The 2016 Ambassador’s of Hope Dinner & Auction was a great success with the largest attendance to date and the most funds raised in one night in OFC’s history! To all who attended, we cannot thank you enough. Emmitt Smith’s message was powerful and his generosity...
This hit my heart especially hard today because I just came back from a weekend retreat for children who are in foster care/adopted. I hear their stories and I wonder … how I would act if my parents didn’t want me or had addictions that were too strong? I...
Last year at this time, we held our first retreat at Camp Akiva. The chapel was not totally complete nor was all the new buildings for lodging. So this year, with all complete, the teens at Onward & Upward just kept saying the place was amazing and it was so cool...
The 10th annual Ambassador’s of Hope Dinner and Auction was held Saturday, March 28. Over 450 friends and supporters joined us to hear from former player and fan favorite of the Texas Rangers, Michael Young! We are so grateful for your involvement with Our Father’s...
Wow, this year is going fast or so it seems. So much has been happening in the first 60 days of 2015. Two new buildings are going up at Camp Akiva, a dorm and 14 guest cabins. Stay tuned for photos to come. We plan to be open this summer for those groups that have...
Sometimes you just need proof. Our recent Onward & Upward retreat was one great reminder after another of the incredible difference you are making in the lives of the children of abuse, abandonment and neglect. They need you – and retreat after retreat,...
