NEWSRecently we had the opportunity

to return to Big Oak Ranch. Big Oakis in Alabama and has been in exis-tence for over 40 years providingchildren who have been orphaned,abused, abandoned, neglected orhomeless with a second chance.During that time, they have had over

2,000 children call Big Oak Ranchhome. We met with John Croyle,the founder of the ranch, and wereable to ask many additional ques-tions about their operation and learnabout the next steps that we need totake in laying the groundwork forEagle’s Nest Wilderness Ranch.John provided great insight in avariety of areas and is very willing

to help us as we move forward inthe days ahead. He also indicatedthat he “would be honored to cometo Colorado and speak on ourbehalf”.

We also had the opportunity tomeet with Reagan Phillips, John’sdaughter who is the Child Care

Team Director at Big Oak. One ofthe main reasons that we wanted togo back to Big Oak was to ask manyquestions about policies, proce-dures, staff hiring and training,guidelines for child intake, and avariety of other questions pertainingto licensing. In fact, our prayerrequest was that they would be “an

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Contact Information ....... 2New Developments ........ 2Team Spotlight ............... 3

Advisory Board, Part 2About ENWR .................. 4How You Can Help ......... 4

ENWR Focus forthis Summer

There are Four Key Areasthat we are focusing our timeon this Summer:1. Licensing2. Fundraising3. Securing a Property4. Creating Marketing Tools

Help Eagle’s NestWilderness Ranch,Donate Today

If you would like to help,please mail us at:ENWRP.O. Box 2188Grand Lake, CO 80447Or, visit us at: enwranch.org

“FOR I KNOW the plans Ihave for you, declares theLORD, plans to prosper youand not to harm you, plansto give you hope and afuture.” – Jeremiah 29:11

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LEFT: 2. The entry to Big Oak Girl’s Ranch. RIGHT: John Croyle (front) is the founderof Big Oak Ranch, now run by his two children, Brodie and Reagan.

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Marcia HouseFounder/Executive DirectorWes HouseFounding Board MemberJeanne SelinFounding Board Member

ENWR BOARD

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P.O. Box 2188Grand Lake,Colorado 80447

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OUR MISSIONRenewing Hope. RebuildingDreams. Restoring Futures.Impacting Generations...one life at a time.

One of the “keys” to moving forwardin establishing our Children’s Home(s), isto find a place, a property, that wouldserve as “HOME” for the children Godentrusts to us. As you know, we havebeen searching for a place that is a safe,peaceful environment where we can meetthe needs of our children. We also wouldlike to utilize horses, cattle and a variety ofother animals within our programming sowe need a ranch type property where we

can accomplish this.Within the past few weeks, God has

revealed something that only He couldorchestrate as a possible way of acquiringa ranch that we have been looking at overthe past year and a half. Unfortunately, wecannot share any of the details at thistime, but we would ask you to pray thatthis would come to complete fruition.Then, we will have another incredible “Godstory” to share with you!

New Developments inFinding a “Home”

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open book” and be willing to sharetheir knowledge and experience ofwhat works well in helping childrengrow and heal from their past. Godanswered this prayer literally asReagan had a large 3 ring binder infront of her when she said, “We feelthat God is leading us to share(pointing to the binder) our 40+

years of experience with you….andyou will be the first group that weare going to do this for.” Reaganalso said that she would be morethan willing to come to Coloradoand help us in any way that shecould. WOW!!! God is FAITHFULand AMAZING!!!

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CONT. FROM PREVIOUS EDITIONBelow are the bios for the remain-der of the board members:

Norman Jacobs - A ranch managerat Heritage Ranch, Grand Lake, COfor the past nine years, Norm hasspent most of his career workingoutdoors since college. In hishome state of Iowa he was in thefarming business.

Norm is a graduate of NorthMahaska High School (IA), andIndian Hills Community College,where he earned degrees in AgMechanics, and math.

In his spare time he like to fishand ride horses.

Norm and his wife, Margo,have five daughters and threegrandchildren.

Why he volunteers with ENWR:“I knew the needs of at risk chil-dren today and I wanted to help.”

Katie Knies - Currently an admin-strative assistant at CommunityChurch of the Rockies in GrandLake, CO, Katie has a diverse back-ground. She worked for the YumaCounty Sherrif’s office in Yuma,AZ, has been a teacher, and doll

designer, to name a few.Originally from Forest Grove,

OR, she graduated from ForestGrove Union High School. Sheattended Northwest BusinessCollege and Multnomah School ofthe Bible.

In her spare time, she likes tohike and sew.

Katie and her husband, PastorJohan Knies, have two daughtersand six grandchildren.

Why she volunteers withENWR: “Knowing that this is nearto God’s heart and the need is sogreat, I wanted to be apart of whatGod was doing. It’s exciting towatch God move and bring thisministry to life!”

Leah McClain - An operationsdepartment coordinator the pastnine years for Mountain ParksElectric Company in Granby, CO,Leah has also been involved in ATVresearch as a sales representative,tech sales representative, purchas-ing agent, and a return specialist.

She attended both Middle ParkHigh School, Granby, CO, and EastHigh School, Sioux City, IA. Shealso attended Western Iowa Tech.

In her spare time, she enjoysmusic, reading and sports.

Leah and her husband, Kevin,have two children.

Why she volunteers withENWR: “I have a heart for kids. Ilove watching kids develop theirgifts and talents, and wanting themto have every opportunity to do so.The ranch is such a wonderfulopportunity to offer at risk kids achance to succeed.”

Ivan Blom - Now enjoying hisretirement, Ivan owned and operat-ed a decorating company. He alsoworked for Caterpillar for 30 years.Ivan now resides in Grand Lake,CO.

Ivan, who has volunteered withEagle’s Nest Wilderness Ranch fora couple of years, is the newestboard member.

In his spare time, he enjoyscarving and working with oils.

Ivan has four children, twogirls and two boys. He also haseight grandchildren to keep himbusy.

Why he volunteers with ENWR:“I love working with young peo-ple.”

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We WILL be located ona working cattle/horseranch in Grand County,Colorado in the RockyMountains. Eagle’s NestWilderness Ranch willprovide a unique setting to

give children hope for abrighter future.

We are committed tohelping children who havebeen abused, abandoned,neglected, orphaned,and/or are homeless.

We will have severalsingle family homes staffedby Christian house parents.Each home will accommo-date up to six children.

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There are many ways that youcan help which includes, but is notlimited to, the following:

Prayer Support – Please praydaily for our staff and children.Ongoing prayer support is anabsolutenecessity forthe successfuloperationand directionof this endeav-or. WithoutGod’s leadingand provision,we are power-less to bringabout the nec-essarychanges in ourchildren’shearts.

Monthly Support – Gifts of $25,$50, $100 or more on a consistentmonthly basis help make a differencein our children’s lives. Thesegifts help with our daily need forfood, clothing, education and med-ical expenses throughout the yearand provides the continual “bedrock”for our annual budgetary needs.

Memorial and HonorariumProgram – The Memorial Programgives you the opportunity to give amonetary gift in memory of adeceased loved one or friend. TheHonorarium Program allows you tohonor friends or relatives on occa-sions such as birthdays, Mother/Father’s Day, anniversaries or holi-days. In each case, we will send an

appropriate letter acknowledging thegift.

Eagle Club – Your membershipin the Eagle Club sponsors one ofour children for one full year, includ-ing food, clothing, shelter, education

and insurance.Each memberpledges$12,000 over aone year peri-od (usuallypaid in $1,000increments permonth).

SpecialGifts – Gifts ofpersonal/real property,trusts, lifeinsurance,marketable

securities, gifts in kind or estates canbe given. Also, gifts of services andtalents are readily needed and veryhelpful (ie, medical, chiropractic,dental or orthodontic services?mechanical work? construction &woodworking services? plumbing orelectrical services? counseling serv-ices? etc.) We will need manyVolunteers to serve as ResourceFamilies, Relief Parents,Grandparents, Tutors, Coaches, etc.

All financial gifts can be madethrough our website, by setting upan automatic withdrawal or sendinga check to PO Box 2188, Grand Lake,CO 80447 (payable to “Eagle’s NestWilderness Ranch”).

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