Being a vibrant mission is not just about caring for the homeless in our city, it's about serving our friends who support our ministry. One of the ways we do this is by sharing the wonderful things that are happening in our shelters to encourage and prepare our clients for re-entering society, with obtainable goals for self-sufficiency.
As you read the blogs written by our staff and guest bloggers, your heart will be touched by the stories about life in the shelters and the experiences of the men, women and children living in them. You will find ways to connect that meet your charitable ideals and many opportunities to deepen your involvement with Star of Hope Mission.
My name is Myron Cooper and I’m a Youth Worker at Star of Hope Mission. Jesus saved me at age 12 through my father sharing the gospel message to me. I have been married to Caroline since August 19, 1998 and we have four girls: I moved to Houston in June 2008 in order to attend Dallas Theological Seminary’s (DTS) Houston Extension Campus after retiring from the Army. I plan to serve again after graduation as an Army Reserve Chaplain.I primarily serve the teens that have come through our Women & Family Emergency Shelter and Transitional Living Center with their parents. I have been serving here since March 2009 and have loved every day. The teens are challenging, but they demonstrate perseverance because they live a life of constant survival. It has been an awesome privilege to share the good news of Christ to some and encouragement to those teens that have trusted Christ but now find their families trusting God even more for the necessities of life.
There will be 6 Star of Hope teens going to University this year: Courtney, Sasha, Ricardo, Chrystal, Tiara and Molina! That’s amazing! These teens come in with trying to finish high school but leave aspiring and achieving college dreams. But their hope is in Christ and the power and ability to do above and beyond!
Homeless Teens Houston - Stars of 2Morrow
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On Friday April 29th, the Star of Hope teens said their goodbyes, we loaded up in the two Stars of 2morrow vans and drove away to Huntsville, TX for another exciting weekend retreat with Hope for Youth. This is our fourth year being included in their annual retreat. A week before the retreat, there had been a shift in leadership with Hope for Youth and we had wondered how this was going to affect the retreat. But we prayed and trusted that God loved these youth and would bring something great for them despite this change. And this thought proved true.
The topic of the retreat was “Souled Out” and hinged on the thought of what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world yet loses his soul? (Matthew 16:26) We had many keynote speakers that nailed this topic into the teens and brought them to pointed discussions about the things of this world that can choke the life out of their walk with God. On Saturday evening, a message was given that took all the thoughts discussed previously and brought it to a decision that the teens could choose. For some it would be a choice to find forgiveness of their sins and restore their relationship with God and for others it was a choice to reject this world and follow Christ (being sold out for Him).
Many came forward and spoke and prayed with counselors. On Sunday, May 1st before we left, we had our final session with the teens and it was a prayer walk. One of the volunteers had set up prayer stations along a trail in the woods. The leaders took a group of about 7 and took them on this prayer walk which involved complete silence as they went through each station. At each station they would individually pray for specific topics such as follows: God’s creation, Repentance, God’s forgiveness, God’s love as a sacrifice, Growing in God’s love, Knowing God’s love, and Sharing God’s love. Each teen had a booklet that would illuminate each station’s topic with Scripture and a thought. We think this proved to be a powerful tool with the teens that they were able to take what they had learned and put it to practice. The whole prayer journey took about an hour per group and we as leaders were amazed to see the teens be silent and thoughtful for that time. We were glad to hear good feedback from the youth about this time.
Overall, this was a powerful weekend for the 22 youth we took and for us. We love giving these opportunities to youth to escape the noise and distractions of this world so that they can start that journey of drawing closer to God and see God draw close to them.
Grace and Peace,
Chad & Myron
Learn more about Stars of 2morrow and Star of Hope Mission at Christian Ministries Houston
Imagine being two years behind in school and never knowing if you be able to return to the same school the next day, the next semester or the next year. This is a reality some this year's graduates have faced. We constantly have teens who stay with us who are two years behind. That is sometimes heartbreaking.But this year we have FOUR teens to get accepted into college. Reva is going University of Texas @ Austin to study English, her sister Ronnesia is going to Lamar University for Nursing, Jasmine is going to Sam Houston State university to study Forensic Chemistry and Chanice will be attending University of Houston to study Psychology. That’s amazing.
It has been exciting for me as well as for them. And The Grace Foundation is helping each one of the girls with a $3000 scholarship. Maybe you can help these girls too.
I look forward to watching them walk across the stage this year and four years from now! Who is coming with me?
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