by Erin Austin | Aug 27, 2025 | Feed My Lambs, News
By Erin Austin As a case manager, I’m usually the first person a child has contact with at Joy Ranch. While it is a privilege, there’s also a gravity in this that I don’t take lightly. Most children who come to Joy Ranch don’t know about God,... 
by Erin Austin | Aug 14, 2025 | All, Feed My Lambs, News
The Children By Erin Austin This year marks the 15th year I’ve worked in a children’s home. The stories I could tell about what these children have endured would make you shudder. It’s unfathomable to me the atrocities these kids have endured, and... 
by Erin Austin | Aug 4, 2025 | Feed My Lambs, Houseparent Blog, News
[Photo: Resident Jaxson helps in a building project] By: Erin Austin “I do not know why people call a project undertaken by faith a venture of faith. That is exactly what it is not. Webster defines a venture as an undertaking involving chance, risk, or danger.... 
by Erin Austin | Jul 12, 2025 | All, Feed My Lambs, Houseparent Blog
by Erin Austin I’ve often said that Joy Ranch is a unicorn among children’s homes. For multiple reasons, Joy Ranch doesn’t fit into a mold. One of these is in the area of finances. From the beginning, the McHenrys vowed to trust God for all of their... 
by Erin Austin | Jul 1, 2025 | All, Feed My Lambs, Houseparent Blog, News
Blog by Erin Austin Working with traumatized, abused children is one of the hardest things a person can do. It is heartbreaking, exhausting, and at times, intense. It is not easy. The things we hear and see are mind-boggling. A well-meaning person once told me after I...
