Let us love one another…
Partakers: College Behind Bars Mentoring Program
For 25 years, Partakers has worked to help reduce recidivism by promoting education and providing community mentoring for incarcerated women and men pursuing their degrees and educational opportunities. Through our College Behind Bars Mentoring Program, the powerful mentoring relationships that Partakers builds profoundly impact our students' lives, their mentors, their families, and their communities.
At Embark Boston, we are serving as mentors in this program in the hope of reducing prison recidivism through essential educational opportunities and empowering mentorship relationships. Mentors are joined into a team of four and assigned an mentee. The responsibilities as a mentor include writing to your mentee on a monthly basis, having at least one member of the team visit the mentee each month, and committing to care for and support your mentee until they complete their degree program.
This is a wonderful way to support, encourage, and assist those men and women who are looking to reshape their lives through education. We at Embark Boston are excited to be mentors in this program and would encourage others—especially young professionals and recent grads—in supporting others in their educational pursuits. If you’d like to know more, please reach out to us and we’d be thrilled to connect you to the Partakers team. You can also learn more by visiting the Partaker: College Behind Bars website.
Filter of Hope: Cuba
Work in partnership with local churches to contribute to the restoration of their communities by providing families with both clean drinking water and the good news of Jesus.
Filter of Hope makes and distributes household water filters made specifically for families living in poverty. The filter removes bacteria, protozoa, and micro-organisms from contaminated water sources, makes up to 200 gallons of safe drinking water per day, is gravity-fed for simple installation, and lasts up to ten years.
We’ll have the opportunity to work in partnership with local churches to contribute to the restoration of their communities by providing families with both clean drinking water and the good news of Jesus.
Filter of Hope trips will also provide great opportunities for you to grow as a follower of Jesus as you…
Enjoy time investing in meaningful relationships
Create long-lasting and adventure-filled memories
Experience a new culture
Take steps of faith to be used by God in new ways
We would like to invite you to join with us in experiencing firsthand the adventure of participating in God’s global mission…serving people in need, telling people about God’s amazing love, and having some fun and adventure together.
We will be in Havana, Cuba from January 11 to January 16.
General Trip Information:
The total cost of the trip is $935, plus airfare. This includes water filters, lodging, meals, transportation, translators, fun outing, etc..
Register by October 20th for the early bird discount and pay $885.
You will be responsible for purchasing your own airline ticket. Please schedule flights to arrive January 11th between 12-4pm EST and to depart January 16th before 4pm EST.
50% of the total payment will be due on November 10th.
100% of the trip cost will need to be paid and flights must be purchased by December 10th.
Tax-deductible funds can be raised from family and friends to cover part or all of the trip costs. This can include airfare if needed. Contact Kevin below for details.
Email Kevin.Lillestrand@cru.org or call at 317-459-4141 if you have any questions.