Open the Door and Let the Future In!

If “children are our future,” what are we doing to help homeless kids become confident, productive and moral adults?  That’s a question we ask a lot at Raleigh Rescue Mission.  And the answers guide us as we develop ministries such as our Children’s Development Center.

When our staff asked Tanya and DeNiece what they wanted to be when they grew up, their answers sounded a lot like most preschool girls!

I want to be a cheerleader and sing and dance.  I want to be a grownup right now because I want to be 5 years old.  But I don’t think grownups have fun like kids do because grownups have to go to bed too early.  Tanya, 4

I want to be Cinderella when I grow up, so I can dance and turn around.  Cinderella wears special shoes and flip-flops and she goes to the ball.  But I don’t want to grow up right now because I still want my mommy.  DeNiece, 3

As we teach these little ones of Christ’s love and as their parents become better role models, each one sees the door to greater opportunity swing wider.

When you support Raleigh Rescue Mission, you help us open the door to the future for homeless, often underdeveloped children in our city.  Thanks for giving them opportunities to grow strong, healthy and happy in the years ahead.