Mentor Parent Model
Caring for the children at Rancho Ebenezer
How we care for our ministry children at Rancho Ebenezer
The Mentor Parent model in place at Rancho Ebenezer has been a successful way of caring for the children that God brings here. The success of this model rests on the ability of the Mentor Parents and the in-home counselors to work well as a team. A heart for Christ has been the common thread that allows these parenting teams to show some of the amazing results WGO has seen in the children over the years. Each family group consists of two children’s homes that can contain up to 8-10 children in each home.
Allen Danforth, founder of WGO, realized that in order for at-risk children to grow in their knowledge of healthy family relationships, they needed to experience living in Christ-centered families with the foundation of Jesus’ teaching and consistent love. Since the children at Rancho Ebenezer are not able to live with their biological families where knowledge of healthy family relationships could be learned, we use a model that teaches the important values that the children will one day take into their own future families.
At the Ranch, everyone mentors the children. Not only the Mentor Parents and counselors, but teachers and other staff, also share the responsibility of showing the love and forgiveness of Christ. Children who have been abandoned or abused have issues that can prevent them from easily accepting love and trust. Mentor Parents, under the guidance of social workers and psychologists, can help bring down those “walls” that have been built for survival, while teaching the children to trust in the Lord and to know that He will never abandon them.
The role of the mentor family is to show how members of a family take care of each other. Through special times like a birthday celebration or family outing or simply a meal together, the children learn, sometimes for the first time, that they have an important place in the family. They have gifts to share and responsibilities to each other and the unity of the family.
Sponsor Kids
WGOKids is the child sponsorship program of World Gospel Outreach. It is the fund that supports individual children who are under our care at Rancho Ebenezer in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Located in the mountains just outside the capital city, Rancho Ebenezer is a community of family-style homes that has been developed as a place for healing and growth for at-risk children in Honduras.
Bridge Program
WGO developed the Bridge Program in 2003 in order to equip young adults to transition to total independence under Christian mentorship. The goals of the Bridge Program are to foster development of personal responsibility and practical life skills necessary to be productive Honduran citizens with continued emphasis on Biblical Christian maturity.
Family Mentors
The Mentor Parent model in place at Rancho Ebenezer has been a successful way of caring for the children that God brings here. The success of this model rests on the ability of the Mentor Parents and the in-home counselors to work well as a team.
Ebenezer Academy
Ebenezer Academy is a K-6 Christian school with a bilingual emphasis, staffed by North American and Honduran teachers. It is located on-site and serves the educational needs of all our ministry children, as well as some children from the surrounding community.
Serve team
Ranch Serve Teams are the picture of flexibility and missions. These teams can be involved in a spectrum of projects from construction projects to children’s outreach. The focus of the work is to show the Hondurans the love of Christ, improve their physical environment or sometimes just to give a “cup of cold water.”
Career Opportunities
WGO has multiple opportunities and locations for careers. Click the link below to learn more about what a career with World Gospel Outreach looks like.