Monday before Christmas

How do we thank so many people for all the help and support we receive every day. We are so thankful for all the opportunities that God gives us to share the ranch vision to so many every day. First of all I have

to realize that it's God's plan not ours and he uses people to accomplish great plans. Like this barn we are hoping to build for the ranch, it's the style we want at the ranch. So here we go, we wait, do what we can, pray and trust God to do the rest. Engineers were out today and we went over the preliminary for the ranch barn, it will be a beautiful piece of the landscape as the plans are for a log and beam construction in a hip roof style. Our engineers are excited and working on the plans and materials needed. We have some of the logs already delivered and more to come in the new year.

Blessing upon blessings for you all.

P.S. So many of our dear friends are in great need of prayer and we lift you all up and pray for the peace that passes all understanding to be with you all in the name of our Lord a

nd Saviour, Jesus Christ.

The ranch would be lacking so much without the many volunteers and their hearts to push on and build for the future. Many have captured the vision of the necessity that giving an opportunity for so many young men and women has the potential of changing the atmosphere of a workplace so plagued with alcohol, drug abuse and lack of respect. This is the first of it's kind, a faith based trades and life skills facility will help to introduce the long forgotten life training mentor ship needed so that respect for self and others can be restored. I hear church folks saying "well what can you do it's the way it going to be, see the bible says so" or non church ed folks saying ooh it's not so bad and how can God make a difference anyway. Over and over again righteousness will prevail on and off the work place. The work place is drastically short of trades personnel and is growing shorted every day as the average age of trades personnel is getting older. We have seen average of approximately 8 out of 10 people attempt a trade that stay with it. University students, farmers, high school students, oil field workers, secretaries sales personnel, and house wives, just ask our daughter who could thread pipe as fast as the boys. Learning about trades and life skills has and will have life long benefits.

The Battle River Ranch Camp is a one of a kind entry level trades and life skills opportunity facility. Offering an option to anyone that has been searching for an opportunity and is serious about finding out their area of strength and work place career possibilities.

Our hope and prayer is to let as many of you know about the ranch as possible so that the hope it will bring, the lives it will change and the encouragement it will provide can start as soon as possible.

The ranch will be a one of a kind facility and will offer an option to many like no other. When God has a plan and like our friends Mike and Pastor Lyle wisely told us just keep your focus and don't let the distractions pull you away from God's purpose.

Thank you once again for taking the time to view our blog. The Battle River Ranch Camp is a non profit organization that is focused on developing trades, life skills and training opportunities for men and women that are searching and find it difficult to get the opportunities needed to develop a productive and positive life skill.

Many men and women today have no idea about their future or what they could be good at and to how find out their possible skill area or level. We are a faith based and mentor based training facility and our hope is with the help of anyone that has a heart for helping so many to give each person that comes to the ranch an opportunity to find the skills they were created for.

Harold and Diane Stephan left a life filled with addictions and bad choices. Their journey has taken them through different twelve step programs and life recovery through a relationship and healing process with Jesus Christ. If it were not for caring people in their lives that never gave up on them or thought they were a hopeless cause they too would still be lost.

We would love to hear from you and if you feel this is a program and facility that would help you or someone that you know, or you would like to be more involved with a ministry like this or support it financially we would we would be very appreciative, and would love to talk to you and would very much appreciate your help in what ever way you can. Even if you could help with a small one time donation or a larger one it would help so much to bring this life changing facility and place of hope to be opened by this fall.

This is a ministry for those that have a heart and desire to make a difference in the lives of others with the skills and gifts they have been blessed with and have a desire to pass on what they know to the next generation.

You are always welcome visit and we look forward to your input. This ministry is prayer based, and we pray daily for the needs of others, if you have a need for prayer and not sure where to start give us a call and we will confidentially support and help you in this area. You may not know a lot about God but God knows everything about you and He loves you more than anyone can or ever will.

TO DONATE : If you are able to and would like to make a very needed and appreciated donation to this worthy project that is changing lives now and forever right here at home PLEASE consider making a donation to: CROSSMAN MINISTRIES / BRRC or visit our web site for direct donating, thank you very much we cannot do it alone.

As a registered charity your tax deductible receipts will be sent out at the end of the year. Once again we thank you from the bottom of our hearts for considering The Battle River Ranch Camp a life skills and trades introduction opportunity, as a option to encourage men and women and to support financially, an option that is making a difference in the lives of our young men and women right here at home in Canada.

Harold & Diane Stephan and the board of Directors of the Battle River Ranch Camp.
FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL US AT 1-3O6-825-7734 or 1-780-205-4743
God bless you and thank you so much