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Changes Everything

Children come to Big Oak Ranch from seemingly impossible situations. Most have never known what it means to truly belong to a family or felt unconditional love. Most have lived lives marked by tragedy and pain, abuse, neglect or abandonment.

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Elizabeth

Elizabeth

Our children have known abuse and neglect. They have known loneliness and confusion. But that’s not the end of their story.
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Isaiah

Our children have known tragedy and pain. They have faced unimaginable hardship. But that’s not the end of their story.

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Big Oak Ranch

At Big Oak Ranch, our children find a stable home, with loving parents and siblings. They find a chance to discover God’s true plan for their lives. They are called sons and daughters. They are equipped for a life of bold faith, clear purpose and eternal impact.

A STORY OF TRANSFORMATION

A Life Changed

A Life Changed is a series featuring former residents of Big Oak Ranch. See their stories as they’ve grown into their lives, their callings and how they have stepped into the promise that God made for each of them.

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Staci's Story

When Staci was a young girl, an educator at her elementary school was concerned for her well-being when alerted to what was happening in her home life. But the right people stepped in, and what she discovered after arriving at Big Oak Ranch has stayed with her ever since.

Staci's Story

Mel's Story

Grey's Story

Hank's Story

Ranell's Story

London's Story

Nic's Story

Lincoln's Story

A STORY OF PROMISE

ASCEND

One of the four promises we make to every child at Big Oak Ranch is this: We'll stick with you. ASCEND is one ways we keep this promise by helping our 18-22 year-olds make the transition into their adult lives.

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Preparing Young Adults for a Life of Purpose

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ASCEND Spotlight: Scarlet Stearns

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A STORY OF FAITH

Planting Oaks

Today, there are millions of children in need of intervention in their lives, in need of the kind of family that we provide at Big Oak Ranch. Planting Oaks is a ministry to resource and equip like-minded organizations across the country as they build their own ministries to serve hurting children.

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Planting Oaks Partner:

Lydia's Place

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The Father's Lighthouse, at the Planting Oaks Intensive

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All contributions received for specific projects/needs shall be applied to those areas. Occasionally, we receive more contributions for a given specification than can be used for it. If that occurs, we add these funds to operating support that allows for the care of our children and the programs benefiting their overall development now and in the future.