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At Northeast Texas therapeutic ranch, ‘We see a miracle just about every day’
Posted: 2/15/08
Runnin’ WJ Ranch horses seem to imbue their riders with their strength. The special-needs children seem to find a reservoir of strength and confidence within themselves when they mount up. At Northeast Texas therapeutic ranch,
‘We see a miracle just about every day’By George Henson
Staff Writer
TEXARKANA—It’s easy to lift the spirits of a special-needs child, Sam Clem insists. Just put the child on the back of a horse ready to do his bidding.
Clem directs the Runnin’ WJ Ranch outside Texarkana, a therapeutic riding ranch that draws more than 90 special-needs children a week from Texas, Arkansas and Louisiana. Six schools bring children to participate in the program, which draws support from churches throughout the area.
02/20/2008 - By John Rutledge
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Rural poverty initiative takes Dallas church to five areas in five years
Posted: 2/20/08
Perry County, Ala., families picked up backpacks for their children at a family festival sponsored by Royal Lane Baptist Church in Dallas. (Photos courtesy Jason WalkerCraig) Rural poverty initiative takes Dallas
church to five areas in five yearsBy Carla Wynn Davis
Cooperative Baptist Fellowship
DALLAS—The more than 1,200 backpacks stuffed with school supplies that Royal Lane Baptist Church in Dallas gave away last summer wasn’t the only impressive statistic about its mission trip to Perry County, Ala.
The Alabama trip capped a five-year tour of all five regions focused on by Together for Hope, the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship’s rural poverty initiative.
02/20/2008 - By John Rutledge
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Persistence pays off for ETBU graduate
Posted: 2/18/08
Tyler television reporter Clay Falls interviews East Texas Baptist University graduate Junes Jones after fall commencement. Jones, who has been at ETBU as an employee 11 years and as a student nearly 10 years, graduated with a bachelor of music degree. (ETBU/Mike Midkiff photos) Persistence pays off for ETBU graduate
By Mike Midkiff
East Texas Baptist University
MARSHALL—For June Jones, “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again” is more than an old adage. The saying has been a guiding light to her.
More than three decades after her high school graduation, Jones finally reached her goal of earning a bachelor’s degree. And she did it in style. After nearly 10 years attending classes, she graduated with honors in the top 20 percent of her class at East Texas Baptist University.
02/18/2008 - By John Rutledge
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BCFS given lead role in emergency care for medical special needs
Posted: 2/15/08
BCFS given lead role in emergency
care for medical special needsBy Haley Smith
Baptist Child & Family Services
The Texas Governor’s Division of Emergency Management has given Baptist Child & Family Services the lead role in care for medical special needs disaster evacuees.
The San Antonio-based agency will provide medical special needs shelter training sessions for cities and counties statewide in the next year.
02/15/2008 - By John Rutledge
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Around the State
Posted: 2/15/08
Around the State
• “Awake 2008: A Call to Spiritual Awakening” is being sponsored by Tryon-Evergreen Baptist Association. The March 29 rally at the Lone Star Convention & Expo Center in Conroe will feature T.W. Hunt. The event will begin at 6 p.m. Call (936) 856-2001 for more information.
• The Conference of Texas Baptist Evangelists has named its officers for the year. Elected were Paul Cherry, president; Todd Keller, vice president; Gary Newman, secretary/treasurer; Sam Craig, music director; and Ricky Davis, assistant music director.
• Former Baylor University First Lady Mary McCall has been presented the Founders Medallion for 2008. The medallion is reserved for people whose service and contributions have been unusually significant to the life and future of the university. McCall served the school as a student, professor’s wife, parent, president’s wife and alumna. She has been a member of numerous Baylor organizations and in 1982 was awarded the W.R. White Meritorious Service Award. For many years, she was a Sunday school teacher and trustee at First Church in Waco. She now is a member of Park Cities Church in Dallas.
Mary Russell McCall was presented the 2008 Founders Medallion by Dennis Prescott, vice president for development, and Baylor President John M. Lilley. • Gabriel Cortes has been named director of church and alumni relations at Baptist University for the Americas. He and his wife, Maria, have two children, Esteban and Andres.
02/15/2008 - By John Rutledge
