The long tees, baseball hats and throwback jerseys were put away for the day, as seven Son's of the King (SOTK) members slipped into freshly pressed collared shirts, silk ties, and black dress pants. With shiny shoes, a bit more “pep” in their step, and with heads held high the boys were ready for graduation.
After a year of mentoring, spiritual growth, and of course plenty of field-trips to their favorite restaurant, Buckingham's, seven young men were honored by Granny's House for completing the requireme
nts for the 2007-2008 Son's of the King program:
“Our goal is to nurture young men with strength of character - integrity, honor, purity, dignity, strength, and courage. Hopefully, each one will become just like their mentors…” says Dr. Ellis Ingram, SOTK Director.
Each SOTK graduate stood at the podium at the University of Missouri's Oldham-Gaines Black Culture Center before friends and family members as they shared scriptures that had been especially meaningful to them. And, in their own unique way, each boy thanked their mentors for their hard work and dedication to the program.
The highlight of the event was the debuting of the SOTK video that featured the mentors and participants sharing their sentiments about the year's SOTK events.
Getting to observe these young men's professional and oh-so-dignified side made all of us proud! What amazing spiritual growth had developed in them since the program began last fall. Each one is, indeed, an incredibly talented and intelligent man of God.
The verse for the year was Romans 1:16 “I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes.” Our prayer is that this verse will forever be a foundation for these young son's of our King to stand on and that, through it, their lives will be continuously transformed.
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