On the weekend of 11/16, I was blessed with the opportunity to head to Agape Youth Ministry's smaller ranch up in the Phoenix area. Upon arriving in Phoenix, I was picked up and driven out to the Purdue Ranch in Buckeye. For those of you familiar with the Madera Ranchos, Buckeye is almost identical.
The reason for this entire trip, was to assist with Agape Youth Ministry's other outreaches...working with inner-city kids in the Phoenix area. Roughly 25 kids were supposed to arrive at the ranch on Saturday afternoon for a trail ride and bonfire. My responsibility was to help with teaching horse safety, basic riding, show these kids the love of Christ and to help lead a trail ride. We set things up on Friday afternoon and Saturday morning, then exercised the horses and prepared for the arrival of the group around 3PM.
Seeing the joy and excitement in the eyes of these kids was truly inspirational, and watching them overcome fears and become more confident was such a blessing. It was a very special weekend, and being able to assist on the Purdue Ranch every so often will make my time in Arizona even more meaningful.
And arrive they did...the kids and their mentors... Since pictures are worth 1,000 words, I will let pictures tell the rest of the story.
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