Family Advocate, July Edition

A publication of Sheridan House Family Ministries

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July 2013

Richard at Sheridan House in 1973

Richard Schwall today

Forty years later, one of the first graduates of Sheridan House is now pointing children in the right direction.

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It Works…

Better Than Expected!!!

So much more than we could have planned for! This month’s story is not only an example of how God has worked through Sheridan House to permanently change lives; but it is also a picture of a life come full circle.

In the mid 1970’s Richard was one of our first graduates. Back then he was a boy searching for direction for his life. Today he and his wife are the ones pointing children in the right direction. Richard and his wife serve as house parents at Baptist Children’s Homes in North Carolina.

After his career in the Navy, Richard is taking advantage of his military pension to help other children find the direction that was given to him … all in the name of Christ.

At Sheridan House we want to do more than point children and families to Christ. It is our mission to help them learn to reach past themselves and their own needs to help others know that God has a plan for their lives.

Richard stands as an example of an individual who “got it” while he was at Sheridan House as a teenager.

He has continued letting God direct his path into his 50’s. Thank you for helping us reach these children and families. Together God is using us to change lives and change the future. Yes … It works!

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