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 Mandy Nester | Aug 13, 2025 | Houseparent Blog, 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... 
by Ashley Arnold | Aug 12, 2025 | Houseparent Blog, News
(Originally posted August 9, 2025 by Ashley Arnold) Today, our cottage doors officially opened! Houseparents… Such a simple word, but one that carries a weight only Heaven truly understands! When you open the door to a cottage like this, you’re not just stepping into... 
by Mandy Nester | Aug 8, 2025 | Houseparent Blog, News
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... 
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 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...
