校友简介:克里斯·索苏'11
Chris Sossou founded the Young Citizen Mentorship Program (YCMP) in New 泽西岛 as
a way to help children in his community reach their 潜在的 by connecting them with
导师. Growing up in war-torn areas of Africa and living in refugee camps, Chris
has a better understanding than most of the need for good role models.
Chris was born in Liberia, but as civil wars tore apart their home, his family moved
to the Ivory Coast and lived in a refugee camp. 他的母亲是一名医生
她帮助其他难民的技能. Even with very limited resources, she wanted to
give the best possible care that she could, and watching her inspired Chris to pursue
医学.
War came to the Ivory Coast, and Chris and his siblings were resettled in St. 路易斯,
二零零四年行政长官. Growing up in refugee camps prevented Chris from receiving a good Education,
在搬到圣. 路易,他进了一所苦苦挣扎的公立学校. 法语是他的
primary language so learning English added an extra challenge.
A 约大学 graduate in the area hired Chris to help with some yard work, and
as the alumnus got to know Chris, he wanted to help him receive a quality Education.
He helped Chris attend a private Christian school and found people to help fund Chris’
Education. To this day, Chris remains incredibly grateful for the generosity of strangers
that allowed him to receive a quality Education.
Knowing the Covenant alum and attending the Christian high school led Chris to Covenant
他在大学学习生物. He was raised in a Christian family, but Covenant
帮助他培养了信仰. He says, “Professors and friends 在约 helped me not
only learn science but also learn how God is behind science.克里斯意识到
while his vocational calling is to be a doctor, his larger calling is to help people,
像基督一样爱他们.
After Covenant, Chris attended med school, completed an internal 医学 residency,
and began a cardiologist fellowship at University Nevada Las Vegas in the summer of
2020.
Chris says that most people who practice 医学 see good results and take the glory,
说:“我做到了,我是最棒的。.” He, instead, sees 医学 as a way to advance
上帝的王国. “最好的医生是基督,不是我。. 我的角色是塑造你的身体
strong so you can worship God, not worship me. 我不能创造上帝的王国,
但我可以维持它,并在其中发挥作用.”
While completing his residency in New 泽西岛, Chris founded Young Citizen Mentorship
Program (YCMP) to help at-risk youth in his community. 克里斯说那是上帝的
grace prevented him from being trapped in the dangerous, difficult situations where
许多有风险的青少年最终. “God put people in my life who steered me away from that.”
He knows how important it is for young people to have 导师 who not only guide them
professionally and academically but also emotionally, helping them prepare for life
and reach the 潜在的 of who God created them to be.
Chris got to know kids in his community and prayed about how he could help at-risk
youth, and while he didn’t have many resources, he realized that what the kids really
需要的是导师. With research, he learned that his community offered many resources,
but the youth didn’t know about them or how to utilize them. 这就是YCMP的由来
in.
YCMP’s goal is to connect young people with resources that will help them reach their
潜在的. Chris focuses on those interested in 医学 because that’s his area of
专业知识. He finds 导师 with 专业知识 in other areas and connects them with mentees.
Now that Chris has moved from New 泽西岛 to Las Vegas, YCMP continues through partnership
with the hospital where he completed his residency and other 导师 still in New
泽西岛. He hopes to one day support kids in other ways like buying lunch and paying
for books, with the ultimate goal of funding scholarships. 他希望帮助他们参加
better high schools, build connections with good colleges, and prepare them with “life
就像他在圣. 路易斯和TG反波胆足球平台.
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