Fall/Winter Issue | November 2014
A Place to Call Home
and love prepared meals. Home is where memories
are made and shared. When you are home, you
have help with homework, advice for life and
laughter with your family.
We learn to work, love and forgive inside the
blessed shelter of home. Hearts and secrets are
both safe at home. It is where you learn what life is
really all about and where those who love you point
to the One who gave us the path to life abundantly.
What a privilege belongs to our staff!
Our staff at Calvary has the rare privilege of being
family to precious children to whom they are not
biologically related. Aunt and Uncle are the titles
used here by those whose hearts God has touched
to raise children for His sake. These titles point to
our desire to live like family . . . and families need
a home.
The very purpose of our ministry is to be a home
to children whose parents are not able to care for
them. At home, you find a warm bed, safe nights
Home is also where you are “cheered for” as you
walk this life. Three of our young men play football
for Grace Christian Academy. One of them has
been a dominant player, and throughout the games,
he scans the fan base for his House Parent’s
affirmation. Occasionally, after hearing his name
over the PA system, he has actually waved at our
staff from the field. This is a big boy loving his
family’s encouragement . . . sure sounds like
home to me.
We first experience trust and grace inside the
sacred walls of home, and our wins are trumpeted
and our losses forgotten just inside the gates of
home. Your support gives our children the special
gift of a home . . . and we thank you so much.
Home should be a retreat to which a son or
daughter can return in triumph or defeat, in
victory or disgrace, and know they will be loved.
-- Author Unknown
Snyder Turner
Executive Director
Calvary Children’s Home
1430 Lost Mountain Road
Powder Springs, GA 30127
770.794.1500 Office
770.794.1777 Fax
www.calvarykids.org
Sherry Croft
Program Director
Committed to Making a Difference!
Brian Busby
Campus Director
MEET OUR FOOTBALL PLAYERS
Edwin, Micah and Brock. What a great
season they had! We are very proud of them
(along with all our young people).
We want to always inspire our children to
greatness and to keep in mind that hearts
can mend within a caring, home-like
environment.
The growing availability and added convenience of online
purchasing, provides another method for our friends to
support Calvary Children’s Home while making online
purchases at Amazon. Since we receive no federal, state or
local funding, this will also help support our work at Calvary
Children’s Home for children who have been separated from
their families through no fault of their own.
AmazonSmile is a program where Amazon donates 0.5%
of the purchase price of eligible products to charitable
organizations when you shop at smile.amazon.com. This
link will allow you to select and support Calvary Children’s
Home.
Since there are other charities with similar names, please
make certain you select Calvary Children’s Home in
Powder Springs, Georgia. There is also an extension
available to your Chrome browser which will automatically
select Calvary Children’s Home after the initial sign in.
From a former resident . . .
We received the following letter from
Jessica King who was a member of
our Calvary family for ten years. After
graduation, Jessica became an Au
Pair for a special needs child with a
family living in the Chicago area. The
following is used by permission.
“Growing up was not easy for me. I
was given up by my biological family
and put in foster care where I suffered
a lot of abuse. When I was adopted,
I thought I finally had a family to love
and care for me. I would soon find out
that my adopted family would abuse
and abandon me as well. When I came
to Calvary Children’s Home, I was a
damaged little girl who was mad at the
world for the suffering that I had gone
through and feared what I would still
go through. I fought everybody, and
I did not trust anyone. Above all, I
refused to get close to anyone for
fear of being abandoned again.
damaged little girl and began to
grow into a strong and good woman.
I worked hard, wanting to be the
person God wants me to be, and
finally became someone that not only
God could be proud of, but that I could
be proud of also. It wasn’t easy to say
the least. So often you find yourself
fighting for the wrong thing, but God
was on my side and the Children’s
Home was there for me every step of
the way.
It was a long time before my pain
began to heal. It wasn’t until I accepted
the Lord (when I was 14 years old) that
I began my long trip to forgiveness.
It was hard to face those who had hurt
me and to forgive them. But when I did,
I finally began to heal. (Living is easy,
but letting go is hard.)
I am still growing in my walk with God
and every day I grow closer to Him.
Someday I hope to have a degree in
Early Child Development. For now,
God has truly blessed me with a
wonderful job with an amazing
family. I am the caregiver for their
special needs daughter, whom I
absolutely love! Someday I hope to
have my very own family, with beautiful
children of my own to love.”
As time passed and I grew in my
walk with God, I stopped being a
Memorial and Honor Gifts
TRIBUTE GIFTS
June 2014 – October 2014
If you would like to make
a donation to this program,
please complete the form
on the envelope and make
check payable to Calvary
Children’s Home or you may
make a donation online at
www.calvarykids.org. Our
online giving is through Pay
Pal and it is now possible to
make recurring donations
each month for those
wishing to do so.
IN HONOR OF
Ms. Shirley Charyna
M/M Christian Chary
Employees of Cohen
Foodservice
M/M Dennis McLain
Mr. Neill Faucett
M/M Mike Nunn
Mr. Gale G. Kaufmann
M/M Bill Caudle
Mr. McVey Peden
M/M Marvin Peden
Ms. Allison Price
Ms. Margie F. Hardage
Ms. Jeanette Price
Ms. Margie F. Hardage
M/M Joe Scarbrough
Ms. Shelia K. Brewer
Ms. Beverly Shumake
Ms. Margie F. Hardage
Mr. Roswell Story
Mr. Stuart Witham
M/M Butch Thompson
M/M John Hembree
Ms. Margaret Wallace
M/M Darien Southerland
West Cobb Funeral Home
Implant Recycling, LLC
HONOR OF
BIRTHDAYS
Mr. Landon Eanes (1st)
Mrs. Shelby Eanes
Ms. Erin Wade
Ms. Diana Gladden
M/M Mitchell Jones
Mr. Thomas E. Ferguson, Sr.
M/M Thomas Ferguson, Jr.
Ms. Erna McGough
Ms. Rita A. Bissell
Mrs. Alman V. Freeman
M/M Thomas Ferguson, Jr.
HONOR OF MARRIAGE
Mr. Jack Ganus
Mr. Matthew Bailey
M/M Jack Rich
(would have been 57 years)
Ms. Lea Ellen Rich
Mr. Donald Glore
Ms. Sibyl Ragan
IN MEMORY OF
Ms. Rebecca Goddard
Ms. Audrey J. Cochran
Mr. Chuck Allen
Mr. Gale G. Kaufmann
Ms. Kathryn B. Graves
M/M Aubrey L. Graves
Mr. Robert Allen
M/M Stephen A. Smith
Mr. Marvin Grier
Mr. William Grier
Ms. Tabetha Anderson
M/M Richard Rainey
M/M Chuck Hardage
Ms. Margie F. Hardage
Mr. Michael Austin
M/M Robert E. Perry
Mrs. Eva Harmon
Mr. Melvin Harmon
Mr. Bob Bishop
Ms. Kizzie Bishop
Mrs. Mary Hearn
Metro Alloys, Inc.
Ms. Leslie Blue
M/M Bobby Roberts
Mr. Richard Hemby
M/M Wilbur G. Radford
Mr. David E. Bowser
M/M Tim Bowser
Mr. W. A. Henson
Mrs. Estelle Henson
Rev. O.N. Brewer
Mrs. Estelle Brewer
M/M Frank Herman
Ms. Shoni Thomas
Mr. Jacob Bullock
Mrs. Linda Farrar
Mr. Glenn “Bucky” Jones III
M/M William H. Veal
Ms. Peggy Burleson
M/M Donald A. Engle
Mr. Gene Cochran
M/M Carl Kish
Mr. Glenn “Buddy” Jones, Jr.
M/M Robert (Bobby) F. Brown
M/M Walter D. Buchanan
Ms. Betty T. Christian
M/M Charles L. Davis
Flint River Sportsman’s Club
M/M Howard Greene
Ms. Glenda E. Johnson
Ms. Mary Johnson
Ms. Lynn Maus
Mr. Douglas L. Middlebrooks
M/M Karl Smith
Ms. Hazel Troglin
M/M William H. Veal
Mr. Charles Dietz
Ms. Shoni Thomas
Mr. Alton K. Jumper
M/M Lin S. Acuff III
Mr. Vernon Dochterman
Mrs. Jeanette Dochterman
Mr. Tyler Keel
M/M David Keel
Mr. Vaughan England, Sr.
M/M Larry Melton
Mr. James “Buddy” King, Jr.
M/M Calvin P. McBroom
Mr. Branden A. Butcher
Mr. Warren R. Butcher
Mrs. Alice Canfield
Ms. Shoni Thomas
Mrs. Mary Cantrell
Mr. Jerry Cantrell
Mr. James R. Farmer
Mrs. Thelma (Nancy) Farmer
Mr. Jack Landrum
M/M Kenneth Aikens
M/M Louis J. Boyd
Mr. Jeff Brooks
M/M Johnny B. Fricks, Sr.
Good News S/S/C
Ms. Betty Hardy
Ms. Marian F. Harrison
Mr. Joe James, Jr.
M/M Harold Lawler
Mr. Neal Nunnally
M/M Ron E. Ransom
M/M Lewis Rawls III
M/M Harvey Robertson
Captain & Mrs. Len J. Sapera
Mr. Steve Shewmaker
Ms. Gayle Spears
Ms. Lori J. Wright
Mr. Stot Lyle
Ms. Juanita Lyle
Mr. Tony McBurnett
M/M Les Szabolcsi
Mr. Scott Martin
M/M Rex Martin
Ms. Phyllis Meeks
M/M Billy Gay
Mrs. Christine Meers
Ms. Sibyl M. Ragan
Ms. Stella Merritt
Mr. Don Crawford
Mr. Woodson H Miller
Ms. Helen J. Miller
Mrs. Ruth Mitchell
M/M Jerry F. Burns
Mr. Herman Moon
Jeri O’Neil Associates
Mr. James “Blue” Moore
M/M Jerry D. Sterling
Ms. Judy Morlock
M/M William (Ray) Brown
Mr. Pittman Morris
M/M Chet Austin
Ms. Betty Mullins
M/M Clyde Thomas
Mr. Kelly Owens
Ms. Wilma O. Edwards
Mr. Pat Patterson
Ms. Sibyl M. Ragan
Mrs. Lil Phillips
Mr. Henry O. Phillips
Memorial and Honor Gifts
Ms. Lonnie Pietro
M/M Keith E. Gossett
Mrs. Myrtis W. Quinnelly
Mr. Richard Quinnelly
Mr. Jack Rich
Ms. Lea Ellen Rich
M/M Nick Riggins
M/M Richard Ripley
Ms. Maureen Robertson
M/M Keith E. Gossett
Mr. Van Rogers
M/M Charles A. McCann
Mr. Clarence C. Rohner
Ms. Teresa L. Blanchard
Ms. Susie W. Kessinger
Mrs. Carole Stafford
M/M Keith Anderson
M/M Scott Stafford
M/M Dan Stinson
Mr. Richard Quinnelly
Mr. Benny Tackett
Ms. Sue McLemore
Mr. Bobby Townsend
Mr. Sam Whitfield
Rev. Ben F. Turner
M/M Tom Willis
Mrs. Fredia Turner
M/M Snyder Turner
Mr. Andrew B. Van de Vate
M/M Wilbur G. Radford
Ms. Betty Roman
M/M William Whiton, Jr.
Mr. Lee Vaughn
Mr. Chris Moore
Mr. Taylor Sims
M/M Rex Martin
Ms. Hazel Vincent
Ms. Helen A. Wright
Ms. Vie Shook
M/M Lawrence White
Mrs. Gladys Walden
Mrs. Martha J. Hunter
Mr. Zane H. Smith
Mrs. Lois D. Holbrook
Mrs. Charlotte Ward
Mr. Jack J. Ward, Jr.
Mr. H.R. Snyder
M/M Charles H. Lyle
Mrs. Mary R. Ward
Mr. Joseph Ward
Mrs. Jacquelyn A. Whitfield
Ms. Mildred Barie
Cobb County Board of
Commissioners
Council of Juvenile Court
Judges of Georgia
Ms. Beatrice Coker
M/M Joe Coleman
Ms. Phyllis Hobbs
M/M Rex R. Ruff
Judge Juanita P. Stedman
M/M Mike Stoddard
Ms. Cindy H. Weems
Mr. Sam Whitfield
Ms. Clara Whiton
M/M William Whiton, Jr.
Jake, Will, Trey and
Gavin Garner
Tom and Benita Willis
Shirley A. Helton
Lois Robinson
Barbara Saylor
C. Gresham Howren
Lydia D. Howren
Howard C. Kearns, Jr.
Thomas C. Kearns
David Ray Newcomb
Ray and Sharon Newcomb
Cliff and Blanche Sullivan
Rod and Rebecca Sullivan
Mrs. Virginia S. Wigley
Ms. Kathi Deason
Ms. Namona A. Mathis
Ms. Margaret Miller
Ms. Hazel H. Troglin
Morgan Tuck
Tom and Benita Willis
Katelyn and Cameron Turner
Snyder and Marsha Turner
Mr. Doyle Williams
M/M Rick Knauth
Margie Willis
Tom and Benita Willis
Mr. Emmett Yancey
M/M William Black
COMMEMORATIVE
BRICK PROGRAM
Bill and Kathy Chappell
Tom and Benita Willis
Eloise Withrow
Carol A. Harbour
Charles W. Wurst
Richard Wurst
Commemorative Brick Program
In response to requests by several of our
friends, we are pleased to revive our
commemorative brick program. For your
tax-deductible memorial/honor gift of
$125, we will recognize your loved one or friend with a beautiful
commemorative brick proudly displayed on our campus.
The bricks will serve as a constant source of encouragement
to the children of Calvary and a reminder for years to come of
the commitment and generosity of the individuals, churches
and organizations that have helped provide a home for our
children while honoring the life of the one remembered.
We will acknowledge your gift with a personal letter and
receipt. Also, their name, as well as yours, will be included in
a subsequent newsletter to acknowledge your thoughtful gift.
This can be initiated through a check or online giving by visiting our website at calvarykids.org.
Space does not permit full details, but if you are interested,
please contact Benita at [email protected] and she
will gladly send you information necessary to remember your
special person with a commemorative brick on campus.
MEMORIAL or honor GIFT
(Please Print Information)
The enclosed gift of:  $1,000  $500
 $100  $50  $25
 Other
 Is in memory of  Is in honor of
Name:
City:
State:
Zip:
State:
Zip:
State:
Zip:
Please send memorial/honor card to:
Name:
Address:
City:
This gift is made by:
Name:
Address:
City:
Relationship:
Email address:
1430 Lost Mountain Road
Powder Springs, GA 30127
Phone: (770) 794-1500
www.calvarykids.org
Thank you so much for being a special
part of our family. May the gift of
God’s grace and the gentleness of His
peace bless you this Thanksgiving and
Christmas season.
CHRISTMAS TREE SALE
Our Campus Director, Brian Busby, will be hosting an
annual Christmas tree sale on our Children’s Home
Campus beginning November 21st.
The proceeds from this event will help support the
children’s church and Home activities, as well as
special trips and programs throughout the year.
If you need a Christmas tree, or would like to make
a contribution to donate a tree for a needy family
this Christmas season, please come by the lot or
contact Brian Busby at [email protected] or
call him at 404-731-1500. Wreaths will also be
available.