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Mr. Bos was not only my mentor but my best friend! Some of my favorite memories are when we visited his childhood farm so he could show me where he fished as a child. He taught me how to fillet a fish, set a swivel hook, and how to bait a crawfish. … He taught me to be a master gardener but most importantly to love and trust in the lord with all my heart!

Herk Bos's care persuaded Susan, Colton's mother, to accept Christ and to join the church. Recently she helped establish a Bible study that attracts a dozen Kids Hope moms to church every Wednesday.

"Despite compelling evidence that most people accept Christ by age 18," says Gulker, "many churches continue to put the bulk of their efforts in programs for people 20 or older. But by reaching at-risk children Kids Hope gives churches a proven strategy and a relational platform to reach their neighbors in the name of Christ."

Bert Ghezzi is the editorial director of Servant Publications. For more information on Kids Hope, visit www.kidshopeusa.org or call 866.546.3580.

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Virgil Gulker: Calling a Child by Name | God roams America's public schools looking for us.

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August 2003, Vol. 47, No. 8