him, prayed to Him and cried to Him. Once it was over, I felt like a massive weight had been lifted from me…..it was the strangest feeling.”

Thank you for your Peace Father  ♥
Have a great week
Terri

If you’re dating and think this person might be the one, relationship expert Sheila Wray Gregoire has two things you can do now to help your future marriage.
http://powertochange.com/itv/family/preparing-for-marriage/

Take the next step:
* 6 keys to having a great dating life:  http://powertochange.com/experience/sex-love/6dating/
* Checklist to help you prepare for marriage:  http://powertochange.com/experience/sex-love/marriageprep/
* Engaged? Take our free lesson “Reflections for a Bride”  http://powertochange.com/studies/chosen/

 Walk Along Side…
“I wanted to pass on this blessing of mentoring to you. This is from a girl who didn’t have anything to wear to her prom and has been suicidal many times. Here is the email I had Sunday. After over 300 conversations, she is coming along in the right direction. I wanted to share this blessing of how God knows when we need a little encouragement as we serve.” (mentor)

“HAPPY MOTHERS DAY!!!
You’re just like a mother to me. I wish I could send you flowers or something nice. I hope you have a great day.

♥ Thank you so much for all that you do!
Terri

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*Type in your User Name
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Do you know anyone who has been afflicted with cancer? If so, then you must be familiar with that feeling — the dreaded fear of the unknown. There are many hard questions, many emotions, many thoughts to grapple with. When Katherine heard that her husband, Dave, was diagnosed with cancer, she was filled with fear. Her family went through excruciating moments: rounds of treatment, cancer recurrence, and several hopeless nights. Their church community rallied together, sharing in their tears and sorrows, and helping them wrestle with purpose, hope, and heaven. Katherine shares her journey through their arduous battle with cancer, and how she faced death and how she found hope and peace amidst the storm. Watch Video: http://powertochange.com/itv/family/god-is-peace-evid/

Have a Great Week ♥
Terri

If I asked your friends to describe you, what would they say? And if I asked you to describe yourself, would your answers match up with those of your friends? Consistency in character is certainly no easy feat; it is difficult to keep up one’s persona especially when there is no one watching. Pastor Nate Larkin lived a double life — despite a floundering marriage and a growing inclination to feed his porn addiction, he worked long and hard to protect the reputation that he so carefully built. He knew that the moment his scandal broke out, his ministry would be finished. Little did he know that the trials he was going through were opportunities to build up his character. Watch video:  http://powertochange.com/iamsecond/protecting-my-reputation-dvid/

Walk Along Side…
“By one of those lovely God incidents, we have a missionary friend living there AND in the same city! He finds it very difficult on his own. He can now speak the language reasonable and also teaches English but as a Christian, it is very difficult to witness and one has to even be careful about emails and all writing. I am sure my friend will be pleased to contact my mentee, who seems to be really wanting to get right with God.
That has really made my day spending an hour or so getting that sorted before we set off for holidays. I do thank God (almost) every day for this door of opportunity for ministry that he has opened up for me.
Every Blessing in Him,
Kathryn (mentor)

Have a Great Week ♥
Terri