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Children -- Our Love & Our Labor
MSCH has been serving dysfunctional families, helping to raise their children for over 40 years. The age of the "orphanage" has long passed. Facilities that care for children are now called treatment centers or residential child care facilities.
MSCH is licensed by the State of Colorado as a Residential Child Care Facility (RCCF). We accept children who, for one reason or another, cannot live with their families. The children we are licensed to accept range in age from 3 to 17 years of age.
The children MSCH accepts are children at risk; abused, neglected, or unsupervised to an extent that undesirable peer relations and too much free time have fostered disruption of a typical childhood. MSCH's structured environment helps to stabilize children at risk, preventing further erosion of their childhood, while exposing them to a loving and functional Christian family and Christian values and principles. Relationship skills and skills for successful independent living are stressed in these family environments.
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Luke: Luke came to live at MSCH during the summer of 1991, he was 12 years old. He had already experienced more hurt and rejection by this time than many people experience in a lifetime. It was soon clear that Luke had a desire to grow both spiritually and physically. Luke had a heart for God. He became distressed at the condition of the public schools and he decided that he would try a different path. Luke approached Christian people and asked them to sponsor him to attend a private Christian School. He was successful in raising his support and excelled not only in academics, but in sports as well. Luke grew tall and was a star player for the basketball team. He attended Oklahoma Christian University, thanks to the Educational Endowment at MSCH. He recently graduated, was married and visits his MSCH "family" whenever he has a chance. |
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LeAnne: In 9 short months LeAnne worked the therapeutic program at MSCH and returned home. She is an example of a troubled teen with parents who needed some extra help. Her parents came regularly to the MSCH campus for family counseling and guidance. Today LeAnne is home and doing well. |
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Daniel: Daniel was an angry, troubled young man. He was placed at the Home after the death of his parents. Daniel decided to deal with his emotional and behavioral issues and God blessed his life. Just recently, Daniel's aunt and uncle obeyed the gospel and decided to take him into their home. Before he left MSCH, Daniel also decided to become a Christian. |
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