At Hope Afield in Greenville, they’re calling in the big dogs- or rather, big horses- to help at risk kids get back on track.
in Greenville , they’re calling in the big dogs, well in this case, horses. Ken Kilpatrick started Hope Afield in 2016. His goal, to help at-risk kids and teens get back on track.
“We get referrals from the educational system, the judicial system, law enforcement, churches,” said Ken Kilpatrick, founder of Hope Afield. Hope Afield ministry is enlisting some big friends to help with its mentorship program serving at risk kids in Butler County. It’s a chance to work with kids in a different setting. They learn how to grow crops, cook meals in a commercial kitchen, and a whole lot more.
“So, if you spend time with a kid and their old enough to do a service project and then if you spend time with a kid playing something they want to do and something fun, eventually you’ll have their trust and they’ll open up to you as to what’s going on on the inside. “ Hope Afield ministry is enlisting some big friends to help with its mentorship program serving at risk kids in Butler County.
They’ve always had horses out here but they wanted to do more. That’s when Callie Horne joined the team to help add even more.
“It teaches a lot of trust and boundaries, because obviously they’re very large,” said Callie Horne with Hope Afield. “So, watching where your feet are and where the horse is and leadership skills. It just gives them an opportunity to do things maybe they otherwise don’t get to do. ” “Again it teaches responsibility,” said Kilpatrick.
“You’ve got to follow certain procedures that we have to feed a 1,200 pound animal. Sometimes I’ll have a kid say ‘well Mr. Ken its raining, do we need to come out and feed today? ’ Well yeah, that horse has got to eat whether its raining or not. ” Hope Afield ministry is enlisting some big friends to help with its mentorship program serving at risk kids in Butler County.
So, with the help of some big buddies Hope Afield is making difference for kids who might just need a different way to find the right path.
“After you build the trust is being able to share with them about life, being able to point them to God,” said Kilpatrick. Teen dies after being pulled from Montgomery community center pool3rd annual ZooBrews benefits Montgomery Zoo’s animal conservation effort
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