Cultivate Updates - April 2025

Happy Easter!

How thankful we are for the resurrection of Jesus and the hope He offers us during these challenging days! God anchored the proof of His love for the world in a real historical event... the resurrection of Jesus.

COMPASS STORIES

We get so excited when we get updates on emerging adults who have been through COMPASS, discovered their design, and are moving forward in their journey… Sometimes it just takes time. God puts the person in a holding pattern until He reveals what is next. We have been diligently praying for Ethan for the past couple of years and watched as he faithfully served the kids as a volunteer at chapel. Recently, he accepted an internship at Crossroads Church and was asked to be one of the speakers at their youth conference. We look forward to seeing all God is going to do in and through Ethan!

Recently, a young mother went through the COMPASS process. She came into our conversations seriously looking at physical therapy, but what she learned about herself served to confirm that she indeed had the aptitude for it. She began the prototyping process and asked a local physical therapist if she could shadow him. He agreed and after being in his practice for a couple of hours, he offered her a job! Now she is working in a physical therapy environment while she simultaneously does her college studies. Her education will now be on a whole new level!

COWETA NON-PROFIT SUMMIT

In February, we attended the Coweta NonProfit Summit, an annual event sponsored by the Coweta Community Foundation. This year's Summit was hosted by Crossroads Church.

We learned so much about many different aspects of leading and managing a non profit organization We are thankful for the Foundation’s commitment to helping nonprofits in our area succeed.

We were also able to make key connections with people from other organizations in our community and are working to establish partnerships with some of them

COWETA FOSTER FAMILIES EASTER EGGSTRAVAGANZA

On March 29, several Cultivate volunteers enjoyed serving Coweta Foster Families a meal for their annual Easter Eggstravaganza event. Cultivate has been privileged to support this event since 2017, and in fact, it was a foster mother at this event that first suggested we look for ways to help youth who are aging out of foster care. Here we are three years later moving precisely in that direction!

INDEPENDENT LIVING PROGRAM

We are having conversations and working on the organizational structure we will need for the new independent living program. We have such a steep learning curve - we often feel like we are climbing up the side of a cliff! We are learning dependence on the Lord in whole new ways and appreciate your prayers as we climb this mountain.

LIFE SKILLS TRAINING AT CHAPEL

We have started to provide life skills training once a month during our chapel time on Monday evenings. In March, it was a gift to have Amy Spradlin come and teach the group about self care! Amy’s career is in the public health field and her knowledge and expertise are exceptional. She even got us all exercising together!

Life skills training at Chapel began in January with cooking, followed by training on relationships in February.

On another note - Very soon, three of our young friends will be getting baptized. We are so thankful to the Lord for how He has moved in their lives.

THANK YOU!

Cultivate is committed to provide most of its services free of charge. This means our ability to continue to do what we do is wholly dependent on God raising up supporters who believe in this ministry and generously support this work financially.

So many of you already support Cultivate through your prayers and financial support. We cherish your continued support and cannot tell you how thankful we are for your partnership. If you aren't yet a Cultivate partner, we ask that you consider joining our support team.

The easiest way to give is to use our online platform, provided by PushPay. Click here or text the word "Cultivate" to 833-245-6481 from your mobile phone. You can also contact elise@cultivatenext.org for more information.