From Time to Time Conclusion, Celebrating 115 Years of Courageous Choices​

By JASON CURRY
​President, TBHC

​IT'S OUR TURN
When I was younger, I sometimes assumed the people who came before us had everything figured out. Many seemed larger than life.
 
The generation that built so much of modern America and enlarged TBHC’s impact was not called "The Builders" for nothing. They built institutions. They sacrificed, prayed, gave and served in ways that shaped generations.
 
Looking back, it is tempting to believe they somehow knew exactly what the future would hold. They didn't.
 
They simply faced the challenges in front of them and made the most courageous choices they could with the understanding God had given them.
 
And now, it's our turn.
 
For the past several months in this “From Time to Time” series, we have explored some remarkable changes across 115 years of ministry. We've looked back on being an orphanage and becoming family-centered care. We've explored our closed adoptions becoming relationship-centered adoptions. We've examined our foster parent training, trauma-informed care, family preservation, post-adoption support, church partnerships, and the evolving systems that serve vulnerable children today.
 
In every article, one continual idea kept emerging: The methods changed because the needs of children became better understood.
 
But the mission never changed.
 
THEN
In 1910, the world looked very different.
 
Most children who entered care did so because families faced poverty, illness, death or circumstances beyond their control. Large residential homes were considered one of the best solutions available. Child welfare systems were young. Research was limited. Resources were scarce.
 
Yet faithful men and women of the new BMA of Texas stepped forward anyway.
 
They created places of safety. They provided food, shelter, education and stability. Most importantly, they demonstrated God's love to children who desperately needed hope.
 
Their work mattered. Without their courage, there would be no story for us to celebrate today.

NOW
Today, our understanding of children has deepened. Research consistently points to the value of family connections, trauma-informed care, individualized support and permanency whenever possible. Foster care, adoption, family preservation, counseling and church engagement have become essential ways we help children heal and thrive.
 
That means our ministry often looks very different than it did a century ago. We no longer measure success by how many beds we can fill. We measure success by how many families we can strengthen.
 
We no longer ask only, "How do we care for this child today?" We ask, "How do we help this child flourish for a lifetime?"
 
The tools have changed. The calling has not.
 
While researching our history and writing my book, I found myself deeply encouraged by the leaders who came before us. Not because they were perfect, always agreed or could see the future, but because they were willing to follow God into it.
 
Again and again, previous generations made difficult decisions. Some were celebrated. Some were questioned. Many likely felt risky in the moment. But faithful stewardship has never been about preserving yesterday.
 
Faithful stewardship is using today's opportunities to meet today's needs while remaining faithful to God's eternal purpose. That is exactly what those before us did. And it is exactly what we are called to do now.
 
GOD'S FAITHFULNESS ACROSS GENERATIONS
A wonderful passage of Scripture says, "Your faithfulness continues through all generations; You established the earth, and it endures." (Psalm 119:90)
 
The hero of this 115-year story is not any president, trustee, pastor, employee, donor, foster parent or volunteer. God gets all the glory!
 
This is His ministry. Always has been. Always will be.
 
Every chapter of these 115 years is ultimately a testimony to His faithfulness. He was faithful when our ministry was founded. He was faithful through wars, economic hardships, cultural shifts and changing systems. He was faithful through every child served, every family supported, every donor who gave and every church that partnered.
 
And He will be faithful long after our chapter has been written. That gives me great comfort because one day another generation will look back on us the way we look back on those who came before us.
 
They will inherit the choices we make today.

SAY YES
That reality comes with both responsibility and hope. The future of ministry is not something happening somewhere else. It is being written right now.
 
By churches deciding to engage, families opening their homes, donors investing in children, volunteers offering their time, staff members showing up every day and believers willing to trust God enough to take the next faithful step.
 
One hundred fifteen years ago, someone said yes. Because they did, we are here. Now it is our turn to say yes.
 
AN INVITATION
As we conclude this series and celebrate 115 years of ministry, I want to invite you to do three things:
 
Pray for the children and families who need hope today.
 
Give so that future generations will continue to experience healing, stability and the love of Christ.
 
Share what God is doing through this ministry and help others discover that they can be part of the story too.
 
The next chapter of this ministry has not yet been written. But if the last 115 years have taught us anything, it is this:
 
God remains faithful.
 
Children still need hope.
 
And His people are still called to respond.
 
We do not honor those who came before us by doing things exactly as they did. We honor them by showing the same courage they showed.
 
One hundred fifteen years ago, a generation stepped forward and said "yes" to God. Because they did, children found hope. Families found support. Lives were forever changed. Today, that same opportunity stands before us. By God's grace, it is our turn.
 
"Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever." (Hebrews 13:8)
 
For the next 115 years of HOPE!

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​Memorials & Honorariums

An Expression of Everlasting Love
Many of our friends choose to honor or remember a family member, a friend, or an associate with a gift for the children of TBHC. Texas Baptist Hope for Children, in turn, notifies the appropriate person. Listed in bold letters are those honored or remembered from Aug. 1 to Aug. 31, 2026.
 
ENDOWMENTS
Bill Stokes & Myra Stokes
 
HONORARIUMS
Sue Efurd: Ebenezer Friendship Baptist Church
Elaine Herring: Weldon & Lana Sparks
Chris Moses: Tamera Moses
Mike Porier: Ebenezer Friendship Baptist Church
Wanda Reynolds: Ebenezer Friendship Baptist Church
Mr. & Mrs. Josh Ross: Mr. & Mrs. Leon Ross
Silas Ross: Mr. & Mrs. Leon Ross
 
MEMORIALS
Tommy O. Blakley: Betty J. Blakley
Larry Chadwick: Charles & Charlotte Johnson
Cheryl Chambers: Randy Odom
Ione “Tillie” Davis: Charles & Charlotte Johnson
Cecil Downey: Carlie Downey
Manuela Olivan Gomez: Barbara & Robert Jr. Woods
Dennis Hayman: Jeanette Morris
Buddy & LuLu Hazell: Cheryl Briscoe
Jeremy & Brandy Jenkins: Charles & Charlotte Johnson
Anthony McGovern: East Point Church Youth, East Point Church Ladies SS & WMA
Diane McGovern: East Point Church Youth, East Point Church Ladies SS & WMA
Sally Morgan: Gary & Beverly Click
Carolyn Morrow: Fred Morrow
Lovita Ouimet: James Ouimet
Jean Parker: Weldon & Lana Sparks
Sandy Parks: JEK Management LLC
Pat, Sawn & Nathaniel: Shari Moore
Mike Powell: Roxanne O’Connor
Ruth Reid: Charles & Charlotte Johnson, Rosewood Baptist Church
Jane Hurt Roberson: Charles & Charlotte Johnson
Alice Whitton: Fay Baker
Ann Wilbourn: Camarae Good & Family, Bobbie & Douglas Cross
Justin Wolford: Greg & Judith Holladay

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