Monday Can't Beat That Day

Well we are back at full swing ranching. Bar engineering should have the lodge plans ready in the next few days and Nelson lumber is got a lot of our package ready to send out to the ranch. Plumbing continues to be installed in the shop for the wash rooms and the animals are as happy as can be.

God is so good and like the message Sunday if Jesus isn't the closest one next to you than you will never know who you were meant to be. Each and every one of us has potential beyond any thing we can imagine but it is potential that is only released by our creator.

Had a guy say to me a while back Ya Harold it would all work out the same weather you prayed and trusted in Jesus or not. He said it's what you've always wanted so now it's happening. I know a lot of people that believe this way but some day soon we are going to find out for sure. Now if I've been wrong all along we still have had a great life and a great family and great friends. But what if they are wrong and soon it will be too late so please,

WE PRAY AND HOPE THAT

YOU WILL GIVE JESUS A CHANCE, HECK YOU'VE TRIED EVERYTHING ELSE.

THE LIFE YOU REALLY WANT AND CAN HAVE IS UP TO YOU, JESUS HAS DONE EVERYTHING ELSE. HE HAS CAME TO THE DOOR AND HE'S KNOCKING.

HERE'S ALL YOU NEED TO DO

DON'T WAIT ANOTHER MINUTE TO DO WHAT'S RIGHT AND HERE'S WHY

#1

Because you have a past

You can't go back, but He can. The Bible says, "Jesus Christ the same yesterday and today, and forever" (Hebrews 13:8) He can walk into those places of sin, failure and hopelessness, wipe the slate clean and give you a new beginning. A beginning with a real and lasting future, full of hope.

#2

Because you need a friend

Jesus knows the worst about you, yet he believes the best. Why? Because He sees you not as you are, but as you will be when He gets through with you. What a friend!

#3

Because He holds the future

Who else are you going to trust? In his hands you are safe and secure - today, tomorrow and for eternity. His word says, "For I know the plans I have for you ...plans for good and not evil, to give you a future and a hope. In those days when you pray I will listen". (Jeremiah 29:11-13 TLB)

If you'd like to start over, with a new beginning with Jesus today, Diane, I, the board of directors, volunteers and supporters of Crossman Ministries and the Battle River Ranch Camp would ask you, if you are looking for a new beginning to please pray this prayer:

LORD JESUS CHRIST

I am sorry for the things I have done wrong in my life. I ask Your forgiveness and now turn from everything that I know is wrong. Thank You for dying on the cross for me to set me free from my sins. Please come into my life and fill me with your Holy Spirit and be with me forever. Thank you Lord Jesus, Amen.

If you have made this commitment and would like to make contact, please call us. We'd love to talk to you and help in any way we can.

We are praying for all of you reading the blog every day.

Sunday blessing day

All is well at the ranch today as Melissa, Joey and James spent the afternoon doing chores and the routine check of all the facility. We had a great new plan for couples at the ranch that some day we hope to offer some basic training to couples that would like to work together on home renovations. If Diane and I can pull it off so can many of you. Hey it might be an opportunity for many of you singles to find that perfect one. You know send me a picture of the tractor type thing. Any way the possibilities for basic training in many fields is endless and can bring new hope, life, excitement and challenge to a relationship. Go figure!!! put the needle point away for good. P.T.L.

Philippians 4:19 (New International Version)

¹⁹And my God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus.

It may seem impossible but God works were we are not able.











Every day God works on the hearts of His faithful and the blessing flow and God is glorified



















EQUIPMENT NEEDS FOR THE SKILLS TRAINING RANCH PROGRAM:

- As we ask you all to please pray with us and watch God continue to provide all that's needed to build this life skills ranch and as God provides we will continue to give thanks and we will keep you all posted and add P.T.L to each item as it is provided. Standby and watch that our God reigns.

CONSTRUCTION ZOOM BOOM

PAY LOADER

CRANE - PORTABLE OR SITE MODEL

3 POINT HITCH LAWN MOWER

3 POINT HITCH ROTO TILLER

PULL TYPE EARTH MOVER

BOBCAT DIESEL 800 SERIES

BACKHOE EXTENDA HOE IF POSSIBLE

TRACKHOE

14' CULTIVATOR C/W HARROWS

VAC TRUCK, HONEY WAGON FOR SEPTIC TANKS

CEMENT TRUCK

TRENCHER FOR UNDERGROUND LINES

SMALL CAT

ELEVATION TRANSIT

TANDUM TRAILER

DUMP TRUCK

CEMENT MIXERS

CONSTRUCTION SIZE GENERATORS * P.T.L.

SPADES

RAKES

FLAT SHOVELS

FENCE POSTS

BARB WIRE AND NAILS

GRADER

POWER TROWEL AND HAND TROWELS

BULL FLOAT

SMALL YARD 60 HP TRACTOR

WHEEL BARROWS

BARBEQUE (propane)

Hand Roto Tiller

We need lots of steel for construction and training

Watering troughs

Feed troughs

All kinds and sizes of pails

Please note that we can issue tax reciepts and please call for information as to how you and your buisness can donate. Thank you very much

Saturday So Blessed on January 1,2011

Diane and I had a great day at the ranch today as every day at the ranch is. We got a lot of cleanup done after we got all the chores done as we do every day we had some friends drop in for coffee and a visit. We had a wonderful surprise of a project vehicle for the ranch that I can tell you all more about in the next few weeks, but I can say this it is a beauty. When we asked if the donor would like a tax receipt he said no he gave it to help improve lives for the kingdom of God not for a tax receipt. We have so many donors that just want to help and I believe if we can focus on what Jesus did and why every thing will be just fine. Go figure!!!

Question: "What sort of New Year’s Resolution should a Christian make?" Answer: The practice of making New Year’s resolutions goes back over 3000 years to the ancient Babylonians. There is just something about the start of a New Year that gives us the feeling of a fresh start and a new beginning. In reality, there is no difference between December 31st and January 1st. Nothing mystical occurs at midnight on December 31st. The Bible does not speak for or against the concept of New Year’s resolutions. However, if a Christian determines to make a New Year’s resolution, what kind of resolution should he or she make? Common New Year’s resolutions are: to quit smoking, to stop drinking, to manage money better, and spend more time with family. By far the most common New Year’s resolution is to lose weight, in conjunction with exercising more and eating healthier. These are all good goals to set. However, 1 Timothy 4:8 instructs us to keep exercise in perspective: “For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come.” The vast majority of New Year’s resolutions, even among Christians, are in relation to physical things. This should not be. Many Christians make New Year’s resolutions to pray more, to read the Bible every day, and to attend church more regularly. These are fantastic goals. However, these New Year’s resolutions fail just as often as the non-spiritual resolutions, because there is no power in a New Year’s resolution. Resolving to start or stop doing a certain activity has no value unless you have the proper motivation for stopping or starting that activity. For example, why do you want to read the Bible every day? Is it to honor God and grow spiritually, or is it because you have just heard that it is a good thing to do? Why do you want to lose weight? Is it to honor God with your body, or is it for vanity, to honor yourself? Philippians 4:13 tells us, “I can do everything through Him who gives me strength.” John 15:5 declares, “I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.” If God is the center of your New Year’s resolution, it has chance for success, depending on your commitment to it. If it is God’s will for something to be fulfilled, He will enable you to fulfill it. If a resolution is not God honoring and/or is not in agreement in God’s Word, we will not receive God’s help in fulfilling the resolution. So, what sort of New Year’s resolution should a Christian make? Here are some suggestions: (1) Pray to the Lord for wisdom (James 1:5) in regards to what resolutions, if any, He would have you make; (2) Pray for wisdom as to how to fulfill the goals God gives you; (3) Rely on God’s strength to help you; (4) Find an accountability partner who will help you and encourage you; (5) Don’t become discouraged with occasional failures; instead allow them to motivate you further; (6) Don’t become proud or vain, but give God the glory. Psalm 37:5-6, “Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this: He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn, the justice of your cause like the noonday sun.”