‘Substantial gift’ from Skyeward Bound Ranch puts event total near $20,000; money will help build new kitchen, classroom near Nopalera
FROM STAFF REPORTS
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Officials with Cathedral of Hope of the United Church of Christ announced this week that the church raised nearly $20,000 with it’s recent “Prawns and Praise” benefit concert for CoH’s Little Blue Schools mission project in Reynosa, Mexico.
The total includes what church leaders called “a substantial gift” from Skyeward Bound Ranch, a non-profit charitable organization for special needs and terminally ill children.
The money will be used to build a new kitchen and a school classroom in the Nopalera area of Reynosa, a community of poor residents living along a drainage canal where there is no running water or electricity, church officials said.
CoH pastor the Rev. Jo Hudson said CoH volunteers began working on the Reynosa mission efforts 10 years ago, starting by building a 13×20-foot, one-room, tin-roofed building to serve as a school and community center. Since then, 10 additional building projects, such as restroom facilities and meeting rooms, have been completed in Reynosa.
The mission work in Reynosa is now referred to as “The Little Blue Schools” project and is administered by the CoH Miracles in Mission Ministry.
“We’re demonstrating how a community can come together, pooling resources and working side-by-side with folks of very different backgrounds, understandings and faith beliefs,” said Hudson. “We’re out to show Cathedral of Hope’s profound belief that Christianity is a faith of extravagant grace, radical inclusion and relentless compassion.”
This article appeared in the Dallas Voice print edition September 30, 2011.
I’m glad for the Cathedral of Hope but the Skyeward Bound Ranch organization has always been suspected as being a bogus entity. Please click on the link below to read the latest news involving this questionable organization.
https://www.wtoc.com/story/15573327/beaufort-co-deputies-shut-down-illegal-gambling-operation
They are not a bogus entity. And you should do some research before you make slanderous statements.
Shannonn: I have done a lot of research and have worked for several school districts in the DFW area. It seems that Skyeward Bound Ranch is very suspect. Dallace Duvall has made some wild claims in the past such as being a doctor and that the movie Patch Adams is based on his life. He has been expelled from several churches and organizations for his actions. I think it is you that should do the research!