Charity & Children And now abides faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity. Baptist Children’s Homes of North Carolina Help make BCH’s Annual Offering a huge success! ( see page 5 ) Broyhill Home thrives on “legacy of love.” (see pages 6 & 7 ) 9/13 _________________ 126/8 _________________ [ “I’m not hiding anymore.” – Tabitha } [ “You are smarter than you think.” – Pooh } I t is hard to imagine that Tabitha ever felt like she needed to hide. She is a bright-eyed, articulate seventeen year old. It is hard to imagine that there was a time when Tabitha refused to do school projects because she feared giving a report in front of her classmates. Last year, she was tagged in groups as the leader to make presentations and she thrived in her theater arts class. But her insecurities were real. Her father was rearing her and her brothers alone. He was disabled by a back injury that occurred on the job. Home life was a struggle to make ends meet. Things were always tight. And although they never went without, there were days when there wasn’t much. The family lived in poverty. “I felt so insecure,” she admits. “It was ruin- ing me. I didn’t talk to anyone.” Tabitha states she was overweight and felt awkward. She says she wore an extra-large jacket all the time – “winter, summer, it didn’t matter.” She says she wore the jacket to cover herself up – to hide. “I had such low self esteem; I was an open target,” she says. Tabitha became the focus of children’s bully- ing. “People are just determined to pick on someone, and they picked on me. I was so scared.” According to www.bullying- facts.info, around 282,000 students each month are victimized by bully- ing in the US. Around 90% of the victims admit they suffer negative side effects. Of those being bullied, 14% experience extremely bad effects due to school bullying including “bullycide” (suicide committed because of bully- ing). Leading years for bullying begin as early as the fourth grade. Tabitha’s younger brother Trevor was bullied, too. The taunting had become violent. He was afraid to ride the school bus. His emotions that he kept pent up inside erupted at home. Tabitha’s dad was overwhelmed. An aunt suggested Broyhill Home in Clyde. “I wasn’t supposed to go to Broyhill for the visit and tour,” Tabitha muses. “I had tagged along to keep Trevor company. But before the end of the day, we both were living here.” Although it was unplanned for Tabitha to live at Broyhill Home, she was willing to try something new. “I would be with Trevor I told myself. And I thought it would be good for Dad.” Once the caregiver in her family, Tabitha now had loving houseparents to care for her. There were new clothes, healthy food to eat at every meal, and an environment where she and Trevor were safe. She still didn’t feel comfortable talking. All of a sudden she was living with a cottage full of kids. And at first, she was afraid that they might pick on her. But as the days went by, she realized her life was a lot different. She realized she didn’t have to be scared anymore. Tabitha found herself opening up to her houseparents. Her grades steadily improved. She went from speaking to her teachers in a whisper to openly engaging them. Two years after arriving at Broyhill, Tabitha is a different person. Trevor is thriving. Life is good for their father. Broyhill Home has made a posi- tive impact on the family. Tabitha says they are better people and act better towards each other. “I’m not hiding anymore,” she says. “I am who I am today because of Broyhill Home. I can’t wait to see where God takes me next.” Insecurities left in Tabitha’s past ___________________________________________________ By W. James Edminson, Editor Seventeen-year-old Tabitha has transformed into an outgoing, energetic young lady. Long gone are the days when she avoided everyone’s eye contact. Today, she is a rising senior and has aspirations of serving on the mission field one day. Tabitha and her brother Trevor survived relentless bullying and have thrived at BCH’s Broyhill Home in Clyde. HOPE HOPE changes lives and dispels darkness.
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Charity&ChildrenAnd now abides faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity. Baptist Children’s Homes of North Carolina
Help make BCH’s Annual Offering a huge success! ( see page 5 ) Broyhill Home thrives on “legacy of love.” (see pages 6 & 7 )
9/13_________________ 126/8_________________
[ “I’m not hiding anymore.” – Tabitha } [ “You are smarter than you think.” – Pooh }
It is hard to imagine that Tabitha ever felt like she needed to hide. She is a bright-eyed,
articulate seventeen year old. It is hard to imagine that there was a time
when Tabitha refused to do school projects because she feared giving a report in front of her classmates. Last year, she was tagged ingroups as the leader to make presentations and she thrived in her theater arts class.
But her insecurities were real. Her father was rearing her and her brothers
alone. He was disabled by a back injury that occurred on the job. Home life was a struggle tomake ends meet. Things were always tight. Andalthough they never went without, there weredays when there wasn’t much. The family lived in poverty.
“I felt so insecure,” she admits. “It was ruin-ing me. I didn’t talk to anyone.”
Tabitha states she was overweight and feltawkward. She says she wore an extra-large jacketall the time – “winter, summer, it didn’t matter.”She says she wore the jacket to cover herself up – to hide.
“I had such low self esteem; I was an open target,” she says.
Tabitha became the focus of children’s bully-ing. “People are just determined topick on someone, and they pickedon me. I was so scared.”
According to www.bullying-facts.info, around 282,000 studentseach month are victimized by bully-ing in the US. Around 90% of thevictims admit they suffer negative side effects. Of those being bullied, 14% experience extremelybad effects due to school bullying including“bullycide” (suicide committed because of bully-ing). Leading years for bullying begin as early
as the fourth grade.Tabitha’s younger brother Trevor was
bullied, too. The taunting had become violent.He was afraid to ride the school bus. His emotions that he kept pent up inside erupted at home. Tabitha’s dad was overwhelmed. Anaunt suggested Broyhill Home in Clyde.
“I wasn’t supposed to go to Broyhill for thevisit and tour,” Tabitha muses. “Ihad tagged along to keep Trevorcompany. But before the end of the day, we both were living here.”
Although it was unplanned forTabitha to live at Broyhill Home,
she was willing to try somethingnew. “I would be with Trevor I told myself. And I thought it would be good for Dad.”
Once the caregiver in her family, Tabitha now had loving houseparents to care for her. Therewere new clothes, healthy food to eat at every
meal, and an environment where she and Trevorwere safe.
She still didn’t feel comfortable talking. All of a sudden she was living with a cottage full ofkids. And at first, she was afraid that they mightpick on her. But as the days went by, she realizedher life was a lot different. She realized she didn’thave to be scared anymore.
Tabitha found herself opening up to herhouseparents. Her grades steadily improved. Shewent from speaking to her teachers in a whisperto openly engaging them.
Two years after arriving at Broyhill, Tabitha isa different person. Trevor is thriving. Life is goodfor their father. Broyhill Home has made a posi-tive impact on the family. Tabitha says they arebetter people and act better towards each other.
“I’m not hiding anymore,” she says. “I amwho I am today because of Broyhill Home. I can’t wait to see where God takes me next.”
Seventeen-year-old Tabitha has transformed into an outgoing, energetic young lady. Long gone are the days when she avoided everyone’s eye contact. Today, she is a rising senior and has aspirations of serving on the mission field one
day. Tabitha and her brother Trevor survived relentless bullying and have thrived at BCH’s Broyhill Home in Clyde.
Charity & Children – Baptist Children’s Homes of North Carolina, Inc., 204 Idol St., P.O. Box 338, Thomasville, NC 27361-0338. Michael C. Blackwell, publisher; W. James Edminson, editor (email: [email protected]); J. Blake Ragsdale, managing editor (email: jbragsdale@ bchfamily.org). Charity & Children (ISSN 0009-1723-09 USPS 100-460) is published 11 times a year for friends and supporters of Baptist Children’s Homes and is printed at Triangle Web Printing, Durham, NC. It is mailed by Excalibur, Winston-Salem, NC.Circulation: 62,000 seven times a year, 30,000 four times a year. Periodicals postage paid at Thomasville, NC, and at additional mailingoffices. For free subscription, or to be removed from the mailing list or make address correction or change, write circulation manager Karen Fincher (using the above address), email her at [email protected] or call her at 336-474-1209. Subscribe onlineat www.bchfamily.org/contact/index/charityandchildren. POSTMASTER: Send change of address to Charity & Children, P.O. Box 338,Thomasville, NC 27361-0338.
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Every day – in every way – we communicate. With voice, face, eyes,
body – we communicate. And when wecommunicate, we should keep the wordsof 1 Peter 3:15 in mind: In your hearts, revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give a reason for the hope that you have.But do this with gentleness and respect.
There is great joy in being a Christian, but there is great responsibility, too. Just look around you. Most people walk through life anxious, worried, distracted, stressed, over-whelmed. But when one encounters someonewho speaks with a light in their eyes, an energy in their bones, and a fervor in their spirit, thatperson stands out.
It makes others feel better just to be aroundsomeone with that kind of passion. I contendthat Baptist Children’s Homes’ friends and supporters are women and men with that kind of passion! You are that kind of person, that kindof Christian, that kind of man or woman. You arethe one who has Christ; you are the one who hasthe answer when asked to give a reason for thehope you have.
So, when you are called on to say a good wordabout Baptist Children’s Homes, do so with a level of energy, excitement and enthusiasm.Stand tall. Smile. The world can do with a littlemore passion. Let it begin with you – this veryday, this very moment. Never fail to astonish!
If you don’t think you have that kind of “fire in the belly,” take heart from these words by Winnie the Pooh:
You are braver than you believe,You are stronger than you seem,You are smarter than you think.And here’s the best part: you are not alone.
God is with you. . .in you. . .for you. God is onyour side because you are on God’s side.
Tell the BCH story with gentleness and re-spect. At the drop of a hat, tell that story. I don’tknow about you, but “I love to tell the story,‘twill be my theme in Glory, to tell the old, old
story of Jesus and his love.”This is why we help children. This is why
we help educate young people with scholarshipsand loans. This is why we help the frail elderlythrough our North Carolina Baptist Aging Min-istry. That is why we work in our own Jerusalemand Judea and Samaria, but it also is why ourwork – and our influence – now extends to the uttermost parts of the earth.
Our supporters love, trust and respect us. We love, trust and respect our supporters.
That’s the way it should be. And that’s theway it has been since November 11, 1885 –the date of our founding almost 128 years ago.
Michael C. Blackwell leads the ministry with vigor and enthusiasm. He has served as president of BaptistChildren’s Homes since 1983 and has a record-setting30-year tenure.
[ MY THOUGHTS }
Be ready to tell the story –BCH’s story is one for the ages!_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
By Michael C. Blackwell, President/CEO
Toastmasters International’s 10 Tips for Public Speaking1. Know your material. Pick a topic you are interested in. Know more about it thanyou include in your speech. Use humor, per-sonal stories and conversational language –that way you won’t easily forget what to say.2. Practice. Practice. Practice! Rehearse out loud with all equipment you plan onusing. Revise as necessary. Work to controlfiller words; Practice, pause and breathe. Practice with a timer and allow time for theunexpected.3. Know the audience. Greet some of theaudience members as they arrive. It’s easier tospeak to a group of friends than to strangers.4. Know the room. Arrive early, walk around the speaking area and practice usingthe microphone and any visual aids.5. Relax. Begin by addressing the audience. It buys you time and calms your nerves. Pause, smile and count to three before saying anything. ("One one-thousand, two one-thou-sand, three one-thousand. Pause. Begin.)Transform nervous energy into enthusiasm.6. Visualize yourself giving your speech.Imagine yourself speaking, your voice loud,clear and confident. Visualize the audienceclapping – it will boost your confidence.7. Realize that people want you to suc-ceed. Audiences want you to be interesting,stimulating, informative, and entertaining.They’re rooting for you.8. Don’t apologize for any nervousness or problem – the audience probably nevernoticed it.9. Concentrate on the message – not the medium. Focus your attention away from your own anxieties and concentrate on your message and your audience.10. Gain experience. Mainly, your speechshould represent you – as an authority and asa person. Experience builds confidence, whichis the key to effective speaking. A Toastmas-ters club can provide the experience you need in a safe and friendly environment.
This year’s “Runway for Success” on August7 was filled with twists and turns - literally!
The annual event that gives Baptist Children’sHomes’ residents a first-hand look at potentialcareer paths also provided a day of thrills atCarowinds amusement park in Charlotte.
Before riding the high-speed roller coastersand getting soaked on the park’s water rides,children toured Cash Cycle Solutions in Char-lotte. The state-of-the-art transaction processingcompany provides a variety of print, mail andpayment processing services utilizing intelligentdata analysis for its clients. The business under-wrote the cost of the Carowinds trip.
This year’s Runway theme was All Things Possible which references the scripture fromMatthew 19:26. Residents heard from numerousemployees, including Cash Cycle Solutionsowner Greg Stadermann, about a number ofcareer opportunities. Most importantly, residentsheard encouraging messages about faith andfamily.
“At Cash Cycle Solutions, we believe in God,family business and recreation in that order,” Stadermann shared during the tour. “If you outwork everyone else and remain humble, there is nothing you cannot accomplish.”
Monique Stephens echoed Stadermann’s remarks to the group. A three-year employee ofthe company, Stephens was recently promoted tocustomer service supervisor because of her strongwork ethic.
“Anything is possible. I am proof that if youare willing to work hard and do your best, youcan achieve anything you set your mind to,”Stephens shared. “People are always watching,
so you want to give it your best.”Residents toured the entire facility from the
customer service department to the productionfloor where mailing and printing processes are conducted. At nearly every point along thetour, Cash Cycle’s employees provided words of encouragement to the children.
“I learned that determination is a key to being
something greater,” said Broyhill Home residentTabitha. “With the help of God, you can besomething greater.”
“Runway for Success” was established in 1993by the late Thomas H. Davis, founder of Pied-mont Aviation which would later become Pied-mont Airlines. The yearly event is made possibleby the Tom Davis Fund.
Charlotte-based company Cash Cycle Solutions hosted BCH residents for the 2013 Runway for Success. The annual event, made possible by the Tom Davis Fund, provides insights into potential occupations and encourages residents to achieve their career goals. After touring Cash Cycle Solutions, children spent the afternoon at Carowinds
amusement park. Cash Cycle Solutions treated the residents and BCH staff chaperones.
[ 2013 RUNWAY FOR SUCCESS }
Business shows children their future is in reach,encourages that “all things are possible”_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Bring your church youth to UNITE. Visit www.StandUpUnite.com
New Event “Unites” Youth for Christ__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Churches are joining with Baptist Children’sHomes (BCH) to produce a new youth
event called Unite. The first-ever event takesplace at BCH’s Mills Home campus inThomasville on October 19 from 2 to 6 p.m.
Pastors and youth ministers from 12 areachurches are leading planning efforts with BCH.
“We’ve talked for years about organizing thiskind of event, but the timing wasn’t there,” saidBCH director of communications Blake Ragsdale.“It’s apparent that God is bringing together someamazing folks to make Unite happen.”
Unite is a day of youth evangelism, worshipand fun that invites all youth to come and bringtheir friends. Activities include a dodgeball tour-nament for church youth teams, competition
inflatable games, and a video contest. Live bandsinclude Awestruck Worship from Gibsonville andLiberty University alum and Christian rap artistHumble Tip.
Faith Force will be the main presenters for theprogram. They are a team of world-class athleteswho use feats of strength to share the Gospel.
“It’s about uniting youth for the cause ofChrist,” Ragsdale said. “It’s our prayer that it willstart a movement with youth across the state.”
Ragsdale said there are volunteer opportunitiesfor churches. “We need churches to serve at theevent, spread the word in their community andsend their youth.”
Registration and promotional resources areavailable at www.StandUpUnite.com
The last week in July, 23 teenagers and theircounselors converged at Mills Home. They
were part of World Changers and installed newvinyl siding on the old home where I live oncampus.
Volunteers from Calvary Baptist Church inWinston-Salem painted the Sunday school roomsat Mills Home Baptist Church. We also hadgroups from Green Level Baptist in Cary, South-side Baptist in Greensboro, Stallings MemorialBaptist in Salisbury, First Baptist in Dublin, Baptist Grove Baptist Church in Fuquay Varina,and Friendship Baptist Church in Asheboro assisting with renovations at Cameron BoysCamp. A group of ladies from Ardmore BaptistChurch in Winston-Salem provided a very specialbaby shower for one of our family care moms and her new baby.
These were a few of themany church volunteers hailing from the mountains to the coast. My heart over-flowed with gratitude as theyconducted VBS, Bible studies, mission projects,worship services, ice cream socials, and cookouts.Groups also built wheelchair ramps and helpedwith other building projects.
A very big thanks goes to the many volunteerswho chose to be on mission for God this summerat Baptist Children’s Homes. Thank you forfaithfully carrying out our mission of “sharinghope . . . changing lives.” Thank you to all whogave financially to help with our summertimeprograms. Because of your gifts of time and re-sources, the summer was filled with a multitudeof special activities and adventures that becamespecial memories for the children and families inour care.
Summer is now drawing to a close and ourchildren are preparing for a new school year. Aswe begin September, the children are filled withthe excitement of what the new school year holdsfor them. With the new school year, also comesan increase in expenses. If you have not alreadysent your special “Back-to-School” gift, it’s nottoo late to help.
I am very encouraged by your phone calls and notes expressing your willingness to make a difference in the life of a child – to give them a second chance. Your words of encouragementcome daily, often accompanied by a personalcheck of $5, $10, $500, $1,000. Some bringcommitments of monthly gifts. Each note is filledwith love. All end with the affirmation that youare remembering our children and families inprayer.
Thank you for putting yourfaith into actionthrough yourprayerful support.There are manyways you canhelp carry outBCH’s mission.Here are a few:1. August andSeptember aretraditionallymonths we seean increase inexpenses dueto children returning to school. The bills forclothes and school supplies and transportation
are hitting our budget hard. A special“Back-to-School” gift makes an incredi-ble difference! You can give at www.bch-family. org/givenow.2. Call to schedule a speaker to promoteBCH’s Annual Offering in your church –
1-800-476-3669 ext. 1209.3. Attend one of our “Friends of Children” mis-sion opportunities in September and help us withrenovation projects and clean up. (See page 8 fordates and locations.)4. Call for a Mission Impact information sheetwhich suggests lots of great project ideas andways you can help BCH’s boys and girls. Download a sheet from www.bchfamily.org/offering.5. It is not too early to begin planning for Christ-mas. Providing Christmas gifts for the numbersof children we serve is an enormous task. Con-sider being a child’s Christmas sponsor this year.6. Be a Sweet Dreams Bed Sponsor for a child.Call or visit www.bchfamily.org/bedsponsor.7. Make a direct contribution –
Did you know? $300 provides one child a complete “back-to-school” package: one winter coat, schoolsupplies, school fees, and funds for field tripsand special activities. $150 provides clothing and shoes for onechild to start school. $102 buys one month’s supply of milk forone cottage. $60 buys a month’s supply of bread for a cottage. $85 sends one DDM resident to the annualHappiness Retreat at Caraway. $30 provides a birthday party and gift forone child.
8. Consider giving a legacy gift of lovethrough your will/
bequest. This gift will change the lives of childrenand families for years to come. Visit www.bch-family.org/plannedgiving.
For more information on how you can help,call me at 1-800-476-3669, ext.1230.Brenda Gray’s passion is children. She serves BCH as the executive vice president, development & communications. Gray directs all fund-raising/friend-raising activities for the state-wide services.
6 9/13 – Charity + Children – 126/8 Leave your “legacy of love.” Visit www.bchfamily.org/plannedgiving.
We have witnessed God turn a blackberrypatch into a haven of love and hope for children and families.
– Linda Morgan
Who could ever have predicted thehand of God would lead Glenn
Brown as a boy to the “best blackberrypatch in the county?” And that one day anadult Brown would recommend that spotoff Jones Cove Road as the perfect site for Broyhill Home?
But seeing the hand of God move regarding this western North Carolina children’s home has become common and has been witnessed over and over againthroughout the 40-plus years it has served as a place of refuge for hurting children.
Once the decision to build a western facility was made in 1968 and the 91-acretract of property was purchased fromRobert and Gwen Medford, the arduoustask was undertaken toraise money and gainsupport for the project.What at first glance appeared a gargantuantask – to raise more than$640,000 ($10,000,000 intoday’s money) – became doable through a massive grassroots effort.
Baptists from every nook and cranny ofthe mountains in western North Carolinagave their support to help needy children.Community groups, churches fromother denominations, and individualsfrom all walks of life gave.
The very first gift for constructionwas presented by Pisgah High School’s
Student Council President Randy Medford – $55.55 –on behalf of the students.
The lead gift for thecampaign, $150,000,was given by J.E.Broyhill and family of Lenoir.
The successful furniture manufac-turer said at the time,“We are very pleasedto be able to join thehundreds of commu-nity leaders . . . in as-suring a good home
for neglected,dependent and homeless children of the state.”
The relationship to Baptist Children’s Homes (BCH) begun
by J.E. and his wife Satie Broyhill has remained intact throughout the years.The Broyhill family has supported efforts at Broyhill Home and other BCH locations.Their son Paul, current chairman of theBroyhill Family Foundation, is involvedtoday lending his family’s support.
Most people first think offurniture when they hear thename Broyhill, but for manyNorth Carolina Baptists, thename Broyhill is synonymouswith children.
Ground was broken for the first cottages – WesternNorth Carolina and Blan-ton – in 1969. In 1973, themoney to build Haywood Associational Cottage wasraised through a “penny”campaign. Baptist churches,independent of other fundraising efforts, canvassedHaywood County for contri-butions of pennies. By thetime all five cottages werebuilt surrounding man-made
Lake Hennessee in September, 1976, thou-sands of people had not only given theirmonies, but they had given their hearts to provide “a haven of love and hope forchildren and families.”
And since the first children arrived, hundreds and hundreds have experiencedthe blessing of BroyhillHome – built upon a legacy of love.
L O V ELOVE
is a legacythat lasts.
From left, Richard, Mark and Ava Raywere the first children admitted to
Broyhill Home in 1971.
[ BROYHILL HOME – A LEGACY OF LOVE }
From blackberry patch to haven of love and hope,Broyhill Home serves children since 1971________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
By W. James Edminson, Editor
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Broyhill Home is a marvelousmountain miracle!The Legacy of Love that thosehearty souls envisioned in 1969 continues to this very day. Since the first child was admitted in 1971, hundreds of boys and girls have received hope and healing, health and happiness. While primary supportfor Broyhill Home has come from the foothills and mountains of Western North Carolina, Baptists and others fromacross the state have kept the Legacy of Love alive. I join with my friend Paul Broyhill in inviting you to visit the Broyhill Home in Clyde, west of Asheville in Haywood County. Bring a group from your church and get involved in a hands-on project to make life better for the precious children who have been entrusted to our care. May God continue to bless Broyhill Home and all the ministries of the Baptist Children’s Homes of North Carolina.
– Michael C. Blackwell, President/CEO
My mother and dad, J.E. and Satie Broyhill, both at-tended school at Watauga Training School in Boone,NC where there they took courses under Dr. I.G. Greer andformed a lasting friendship with him. When Dr. Greer becameinvolved at Baptist Children’s Homes, my parents soon be-came interested as well. Some of their first initiatives therewere to buy a freezer locker to keep food fresh and a littlelater helped to build a swimming pool at Mills Home.One of Dr. Greer’s successors at BCH, W.R. Wagoner, suggested to my parents and me that we support a plan to find a suitable site for a campus location in western NorthCarolina. My parents were excited about the prospect andpassed their excitement to all four of us children. I rememberthe dedication of the campus at Clyde, and other initiativesand gifts there that gave us enormous pleasure. It is an honorfor the campus to be named after our family.
Through the years the Broyhill/Baptist relationship has endured. I have been gratified to know that what my parentsstarted and felt passion toward, I have been able, through the Broyhill Family Foundation, to continue. That passion is a legacy that has passed from them to me to my son, Hunt. Several members of our family are proud to have served on the BCH Board of Trustees: my parents, J.E. and Satie; me;my wife Faye; and my son, HuntWe enjoy helping to provide a safe place for children to growand learn. We are blessed to hear their stories. Dr. Blackwell,Linda Morgan, and the staff at BCH have become a secondfamily to us. I hope our history at Baptist Children’s Homeswill encourage future Broyhill generations to keep the rela-tionship alive.
Clusters of alumni, former staff members,and families can be seen all around. The
groups are making their way to Mills Home Bap-tist Church for the Homecoming’s worship serv-ice on Sunday, August 4. The three-day event,which began Friday, culminated with the annualservice and lunch in the I.G. Greer RecreationCenter on Mills Home campus. Nearly 400 at-tended Sunday’s activities.
The Reverend Jim Dyer preached the sermonand alumni filled the choir loft. The choir was ledby alum Joe Knight. Dyer, a Kennedy Homealum, also serves on BCH’s Board of Trusteesand was the preacher this year at KennedyHome’s Homecoming in July.
BCH president Michael C. Blackwell closedthe worship service by updating those attendingon the state of the ministry. He told the groupthat BCH continues to meet the needs of chil-dren and families while other institutions haveclosed because BCH is “sticking by the stuff.”
The meetings theme this year was “HappyDays.” The group was treated to a 50s flavoredevening on Saturday. Current children in careparticipated, and young and old alike sported period clothes for a sock hop.
EDITOR’S NOTE: To read more about this year’sHomecoming, see Mills Home alumni columnistLib Johnson’s account on page 9.
[ MILLS HOME HOMECOMING }
Homecoming time to return, renew friendshipsand relive Mills Home childhood days gone by_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Mills Home alumna Carolyn Tharrington (‘56) is introduced to Mills Home resident Bianca by Norma Kornegay during the annual Homecoming luncheon on Sunday, August 4. Kornegay is the wife of alum Leonard Kornegay and fellow
classmate to Tharrington. Alumni spend time visiting with each other at the annual meeting, but they also are intent oninteracting with the children who are in care today. Homecoming is always scheduled for the first weekend in August.
Watch videos at www.youtube.com/NCBCH____________________________________________________________________
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Upcoming EventsSept. 5 – Western Area Conference:Broyhill Home in Clyde
Sept. 7 – Friends of Children Workday:Camp Duncan in Aberdeen
Sept. 14 – Friends of Children Workday:Cameron Boys Camp in CameronKennedy Home in Kinston
Sept. 21 – Friends of Children Workday:Oak Ranch in Sanford
Sept. 28 – Friends of Children Workday:Mills Home in Thomasville Odum Home in Pembroke
Oct. 8 – Founders Day:Camp Duncan in AberdeenNov. 17-24 – BCH’s Week of Prayer:Schedule a BCH annual offering speaker
For more information, call:Alan Williams at 1.800.476.3669, Ext. 1277
Nancy Martinez Powell ‘62 – “Ihad a wonderful time at MH
this weekend! It was so good to seeall my brothers and sisters. The councilworked hard to make this a goodhomecoming and their effortsshowed. They did a great job! Thesock hop was a success, thanks to ourfriend disc jockey Jerry Carr. Thecurrent residents seemed to enjoy it,and we old folks surely did. Thebeautiful vintage cars from the Yad-kin County group were a huge hit. Ijust couldn’t decide which was my fa-vorite. The food was the best ever!Thanks to Jim Dyer for the wonder-ful message Sunday – ‘On That Day.’Thanks to the boys for the Americanflag at God’s Acre. Thanks to every-one who played a part in our1950’s‘Happy Days Homecoming!’ I couldgo on and on.”
Sandy Penley also wrote: “I haveheard such great feedback aboutHomecoming and the fun everyonehad and the great job you guys did tomake it all happen.”
Jimmy Rochelle sent thanks to allwho brought things to make thesilent auction so successful.
Many thanks to Dr. Blackwell,Regina Keener and Mills Home staffmembers for always doing much toprepare the MH campus and wel-come us back home. That starts a suc-cessful Homecoming.
And I sincerely hope our peopledo understand that the AlumniCouncil with family and friends andother alumni perform a great servicefor us at Homecoming. They makethe plan and execute it with suchdedication, time, much of their ownmoney, and just plain hard work.After you have had a weekend of funand camaraderie with old friends andyou head for home, they remain oncampus cleaning up the mess andstoring the tables and supplies at theMitchell before they can even thinkabout resting. Please remember tothank these people when you seethem in person, on Facebook or onthe MH website: Pete & Judy Knight,Jim & Linda Rochelle, Lisa Carter andRon Lancaster, Jane Helms and DannyBrown, Flora Hicks Patton, Mike Clay,
Harry and Angie Walls, Keith Camp-bell and his friend Evelyn, Estie Culler,Jim Hamby, Gary and Kaye TranthamMills, Randy and Diane Stewart,Jeanie Helms Cooper, John Wagoner,Bob and Lib Johnson, Parks andSharon DeHart Stiles, Obie Harris,Evelyn Kirby Burns, Faye MeredithDavis, Susan Meeks Woods, JoeKnight, Jay Wood, Phil Christman, Al-bert Stewart, Ronnie Pepper, TeresaMurphy, Janet Godwin and NancyWalker, Clem Martinez Pridemore,Teresa Martinez Mintz, Nancy Mar-tinez Powell, Sherl Gantt Gaskins,Martha Hunt Pridgen. Friends fromthe Mills Home staff who helped uswere Rusty Bunker, Linda Taylor,Vickie Beck, Barbara Foster, AndreaWalker, Andy Snobak, Kevin Kiser,Amanda Parsons, Dana Hartman,Brandi Sarver, Kayln and CassidySarver, six MH residents, and JimBeck.
There were also everal alumni alsosang in the choir.
Deborah Buckner (Marshall, NC)read about our silent auction in theC&C. She sent us a recycled wool wallhanging and two small pocketbooksshe had crafted – wonderful items forour auction. Her business card pro-claims “Nothing wasted.”
James Hutchens of Raleigh, andson of a MH alumnus, donated to usa huge amount of beautifully con-structed wooden boxes, shadow boxframes, and wall plaques to be usedin craft work. Quite a few of thosesold at our “yard sale” table onHomecoming weekend. James hashelped us quite a few years with hishandmade crafts.
The flag has been raised at God’sAcre and it is truly beautiful Thanksto Pete Knight, Harry Walls, BobMayton, and Jim Hamby. Yes, it is fly-ing high, but we still need for folks tomake contributions. In case you didnot notice on the Homecomingform, you can send your contribu-tions to Flora Patton, 6428 SiskCarter Rd., Rockwell, NC, 28138.
The MH Alumni Association alsovoted to repair the roof of the en-trance gate to God’s Acre, and if nec-essary, repair the basic framework ofthat structure.
In Memoriam for our deceased forthis year: Evelyn Branch Devore ‘40-50; Edna Cagle Juhan, ‘25-‘34; LouiseClodfelter Sisk, ‘34-‘44; & ‘49-‘91,child and staff; Helen Hoyle, ‘54-‘__,staff; Bobby Jacobs, ‘55-‘60; EdithLouise Jones Atkins, ‘32-‘43; Bob“Buddy”Mcdonald ‘80s, child of staff,died 2009; Peggy Malloy Riggs, ‘42-‘54; Walter G. Marshall, Jr., ‘43-‘48;Clyde Morris, ‘53-‘71, staff; Virginia“Gin” Morris, ‘53-‘71, staff; ColleenMyers, ‘52-‘99, staff; Mary Charles“Charlie” Painter Hill ‘46-‘55; JohnRoberts ‘60-‘65, staff; Tony Sansbury,‘79-‘84; Mona Sorrell Darnell, ‘26-‘38;and Otis Wagoner, son of Dr. Wag-oner.
I was saddened to hear that sinceHomecoming, we have had anotherdeath. Jeffrey Hunter Armstrongpassed away early on August 6. Hissiblings Mike and Paula had informedthe Facebook alumni of his illnessand folks had asked for prayers on hisbehalf. He had been suffering fromcancer for sometime. Jeff enteredMH in 1974 with siblings Mike andPaula. He graduated in 1982.
Stan Hoyle wrote: “Death bringsgreat sadness for his family andfriends and they surely will miss him,yet they can rejoice in the fact thatJeff accepted Christ before he passedaway.” Folks can send condolences toMike at 665 Fisher St., Concord,NC, 28027,[email protected].
A note from Patricia D. Gray,daughter of Mona Sorrell Darnell,reads: “My Mom, Mona Sorrell, diedon June 14, 2013. She and her sisterArlyne always spoke highly of MillsHome and the people who took careof them. She always said that she wasa better person for having been thereand she appreciated her educationand loving care given to her. Mom, avictim of Alzheimer’s, had been infailing health for the last couple ofmonths. We miss her so much, butshe is with my Dad now and not suf-fering anymore.”
Doris Many Mason sent the newsfrom Josh R. DeVore that his belovedwife Evelyn Branch died on April 15.Evelyn and her brothers J.C. andEdgar were very active and popular
about campus. We know that J.C. isdeceased but we have no knowledgeof the whereabouts of Edgar. Condo-lences may be sent to Josh R. De-Vore, 303 Magnolia Dr., LagunaBeach, CA, 92651. Doris also ex-pressed regrets at not being able toreturn for Homecoming this year.
In mid August there was a smallobituary in www.hpe.com for TonySansbury. Only 47, he died in theThomasville hospital. There will aservice for him at a later date. Moreon Tony later.
Always showing a touch of humor,Dennis Vaughan wrote: “Myyoungest son and wife had a ‘Revealthe Gender’ party recently. I alreadyhave six granddaughters, so it was in-teresting when this young couple(baby due in Nov.) revealed that ‘mynext grand-daughter” will be a boy.”
In going through old possessions,Bertie Fulbright Benfield ran acrossnine copies of the Campus Chatter,the 1944 MH school newspaper.Those students did an excellent jobin putting it together. Rather thanthrow them away, she donated themto the Mitchell Museum. Other gen-erations of MH students had newspa-pers as well, so any copies we can findwill be added to the notebook wenow have assembled for display at theMitchell. They make a great additionto the MH archives. Bertie’s notereads: “I enjoyed reading them againafter all these years and hated the ideaof throwing them away.”
We need a good photo of VernonSparrow and I. G. Greer for theMitchell Museum. Even a good smallphoto will be very useful. Mail to meat the address above above.
Please continue to keep PatBurgess Caruso in your prayers as shecontinues to deal with cancer. Shesends thanks to those who have re-membered her with their thoughts,prayers, and cards.
Lib Johnson was a resident of MillsHome from 1946 to 1957. Johnsonbegan writing the Mills Home alumnicolumn in 1992.
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“Happy Days” Homecoming tops the charts –Alumni remember the ill and those who passed_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________Mills Home Alumni
Alumni of Mills Home erect a flagpole nearGod’s Acre on the Mills Home campus inThomasville. God’s Acre is a cemetery whereformer residents, staff members and lovedones are buried. Mary Presson, the first childadmitted into the Baptist Orphanage in1885, is buried here. ___________________________________________Camp Duncan
Carroll Memorial Baptist Church in Fayet-teville host “Christmas in August” on August 4 for Camp Duncan girls. Thechurch’s WMU organized the event. Thecampers and staff members shared aboutBCH’s residential wilderness camp in Aberdeen during the service. The church provided each girl with gifts.___________________________________________Food Roundup
Members of First Baptist Church in Cher-ryville, including Pastor Ed Bean (second tothe left), deliver fresh produce to MillsHome in Thomasville. The church maintainsa community garden and donated corn,green peppers, potatoes, tomatoes, andcantaloupes for the boys and girls to enjoy.___________________________________________
Child Care Workers
Two sets of houseparents receive recogni-tion by BCH’s Linda Morgan (middle) andwestern area staff members for the couples’15 years of service at Broyhill Home inClyde. Bill and Alicia Wilkerson (left) andRichard and Diane Schwall (right) care forthe physical and spiritual well-being of thechildren in their cottages.___________________________________________Kennedy Home
WMU from Pleasant Hope Missionary Bap-tist Church in Elm City help prepare resi-dents at Kennedy Home in Kinston for thenew school year. Church members pre-sented Kennedy Home’s Sandy Perry (right)with a donation to purchase new clothing.___________________________________________Oak Ranch
Oak Ranch barn manager Alicia Rosser andOak Ranch residents attend “Wild West Days”at their local YMCA. With the assistance of two
of Oak Ranch’s children and one of the horses,Rosser taught attendees the proper way togroom a horse.___________________________________________Summer Fun
The July 4th holiday is full of fun for CampDuncan’s girls. They celebrate by playing anumber of outdoor games including racingdown a large “slip and slide” that careensdown the hill behind the camp’s office.___________________________________________Family Care
Three-year-old Isabella is a precious littlegirl who lives with her mom at MoodyHome in Franklin. Moody Home is one ofBCH’s eight Family Care cottages locatedacross the state. The Family Care ministryoffers a home to single mothers and theirchildren helping them rebuild their liveswhile caring for their family.___________________________________________Broyhill Home
Broyhill Home resident Kimani is now a highschool senior. When he came to BroyhillHome at age 12, he’d never attended schoolbefore. Kimani’s powerful story of overcom-ing a life of abuse is part of the 2013 AnnualOffering’s video, “Blessed”. See his video atwww.bchfamily.org/offering.___________________________________________
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We need you to lend a helpinghand. Share your time, talents andresources to meet the needs ofBCH’s children. Download a“Missions Impact” sheet atwww.bchfamily.org/offering.Here are ways you can help:___________________________________
Friends of Children Workdays:From painting to planting, partici-pants help with special facility projects, tour campuses and havelunch with children and staff. Call 336-474-1209.
Food Roundup: This is a great opportunity for churches, businessesand organizations to help provide thefood needs of the boys and girls incare. Call 336-474-1277.
Bed Sponsor Program: Become abed sponsor and have a plaque withyour name mounted on a child’s bed.It reminds a child that you are pray-ing. Call 336-474-1277 and visitwww.bchfamily.org/bedsponsor.
Mile of Pennies: Collecting a “Mileof Pennies” is perfect for all ages. Ittakes everyone working together –one penny added to another pennyand then another – to help hundredsof children. Continue to multiply thepennies and just imagine how far youcan go in making a real difference!Call 336-474-1209.
Walk for Change: Perfect for yourchurch or community organization –walkers recruit financial sponsors togive a cash gift for walking a certaindistance. Set your goal, secure yoursponsors, designate a safe route, and have fun! Call 336-474-1209.
Recycle Projects: Collect emptyprinter cartridges (laser, inkjet andfax cartridges). Deliver items to anyBCH facility or use prepaid shippinglabels to send items to recycler. Mil-lions of cartridges are thrown awayeach year. Begin collecting and helpthis year-round program earn moneyfor children. You can recycle cellphones, too. Call 336-474-1209.
Bike for Change: Bike for Change is a fun and dynamic way for childrento help "change" the lives of children.By pedaling bicycles, children raisesupport and awareness for BCH’sboys and girls. It is a great serviceproject for schools, churches, andother children’s groups. It alsoteaches children the importance ofparticipating in missions outreach.To learn more, visit www.bikeforchange.org. Download a planningguide and other resources. ContactBike for Change coordinator JayWestmoreland at [email protected] for more ideas.
It was a great day on the front porchof beautiful Cedar Dell at Kennedy
Home on Father’s Day, June 1973. Itwas the day Horace and Mary Hawesmarried with Rev. Roger Williams andCol. Doug Carty officiating. Cedar Delland the surrounding grounds lookedfinest. The campus crew, under the direction of Frank Dupree (73-78), hadworked hard making sure everythingwas clean, trimmed and in place for thisvery special wedding.
Mr. Hawes was friend to all the chil-dren and staff members at KennedyHome. The Kennedy Home BaptistChurch Seeker Youth Choir renderedthe special music led by John Thomp-son (72-77). Sarah Troyer, the KHnurse, hosted the wedding reception.The children had fun decorating Mr.Hawes’ car, but Ferebee Cottage fatherMr. Harper had hid Mary’s car and delivered it before the newlyweds left campus for a honeymoon in NewEngland.
It was a beautiful setting and a hotday prompting then BCH presidentDr. Wagoner to comment afterwards to Mr. Hawes, “It was not only a beautiful service, but a warm one.”
Horace and Mary remained withKennedy Home until 1983. Theirdaughter Kate was born in 1979. TheHawes now living in Wilmington andcelebrated their 40th. anniversary bytaking a cruise to Costa Rica and thePanama Canal.
Their daughter Kate is married toTim Horton and they live in Apex.Horace and Mary have two beautifulgranddaughters – ages two and one.They are thrilled to be grandparents.
Horace reminds us all to stay closeto God and says, “Thanks to all for thememories.”
A favorite “spot” to many: On thefourth weekend of the month whenmost of the boys and girls would go fora home visit, I would take several whohad not left campus to the SkeeterHut. It was one of my favorite thingsto do. On the other weekends, I wouldtake staff children. We always had a great time! The best times being inthe “dead winter.” The Skeeter Hutwas an old building back in the woodsby the pond that was full of monsters.
We even had “spooky” Halloween par-ties at the hut. We would have hayridesback to the hut and return to campus.I took “day campers” back to the hutto spend the day in the summer time.We even spent the night in one of theold feed barns.
Believe it or not, Becky even stayedback there some. There was no elec-tricity so we used flashlights and can-dles. We always had a big fire to keepwarm in the winter. I always felt badabout the hut because I had a bunch ofstaff boys in there on a Friday nightand then on Saturday night it burneddown! We didn’t do it. Some peoplecame from off campus by way of theriver and burned it up. I’m telling thetruth!
Here is a good note I received fromMichael Grimsley (71-74). “GraysonGentry and I decided that we wouldspend the weekend at the Skeeter Hut.This was the one back in the 70’s. Well,we got permission to do so and thatFriday evening we took off walking tothe camp – this was in the Fall of theyear. Well, we get there and we have to climb in think the back window because we weren’t given a key. It gotcold that night and we built a small firein the fireplace. We were already kindaspooked because before it got dark wehad checked out the beds in there andfound snake skins under the mattresses.So, there was a big table in the centerroom and I decided I would sleep onthat. Anyway, the old Skeeter Hut wasmade of tin. Well, we turned in for thenight, the fire had burnt out and it wasdark. We were sleeping when wereawakened to some people banging onthe outside – now this is like being in a tin shed. We jumped up scared todeath. This happened about threetimes. After we got ourselves together,we hightailed it back to campus.
“We found out later on that VanceRuss (70-79), wilderness camping di-rector, told some guys we went downthere and they went to scare us. Well itworked. That was it for my campingthere.”
News from a “staff child: “My par-ents and I lived at Kennedy Homefrom 73-78. My parents were Frankand Julie Dupree. We moved there dur-ing the summer right after I had fin-ished the 4th. grade. We moved into
Biggs Cottage with my parents ashouseparents. We stayed in Biggsabout six months and then moved intothe clinic building after mama acceptedthe position of campus nurse. Mydaddy oversaw the grounds mainte-nance the whole time we were there.We stayed at the clinic for the next sixmonths and then moved into thehouse next to the sewing buildingwhere we remained until we left KH in1978. I did a lot of growing up duringour time there.
“Mr. Thompson asked me to beginto recall all the great memories I haveof KH so I will share a few. Afternoonsplaying at the gym, bike riding all overcampus, camping trips near the SkeeterHut with music director John Thomp-son, shooting pool with Mr. Moore –houseparent of Canady, taking tripswith the choir and singing at churches,summer days at the beach cottage,hanging out with my best friend Fred-die Hines(73-82) and many others,spur of the moment night trips to thePizza Villa, and last but certainly notleast, all the great friendships I hadwith all my many brothers and sisters.
“If I could go back in time, I would-n’t change a thing. Kennedy Homeheld a special place in my parents’hearts until they both passed in 2010and it will always hold a special place inmine.”
Thank you, friend. Your parentsshowed their love for everyone – bothchildren and staff. With their great big smiles and their kind words, they blessed us all with just plain oldgenuine love!
Doris Hartley Powers (48-59) recalls some summer nights long ago:
“My husband Jimmie and I vaca-tioned recently in Boone along withour two younger granddaughters andmy sister’s granddaughter who hadnever been to the mountains before.What a thrill it was seeing and experi-encing Grandfather Mountain
“Through a first timer’s eyes! Herexcitement and expressions of ‘Oh,how beautiful this is!’ only magnifiedthe pleasure for the rest of us.
“Being with two 14-year-olds andone 12-year-old was akin to having a bowling alley in your brain. Their exuberance and ‘gung ho’ spirits were
delightful during the day but began towear pretty thin in the hours past mid-night. Even so, I must confess that I smile inwardly as I recalled summernights when I was their age and foundsleep so hard to come by. Our mindswere still alive with the events of the re-cent day and the possibilities of tomor-row. So, we talked and laughed untilthere was only one left awake convers-ing with herself.
“Those were the wonder years be-tween childhood and becoming youngadults when everything within us wasset on ‘go,’ but the restraining voice ofthe housemother was all about ‘notyet.’ It was her worldview vs. our tun-nel vision. She knew the perils that ac-companied caution thrown to thewinds and, in all honesty, we did too,but didn’t want to hear the sermon.
“Being with the girls this past weekgave me a new appreciation for thehouseparents who were there with us24-7. They were consistent in prepar-ing us for life, stressing the importanceof a good education, a strong workethic, Godly character, and an abidingrelationship with Christ. How blessedwe are! How grateful most of us remain.”
Some things to think about: You maywant to share these with your friends!
Peace starts with a smile.God doesn’t call the qualified, He
qualifies the called.He who angers you, controls you!If God is your co-pilot, swap seats!You can tell how big a person is by
what it takes to discourage him.Remember, Moses started out as
a basket case.Opportunity may knock once, but
temptation bangs on the front doorforever.
The best mathematical equation: 1 cross +3 nails = 4 given
These sayings are borrowed from a friend of mine – Nelson Guy.
Blessings to all myKH family!
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Remembering wedding of former director of social work – tales of fun times at Skeeter Hut _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
By John Thompson, 205 North Avenue, Beaufort, NC 28516 (252) 728-6882 [email protected]
John Thompson was the choir director at Kennedy Home from1972-1977. Today, he enjoys a veryactive retirement.
Some of my earliest memories are of my mom reading to me. They are warm remem-
brances of weekday afternoons spent cuddledclose listening to her read Bible stories, LittleGolden books, and classics like The Cookie Tree.
Oh, how the words would transpose me tomany wonderful places where I would experiencemany wonderful things. But the stories were notonly entertainment, they undergirded many ofthe values my parents felt were important for me to learn as a child – generosity, thankfulness,tolerance, loyalty, caring.
I believe my love for stories and the telling of stories came from this time. I believe a storystill has the power to inspire its readers.
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Books are not expected to take nearly twodecades to write. Under One Roof did.
Under One Roof is a compilation of 84 ofmore than 150 “Homeword” stories that I firstbegan writing in 1995. The initial assignment
was to write a monthly column for the LouisianaBaptist Children’s Home newsletter. It didn’ttake me long to decide what I would writeabout. I would write about what I believed mat-tered most to my readers – and what matteredmost to me – family.
In the story “Desire of MyHeart,” I expressed it thisway: When I was a child, therewere many things I dreamedabout becoming when I grewup. Some things were from a world of fantasy – a sword-commanding swashbuckler,a two-gun toting westernhero, an internationalgadget-wielding agent of intrigue.
Other dreams centeredon real people I admired. . . . But of all the things I could become, and of all the things I dreamt,there are only two thingsthat I ever really desir-ed to be – a husbandand a father.
A short time after I began writing these“family” stories, I received a note froma friend. He simplywrote, “Thanks for showing inyour articles what a family can be.”
As I wrote in the prologue of Under OneRoof : He knew us too well to mean a perfect fam-ily, but his words encouraged my fledgling desire to intimately share the tales of a supportive andloving family finding their way through life.
The stories seemed to hit their mark and thenumber of stories grew chronicling nearly twodecades of family life.
For the last 13 years as editor of Charity &Children, I have continued writing to under-score the readership’s family values.
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Stories draw focus to BCH’s mission –Under One Roof brings hope to families__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
By Jim Edminson, Editor
Jim’s incisive and godly insights into dilemmas and possibilities are applicable to families at any stage.from Under One Roof’s Forewordby Michael C. Blackwell
Make your pre-order by mailing $20 to: Attn. Under One Roof, Baptist Children’s Homes, P.O. Box 338, Thomasville, NC 27361. Make checks payable to BCH and notate "Under One Roof." Includeyour return address and phone number. The autographed copy includes an invitation for two to the October13 “Under One Roof Book Dedication.” Pre-orders will be shipped just prior to the October release date.
Under One Roof !
One C&Creader, ShirleyThompson, said,
“There’s a lotof difference between the firstpage of Charity &Children and theback page. The contrast is obvious.It shows what a dif-ference a Christianfamily makes.
“The back pageleaves you with a verygood feeling and asense of hope for thechildren in BCH’scare.”
Under One Roof willbe released October 1.Pre-orders are being accepted until September16. The soft cover book is $20 and includes shipping. An autographedcopy of Under One Roofwill include a special invita-
tion for two to the October 13 “Under One RoofBook Dedication” at Mills Home in Thomasville.Proceeds from this non-tax-deductible offer support the ministries of Baptist Children’sHomes of North Carolina.
