Kairos of North Carolina State Committee
New Kairos Torch Program @ Edgecombe Youth Facility
New Kairos Torch Youth Facility Coming Online
Crime among youthful offenders is the most rapidly growing segment of corrections. The number of institutions for youthful offenders has doubled since 1995. This presents a unique opportunity for the Church to be physically present in ministry to this segment of the incarcerated community. Kairos has developed Kairos Torch to facilitate ministry to youthful offenders.
Join the Edgecombe Torch Team at Edgecombe Youth Development Center, 78 Positive Way, Rocky Mount, North Carolina, 27801
Crime among youthful offenders is rapidly growing
The Program
Kairos Torch provides a 2½ day Christ-centered experience.
The Program
An ecumenical Christian team presents 72 hours of intense interaction with incarcerated youth. There is good food, music, and time to reflect on who they really are. Each young person is encouraged to remove the masks that they wear and see themselves as God sees them.
After the Kairos Torch Weekend each inmate participant will be mentored for six (6) months. The mentoring is done by the volunteer members of the Kairos Torch Team. As a mentor you will be trained and provided with a mentoring manual that guides the mentor and mentee through the mentoring program. You will not be alone.The Christian centered mentoring is conducted with the rest of the Team in one of the juvenile or correctional facilities.
Through unconditional love and affirmation the incarcerated youth will begin to see themselves as God sees them: as unique, special, and created in the image of God.
Goals
Kairos Torch provides a 2½ day Christ-centered experience.
The Program
To provide a safe place to the youthful offender for spiritual exploration.
To offer unconditional love and acceptance in a Christian setting.
To encourage the sharing of life journeys and help the youthful offender find a full life.
To foster spiritual growth and to promote participation in the long term mentoring process which provides spiritual and emotional support in order to enhance positive self-esteem and promote constructive life choices.
THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY FOR CHRISTIAN ORGANIZATION AND CHURCHES TO BE INVOLVED WITH LOCAL MISSION OUTREACH IN A PROVIN INTERNATION ORGANIZATION-KAIROS.
Kairos Torch provides a 2½ day Christ-centered experience.
Kairos Torch provides a 2½ day Christ-centered experience.
Kairos Torch provides a 2½ day Christ-centered experience.
Kairos Torch is primarily for youthful offenders, and is clearly appropriate for those institutions classified as Youthful Offender Facilities, housing youths age 13-19.
Kairos Torch is ecumenical in nature, striving for denominational balance among the team.
Team members are recruited from among those who have a heart for working with the youth and commitment to mentor them over a significant span of time.
A Torch weekend is designed to minister to 18 to 30 participants. The Torch team is made up of 30 to 45 volunteers, depending on the number of residents who attend.
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