Elisheva Ministries

Well, it's official (sort of). Our dream of Grace of God Ranch is beginning to become a reality. We have a ministry name and we will have our first ministry event in just a few weeks. We decided to call this ministry, Elisheva Ministries. Elisheva is the Hebrew form of the name Elizabeth, which means dedicated to God.

We want to thank everyone who has been joining us over the last few years in praying for our dream of Grace of God Ranch. Recently, we have really felt God leading us to use what we have instead of waiting for a camp facility. While we were willing to use our own back yard, it didn’t have much to offer for camping or even for a day trip. In talking with some friends about our dream, God provided a location to use. Hence, Elisheva Ministries is born.

We will be having our first official event for Elisheva Ministries in October. Kid’s Day Out will be held on Saturday October 17th 2-6:30pm. Working together with Pastors Johann and Paul from OTR Living Water Ministries, we are planning a day of fishing, hiking, and horseback riding fun for a group of ~15 inner city kids.

The purpose of Kid’s Day Out, and the general vision of Elisheva Ministries, is to provide children in the inner city with the opportunity to experience life outside of the city, to feel the grass between their toes, to see a small part of the glorious natural world that God created, and to feel the love and grace of Jesus through the caring volunteers and fun activities.

We still have much to do with this ministry to get it off the ground. We need to write a mission statement, a vision statement, to select a board of directors, to draft bylaws, to develop a financial plan, and much more in order to establish ourselves as a non profit organization. We are not actually "official" yet. But we are one step closer. I have no idea what I am doing. But we will do whatever it takes to share the love and grace of Jesus with others.

Thank you for your prayers and support.