Just for Mentors: June 2023 In this month’s Just for Mentors, Doug compares guilt and shame and the ways they can affect us. Remind your students that through Christ, there is no shame or condemnation. This issue also includes the Scripture reading and prayer guide...
Despite facing many painful trials throughout his life, John always felt close to God. Unfortunately, his circumstances and traumatic childhood led him astray and down the path of sin and destruction. “I started my life in a life of crime,” John shared in a letter....
Monica first heard about Crossroads more than twenty years ago when a woman in her Bible study told the group about mentoring. The ministry appealed to Monica, so she signed up to mentor in 2004. Over the years, Monica poured love and encouragement into many men and...
Janette’s journey with Crossroads began before Crossroads officially existed as an organization. She met Crossroads founder Tom de Vries through her husband in the 1980s. At the time, Tom led a Bible study for people incarcerated at the Kent County Jail. One of Tom’s...