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Support information concerning
Pinehaven ChristianChildren's Ranch and School
P O. Box 940St lgnatius' Mt 59865
Phone 406 745'308tFax - 406 745'4004
E Mail- pin€havon@blackfoot net
Website: www.Din€haven,net
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:, 2017 MT. LEG. H8477- OPPONE-iIT9 TESTIMONIES
lgnatlus alrlsdan Chur.hTen Resonr why HB 477 should
ceitli@te of h.orporatlon - st.
Dr. Vick Davls suppod lenerDr. David Baken oentlst support tetterForm.r Representative Pat Ingraham support letter
Helena Mlnieter charl€s Houk tenlmonlalDepurv chlet of Pollce lohn Mllkt*tlnonlalDahy luuader, Former stud€nr
Bob dnd carolvn conlne volc$ of conernLudwlg lettet of tupportanmerman, H.Ynan support letteBrrlulford,slaybauSh/ western comment3
ald dse, aton, Robin@n euppo* lettertAllen,Trotter, Rrtmussen codnentsPlnehaven N€wsletter March 2015
Plnehaven l'lewdetter iune 2015glnehaven N€wsletterseptember 2016
Plnehav.n l'lewdetter De.ember 2015
PTNEIIAVEN
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s.niEdaY Aprir30 2010 e:17 AMsubl.d: Fw conlinue lur'dns Pii€haven
(ri.dy is o frietul o{,Alice., She nusl have lsed lrer ebail account shile in Helcna
Sent iiom mr verian wLE ess itls.lBerry
Fron: "cindy Dsll.s <eb4-Dal!E!1d1ie!.sqPDlre rii,10 Apr 2010 0?:24i16 -0?00
To: <pac@aluacX199Lrc!>strbJet: continue ft.dins Pinehav€n
4/30t20\0
To Wlom It Mdy CorcemiOvei the pa$ fw; yeds I have Placcd tbre ofnv four childmn 5i Pinehavcn l believ€ thar lhis
is the besl @Entinc decision I ha!€ ever msde.p;"a'"*""g-" -:i"rira-" " "aft
lnd lolins enGoment in Rhich to heal lion an lbusilcDast. Pineh;vc. ns done ior nv childrcn shat I could nol do &s a sinale plr€nr
is sonone vho works wnn cbitdM in a prel€'tive capeiq" I hale often sished thal I could
place sne ofmy child.lients ar Pin€havcn l have se€n tslband what $ev can do lo h€al a
I pFy rlrat ?inenaveD will continue !o Ncile fie tundins and suppon necesslry to do their work
No viros found in ttis inconing nessageChecked by AVC \M.avccorrVe^ion: 3.5.43? / Viius Dabbase:271 1112842 Releasc Dale: 04D9110 06:27:00
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TEN REASONS WHY HB 477 {LC 1866) SHOULD NOT BE PASSED
nia.chur.h orst. rsnatiius, Montin.orpoiated asa non.pfofn orsan
"!u€iE!!r!ani5i{i!!&I]!c-t!'!!!I!c!!" rames 1'?7
4 ArrcHtpiEr{ coME vorur{rARrrYand th€ Bible and acrepr ii wat ng the re igioos empha5is and proSram ofPinehaven.
5- MAiIYFORMERSTUDTNTs. IHEIR PARENTS. NDSUPPORIERS CREOITPIIIEHAVEN WITH
sUccEss in tr€atinc probi-Anu Documentation is herewirh indrded wirh many nore eranples
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3 rfloRoucH tcGAL tNvEsIlGAIloN aAs coNclrlpfD: "1!EEJt neAN! .e!!4!4tubstantidte to .otrcbordte dnv tve ol oininai ofhn*." (Re po d included ) takoveriries
opedted w th law enrorcement peuonndl
9 ALI CHIIDREN HAVE CONIINUING CONIACi W|IH THEIR PARENTS, GUARDIANS OR
have iiee.onkctw th approt matery 300vo untesworkunom suppofrinsrhurcheswho rpend a weekat P nehaven durins theyear
1O M^IVY CHRISTIAI{ PEOPIEANOIHEIR€HURCHE5IN MONTANAAIID NAIIONAILYFNDORSE
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, FMNK MURMY, Se.relory or sllle.r lhe stole of Motrldno, io
hercby .ei ty rhoi ihe annexe.l n o full, n!-" anrl.!re.t copy ot
os,e.eived ond nlei In rh s ofti.e on
d.y ol - rebrtary-
lN W]TNEss WHERFOF, hove hero.
unlo er my hond ond ofnxed thpGreot
5eol of the 5tore of Monl.ia, ot
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LUCT{Y LARSON
SHERIFFI,A]{E COUNTY
Derectve Michael W. (iehl] jke counr! s1[rirs olli..
DCI Irve{iCarlots RrEru {rl'icf
llele.t, MT, 59620 l4l I
lr rscatds 1o your l.ller dal€d Pril26.20lO, vou olllcc Eceired inldmalion liom a Vi'kv Tuclt€r
olrlleEati.ns ofabuss d rtrtilehdvcritanch nt sl.lgnatiushv Davi{l K g werece'vedar
ernail;oDrhn'l LyMr Knrso.Ma'th2q,21]r0 I was assisned 10 ilvesturre ttr conDl'inr lr
ras tlur g lhis rnoclhat I rec€ivcd Flr inJarmalion, th( gh Shenil l-ason'
l.oDract€dMr. (rsg ard requeslsd do.unEnrdlio^ and other nrl.ornFinrn or Mtu'h:10,2010 llcinloi'ned mc rlEr nwas allready tr -po.
or tu rhdpioces 1o sendonl l sNkc wlh hnn agaB 'n
rwoscoarrreoccasio.s. As oflbjsnitc t have vet t. f.eive anvrln.g fron hnr I lFvenrade
rmri;us (ihd anenprs b speik with NL Kr ug Mv 'alls so lnanswereJ, a'd loi'emaih
lnrerunEd l( n aPpa;eni kr mc llFr ar rhis LNriin and rnie Mr Krus r u'willing b ooope''iein anv
lypeoli',rsLi!A1i;n I lnv. reiil all.fl',r rJussi enro(psiI!s,'f*lrichlhereaflrsd'slob'aIt'son"r rnorive,.fwf i.h I an unaware, behi.d tieF dures
l have in!cJviewsd r1'c sraff, h!,sc IrarDrs, drd a{lDnnnta onoll'inclnven I hxr' rc!leveri 3llol
1|e.xscs in tr,i.h liffhrv€r has ever bcen nre.ri.ftd irourrecords lherc arelso crsesornore'
ofwhich Pnielalen cooFcrarsJ JnLll rlrh invcsliearors O'c iir'lved rlr suiLide 'la i|v'nr e
msr. vho i8D rray r;wiJn- ni!h(, ii whith rhe mrlc cil'r'd an Rv ir sro'ree ard dnnk b'rkc
fuLd. I[e orl'., c;ss rv.llcl a i;rk (.ffDlemLerwho *{f.llv 3$dlrcd llvominor I''na]es Thc
suqre.l c.nle$e{1, ind w.s..nv'crcd
The oolv orher.ases ofnore ololve uawavjuteniks iirm rh raDch ri|ehavenJtaNrL
sDecin.;lly workswrlh ru'lted youlh I couLd not locrt h ourrecords a'volherc'rtacl wrlhlr'e
r;i.b i. rceiln5 0f rry (ype oltoDdrrr, 0rallegari'nof afvhtrrd
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hMr Krues origirDl cotr't,hil, I lo.ared several ltenNrhai*e'e fnctuallynrorecr Throucllinlrviews and rerieusofthe t*o cases I preliously Denlioned,I noled drat Mr |Jug qas
ohv'ordycorplerclyu.awarcofscvcral kcynallers ii bothoflhesc iivestiCalions.ll[t he Nouldbe aware of, had ne been iivolved. Mr rrugwasr(udentalPinehalcnwfu.I4r wasenerconnifted s cide. ntu Xne smduared in 1998 llewouldlFvcnok.owledce.f.raperh.roccured h 200r, as Ie nad !o conract vitn lle school aner lcaviirs.
In addnion ro,I nterviewed parenrs/.ire8ives ofcnikEn aiPirclwcn. I could not.o.frD o.ytrpeofabusearlhBranch,oraDyallesalionsofinytypeofabnseofanylype. Wnenlwasatnrcm lr il *osunaDounced. I found llr lio!.rly lo bc clcan tud neat Th€E wrsnothinE ro relonouloflhe ordnrary. The fiielnvcr ltandL is a qo*n,C.alrle rbch
lnconcl$ion, it x bybeliel dt rhis poinr and rlne, rharMr Kflrghaliegnrg allegations agrnNt thePi'rlDven ranchtorFt's.nalnotives I cxnndt vrlidite,orsdbs(anriate anyofhk allegarions J
also Doled Mr. KJUC nas an exlensiledxninal backg$nnd,spccifically iilolvhg$en, idenlil)lheR, for8qt, anrl drug abuse The info.nalion that he originally prolided lo nyomcccannol he
regarded as facrual, as I have noted seveEI nrconsktencies, and factLldl]] nrcoifed inlornralion.
ele.liveMnhrel w. Cehl
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,Iitr COUN'Y SIIDRIFF'S OFTICcasE ltEl,oRf , 210cR000r464
GEUL oxtfi'nat, kq uvr )iJenrlficarion, whereas ihecrller dentiries hirnse lr.fi b beingconnddl Every time I have calldlDavid. I have idenrified Dyselfaid Dosirotr David hasydtorerum rnyofmy.rlh orvoicemaikshi.h I kn
Or(l'ndak.lroD*notofanewJrodingonrheFa.ehookwebsire ihetDpirwas AroldllandtreBpeciive , {ancd byrriale de ifial.sKelly relly$ed niod.Pimh3v.n,,nd rhen laEris a hDnsepaienr. Kn'cjoiNtheconveBarion, ind besi'B ro debate hjm oi
I)rvid orly.pp4^ ro be tying ronanipulaielhse orhe6 who rre ponjns ro
I" conclusn n, i*o nron(hs olrinre h4 pa$cd for D.vid Kn'g Io provide y lype ofdorunentdrion ro
his coniplann I hrve enailed him, and sroken with hlm rlehasfailedtoprovlde,nylormerv.iifomation. da(es/rim6. names, orevidenccolarycri,n. Ilirv.i'r.rvi.qcdthchouseprieft,d.ft,
n,aLhj end bro3s Il n qrDarenrron,cd ll,is ponrandlime, rharMr. Krugisun{ir ng ro cooperar wirh any rypeofiNsrigarioDthoeappearrobeapssDnalmoriveot*hi.hlamuDr*sqbehindMr.kusspodi',cr. Mr. Xrusl[s M exlenslve criminalbacksoLnd, specifically in drues, identiry then, ftsptrsinE, and fo'gery.
Noneorrl'e,ffonnariororlic!io3rnrllarcsu&r'nri.red In radinghk poen'$ id derail, rhey.ppsr ru be very nesative rnd v cious, rdhoui m) evidence rosurpod rtry olhjs chins I havetouod nunrrus naws in theorjsin!ldoq,menc the he lorwardql io rhis oliioc rrom dar5, ro his
l ofrwo iuvaiita cm.t4 Borh
No funher inve*iEation rtquned
DdedveMirr,aer w ceh|lr r9
SECL]RESI(jNlD tsY DEI MIKICIJI]1, MCEIILGLHL ON 05/20/IOAJ'I4I5
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INICM. DAVIS, M.D
r0rAqowsrreerrno.Box6Tg*Sr.rsnaiius,MTs9865a(406)1454444*Fax(4u6)7454s07
To Whon Ii May Conc@:
REi PineHalen Christie Cbilden\ Rach
gm'm i'ffi':g*+},itr*ml#ffi.:f#."":ffi'#;*J'. ^
or ,ove b€r*een star, bousepn€.b r@he*, &rd th€
lr/ou lave tuy qu€stions. ples conrlcl ne,
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D^ltr?. galier, DDS
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Afier gradu*ins tom th. UniverrtyorNeb€lka Col.se of D€itinry in tgso,nd pccli.insntan,, for over 35 y.atri
ipprcxm.te|yonedaypelmohtha
tEedenra caretotherhird*n,riere. ",,"""",.. ;,"",;";".;:::;::*:Jff ;";:#:
Inrho*rourptusyeau, I have not witi€sed i singre in.identrhd.ould be.onnru.das abuseinahyseisofrheMld onihe.dnrary,th€rehnonsnip! h:veooleredamoncthe.hitdreiandth.Pin€hawnsianhavelhowdanover
r, .ompa$,oi, aid row.
nechristiardedlcdion and.omni s by the stafi d rhe
flensed ft kdrftr.trhroimagindhat ey chm8. in rf€ curcnt admintlrarjon or oveBishr orrhe Ranch.outd inpr@lhewonderfut crulstheyarea.hievr4 in rh.]iFsof rhechldrcn rer
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January 22 2017
Dear Honorable chaiman ooane and Judicrary commit4 Membe6
As a forner House Rep€sentalive lor Sande6 Counlvand n
lwoud Irkelo lend my voi@ and continled suppo.t for eaving lheerempl@n eoarohg
aoolganrzat@n [email protected] schooL or Gsidential school that B an adjunct ministry oi a
church norpo6ted inlheslaleol Monlana as referen@d in House BillNo 477 nlact
and io. the tablns ol this bill
In 2007. my ti6l legislative sesson I was one of the o_sponsors oi House Bi | 769 e
b ll thar dealt eilh lhe issue ot rside.t al p@grams in lhe siale ol Montana This bil
eme up duang lhe time that we saw a oi of g.o$4h in res dential pograms h rhe shre
Thee pog€ms €me nto being, not io €da@ slate prog.ams. bui n addilion to them
n a. etfo;b addess tbe needs ortoubled volths lh wercn I cudenllv beins mel bv
provlding lor moe innovative Ldeas lo met then emotional. behavioralor Earnnq
oroblems thal a€ as dlveEe as ihe slude nts lhemse[es
Tho* invoLved nihe €sdentia prcgGms@e the pimary pushfo'some sirudleIcensinq reqlirements, elc for lhese aternaiive pogdms. as they wanted a way to
ensue rhat the alternalive p.ografrs rere noi p a€d in jeopardv bv a few bad app es
rl was also ar a nme in which the siale. the publc and the paents of these voulhwanted lo @some slruclu€ as wel. in od€r to put rnlo da€ some checksand
balan@s ior elet end the wellbeino of lhose uiilizing the'e resoLr@s
Unfonlnalelv, dne thal lh€ 2OO7 Session unlilnow ihe Slale and ihose who feelthal
more qov€nment €gu al ons and @nlolis the ans@r to the problems. have conl nued
to push tNardslhatend n €gads to lhe* pr€rams especia lv as noled inthis bllbeiore you thai add@ssesan exemplon which smms lo targel one program
'Monlana thai oi Pinehaven Christian Chldrens Ranch & SchoolMissro.
The Pin€have. chnsllan chrldGns Ranch & schoo Misson sbned bkingloubled
voLrthinback n 1976 inanefiorttomeettherneedsandthatof theIfamilies and
beeuse lhev *G nol charged tor th6n seN'@s.lamrlr6 .ee vd the help when ihey
needed il no matler $€n ii.ancial crcumslanes Ihev have efred feanv 500 children
and lhetr families durina this llme, wrthout cha.g ng ior serui@s .orlakng anv
govemment money a sleadfast tEdition lhat coniinues in lhls wodtNvhil€ mEs on
It lhe slate were to conl.o ihis chnstran ba*d n sson program il would iake away
what is essntralin chang n9lNes, a fa h n God @mmtnenl to His @rd and maknq
Jesus Lo.d oflh€n lives ltis a mission thal has wo.ked and impacred ma.v Lives w(h a
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poeli@ olt@me Yei do re@gn ze thal wilh all proqrams. mcluding Slale
ProgEms/lnstitulions lhat poblems airse lom time lo lime be@us the* programs arc
dearing with troubled youth thal qrew over I me. and where one program feils to.each
the l6t youth. anothercan makethe difieren@
lbeheveihallhe awswe have on the books@n and do p.ovrde €so ulon/so utrons
|hai €n address anyeristi.q problems Putmg nlo pla@ more regulationsand Stale
conlol. lhrouqh lhe €moval of lhis exemptLon rs not.e@ssary norwaranreo.
sDeciallv when t edd negal vely inpacl lhe program al Pinehaven
lhave had the good t)nlfelo peBonalyv6d PLnehalen veanviorover22 vea6. hthat time lve obseoed the progEm, the lac lit es and tho mpacl upon the youth lhat I
have goien to knowwhie there o. a petsonallevel lvebeenabletovlsittreelywthrhe yorJth on 6 one lo one basis, see lhen progress ihorough lhe slons thev share ot
rhe Dasl. where lhev a€ now and lhen hopes for lomorow Good work is berng done at
Plnehav€n ard I is making a posilive dift€ren@ in lhe lives ol lh6e yodh
want to lhank you 1of yourdedication in serung lhe people ol Montana andiorvourlme inconedefng my reqlesilolable House BillNo 477
Thompson Falls MT 59873
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Mo$ oldrc timc you do nor hsve mnnedion silh thosc ofa slBiins roday To ld vou kno{ *ho I anro sivc rhc Invmarion d tlF beginnins or dr 201I Reprcs.brt
Ixsislatue. x wm real joy. A nonln lrtr I wes disslosed *iih cancctuus LynphoM ol rhc ns hip ner O,.mo ThEEpy rnd nuch /ryer i ws declarcd a couplc of ye!re ,co as canc* frec bd heve
nisr-yolSr.rsndischisrim chorh Apdof $d 'ni srvnkno{n m Pmehaven chri$ian children\ &ich lrise'ninisrrynnd*rheaulh.nrysndl$denhipolrhcddmorrhcchurh ft opdarcs under scriptuE r "pure religni intrnest:t1 Pv.andnntelbdrelEj.hih|hes4h|aIdncodd|iFalh.|is1hibisnqPhd,sdndvi'ok q an\ellqthined tr th! ||uu -
wh.n I une io Moia,F in l97l I belm my miii3ty vith d,e ?3blo chridim Church ,id be.xn'eicquainlei *i1h the church in s( Igndios. Ar r*t ri'ne rhe church ws ninbbiog b Ihe NdiveAn{icam on rhe F larhead hdian Rcsiltion. They hrd . nDisr-y in StMoibm Th. Fllrhed r$e is a .oDr.demiion olrhe Koo.enai and Sxlish Tribes rnd ihey wea h.lpins
Thd dsns b help fmilies in ned prcnptd ihe developnenr ol Pinehlvci Ctuisrien childEnt RdchThc ilclilc or rh. dlmh is b help toubled yonrh s€1 back on trk Ning B'nrey have a proven rccord ofsu6ss. Moy orth*. yoDrh re one sep away rtui Pine II'lb qpe o1
My experGnce as . ministsr htr bughr ne $sr children ordivded hom* (divon.d pdeDb) have a mu.h
scarr lailuE Fre in school hd so.iety dm dDse of No paEnr homes. Mdivided hon* do not rcally hsve s hoN . . JUd a placa b ier thcir hcads beseen coun odq lisioriotrsHsvins house psent and tachen wirh sbble nanirs* siv* r 8rcad v
able io sive. such is rhecscd Pin
[or iNatrc my wire and l *ill cdebnren our 50l'$ddins hiild$ry la$ June . ofourihrc.hildrcnubeoDlried^pFredly
coun$l of succcsful raDilis .rries a lot or *eigl't
ry ofrhe sr. Ig.arius chrisim chur
Ministr ofthc CrcsrMds cbrisiim churcl'
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Mynane kiohn Milk. rlive * 23
of Polrce h a subrrboftouisvlle rnd have been In raw
purpose otwnrhs thl3 i! to exp.es
Louisvile, w 40207. lam a Deputychi.r
enforcement for ove.42 Yeais lhator the Pinehaven chtretian chlldrent
parenlsand were laushrchristianvalues Thevwere taughr
rewarded wrth.ampinstlp3, hunt
In 1ee3i mywrfe, Llnda, and l, were sranred lollcu*odyoftwosrand.hildrenwhohad beei
abandoned bytheir bnrh molher. our!onwa5thetatherorthetwochrldrcnbuth€andthenbifrh morherwere nor marr€d. our$n did nor have ihelinan.ialmeansrotakecare orthem
sowebeGnerhepa.entsof a16monrh'oldc'l anda3month.oldbov rhebovwasnamed
oavid Lee Mrlb,n anerhcbidh rather. Mywlreand rwere4sveais old and had alreadv
nd na ed €lsin3a second radlly.
|tbecameapparentataneii|yacethalD,vidsufiered'lomhYpeladdlacnosedwirh ADHD. we learned lakrrhal his bidh motheraasan ahoholicand drus
,buser. rt wa! dilticuh ror him io tundlon nomally in sGd. schoolbdwith lhe love and
suppodotagreatdaff,pa^i larlyayounsch stiantea.herwhotookorvrd uMer herwhsin
the Exceprronal child Education lEcE)ptuChm. He war held br.k h lhe rhnd g6de due to hk
Upon shduathg fr.m elementaryshool and enre nsmlddles.hoolwewerea8ainble$edwlih a s.eatteacherinthe EcEpro meetrnssw,thschool
ofiiLralsand rea.he6 discu$lns Davld: pro€re$and howwecould h
we..nneswhenhkoutbuBBofansercausedhlmtob€surpendedbutwewouldnlsiveup
when he e.ie.ed hish nhoolii wa
naftdanyonealtheehoor. Hebesanrutnhcurththewron3kids,5rrdern,yed our for ove.24 houu. Ib..ame an inio]eFble droatro
dinesped,lying, and de.eithesanroial. nstolron ourfamily we besan ro talk abour roner
we had heard orPinehaven chrktian chrldrent Ranch thrcushrrlend
.hurh suppoded Pinehaven on a resulafba.it 'spaiofthet nrssion
rh Pinehaven was awo ins Ench fortoubred Ldr surh as David Pinehaven ac.epred no
sovernmenr a$istance and d€pended eolelyondonatlons and produ
The kidswerehousedwith house
rc!pondbrlrty bY dolns chore5 and
and other ourdoor adivities.
Wefound ourthata dose tlend and colle.su. rDm the tookvilLe MelmPolice Depaftment
thecnrh. rhts G a chrkn.n nan otdeepfairh and told usolarlthe co
dPineha\er'nrFfl wo'r dnhrose4eanrwirh thedepartmenrthar (pon his rcrirenent, he moved hl! lamrlvro Pineh'ven
rauchtphvrtareducation atthe staushtatrhes.hoor. rhese arc rwo nen rhord rn rhe hlshe* recaid
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rhelirnlewfronih!wereatim.ofadju*menibothforusandtotDavrd wecommtrni'ated
wlth letteu hur no pho.e calls. Davldiuned 16ln Mavandwewerc ab eto5end hh pr€sena
and paid ror a pizza mealror hi! enrneho$eof6 bovs,6snk, and rhe hoEe parents Hishidh
faiher,ourson Davrd,llved h seattleand wa! abte to he thereforhh brdjrdav
Durinsrherhe ar,erthar we wereabreiotall ro hrm bvphoneonce a week weimmediaterv
noriced adrlferetrce ln h svo.e. Hewar excired abour alllharw:tcoa5 s.hool, hk house pareis, rhe chores, andrhe atmosphe.erhatwas P'nehavetr
Duinshisye&irhere, wewere ableiovkiton seve6lo.casions ourfiuivkitwarjtrdroraweekend h,n apaimenr provrded atno.on bv Prneh:ven David w
.espedfulaM polireand itwasan absolured.lishlto bewirh him Durlnssubsequentv€a6
we.enred. house in nearby Ron:n whererherewas plenrvolroom lo
famiiyand Davrdwas abletonsywrth $ duriryva.ation
when we wereba.k hone, David would.end r pictur€s ordiel.amphunnnc, the roundupatrhe Fn.h, and $ much morc' He loved lhe peopl. there and theY
lovedhlmbackandthatwasobvlousdunnsourvbirs EvervchrnmaswetolldflvDavidto
selttletoryend chrktmaswith G and hk dad He rerered ro Pineha
evrdenr to.veryonewhoknew hrmlhar he had.hansed whar reallvd
Prrchaven tamrlyhometo uswas thechrisrmassfierhe sGduated rrom Pinehavan chri5rian
9.hool. He a3ked us iritwould be posibreifhe.ourdso back ro Pinehaven for christmas He
had spenteverychrisrmaswrth u3and mksed chl (maseswrth hrs Pinehaven tamilv Th*
3poke volumee about hk connedro
we are sosErelulfor P nehaven andrheworkrhevdo, notiunwnh Dav d boi wilh allthose
lrdswho.omeihere. Iheyleain resped, a sood work arhl., aieraug
christand afe shownthe loverhai encourasesthem ro tuteed. Thrt is a spedalmlnkrrvfor
thde who h;v. a heanfor Udt A shipplnswiththa house
par€ns, r€acheu,.an.h wortets, other nudent, andthe L,isons, r.
Plealeleelfreeio.ontactneforanYquenbns vou mavhave abodrh' ranch
David asre€d to w.iie a lete.reque(insadmi$ion ro Pinehaven
ldlorfourmonrhtand rinallyin Mdrh ol zom we recelved word he had been "'epted
Ihere k no cha[e tor atending Pinehaven
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DasY L%der458 Rising Moor RoadMulbery. TN 17359Jduary2l,20l5
Hi, ny lme h Daisy Luadq. I am 17 yeds old ed I m 3 senior id nigh soh@I. Ijuslreendy left Pi.ehavd h Scplenber I ws t!€E for a yed dd six months. Pinchavenchds€d a lo1 ofthines for nc. Ii6t, il chsnsed the ielationship ny nolher md i have
w€ tre much closer now b4ause ofshst Pinebaven did for me. S@ond, I Arcs in nyrclalionship wilh God. I srew slronser in nry failh because of lh€ love and leachins sdcde Irom 1ne Pinehaven stalt Defore my student is allow€d lo so lo ?idehavm, lheynave 10 wrne a letler that ssys lhal they vel to so bdauF lhey know tlul they nsedhelp. ft is not somelnirs done by force. This lelter shos tht tne kid wmls lo go dd lhalhe or sh€ vmls ro chms€. The sraif on the @ch is Mzing lhey ac loving, kind, mdfill of the Lord. T!€y only wml whal is best for eaoh md evety kid. The teach€rs gel tokno! each student md whal wo <s besl for lhem. t [ey heip lhen becone lhe best p@!lethal rhey m be. When you de al Pirchven to! @ l@l how nuch love and @e thdeh. God used the slaff at Pinehavd lo change n€ for the besl. I ce peno.ally say thalCod is muing dd he hd done nmy sr€al lhings for Pilehav€n md I think Ee villconlinue doins gEat lhings lor ltie nnch b€Muc lney silive 10 Iive for lhe tnrd incv€q^lri.g rhey do. Pinneaven is a safe haven lor kids. The slatrnever does mythi.g 10
put lne (ids id dmg€r. Th€y prolccl us md h8e ou. best inlei€st h [€an. Som€tines kidscohe to Pinehrven because il is all lhey hsve left. Pin€haven *ill always h3ve a specialplee in ny h€an. For ne, Pinenaven is ny home awy flom hon€. I er€w close to a lotofpeopl. dd I an still in tonch with ny house non sd house dad. I an Plming to Coback md visit Pinehaven in rhe smnsi. I niss ny ?inehaven fmilt vcry much sndhoDe one d,y that I m join the stafiore day ed sive bact to Pinenaven md help chdce
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ourdaushterishone afterspendinsa vearand a halfat Pinehavenchrisrian children's Ranch. we Fnis lyinsand de@ vingconnantlv. we had lried for yea6 to helpher
workon herdishoneny, bul nothl4wewefedolngseehed ro be helpiry. we wec5adlhatweneededloFndherawarbutw€knewthat f wedidn tgethelpshemayend !p growhglntoadulrhood wth thesevery harmful behavi.6. we love ourdaushrerand we vranted herto have a sreat
Plneha@n christianChildren s Ranch wasananswertoour praye6. ltwasapla.erhatourdau8hterwas able to so and workthrough herstruggles. Pinehaven wa5a iovin8 and sale environmenl. Herhouse parents loved herand encourased herand he d heracsuntabte forthinssthat shedidwohg.we had open communierion wnh the hooseparent5andteache6. Theywo*edwith Daisytohelp herii her(hoorins, in herrelat onshipswith otherpeopleand her relatioishipwith God.
sinceourdaushlerhasbeenhonewe'vercalizedih*sheleahedemu.hrromhertimethere. sheisdoingsowell.ShehasrcalDedhervalueandthatshedoesn'tneedtoli€.BotsheBained$nuchmoreriom Pihehaven. Shei5moregroundedinherrclationshipwnhGod. 5hersco5ertoallherlamilymenbeu shekhelpful,€.p€crful,andkind.sh€irconrdenttocoolmealsandoftenhelpsouttntheknchen. shesdllkeeps rn.ontadw th herhouse parentsand misssiheh very hu.h. she even hopetthal one day3he can seNeai Plnehaven ora pla.e like itso ehe can helpyouns peoFle rhe way that
In Augunwhen lllewoutlo Monlana to pkk up Dais, rw$ ab e ro d€er severalofrhe stafiand see
the facilirler. rwas50 impressed bythe people that tmet. They wort hard everyday tea.hingrheseyourypeopre ifeskillr, rtwas.learrh3rtheadultsrulycarefortheyoungp.ople. tBasat5osobtownawaybyrhefa.rlftresandtheinnerworkin€softheranch.TheworkinssoftheEncharewelphnnedandcarned oul, lwasako imprcssed byrhe rules rhatarerollowed to keep allthestaftmehbeBaaounlable. lhave already recommended Pinehaven lo oiheis. thanIGod for P]nehaven chn5tian
Rlchard and Karh€rn€ Luzader
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TO WTIOM IT MAY CONCERN:
wb arerriiing lo express our@ncern to the govemmenlrrenying Pinehaven ro conrinue the rprog€m ead ng children
radility called Kememerer V lase. When lhh iac rily wag onit s own w th no sovernmenr nrerv€ma nerreaned inro rhe public sch6 syslem coold hold iobs
Didnl have any prcb emEwirhthese
After KememeGr dan€d acceptins mon€y iroh lhe slale Iheradi ty eas undef govemment rule coud appointed kidswere l€nspoded to lhis taciriiy K
inq bEakins inlo homesYou name itand thars whattak* pla.e Thokidsarenolallow6d lo be m ain-slrea m ed inlo pu brid school sy sl6mbecau.e th€y cannol be lrusled. T
in rhe community., nor allowed ro hold jobs most of lhem
ai Kemmerer kids aE housed in group homeslowdch rvpray vdeogam6E nothing conslrurcrurn€d io s@ioty mo.r ol then rputlh6m in lrouble lo besinwrh
an ldl6 m nd lor rh€nbecomes lhe Devilswo*shop
At Pinehaven children s christan Hom€, kids ar€ bushtal€de sowhen lhey telum lolhe ofunctionins m€mb€rotsocety KidE are Iaustn hot 10 tun a
horc.hold, hunl ns sarely, reeding and milkinq co$, builrrinsfence, how lo manasethe rown lives as lheysmq etc. Theraclrity alBo has il5 wn schoor,leachins lhelhree Rs andchurch, t6achins or God s soodneEs if w€ obey Asainprepa ng rhem tor lhe fulur€lAt P nehaven s. when parenls aG
the b€slrheycanlo keep lh*e young people o orjail lhey6nrad Pln€havens:nd thetyouns people musi aqtee rob€ qo lo Pinehav€n s someonetrcmPinehavenst€v€lsloqer the yodhg pereon .nd reruns w h theh Io Ihe racilrly.
lo set up housekeeping in an id€ mind
We encouEsethe govenmenllo er Pinehaven ch rdren'sChrislian Home conlinue lo leachLel lhese kids be a prcduclivo pad of sooiety throughottl lrre
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ao hon It May concern.
Having grovn up as the biologicat chilat of fo6te! Parentsin the oieson -elfare systd I experienced fif,st hand whatbappene to childf,en in fo.ter care.
reeks fo! a child to adjust toa casevorker wourd cone fof, a home visit anil
upset the routine. B€fore long the casewolker voulil havea different plat for the chilil's carer eilhe! return to a
palent and back againr a !ria1 adoptionr or another foste!lnne. It was like playing musical kids novinq then justwnen urey legan to nave sone stability.I have also seen what happens to children of divolce rhoexperience joint custody an.l/or visilation changes vs.the behavior of children in atabre nuclear f4ilies.Pine Haven chlistian Childrenrs Ranch has a ptovetr proqrmshich provides the coisistent long-iem care I believe is
a chiId, especiafly teenage, to develop intoa lesponsible adult. Their hae beet Phenonenatahereforer they should be allowed to coDtinue this sonaetful
it i3 inlo the future.
DecemDer 26, 2014
a 4o-year supporte! of iny Monlana kids"
Flolence, oR 9t4 39
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rt ( impect€ rhat Pinehden chrlsttan chrldrenk Ran.h and schoor .onrinue to tun.tion d n h at prese.t, .hrnsinslver ot yourh thrcush f.irh id God, co erustodofrhelrliver'
I thail you ror the dppoiiunnyioseP€ae.onradmeirl.an be or hor. $edtr. seivte
subl.d: Y€aE olchansing tiv*rrod; Bob anmeman <[email protected],.on>
Td prnehav.i @ bla.kfooi. ner
an.e the river otfranytotrbled.hrldulbrc.huEsshowrierhe rvesorrhesechidrena5they ie,wo !{udtpava.d
haveadded50lid, hrch quartr and ded 6red people to rhek*att Thrcush rheL
rea.hLng, ta ln ns, an d e nablins ihe youru people ro exp erie n.e itu rhat they d id n\ kiow was po$ible, $e nafi has
modeled a solid wori ethlq a *rcns la rhemrllesrilrtdcverhematuiu.e rhe
.ontid.n.e, and mo{ of all hope ihey
Pineh,vencivertheopportunityrorr€ni.etopeople nonsresanonsa lo€rthe Ut by otteinc so*.anpr in theiummerforsroupstorpeidaweekdrr*dvoufteeriqtomeet.va.etyofneed!attheEn.h rhkisasredwitne$
$.v bnncwhh them. rt ts defi nirely
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ro: she.n cuher <1!!!&.5!e!!ri jl4o>
I wanl€d b let you and Bin bolh knM qicevouhav.gtv€nlomvso.andlYos enmdeiof bve and mFlishhin frcm yo0 borh(s€fishly) hlhss
I havs b€6n quick loiudss hy falher in rcoed y€t€ yet have nryerwa ked a m le in hB bool3 l magined whai
m6r haw w€ir thouirh ihe hrids o so. and whai @rd haw happ6ned had
P nohflen noi s wn him a eooond chancs l.€.lizedhroIhing6,$m€thlnsaIsadtom6lhissunner' lseMal].on saviour," and Ihar ir I safl€ a d Thd beins taid liould a difla€il pocon
Mising my 3on rhie momhg bul f*r lik€ | in 3 sman way got ro s E nrv o.d lhe b*i pEFnt h€ h6s had in F.E. I
knN fu [ n lood handg as ho h6 been in His hands ror a lons tim€ now. You and B ] .nd tho rcst orihs sl3fi.lPinehaven haw sivsn m6 a siR I oan nftr Bp€ry bul pe'haF rh E leter mlqhi lind if8 wav Lnto th€ hand d$m4nd who d;bb of Ihs impoda.r rc* of Pinehavs chrislian childwlilhaiyouknwyouhav6arsbeenm ngonn8i God Br€3g vou alland asa n M6|ry chrislm6r
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subted: Pineh&en chrisiian chldrcn RarchFiom:rohn Multord <lhmulro'n5o@sma r..on>
10 | Pine heen ofiice <p hofijce @ bla*foot. ner>
Mywireand I havehE.iramllidwrthrheopsbtonorthe ran.hlorwern:nd drtrercnr prcieds. we hav€ i.vn 3.en orheadnomrhe.hidrcn, anv
ie'nlied lea.he6 and a chai.. to leah : tade
ro: pinehrven€)bl,crfoor.net
sobjed: Pmhwn ch.thm children s R;i.hsher@yahoojom>
Io: pin€h.ven@b a.kioot.net
hom,'Bi l&caml' <bcseieh@loeonrineD
ro: <p nehmn@blacrtoor neb
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subl.d: Xudos ror Pinehaven
rrcm:'Karen Aldridse! <pw.yela@ru€lbi.nd>
Io: <p neh.vei@hl,.krooi ner>
bbrtdft Efrod6r:idd.n6u;tqwq€i d!saquerloyodwEho
ohlnslof|€s.dsddyby$dlfooth
bne !d ht4d mrd &m for ihc,ob rh€v hfl
subj.d: Plnehden Chdstian chiLdrcn! Ran(h & Schoolrrcm: Rtk Atdn <tr don aayr@nderarm @m>
ro: 'pineh aven @bra.kfod.nel <prn eh av€ n @b ra*toor i eD
Frcm:Em lyRobson<en r'tubon37@yahoo.@m>
ro: [email protected] <phofri.e@b a.rrootnd>
MY tie c Enit Roben, r w6 ! 6rm.
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Frcm: tAlren <€[email protected]>
ror pinehavetr@b mkloot net
rdnttry'nayhLgloryaidtc
subied, lssislarion to onto Pinehavenrrcm; Donna rrore r <woodyp1943 @3m air..om >
ro: [email protected] <[email protected]>
tubj.d: chtutin childrent Ran.h and s.hdoltrcm: cres RdnNen <sEs747@!r..6n>
Io: pimh aven @bla.[oor. ner
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tDm: An nede lrcner <cnneteT@r Be rum.i.o m>
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Mv name k chelsie schnetter and lwas sentto Pinehaven Christian schoolon lanuary 1,
2oos.lwas faised in a Christian home bythe example ofmydad. [,ry mom on the other hand
wasnotasood influenceon my life, sh€ ireated me more like a litlle sisler.she cheated on mv
dad countl€sstimes andwould make me keep te.rets from him at a very youns ase. twaswh€n I was about 10lhat my parenls divorced and lwent to liv€ wilh my doh wh€n I was 11
From there, my ll€ went downhil.lslaned Cetting straiSht ls in school, skippinS.lass, siealing
my mom's car, smoking cigareltes aid beinga bully to othe6 at school. I was €xpelled fiom the
7'" sr.de halfwaythroush the schoolyear. MV mom had met a man online, packed herthih8s
in the middle ofthe nlsht and left me, allalone lo f€nd to. myself.lcall€d my dad, whothencame and pick€d me up and brousht me home. H€ had no idea whatto do wiih me, a snotty,
disretpectfull2-yearold. He reallytri.d butlherewas nol mu.h he.ould do. Hethen ca led
mv uncl€ BillBatron, the formersh€riffof Lake countv,who recomm€nd€d lSoto Pinehaven.
So, w€ packed mythin$and we decided lgo.
lariivedto the ranch ianuary ln 2005.lhad no idea whatlo rhinklso many new people,
barns, hous€s and much more. Io saythe least, rwas nedous.ls€til€d in with Dave and
leannie Moe and the oiherchidren atthe Oreo house. lttookffeawhiletogetaccustodiobeingat such a 3tructured home but lb€gan lo l€t my guard down. That summer I was baptiz€d
at the summercampwe altended ev€ry year. b€8an to opei ffy eyes to the awtul footstept I
was fo lowinB in after nV nother and knew ldid nor wantto go down that p3th. lam not goina
to saylhenrsty€aror so rwas pertect and n€v€rwasjustly punished forthin$ ldid but after I
decided to pullmy acttogether, Pinehaven became mVfamlly.lwas never abB€d orwltnesedanyson ofabu5eto anyfellow housemaies. Dave andleanniewbecaoe the mofi Inever had.lgain€d brothere and s ste6, some ot whom lam stillin contact
lgraduared lrom Pin€hav€n n May of 2010 with a 3.aGPA!schoolat Pinehaven was !oawesome.lhad t€achers and older studenlsio tutor and h€lp m€.In the 10ri 8rade,lb€cam€ a
tutortorsome ofthe younger kids and even lellowclassmates up unulIsraduated. My
teachersKaatie Cadoandlohn larton mademe loveschoo lohn La6on was such a kind,
sent e petson aid he went out ofhis way for anvone and €veryone.
After graduaung,ldecidedto stay at Pinehaven to work there fo. th€ sufrmer.lworked wilhMax n€ Kent and a lot ofthe otheraduhs emploved there.l.ould use Rick Bondy's rouF
wheelerto ser to and from job sites. Maxine and lspent a lot oltimetogether ln th€ sarden. I
was taughtlo drive by Adam Houghton and could get mVdrive.t license whileworkingthere
And bvlh€ wav, l love Ned and Maxine Kent. TheV are amazingpeople, Ned would take us
kids our during hunringseason to haruest deer.lbelieve lharvested two doeswith Ned while I
wasiherel He made huntingso duch fun.lappreciate allthethineslheydid for me and allthelfeskillsthevtaushtm€.
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lam now m.ded to an amauing man named Anthony schnetter, We have been mailied tor4
veaE thkluLv. We love to hunt and fish and prettv mu.h do anythlngoutsidellwork at a
dentaloffice as a d€ntalassistant wlth 5otre amazinS christian woman,lcan thankJ€annie
Moe and lh€ siall al Plnehav.n lorteachins meto be a hard work€r. That G tomethins lhearalltheiime G what a Sood work€r lam and that is because ofPlnehaven. When lam not
working,lam olifishinglpin€haven taught me so manyvaluableth ngs lcould go on and on
Bur ifnothlng eke, iwanrto get my polnt acrots. You can look at what my ife wa3 and was
goinS lo be befor€ lwas sentto Pinehaven and look at il now and prake God ny dad sent me
rhere.Godwork€dthmushalthestaffrh€reandhelp€dmesetmyheadonsraisht.lwouldnever say a nesativethins about Pinehaven orbelieve anvofihe liesthat children w€re abused
ihere. Godt hand ir on Pinehaven and lknow Bob and NancyLa6on hav€ h!3€ heans and
wantto help as many kids asiheycan whileth€y can. knowtheywanttolindtherightpeopleto help al the childfen in need and lknowGod willseethat il happens. Lives are chan8ed at
Pinehaven. lust look at min.l
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Two Letters from a Thanklul Familv
Severalyears ago lhad a 12yearold daughter that was goinB down the wrong road of life.She had been €xpe led from schoo and atrested as a minor in possession. I had to admit thatlneeded he p.lcalled my brotherwhowas atthattimeth€ sherifi, asked him where I couldfind a safe place that co!ld help herthoush this difficultume n her life. He didn't hesitate torecommend Pinehav€n to me.
After some thlngsfa ling lnto p ace to make it posslble for my daughterto attend yoLr progfam I
brousht you a streettolgh girlthat was hurt inside and tryinsto hurt herself.As she wentthoughtthe months began to seethe change in her and the sweet.hild lonce knew coming backto life,As the months turned to years she rnade the choice herse fto stayat Pinehaven unti shegraduated high schoo.
Thefoundation in God and the work ethic that was installed in her at Pinehaven has been such
a partofwho she is now. lhavebe€nsobessedtohaveherempoyersandcoworke6cometomeand saywhatan amaz n€ young woman lraised.lhave to stop them and tellth€nr didn'tdolt,lowe it allto Pinehaven and the people who have committed their lives tosavingyoung people
who have losttheirwayin life. The lessons she learned at Pinehaven have been so applicable to
She loves hunting and fishing. She is a hard workerand she is so respectftland kind that people
are drawn to her My daughter is now maried to a sood man and has a great careeras a dentalhygienist lsave you a broken littlegirland with Gods helpyou returned to mea beautifulwomanthat loves God and allhe hascreated. To saythank you seems so inadequate I willalways beprcud to tell people of Pinehaven and the great staff that you have.I thank God for a Place likePinehaven and vour tove for .hildren.
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I be.ame !e11 acquainh.d Hith R{)bert "Bob" -arsscnF.oqram of l:h. fineaaven Chiisr:an Children'sof rhici hc is lre fourder ald still a drreclor.
enrolied in Finelraven r-o i,ei!, l,er s!i\.e slne Leenrt ras the best thing that --ver heplene.l Lc her,
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I atrribLte her slccess ro e Chi:slian emphasis.f rhe Pinehavenp.ogram that moved ncr i. male Jesus he. -ord and Savlor ard theB ib1-- her gLidebook,
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