A New Season of Ministry

God is changing lives at
Wears Valley Ranch

Bryan and Leslie Bundick

We're Bryan and Leslie Bundick, and we've had a front-row seat to God's miracles for five years as houseparents at Wears Valley Ranch. Now, we're stepping into new roles as Development Associate and Marketing Director and we're asking people to come alongside us to support this ministry.

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Children God brought through our home over five years as houseparents
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Kids we got to witness come to know Christ for the very first time
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Of our salary we need to raise through faithful partners like you
God has made it clear it's time for a new chapter.

After five years as houseparents, we're stepping into new roles in development and marketing for Wears Valley Ranch (WVR). These positions require us to raise half of our own salary through individual partner gifts to WVR. We're humbled to ask, and we'd love for you to pray about joining us.

Five years of
watching God work

Honestly, we just showed up. We opened our home, our table, and our lives to over 20 children from some of the hardest circumstances imaginable. We cooked meals, helped with homework, stayed up through hard nights and got to watch God do what only He can do.

We've seen frightened kids become confident teenagers. We've watched children who arrived in crisis leave equipped, loved, and knowing Jesus. We didn't do that. God did and He let us be part of it. And we'd love for you to be a part of it, too.

We felt God clearly say that it's time to pass the baton to new houseparents and step into roles where we can help WVR reach more donors, tell more stories, and ultimately serve more children. To do that, we need partners like you.

"Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver."

- 2 Corinthians 9:7
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Year One

We Said Yes

We packed up our family, left Texas, and arrived at WVR campus. We began parenting a handful of girls, experiencing a lot of firsts since we'd never before parented teens or any kids from crisis.

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Years Two – Four

God Showed Up Faithfully

Year after year, God used this place to transform lives including ours. Ten kids in our home came to know Christ for the first time. Many more grew in their faith. We welcomed our third biological child. Our hearts grew to a capacity we didn't know was possible.

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Year Five

A New Calling Stirred

Being on the front lines for so long gave us a vision to help WVR tell its story to more people through development and marketing, so even more children can be served.

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A New Chapter Begins

We're stepping into new roles and trusting God to provide through faithful partners. We're inviting you to be a part of God's work here by giving toward our salaries.

Why you can trust
your investment

Wears Valley Ranch has earned a reputation for integrity, transparency, and genuine impact over three decades. When you partner with us, you're investing in a ministry with a proven track record.

Charity Navigator Four-Star Charity

WVR holds Charity Navigator's highest rating awarded for exceptional financial health, accountability, and transparency. Your dollars are stewarded with excellence.

ECFA Accredited

WVR is accredited by the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability, a rigorous standard for ethical fundraising, financial oversight, and board governance.

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Zero Government Funding

WVR has never accepted a government grant. Every program, every home, every child served is made possible entirely by donors which means your gift matters more than you know.

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35+ Years of Faithfulness

Since 1991, WVR has served children from crisis situations across the country, building a model ministry that other children's homes look to for guidance.

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We Know This Work

We're not asking you to fund something we know little about. We have lived here, loved the children, and seen the transformation firsthand.

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Full Financial Accountability

WVR publishes financial reports annually and welcomes scrutiny. You can review their financial accountability page at wvr.org or contact them directly with any questions.

"A quiet miracle has been unfolding against the backdrop of the Great Smoky Mountains. Without fanfare and without government funds, Wears Valley Ranch has developed a program that now serves as a model for other children's homes across the nation."

- The Honorable John J. Duncan Jr., United States Congress

"Wears Valley Ranch has helped to meet a desperate situation. We hope that all who hear it will support it with your prayers and, as you can, financially."

- Dr. Billy Graham

What we've seen
with our own eyes

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Family-style homes on campus

Each home has devoted houseparents and functions as a family. Students live in bedrooms, not dorms.

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Individualized education for all ages

With an accredited high school on campus and homeschool-style education for K-8, each child's classes are tailored to their needs.

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Donor funded, no government dollars

Every partner like you is personally sustaining this ministry.

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Years of changing lives

Generations of children have been inspired to follow Christ, healed from the past and equipped to reach their full potential. It has been our privilege to have been a part of the last 5 years.

Kids in crisis
are still waiting

Kids and families are in crisis. Children are affected greatly by negative circumstances they didn't cause. WVR offers something rare: an early intervention alternative for families from all over the country. Our home this year had students from Texas, Florida, Tennessee, Georgia, New York, Kentucky and Illinois.

WVR offers voluntary placement to intervene before state care is necessary and gives struggling families time to heal apart while still being connected. WVR provides real homes and individualized school, Biblical counseling, horse therapy and recreation, all in a community of people who care, compelled by the love of Christ.

Our new roles in development and marketing are being created so WVR can reach more donors, serve more children, and grow this ministry for the next generation. Your partnership with us through WVR makes all of that possible.

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Life at Wears Valley Ranch

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Every gift sustains
the mission

Whether you give monthly or make a one-time gift, your partnership with WVR directly funds our ability to expand the work at the Ranch as God continues to change the lives of kids and future generations.

Questions? We'd love to hear from you.

We are happy to share more about our story, WVR's ministry, or how your partnership will make a difference. Reach out any time! We love connecting with potential partners.

We live and serve in Wears Valley, right at the doorstep of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It is one of the most beautiful places we've ever seen and we get to call it home. If you're in our area, please come by for a tour and see what God is doing for yourself!