Dakota Boys & Girls Ranch
Dakota Boys and Girls Ranch - helping youth and famiiles

Stories from our Youth

God still moves.  We hear stories of God's faithfullnes from long ago, causing some to wonder, does God still move and work today?  We can honestly attest to God's work!  He is moving and changing lives, even as you read this web page.  PRAISE GOD!

Ellie had extremely low self-esteem related to severe abuse, and she displayed inordinate amounts of anger at times. She was at the Ranch for about two years--and was there when I started. Her self-esteem was so low that she often refused to wash her hair and the staff had a difficult time getting her to shower and wear clean clothes.  It was her way of disappearing or being "invisible" since in her "old" life, disappearing would mean she could stay safe ...
Read More...

As a young girl, I was told I had Turner's Syndrome, a female condition of infertility. When my husband asked me to marry him, I had to explain that I wanted children, but would have to adopt in order to have children. We both agreed that when the time came, we would ask for adoption.

Our first adoption was asking for a baby. Four years later we received our daughter. Then when she was two, we applied for a child and the only specification was that it wasa boy ...
Read More...