Champions
God Answers Prayers and Calms Fears
In Cottage 1, one of my many responsibilities is to wake the boys in the morning. With all of our boys, I frequently ask them “How did you sleep last night?” After they give me their response, I tell them “Ask me how I slept.” When they ask I usually reply “I’m not sure…I wasn’t…
Read MoreNehemiah's Baptism
This is the story of Nehemiah’s journey to faith and acceptance of Jesus in baptism. It is written by his House Dad, Bobby Jackson in Cottage 1. Over the past few months, Nehemiah asked his house parents and Bible teachers questions about salvation. Earlier, he saw several other boys get baptized. He again told…
Read MoreIt Takes All of Us!
The New Mexico Christian Children’s Home is supported by the generosity of many donors. What is truly awesome is the variety of our donors. Some donors are able to give large amounts of money that have helped us build Hope Haven for Single Parent families or provided scholarships for our students and single moms to…
Read MoreOur Ambassador to Oregon!
About 5 years ago, NMCCH had a Public Relations representative working in the Northwest. One day he visited the Church of Christ in Prineville, Oregon. His presentation on the Home made a profound impact on a four year old young lady, Moriah. For the past five years, Moriah has kept the children at the…
Read MoreBreaking the Cycle
Recently, the youth group from the Santa Fe Church of Christ in Santa Fe, New Mexico spent a few days of their spring break with us to volunteer at the Home. This group of 6 young people and 2 adult sponsors visited our Home to serve for a long weekend. They interacted with our residential…
Read MoreGarden of Honor
There is a room reserved on our campus to honor “all who love and provide for children.” Their service may have been in the form of long term employment at the Home, exemplary service or major financial or volunteer contributions. In the past couple of months, we have inducted several staff and board members into…
Read More2017: A Year of Blessings and Growth
Our good work is about you and because of you! You make a difference in so many lives, transforming them to a higher level, teaching them the ways of God, blessing them for a better life on earth and eternity in heaven! In 2017, you took care of more children than ever before in the history…
Read MoreDinner and Mentoring with Cannon AFB
A group of amazing volunteers from the Supply Squadron of Cannon Air Force Base came out on Saturday evening, November 4 to share Thanksgiving Dinner and an evening of mentoring with our junior high and high school children. The Cannon group provided a full Thanksgiving spread of turkey, ham, all the fixins’ and some wonderful…
Read MoreWhat's a Bicycle Rodeo?
Well, I’m glad you asked! At NMCCH, a bicycle rodeo is an opportunity to connect our children and families with donated bikes and have some fun in the process. We received a large donation of bicycles from several places and many of them needed minor repairs. We were wrestling with the best way to distribute these…
Read MoreSam – Spotlight on a Champion
One of our residents, Sam, has been participating in the Shooting Stars 4-H Club this year. He has had to get up early all summer to feed and groom his animals. He has had to learn how to work with pigs, sheep and goats, care for them and learn how to show them. Sam entered…
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