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Raising men, helping others with free lawn care

The two brothers stand in the carport in Huntsville, Ala., and stare up at the cloudy sky, scuffing their shoes against the concrete and frowning. If it rains, they won’t be able to cut grass. A black SUV pulls into the driveway, and their frowns turn to smiles as they rush to greet the man inside — Rodney Smith Jr., whose grin is even bigger than theirs.

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Carmen Sisson August 9, 2018 October 14, 2018Recent Bylines Alabama, children, Christian Science Monitor, Huntsville, mentors, Raising Men Lawn Care Service, Rodney Smith, volunteerism 0

*Ministry takes fatherless boys under its wing

fatherless boys mentor

The teenager turned, walked back to the pool, slipped off his shirt and slid beneath the cool waters. Maybe his curiosity had been satisfied. Maybe he knew that Edward Yeates, head of Father’s Child Ministry, takes a no-nonsense approach to mentoring children who lack, and crave, a father’s presence. He gives them freedom, and he reins them in. Mostly, he loves them.

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Carmen Sisson June 27, 2011 May 21, 2015Published Favorites, Recent Bylines absentee fathers, Edward Yeates, Father's Child Ministries, fatherhood, fatherless, fathers, manhood, mentors, Mississippi, sons, teenagers, teens, The Commercial Dispatch 2
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