Dear Mentor,
One of my favorite guilty pleasures is a reality TV show
called Gold Rush. For those who have
not seen it, it is about three men and their crews who have bet their futures
on trying to strike gold in the Alaskan Klondike. The show is full of all the
reality TV fake docu-drama and cliffhanger decisions that always seem to work
out just in the nick of time. The climax of each season is when they tally
their findings to see if their efforts have produced enough gold to pay the
expenses and make a profit. Sometimes they do, sometimes not.
In the show, gold is the most precious resource. At Mercy
Street, you, a mentor, is our most precious resource. And we need more of you! Our
efforts to find mentors often feels a lot like panning for gold. Sometimes you
hit, sometimes not. Lately it has been pretty barren panning. So this letter is
a mining effort, really. We are hoping to strike it rich (with new mentors)!
We need 75 new mentors by the end of this school year. That
is a lot, but it is doable. We have the demand and the capability to support
the demand.
So here is what I am asking of you: In this moment, please
think about someone you might know who would benefit from joining this
mentoring journey (and be awesome at it) and then personally invite them to one
of our Mercy Street 101’s. Let them know that you hope they will become a
mentor and that you think they will benefit, just as you have benefited. Lord
willing, we will do the rest.
Here is the info on the Mercy Street 101 ( http://mercystreetdallas.org/opps/mentor/ ),
including dates and times. The 101 is a basic overview of the ministry and the
introduction to any ministry opportunity at Mercy Street. If you have been
mentoring for a while it might even be a beneficial refresher course for you
too.
I cannot thank you enough for the service you are already
giving. The kids and community of West Dallas are being transformed through
your efforts. I hope you are being transformed too. We are making this plea
because we believe deeply in the mission and power of “mutually transforming
relationships” and want more folks to experience it.
I hope to see you at a Mercy Street 101 soon.
Sincerely,
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