Posts Tagged ‘student initatives’
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Ryan Neises and his wife, Kelsey, have been discussing adoption being part of their family story since marrying. During some of their initial research, they came across Show Hope and found it to be helpful in understanding the barriers to adoption and some of the challenges that they could potentially face. Ryan, who serves as…
Read MoreHow to Get Your Youth Group Involved With Orphan Care
Church youth groups are one of the biggest opportunities we have to engage students and get them involved in orphan care and adoption advocacy.
Read MoreHow Students Can Make a Difference
There is so much that students can be doing to make a difference. Join us as we explore specific ways students can make an impact.
Read MoreWhy It’s Important to Educate and Mobilize Students
Show Hope’s current Student Initiative, Pause Campaign, is a seven-day social media fast where students dive into devotional content that is designed first, to educate them on the needs of children who have been orphaned. And second, to mobilize these young leaders in taking the next steps in providing care for vulnerable children and support…
Read MoreGetting to Know Bethany Briley–Show Hope’s Coordinator of Student Initiatives
Show Hope Co-founder Mary Beth Chapman sat down with Bethany Briley, Show Hope’s Coordinator of Student Initiatives. For 14 years, Show Hope has equipped and mobilized more than 23,000 students on college campuses, in middle and high school classrooms, and through youth ministries at churches across the U.S. As our Co-founder Steven Curtis Chapman once…
Read MoreSeeing Beyond You
When Anna Jones was in high school, she had the opportunity to travel to Haiti on a mission trip. While there, she met a family who had traveled to Haiti to meet and bring home their two children. This was Anna’s first exposure to the adoption process, and it was then that she learned how…
Read MoreNew & Needed Voices
Kailee Bass attended Belmont University where she played volleyball for four years and was involved in Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA), even serving on the senior leadership board. The group met together weekly for family dinners, Bible study, and fellowship. Each year, Belmont FCA takes a mission trip, but due to COVID-19, they were unable…
Read MoreHow to Use Social Media for Good
Show Hope’s current Student Initiative, Pause Campaign, is a thoughtfully, prayerfully designed weeklong devotional that challenges students to step away from social media and step into a posture of learning. We can’t deny the fact that we are a technology-dependent society. In fact, Americans spend between five to six hours a day on their phones,…
Read MoreQ&A With Christie Favero on Show Hope’s Pause Campaign
In the spring of 2021, Christie Favero led her sixth-grade geography class through Show Hope’s Pause Campaign, calling it a “transformational experience.” We followed up with her after they participated in a school wide Pause Campaign this past spring. What led from your class to the whole school participating in Pause Campaign? The current seventh-graders…
Read MoreEpic Change: A Deep Dive Into Show Hope’s Student Initiatives
In many ways, Show Hope began with an 11-year-old girl. As our Co-founder Mary Beth Chapman recently shared, “You’ve likely heard the story—I along with our oldest daughter, Emily, traveled to Haiti on an unforgettable mission trip. It was there that God opened Emily’s eyes and heart to children who had been orphaned. Little did…
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