26/06/2026
Odum Home in Pembroke, NC has been part of the B*H family since 1957 — and for over 80 years, it has been a place where children find safety, stability, and the love of Christ.
It almost never happened. Founded in 1942 by the Burnt Swamp Baptist Association to serve Native American children in the Lumbee community, Odum Home faced near-closure in the late 1950s — worn down by financial strain and a building in disrepair. Local leaders made an appeal to the Baptist State Convention, and B*H said yes. That decision changed everything.
Over the decades, Odum Home grew. A Family Services Center. An Emergency Care Cottage. New buildings dedicated to those who poured their lives into this place. Today, children in cottage care live alongside Christian houseparents who walk beside them — not just as caregivers, but as family.
Omar is one of those children. He arrived at B*H with an unstable past and a future that felt impossible. But surrounded by people who believed in him and a God who had not forgotten him, something shifted. His grades climbed from failing to strong A–B work. He graduated high school — a milestone he once thought was out of reach.
"The Lord put me here... I trust Him and thank Him every day." — Omar
His story is not the exception. It's what happens when someone says yes.
Today, 386 young people in Robeson County are in foster care. Only 95 licensed homes exist to serve them. B*H wants to reach more of them — but we need more people willing to answer the call.
Could that be you? Learn more about becoming a cottage parent or foster parent at bchfamily.org/sayyes
