El Ranchito de los Niños – Keeping Brothers & Sisters Together

We strive to create as “normal” of a home as possible at El Ranchito. This includes our children playing sports, being a part of a variety of extracurricular activities, creating family traditions, having birthday parties with all their friends and lots of sleepovers.
One weekend, some of the older boys had a friend, Jake, spend the night. When Jake’s mom picked him up, they were driving home and Jake was very quiet, appearing almost sad. Jake’s mom asked, “What’s wrong? Didn’t you have a good time?” Jake quickly responded, “I had a great time. But mom, it’s just so sad that they don’t have a mom or a dad”. His mom’s heart broke as they both sat in silence for a moment. Jake seemed to be deep in thought and then said, “But they do have each other and they love each other so much. Mom, you can see Jesus in those kids.” Tears welled up in his mom’s eyes, sad that the kids aren’t with their parents, proud of her son’s wisdom and happy that our kids have each other.
It breaks our heart to see kids in pain, the kids that don’t have their mom or dad and the kids that struggle every day not having a traditional childhood. But the love that each of our kids has for their brothers and sisters and the love that is spread in our home amongst our family is heartwarming. It doesn’t make up for all the things that our children have lost, but it’s a glimmer of hope that over time they will begin to heal from the pain of their past. Jesus is truly in their hearts and shines through them each day through the love they share. Because of you, our children have the gift of growing up with their siblings in a loving and stable home.
May the miracle of Christmas touch us all with love and peace.
El Ranchito de los Niños
“We know how much God loves us, and we have put our trust in his love. God is love, and all who live in love live in God, and God lives in them.”
– 1 John 4:16

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