Oh, how i have been blessed tremendously by this fifth grader named Tamera Rhode!!! At the Wesley Foundation they have an afterschool program for at risk kids like Tamera. I made a commitment this year to be a mentor for the "Older" Age to Age group (5th-7th grades) on Mondays from 3:30-5:30. Those two hours...they are just WONDERFUL! Here I am thinking that I'm the blessing in the kid's life..but man was i SO wrong. I am the one who is blessed every week!
Tamera is like a roller coaster. You're never sure what you're gonna get. One day she's miss thing with an attitude and the next she's so quiet and chilled. I can see that there are some major walls she has put up. I have zero information about her background and it's going to take lots of patience on my part because I just want to know who she is and where she comes from so I can better understand what her needs are and how to love her.
So I guess, I'm asking that if you have taken the time to read this, that you will pray for me and Tamera. Pray that I will have patience. Pray that Tamera will become more open to talking with me. Pray that I will be able to give her what she needs each week. Pray that walls will be tore down and that Tamera will find rest in coming to Age to Age every Monday.
Age to Age has been the BIGGEST blessing..you should mentor a child..it'll change your life!
