Spiritual Development Archives - Empowering Children

Education, Recreation & Spiritual Development

By Jeremy A. Walker|2023-01-05T18:29:09+00:00January 5, 2023|Involvement, Spiritual Development, TXGBR News|

Winter is a time of peace and rest for the land, and it is necessary for future growth. However, many children at Texas Girls & Boys Ranch have not experienced peace in their lives due to the abuse and neglect they have endured. It is important that we provide a peaceful environment for these children, and we pray that this peaceful season will help prepare their hearts to hear about Jesus Christ. When our children experience the love of Jesus and relax their defenses, they can allow themselves to heal and grow. Just as the land rests during the winter, [...]

Education, Recreation & Spiritual Development

By Jeremy A. Walker|2023-01-05T18:37:30+00:00October 26, 2022|Events, Involvement, Spiritual Development, TXGBR News|

If we hope to transform the lives of our children, we must often reframe their view of education. Many children come into care thinking that school is a place where their inadequacies are exposed, and their insecurities grow. For our kids to succeed as they go back to school, we must be intentional in building them up with every opportunity! Throughout the summer, the children at Texas Girls & Boys Ranch participate in a program designed to enrich their lives in as many ways as possible. Each child we serve engages in arts and crafts, games, equine therapy, cultural enrichment [...]

Spiritual Development

By TXGBR Staff|2022-01-20T20:03:23+00:00August 18, 2021|Events, Spiritual Development, TXGBR News|

It is always amazing to watch a child face challenges and overcome them. Over the past school year, two of our girls at Texas Girls & Boys Ranch have done exactly that. Arriving both prepared and early to tutoring almost every day, these two girls made the most of the time they had with our tutoring volunteers. In spite of the deficits they had beginning the semester, they set their minds to completing each assignment to the best of their ability. And through the ebb and flow of tears and laughter, these girls never let the challenge of school [...]