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January 6, 2015
Advocacy, President's Message

Help Us Save Children in Your Community

A man standing beside a swiftly moving bayou saw a child being carried past in the rushing water. The child… Read More


February 3, 2011
President's Message

President’s Message – My Forty-fourth and Final Year

By the time this message is published, I will have started my forty-fourth and final year of ministry as a… Read More


March 21, 2010
President's Message

President’s Message: 2009 Was a Very Successful Year

I am pleased to report that 2009 was a very successful year in terms of services provided to children, youth,… Read More


March 3, 2008
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President’s Message – What a Blessing 2007 Has Been

Greetings, I am pleased to report that 2007 was a very successful year in terms of services provided to children,… Read More


January 11, 2007
President's Message

My Blessing

by Terrel J. DeVille, President and CEO Greetings in the name of Jesus Christ, our Savior, our teacher, whose birth… Read More


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