Kike Has Graduated!!!

On June 17, 2010 Jose Enrique Gutierrez (aka Kike) graduated from Jefferson High School.

5 minutes ago Kike proudly walked into YMC offices to show off his fresh new diploma...more celebrating.

A few years ago, many people doubted that this day would come.  But Kike has a mentor and a lot of people who love and believe in him. 

Last week at our Warner Bros. mentoring program session Kike made the announcement and an entire room of people cheered and cried and celebrated.  They lived the story with Kike.  They saw him struggle to catch up.  They know about the gang stabbing that he survived and the role that his mentor played in that.  They heard about his spiritual awakening at our retreats.  But mostly they saw the big heart inside this big boy...who is becoming a big man.

So many others in the Warner Bros. program graduated too.  We celebrate them and their struggles to make it to this momentus day.

Congratulations Kike.  Congratulations to all of our graduates!

with love and pride from YMC.