The Taunton Family---Children's Home

Have you ever considered adopting a child in need? How about 200 children? It would certainly take a big heart and a lot of work to care for that many kids. But that's exactly what David and Abigail Tanuton have done. Over the past 25 years, the Tauntons have raised over 200 disadventage children in their home.
Today, they continue to provide nurturing and supportive family enviroment for up to 34 children at one time. They're able to do this with a little help from some good friends.
David and Abiggail took in their first child in 1987. At the time, their home in Gulf Coast, Florida, could accommodate up to 15 childern. But after a few years, they discovered that one home was not enough.
Today, they have three houses. Sixteen children live in the main house. A second home has room for eight boys, and a third home can accommodate 10 girls. Volunteer Christian parents assist the Tauntons by running each home. Their goal is to help each child achieve physical fitness, education excellence and spiritual well-being.
The concept for the children's home was inspired by David's father, Luke dreamed of helping homeless childern, but he had 13 children of his own. He wasn't financially able to take care of many other children. But he had a benevolent heart, so he did take needy children into their home from time to time.
David says his father had a special love for children, whether or not they were his own. This made an impression on David. He decided to make his father's dream a reality.
Today, this dream has enable many trouble kids to become successful adults. Chester, one of Taunton's adopted childern, came from an abusive home. Before he moved to the Taunton's, he was failing school. With their help,he graduated from high school with honor and is now studying at a university.
What is the secret to turning around a child's life? According to David, It's love. "The more [love] you give away, the more you have left to give," he says. "We've seen the magic, and we know it works."


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idiom: turn around something
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I am very adore the couple in the article, they have been having 13 children, and they adopt over 200 children who need help.
They have cheritable heart, and be more patient than others. They also devote a lot of efforts and money to raise so many kids. The Tauntons breed them attentively, make them get the best education, in order to let them learn everything together with other children, and grow naturally. Most important,the Tountons make these children keep healthy body and mind.
Because of this couple, these kids' life have changed a lot, it has became more and more wonderful and colorful.