As I listen to messages from many corners of the church, I often sense that the words shared come from a place of fear or worry. But there’s another way to look at things.

There’s a popular saying within the mentorship community that when one person mentors, two lives are changed. Beyond changing the lives of two individuals, however, mentorship programs can also transform an organization.

Jane has been through many changes in her life. She’s had numerous doctor appointments, countless falls, and she’s seen several important relationships come and go over the years. Did I mention Jane is my 2 ½ year old granddaughter?

This year we are hoping to raise $40,000, as we have been averaging 1,186 counseling sessions per month, and in the 2021-2022 school year, we screened more than 2,200 students through the TeenHope program.

More recently, though, grief specialists have begun to say that grief does not follow predictable stages. And that “closure,” as we call it, may not be possible or even desirable.

Change. Transition. Transformation. Although these words sound like the same thing, each one expresses different aspects of our human experience.

In the previous 2021-2022 school year, TeenHope screened more than 2,200 middle and high school students in Lancaster and Lebanon counties.

Learn more about Samaritan’s director of consulting, as well as what advice he would give business owners and leaders today.

To meet the increasing needs for counseling, consultation for businesses, and TeenHope, we have welcomed a number of new team members!

We live in an era characterized by uncertainty, fear, and increasing isolation in the face of change. Human history is rife with examples of reactivity toward change at both the individual and the collective levels.

Through the past two years, we have collectively experienced numerous challenges in our personal lives, our communities, our nation and our world. With no clear end in sight, many of us feel worn out and emotionally uneasy. We need an infusion of something positive to recharge ourselves.