by storymustchange | May 19, 2014 | Devotional
When it comes to running a home for rescued boys, house rules are important. Clear expectations teach the boys boundaries as well as instill identity, worth and purpose. Blackbox board member Peter Buckland encourages our houseparents in the Dominican Republic to...
by storymustchange | Apr 19, 2014 | Devotional
Before coming to the Blackbox house in the Dominican Republic, one of our boys lived in a government-run home. But “foster care” there isn’t the home-like setting it is in the states, and he felt isolated. Months later, when he arrived at Blackbox,...
by storymustchange | Apr 7, 2014 | Devotional
A few years back, at an old Spanish ranch in California, I took a picture of a millstone. It was an enormous, heavy stone circle, and I marveled at its magnitude. I thought of that picture again a few weeks ago, when I traveled with Blackbox International to the...
by storymustchange | Mar 16, 2014 | Strategy & Behind the Scenes
The call comes in to the national office in the Dominican Republic, and the country director slumps down in his chair. These calls are the epitome of the word “bittersweet.” On one hand, there is a boy who has been freed from the abuse of the sex-tourism...
by storymustchange | Feb 23, 2014 | Devotional
My husband and I are residence directors at Ozark Christian College, which means our family lives in an apartment attached to a boys’ dorm. My nearly-100 sons keep me busy spraying Febreze (it’s a boys’ dorm, after all) and baking cookies (they ate...
