Hope Farm 2 -- A Retired Executive Learns God Is Not Done

Send us Fan Mail A kid loses both parents, gets bullied for a learning difference, and is raised by an elderly grandmother. Years later, he’s an honors student, a team captain, a college graduate in criminal justice, and a police officer serving Arlington. That kind of turnaround doesn’t come from hype. It comes from time, structure, and steady men who keep showing up. We sit down with Hope Farm executive director Sacher Dawson to talk about what actually works when boys grow up without a father in the home. He tells the story of walking onto Hope Farm years ago and seeing something rare in young kids: respect, eye contact, firm handshakes, and the confidence that comes from being known. Then he explains his own journey, from decades of corporate management to “early retirement” to the moment he realizes God is calling him into a challenge he hasn’t already mastered. We also break down Hope Farm’s mission and its practical model for youth development and faith-based mentoring in Fort Worth: the four pillars of Read, Feed, Parent, and Empower. You’ll hear why supporting single moms through Parent University is not optional if you want change to last at home, and how mentoring conversations tackle real dangers like gang recruitment and easy money after school. If you care about mentorship, community transformation, fatherless boys, and what it looks like to build Christ-centered men of integrity, this conversation is for you. Subscribe, share with a friend, and leave a review so more people can find these stories.