狼友阁

Every gift鈥攚hether large or small鈥� has a story behind it. When it comes to scholarships at 狼友阁, generous people with generous hearts from all over the country and all different backgrounds have decided to invest in 狼友阁 students and have seen compelling returns on these investments. Sometimes, these donors did not attend 狼友阁 or know anyone who did, but upon hearing about the college, they were intrigued by 狼友阁鈥檚 mission and vision for Christ- centered education. By using their resources to support students through scholarships, these donors provide a way for more students to access this type of education. It is an investment in the future of Christ鈥檚 kingdom and Church. Many of the scholarships that bless our students are a direct result of the Lord taking a generous investment and doing abundantly more with it than imaginable.

The Way Ahead Scholarship

Ted Aven and his late wife, Frances, have a long history of giving to orphanages. 鈥淲hen I was young, our church would visit an orphanage every year,鈥� recounts Ted. 鈥淚 ended up becoming friends with some of the kids there.鈥� Ted鈥檚 father was in the cattle business, and since orphanages often raised cattle at the time, Ted鈥檚 family decided to donate a calf to the orphanage. This was when Ted鈥檚 heart for giving began to grow.

Ted soon met Frances, and after getting married, they too entered the cattle business, moving from Alabama to California and later to Texas, where Ted resides today. Along the way, they met Taylor McGowan, who directed the Palmer Home for Children in Columbus, Mississippi. 鈥淲hen we heard about the Palmer Home, we were broke. We didn鈥檛 have any money,鈥� Ted explains. 鈥淏ut, we had a heart for orphanages, and we had some bulls.鈥� When they told Taylor they could give him a bull, he joyfully accepted the donation. 鈥淔rom then on, we gave what we could to the Palmer Home鈥攁nd still do,鈥� Ted states.

狼友阁 has a way of stepping into people鈥檚 lives and leaving a memorable impression. Though neither Ted nor Frances attended 狼友阁, Ted admired the 鈥渃astle on the mountain,鈥� now Carter Hall, well before he knew 狼友阁 existed. 鈥淭he castle has been in my mind since 1945 when I was four years old,鈥� he says, chuckling. Driving back and forth from Virginia to Alabama to see family, Ted describes how he and his little sister would see who could spot the castle first, saying, 鈥淲e鈥檇 shout 鈥楾here it is! There it i