The Magazine of Methodist Children’s Home
Audrey’s beautiful blonde hair will grow back. While her locks have been a casualty of the rounds of chemotherapy needed to wage war on the leukemia in her body, the 2-year-old’s bright smile has only intensified each passing day. She’s going to win this battle. Audrey was not Jeremy and Kimberly Lindsay’s first foster child. […]
Methodist Children’s Home hosted a luncheon in April to share about the ministry and services with the greater Abilene community. More than 150 people attended, representing agencies, community organizations and churches throughout the Big Country region. MCH President and CEO Trey Oakley spoke about the culture of MCH and how collaborating with like-minded organizations leads […]
A building project nearing completion on the Methodist Children’s Home campus in Waco will provide opportunities for educational and job-skills training for MCH residents and Day Students attending the University of Texas – University Charter School. With the launch of a new childcare program at the MCH Boys Ranch, MCH leadership saw the value in […]
Methodist Children’s Home raises awareness every April during National Child Abuse Prevention Month. Staff members across Texas and New Mexico join the national initiative by wearing blue and planting pinwheel gardens with like-minded organizations and churches. MCH advocates for child safety and healthy families by offering trauma-informed knowledge, care and practices. In 14 locations around […]
Cadence remembers being a very different person three years ago when she first arrived to Methodist Children’s Home as an eighth grader. “I wasn’t opposed to coming to MCH, but I still came mad,” said the now-16-year-old high school sophomore. “I wasn’t in a good place with my mom at the time and had been […]
Trauma-informed research shows a secure attachment between a child and caregiver is vital for the child’s overall growth. Methodist Children’s Home equips parents and caregivers with an array of tools to help nurture their relationships with their children. The Circle of Security (COS) course is part of the parent education curriculum provided by all MCH […]
Like a lot of middle schoolers, Marquavion sometimes hides his sweet smile to maintain his cool demeanor around others. Everyone calls the eighth grader “Buddy,” and he lives up to the nickname. “I like to talk to people and make friends,” Marquavion said. “Everybody knows who I am at school and I’m happy to come […]
Did you know? MCH can speak at your next event! Did you know Methodist Children’s Home would love to join you on a Sunday morning to share firsthand the stories of how God is at work at MCH? We will come speak to your church or Sunday school class free of charge! For information […]
Ilse, a 19-year-old student at McLennan Community College (MCC), is studying to be a nurse. With a heart for serving others and with the support she is receiving through the Independent Living Program at Methodist Children’s Home (MCH), Ilse looks toward the future with excitement. Ilse first came to MCH when she was 16 after […]
Bulldogs State Track Champions On April 27, the MCH track and field team made history at the Texas Christian Athletic Fellowship State Track & Field meet in Springtown, Texas, with the boys team finishing first overall and taking home their second consecutive Men’s Championship Award. The girls team finished third and combined (boys and girls […]
The Sunshine magazine is published quarterly by Methodist Children’s Home.
