ATKH Childrens Ranch

Our Newsletter December 2009 Issue

From Invisible by AJ Lucore

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Jesus' Birth Celebration at the Ranch is a hit with the children!

See photos

Cochise County Men's Golf Championship to benefit the Ranch again in 2010

Details at new website www.ccmagct.com

Story and pictures of 2009 winners

First Annual Appreciation Brunch for Ranch Friends and Volunteers

Feb. 13, 2010 10a.m. at Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall in Benson

Come & bring a friend who is interested in the Ranch!

Our Goals:

* To provide an environment of social, physical, educational and spiritual support for children in need

* To develop their abilities and interests, encourage reaching maximum potential as they mature

* To provide temporary respite for local children in a Christ-centered home at the ranch

* To ultimately build several permanent homes on the ranch in which disadvantaged children can live for extended periods of time with support buildings as needed, including a recreation center

Our Mission:

To provide a refuge, in a ranch setting, for abused and neglected children who need long-term care.

Our Method is Love

Ranch Photos

Rebecca

Rebecca has been a friend of the Ranch since it arrived in Benson in 2000. Her parents were not much involved in her life, so she visited the Ranch often. We shared meals, homework time, overnights and camping trips. Last year Rebecca found a permanent loving home with her paternal aunt and uncle in Tucson where she now resides. This photo was taken last month on their ranch. After achieving her GED this summer, she enrolled in Pima Community College starting the fall '09 semester. Along with church activities and learning to play the guitar, Rebecca shows her greatest joy when around horses. She continues to have high hopes for the Children's Ranch, that others may benefit from its mission as she did.

We arrived in Benson Arizona in 2000, rented a home in town and began to work with children-in-need as soon as our feet hit the pavement. This was the beginning of All the King's Horses Children's Ranch. Then, in October of 2004, we were blessed to move onto a ninety-acre ranch, stretching alonside the San Pedro River just north of Turquoise Hills Golf Course. Since then, as we continue to work with youth, our focus has been on erecting a community of buildings to lovingly shelter children on-site for as long as needed. A biography of our Christ-inspired mission is now available: From Invisible by AJ Lucore.

"My search is over. The direction is clear: America's youth need us. Their desperate cry is against a society that has turned it's back on them. Give me the children! Give me the young ones who will be the adults of our nation; the young ones who will be our leaders."

This is the call of Ana Lucore.

Jesus Birth Celebration

On December 26, 2009, the Ranch hosted a Jesus' Birth Celebration for the local children. About 50 kids attended and enjoyed the activities of the day. Horseback riding, a jumping castle, dune buggy rides, relays, facepainting, temporary tattoos and refreshments kept the children busy. Thanks to all the parents and volunteers that helped make the day possible!

Celebration photos

New Houseparents Have Arrived!

Danny & Claudette have come to the Ranch and are preparing to work as houseparents here. Praise the Lord!

We are still seeking a second missionary minded couple to meet our needs, to live on-site at the Ranch and work part-time with youth for overnight events. They would also assist with grounds-keeping and welcoming visitors.

The Word admonishes that we are to know those who labor among us (I Thessalonians 5:12). So, if the Lord is calling you and your spouse to homeland missions and a pioneer work, please contact the Director, Ana J. Lucore, to initiate a dialog to see if that call may indeed be to the ATKH Children's Ranch.

Ephesians 3:20 & 21