Cain: Discovering the gift of change
“Probably my favorite gift I ever got was coming here,” Cain said as he thought about the upcoming Christmas season, the first he’ll spend at Cal Farley’s. “Boys Ranch has helped me a lot.” Cain, 12, ...
Clayton: A lost sheep, found
“If it wasn’t for (Administrator of Admissions & Alumni Support Services) Kim Reeves or Boys Ranch, I don’t think I’d still be alive,” reflected Clayton. Now 35, Clayton was just 6 years old when he first ...
Chris: Learning by example
“It helps me a lot to know there are a lot of people in the same situation I’m in,” Chris, said of his peers at Cal Farley’s Boys Ranch. “I learn from them … I learn ...
Rayjne: Learning that you can always start over
“Growing up, I felt like no one loved me and they all wanted to judge me because I wasn’t with my real family,” Rayjne, 16, remembered. “I felt like I didn’t get the love that they ...
Samaritan Eagles pack 200 shoe boxes for children in need
Last weekend, the Samaritan Eagles packed 200 boxes of gifts for children around the world for the Samaritan’s Purse Shoe Box Project! Chapel Immersion Coordinator, Angela Harris, said that the boxes will be prayed over this ...
Armando: A family icon
Armando eyed the tanned-leather boots inside their glass case. The bright blue of the shaft stood out, even 29 years after their creation. When Armando came to Boys Ranch six years ago, he learned that a ...