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Changing lives, one diaper at a time

About 1 in 2 families are not able to provide enough diapers to keep their child clean, dry and healthy, but Happy Bottoms has taken the initiative to change that; and MBCH Children and Family Ministries has partnered with Happy Bottoms to help fill that gap in the Kansas City area.
Missouri

Celebration of Life service announced for MBCH’s Juston Gates

The Gates family has announced the Celebration of Life Service for Missouri Baptist Children's Home President Dr. Juston Gates. The service will take place at 10:00 a.m. on May 2 at the Nashville Roadhouse Theater in Branson, Mo.
Faith

MBCH requests continued prayer for President Juston Gates

Missouri Baptist Children’s Home (MBCH) is issuing a call for continued prayer as its president, Juston Gates, remains hospitalized receiving advanced treatment for injuries sustained in a recent hunting accident.
Missouri

MBCH Requests Prayer Following President’s Injury

Missouri Baptist Children’s Home (MBCH) shared on April 17 that its president, Dr. Juston Gates, has been involved in a hunting accident.
Columnists

Hope is reaching out to older youth in foster care

Every day we get the opportunity to see God work—to take the one lamb and rewrite their story.
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Extending God’s love to children, youth, families through MBCH Children & Family Ministries

At MBCH Children and Family Ministries, we are given the sacred opportunity to be God’s hands extended to children, youth, and families during some of the most vulnerable seasons of their lives.
Ethics

Home visitation brings hope to young families

MBCH Children and Family Ministries (MBCH-CFM) is committed to walking alongside families during some of the most important and vulnerable seasons of life. Through its Home Visitation ministry, MBCH-CFM serves pregnant women and new mothers with children from birth to age three, offering consistent support, encouragement, and practical resources that help families build strong foundations for the future.
Ethics

MBCH testimonial: ‘I didn’t even like kids,’ but God had other plans

Well, the rest is history, and we have been incredibly blessed with three spunky, energetic, sweet, amazing sons who are now 14, 12, and 9. A lot of times I don’t feel like we deserve them, and I’m still in complete awe of how things worked out. There’s definitely something to be said about giving everything to God. My life completely changed when I stopped fighting and gave that control to the One who knows it all.
Ethics

MBCH ministry helps to rescue trafficked children

In 2019, the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) estimated that 1 in 6 endangered runaways reported to them were likely sex trafficking victims.  The International Labor Organization and Walk Free Foundation, in partnership with International Organization for Migration (IOM), estimate that there are 4.8 million people trapped in forced sexual exploitation globally.  In 2021 Missouri ranked 3rd in the country with 4.31 per 100,000 people. 
Missouri

Ministry of MBCH Foster Family Care brings hope to young woman

It was a cold day in February when Rae picked up Anna from the psychiatric hospital, but Anna shook her head no when Rae offered her a jacket. With short sleeves that showed off all the scars on her arms, Anna was a little too open, too exposed as she slouched into the passenger seat and twisted the cap off the water bottle Rae handed her.
Columnists

MBCH helps churches protect the vulnerable

When church leaders and parents learn that one in ten children are sexually abused before they turn eighteen and ninety percent of children are abused by someone they know and trust, the safety of children becomes a top priority for churches everywhere, yet many churches do not have a plan in place to ensure the safety of their children.
Missouri

MBCH President Russell Martin announces intention to retire in June 2024

Russell Martin has announced his intention to retire from the role of President and Treasurer of the Missouri Baptist Children's Home (MBCH), effective mid-year 2024.

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