Become a Hope Partner.

You Are Here for a Reason

Gracey’s Hope exists to walk alongside parents in crisis, offering immediate, faith-rooted support after the loss of a child.

If you are reading this page, you may feel called to help grieving parents in their darkest hour.

That calling matters.

But this work requires care, wisdom, and preparation.

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Now these three remain

Faith

HOPE

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What Is a Hope Partner?

A Hope Partner is a trained volunteer who helps us walk alongside parents who have lost a child.

Hope Partners do not fix grief.

They do not offer easy answers.

They offer presence.

They offer steadiness.

They offer faith rooted in truth.

We are prayerfully building a network of individuals who are:

Prepared by Pain.

• Have experienced the loss of a child

• Have walked through significant grief and found stability

Equipped by Faith.

• Are emotionally and spiritually grounded

• Can listen without trying to solve.

Called for a Purpose.

• Can support without centering themselves

• Are aligned with our statement of faith

Ready to Serve.

Not everyone who has suffered loss is ready to serve in this role — and that is okay.

Our Training & Vetting Process

Because this work is sacred and sensitive, all Hope Partners will:

  1. Complete an application and interview

  2. Participate in structured training

  3. Undergo appropriate screening

  4. Agree to confidentiality and conduct standards

  5. Serve under supervision and guidance

This is not casual volunteering.

It is ministry.

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What Hope Partners Do

Depending on readiness and training, Hope Partners may:

• Connect by phone with newly grieving parents
• Attend in-person meetings when appropriate
• Pray with families
• Help parents navigate early decisions during “grief fog”
• Offer follow-up support in the first 90 days
• Assist with church partnership efforts

We serve under pastoral wisdom and established safeguards.

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  • "I only have one question, what are you doing tomorrow at 3PM?"

    Edd Hendee, Sr. - Father of Edd Hendee, Jr. - February 19, 1976 – February 13, 2010

  • "Whatever you need. If you need me to go to the funeral home and plan everything, it's done."

    Pastor Sean Clarke

  • "We've both joined a club neither of us wanted to join."

    Chip McClure - Grieving Parent - Gracey Kayla Hope Adams - October 5, 2000 — January 3, 2026

The Commitment

We ask Hope Partners to commit to:

• Ongoing spiritual and emotional health
• Continued training and accountability
• Humility and confidentiality
• Faithfulness to Christ
• A posture of presence over performance

This is slow, relational, sacred work.

If If You Feel Called

If you believe God may be inviting you to stand beside grieving parents:

We invite you to begin a conversation.

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A Personal Word from Chip and Amy McClure

In our own darkest hours, the presence of someone who had walked this road before us changed everything.

Gracey’s Hope exists to multiply that presence.

If you are ready to serve — carefully, prayerfully, and faithfully — we would be honored to explore this with you.