My name Amanda Householder. I am the daughter of The owners. Who better to give you a review on them than a child of their own. When I look back on my childhood I do not see a happy one I remember wanting to die or wanting to skip it entirely and be an adult. When I was about 2 or 3 and still learning to be a human My grandmother called the police on my parents because when they spanked us it was overkill. She would go on to drop the charges nothing would be done, but even Stephanie's own Mother thought it was over the top. I dreaded Sundays! we would get home my brother N and I would race to see who could get to the bathroom first because that person would have that much longer to try and pad their underwear with something so our butts would hurt less, but that never mattered because from our neck to our feet would be the target. I remember a time my dad the owner was beating me with a horse crop I was crawling trying my hardest to get away, trying to crawl under a blue rug we had in the living room at the time screaming HELP ME!! N PLEASE HELP!! he later would tell me in tears that he wanted to help me so bad but he could not. Strange I was only 9 but I understood he would have gotten a beating far worse if he had tried to help me. I went to a girl in the home we were first at called Hope children's home. I had confided in her that my dad the owner had moved from beating us with horse crops to golf clubs because a day or two before I witnessed my father the owner beating my brother n with the fiberglass part of the club. She went to a staff who then went to my father the owner, who sat the staff, the girl and myself down and forced me to say I had lied. When they left I was beaten with the fiberglass part of a golf club. Fast forward to N 12 and a smelly boy, which is normal By the way. The not so normal part is the way my father dealt with it. He made my brother soak his feet in bleach! The owners will say it was watered down bleach. No, I got a headache from the smell of it and I was in another room down the hall. I remember hearing him crying and wanting to help him, wanting to just run away, but I was only 10. The CEO is always quick to take sides with his favorite people. He likes to think he is Sherlock Holmes he say's he investigates which he kinda does, but if he doesn't like your daughter he will not believe your daughter. The last actual beating I got, I was still pushed around afterwards. I was 15 We were at Agape still, and the teen group went on a field trip, when we got back I asked my father the owner why it was ok for the other girls to dress "slutty" and talk to boys but I could not. I then explained that while we were out a few girls used their phones to call boys and another had rolled her skirt way up above her knees and made it look as if she had a belly shirt on. He went to the owners and they called everyone in, the girls lied everyone else stayed quiet I stood my ground and was found guilty. When we got home I was bleeding when they were done with what they call spanking. I was then literally thrown into this picture of the 10 commandments they had on the wall and told I would stay there until I could remember all 10, but especially number 9. The next week a picture was developed and they would see the girl had in fact done what I had said. These are just a few instances from before they started their school. I can not count how many times we went to bed starving because we did not clean the house enough or they felt we did something that warranted not being fed a proper meal any child with a developing brain deserves. The worst part is that any adult we told would be convinced that we were just troubled kids lying for attention. Not all I have found out now a lot really wanted to save us. Then they open Circle of hope. Before I start this part I want to say I am sorry to Everyone who had sent their child here due to what I have said in the past online about this place. I wa

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To those parents who may be on the edge of the fence. Please realize you should jump the farthest away from this place as possible.
They will come off as Godly, and honest, and sincere, but in reality...why are you giving them your children? Have you given up on them? Are they too much for you right now? Have they been through a catastrophe you can't even relate too? Well truth is...This man first of all is a retired Marine? Ask yourself, are they trained to care for young woman? To help you out, they are trained to simply KILL AND DESTROY! ALSO TO BURY THEIR OWN EMOTIONS. Are they trained to show care? compassion? or just plain humanity? Take a look at others reviews before this because as there are some good and bad reviews....it's still most important to listen to the bad. I know firsthand how abuse is disguised. Does it happen to every individual? of course not? Have you heard stories where abuse happens to one child and they die and the others had to watch? Exactly. It might not be terrible for everyone, but even that one offense has made them guilty of a crime. They might be good people 50% of the time given lightly, but honesty the other 50% leaves them fighting to make themselves better and to look good. Taking on girls with a record of abuse and reacting as such leaves them more vulnerable with this man than anywhere else. My sister was left with this man after suffering abuse in her own home. Already suffering low-self esteem. Of course he will instill fear in her, but have you ever heard of Stockholm Syndrome? This happens when you are so beaten down that your will to survive revolves around your abuser. Many of these girls, abused or not suffer in this aspect where they are taught to believe they deserve this abuse. They think its okay, and find that it's okay. They (Circle of Hope) have a record for reporting their bad reviews as false and getting them removed completely, but that only shows they have more to hide then naught. Please take a moment to decide what kind of authority of your pastor or such will you believe? Because believing a false authority also puts you in danger, and your child in danger of unthinkable abuse you will never know about because they will be too reliant on their abuser to tell you.

-Sincerely.
Someone Who cares

I personally went to circle of hope. Most of things said are lies! I can say I honestly hated it and guarantee your girls did to, to the point where they?ll lie about it! You sent your girls here for a reason such as LIEING so why believe them now. I won?t say I think everything there was right but I don?t think lieing will fix anything. Brother house NEVER spat in girls faces or deprived them of eating. If a girl didn?t eat it was because she refused to eat what was given! We had school like trays and they were always full! No girl was ever shoved in there own vomit. I?ve seen girls there throw up even on purpose they were just requested to clean it up. If a girl did push-ups in horse manure it was there fault for not moving. But no one ever made them. A lot of lies are said about them n that place. So really don?t say stuff unless you really no.

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Circle of hope us an amazing program ran by some amazing people. I do not have a child in the program but do know some personally before they went there. There is a remarkable change in their attitudes, personalities, their relationship with their parents and most importantly their relationship with God. They are not the only ones. I have had the privilege to spend time as a volunteer at the ranch and there is no foundation for the accusations made by some people. BRO and Mrs Householder are upstanding Christian people who do everything in their power and the power of God fir these girls. The girls may start off not wanting to be there but it would be because of the lack of respect for authority and LOVING discipline that many of the girls di not have before coming. They are taught through Christian values how to respect authority, become Godly young ladies, and set goals fir their lives to give them a great start to their future. By the end if the term, many of these young ladies continue to keep in contact with the Householders and will tell anyone that they are glad that their parents loved them enough to send them there. I am thankful for God using Circle of Hope Ranch to benefit the girls and His kingdom.

Circle of Hope Girls Ranch really does help the girls there.The Householders are very nice people who came from my church years ago,they are still trusting in the Lord to this day and are trying to teach the girls to live in a Godly favor.They are not abusing the girls there at all,they started the Ranch for uncontrolable girls who wont let their parents help them,and it really does help,i have seen a difference in my sister since the last time i've seen her.The parents put their children here becuase they love them and they dont want them to live an awful life.maybe you guys will understand when you have an uncontrable child yourself.

As for everyone writing a review..none of you have been in the program. If you were in it, your realize it is far from what they portray it to be. I was in the program..saw a girls lip get busted, and many things thay should not have been done. If your daughter is there now, I feel terrible for her. This program will damage her for the rest of her life. Because of this program I have problems trusting people.. including Christians, I have control issues, and other stuff I wish not to talk about. If you go on Facebook and look up some of the previous girls that have left the ranch, youll see their married by 17, have kids by 18 or are pregnant. Every girl thay attends circle of hope learns how to be fake so that brother house and miss,steph will think their changing... trust me every one of us girls do it. I have not seen one girl come out changed, only Maggie but thats because she stayed and then went straight to heartland bible college. Raise your kids yourself or they'll resent you.

They have been investigated on several occasions, with parents being called. You can visit the facility any time you would like to. The negative stuff out there seem to be from students who "convinced their parents to take them out." Many students were put there because they made allegations. I respect them and realize that they are taking many risks with the students that they take. There will be many allegations I am sure in the future, because kids are onlly getting worse.

Hey, my name is Cliff, my father and mother (stepmother). Yes she is my stepmother but by my own choice i never called her stepmother, I called you mom or mother operate the circlee of hope girls ranch. It breaks my heart that comments people are putting up.If it was possible for me and my family to live closer to them trust me I would be there in a heart beat. It really is said i only get to see them once a year and my kids have to talk to them on the phone. They put everything they have to help the girls there and some times that means taking time away from family and they do it to help the girls and I will always support them like they have always supported me and my family so many times before and still do with all the power they have. I talk to them almost ever day asking advice and guidance in my family because they do know what they are doing and where to get help and the is Jesus. He always knows the answer even if we do not agree. If you want call them and get my number.

It is upsetting to read the negative feedback about Circle of Hope Girls' Ranch. My daughter is currently attending this school and if I felt she were being treated inappropriately in any form, shape or manner she would not be there. I believe these hurtful "reviews' are being authored by disturbed girls and/or parents that have nothing better to do than spread mean gossip and tear down a christ based facility that actually works for girls - the girls are there because they have been out of control and unmanageable by their families. Some due to lack of parental involvement and parents that allow their kids to run out of control and behave in a disgusting manner and some because they fell into the "wrong crowd" and began using drugs and/or alcohol and became promiscuous. The world we live in today is difficult for teens - especially with the emergence of facebook and myspace. The Householders train the girls with no distractions while focusing on God - this is why their program works.

Excellent facility for girls - we tried many programs before and this is the only one that has provided the care that my daughter needed - she has learned so much from Circle of Hope. The administrators of the program are top notch and really care about the girls.

Owned and operated by a couple devoted to the spiritual and emotional well being of the girls residing there. A very structured program that instills traditional conservative values, self-respect, respect for others, and self-discipline. We've seen incredible growth in our daughter while she has lived there the last 1 1/2 years. We have found hope where we had little before.

First class girls home! They really have a heart for helping girls find healing and purpose in life. I highly recommend this girls home for anyone who has a troubled girl and believes that tough love is a viable option for helping her. The parents who commit to the program and do not interrupt the process have found great success for their daughters.