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Story of the Week – Session 2
These past couple weeks here at The Ranch have been incredibly encouraging and refreshing which is such an answered prayer! Thank you to everyone who has been diligently praying for our staff and students! One of our team leaders shared…

Summer Kickoff!
Summer is in FULL SWING and we are excited to share with you all that’s happening here at The Ranch! It’s truly amazing to see all that God is doing here and we want to keep you all in the…

The Wild About the Child Shindig is THIS Saturday!
Summer is right around the corner and with it, hundreds of children that are in need of love, shelter, protection, food and educational assistance at Wildwood Hills Ranch of Iowa. The Ranch serves vulnerable youth year-round at our 400-acre safe…

Story of the Week – Session 7
Summer 2021 was one for the books. We feel more encouraged than ever and thankful for all that God is doing here at Wildwood. It’s truly incredible how each year just gets better and better. God’s promise rings true that…

Story of the Week – Session 6
Session six of summer programming has been full of the evidences of God’s handiwork. We appreciate your continued prayers for our staff as they deal with many difficult stories and situations. We also value your ongoing prayers for the youth…

Story of the Week – Session 5
Waterloo week is always one of our favorites since we’ve gotten to build such solid relationships with the students there. Our staff consistently share about how much growth they’ve seen in the students from Waterloo and how encouraging it is…

Story of the Week – Session 4
Another week at The Ranch and another story of transformation. Listen to this story about a student from this past week who got to experience renewed joy and hope… One of our ranchers, Caleb (we’ll call him Caleb for confidentiality…

Story of the Week – Session 3
We are 3 weeks into programming and the story book of transformation from the summer just keeps getting thicker! We’re excited to share with you all a story about a rancher from this past week named Annie (we’ll call her…

Story of the Week – Session 2
We’re just two weeks into the summer and already blown away and encouraged by how restorative this time has been for so many of our ranchers. We had a young leader share about how he has to wake up at…

Story of the Week – Session 1
Our bunkbeds are filled with students again and our hearts are overflowing with gratefulness that summer has arrived! Week one was INCREDIBLE! We definitely noticed even more excitement from our ranchers than usual which was likely due to how hard…