The Children’s Prayers

The Children’s Prayers

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, and if they do, it's not...

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The Children

The Children

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 yet we expect them...

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Exodus Cottage News

Exodus Cottage News

After twelve years of serving as houseparents at Joy Ranch, Gene & Bethany Collins are resigning from our Exodus girls' cottage. Bethany is currently dealing with some health challenges which requires them to step away from the Joy Ranch ministry.  Please pray for...

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Oh Boy! News About Our Boys…

Oh Boy! News About Our Boys…

We are happy to announce that we have a houseparent family for our boys cottage! Leebrick cottage is re-opening this weekend after months of prayer for the right houseparents to fill the role. Not only are we gaining new houseparents, but they have three sons of their...

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Building By Faith

Building By Faith

[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. Faith...

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A Homeless Boy

A Homeless Boy

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...

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Hillsville GFWC Donation

Hillsville GFWC Donation

Thank you to the Hillsville GFWC for their recent, generous donation to Joy Ranch! GFWC Federation Day is celebrated on April 24 to commemorate the founding of the GF of Women’s Clubs (GFWC) on April 24, 1890 and is a day to reflect on the organization’s history and...

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Joy Ranch Alumni Christmas

Joy Ranch Alumni Christmas

We were blessed to have several Joy Ranch Alumni visit our campus the weekend of our annual Live Nativity. Not only did they assist in setting up scenes, preparing costumes, and cleaning up after the event, but they also participated in scenes during the Nativity....

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