Kids enjoy a day in the snow

Sledding into the New Year

The Joy House experienced our first snow days of 2017 the first week of January.  The campus turned into a white, wintry wonderland. The resident boys and girls, house parents and their families all partook in the icy adventures. Even Ms. Robin, our teacher, took her turn sledding down one of our large hills. One of our resident boys, Mason, said that he “was completely thrilled” when he found out we might have a snow day as he “rarely has seen snow” in his life. Residents Bailey and Gabi both thought the most exciting part of the weekend was sledding, as they both had never sledded before. Everyone had a wonderful time and of course our residents are hoping to get another snow day or two in before the winter is over.

A House parent's story - Ali Metcalf, Boys House Mom

Taking Time to Heal

2016 is in the books and some of us are more excited about that than others. For me, it was a tough year. By far, the hardest experience was my husband and I going through another miscarriage and with it, many complications. By God’s grace we have phenomenal family and friends that rallied around us and reminded us through the storm that God was still with us, and God, in his loving way, would show us his grace in moments when we felt the lowest.

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Campaign Goal for 2017 - Steve Lowe, executive director

Girls Home Project

Happy New Year!! I hope everyone is looking forward to a great 2017. I certainly am. We launched our 15^th Anniversary Campaign (see details here) last year to take the next steps in our development in bringing Christ’s hope and healing to more lives and families. A key part of that campaign is our Girls Home project. We’ve experienced a growing need for placement of teen girls over the last 18 months.

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counselor's corner - darren lane, Dir. of Res. Therapy

Trapped by Offense

Over the summer, I heard a twelve-year-old state that she was “offended” by something a young adult had said. Immediately, a couple of things came to mind. First, I realized that at twelve (in 1977), I had no idea what the word offense even meant. Another thing that I noticed was the behavior of the girl after the offense.

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join us in increasing our social media presence

Facebook February

For those of you on Facebook, we are asking that you partner with us to increase our social media presence by "liking" our Facebook page located at https://www.facebook.com/joyhouseinc/ and sharing our page with people that you think may have an interest in our ministry. With just a few clicks, you can make a big difference in our ability to reach more individuals seeking our services or an opportunity to partner with our ministry. Our goal is to reach 2,000 "likes" by the end of February, and with your help, we can do just that!