Healing the Past . . . Building the Future

Big Springs Ranch for Children
Ten-Year Development Prospectus, 1998 - 2007

We have prepared this growth prospectus to show where we plan to go with the development of facilities in the first ten years at the Big Springs Ranch for Children in Leakey, Texas. This plan is a step of faith, and we take it on behalf of children who need a place to live and heal. The future of the project is open-ended, and it will evolve in response to the needs and challenges we encounter over time. This brochure is, then, a rough guide through which we might look at the road ahead and, hopefully, see more clearly where God has called us to go.

 

Phase I: 1998–1999

1. Water System, January 1998

2. Road and Utilities, March 1998

3. Implement/Tool Barn, June 1998

4. First Children's Residence, October 1998

5. First Grandparents' Cottage, May 1999

6. Second Children's Residence, November 1999

 Phase IV: 2004–2005

1. Indoor Chapel, January 2004

2. Equestrian Facilities & Barn, May 2004

3. Lodge and Conference Center, November 2004

4. Riverfront recreational development, March 2005

5. Garden, Orchard, Irrigation System, May 2005

6. Fifth Children's Residence, November 2005
Phase II: 2000–2001

1. Sculpture Garden, January 2000

2. Wilderness Base Camp, April 2000

3. Second Grandparents Cottage, May, 2000

4. Two new water wells, October 2000

5. Library & School, November 2000

6. Volunteers RV Park, December 2000

7. Ranger Cabin, February 2001

8. Buried Utilities, March 2000

9. Activity Center, May 2000

10. Library Books & Equipment, June 2001

11. Ranch fencing project, August 2001

12. Teachers' House, September 2001

 Phase V: 2006–2007

1. Gymnasium and Sports Complex, January 2006

2. Greenhouse, March 2006

3. Fifth Grandparents' Cottage, May 2006

4. Maintenance and Supply Barn, October 2006

5. Vocational Woodworking Shop, February 2007

6. Counseling Building, July 2007

7. Complete Educational Complex, November 2007

 

Naming a Project:
When a substantial part of the cost is donated, a project can be named for the donor, or for a loved one of the donor's choice, as an enduring memorial.

Phase III: 2002–2003

1. Third Children's Residence ($375,000), Feb 2002

2. Third Grandparents Cottage ($150,000), Mar 2002

3. School, Phase II ($750,000), April 2002

4. Headquarters, General Store ($400,000), May 2002

5. Perimeter Fencing Project ($75,000), September 2002

6. Fourth Children's Residence ($375,000), October 2002

7. Fourth Grandparents Cottage ($150,000), Jan '03

8. Bee Creek Recreational Dam ($85,000), Feb 2003
Funding: 
We ask the people of Texas, and the nation, to join us in making possible Miss Perry's generous vision. God's own handiwork on this beautiful and inspiring landscape has already made a place ideally suited to the healing of wounded children. So now we prayerfully submit our plan to develop a village of opportunity for abused and orphaned children. 

Notes about this plan:

  • All dates are start dates
  • Individual project details available upon request.
  • Italics indicate projects already completed or funded

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