The MOVE team kicked off our first work day yesterday at Crooked Creek Ranch. We got to hear from Cindy Sandine, who owns and runs the Ranch. She shared her story with us about how the Ranch came to be, and told us about some of the different people that her and her team help and serve there. Our team got to hear Cindy's heart and passion behind everything she does, including teaching children from Son City Kids how to ride horses! God has blessed Cindy with such a compassionate heart, and we were honored to help serve her and her team at the Ranch yesterday.
Some of us spent hours picking up stones in the arenas so that the horses won't get bruised and be unable to be ridden.
Some of us built a mounting deck to get up onto the horses.
Some of us cleaned horse stalls and filled their stalls with hay at mealtimes.
Some of us power-washed decks and furniture.
Some of us cleaned the hair of the saddle mats.
Some of us got down and dirty and raked horse poop!
If I know one thing, our team worked HARD!!! Parents, your kids are doing awesome and Cindy and her team were so blessed and thankful for the time we spent there!
What a GREAT start to our trip...and it's only just begun! Don't forget to leave comments...we'll read them to the team during our debrief time :)
Way to go team Move 2012! Sounds like you had a great day and were a blessing to the ranch and the people they serve. "You're blessed to be a blessing!"
ReplyDeleteHi to you all and hugs to Madi!
~Jodi Meyer
Sounds like Move 2012 is off to a great start! "Addaboys" all around!
ReplyDeleteI was reading Ephesians this morning and there are some great verses that read like prayers; prayers we've been praying for you:
EPH 3:16 "I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner most being."
Lots of great ones like it, especially in chapter 1 and 3.
Blessings!
Matt Meyer
Horse poop you say! Not many middle/ high school kids would spend their day cleaning horse poop! To know that our kids are doing it so that they can help others makes me very proud that our girls are there! I enjoyed the " word hard play hard" picture yesterday. It looked like Shelby was doing a great job "supervising" :) I could tell who August was in the debriefing picture from her looooong legs :(
ReplyDeleteKnow that you are supported at home & we miss you.
Thanks for the great report of what sounded like an amazing Friday for the Move Team. You guys are doing important work, bringing a lift to some great organizations.
ReplyDeleteCan't believe it's your last full day already. Looks like a beautiful one! Here is a little encouragement as you approach the big finish to your mission ...
Galatians 6:9 Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. 10 Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers.
Someone hug Madi for me!
~ Matt Meyer