From a Volunteer’s Heart

by Barbara L. When I first began Volunteering at Morning Star Youth Ranch I knew of God – knew who Jesus was but I didn’t “know” Him. Early in my training I was asked to take a halter and go out into the pasture among five horses and get a particular horse, halter it and…

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Changing Seasons

by Tammy Lawson The very first time I set foot on Morning Star Youth Ranch was in late spring of 2009. That was almost fourteen years ago! I learned so much in those first couple of years. I learned what it was like to truly serve, what family looked like, and how to honestly communicate…

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Lessons From the Round Pen

by Tammy Lawson Often, we get asked, “Why horses. Why do you use horses in your program?” My answer is that God uses horses, in so may different ways, to teach us about Him and the relationship He longs to have with us. For instance: Several years ago, when our youngest daughter was going into…

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Trusting God’s Care

by Diane Odell Cast your cares upon Him because He cares for you — 1 Peter 5:7 As I pondered and prayed about writing something for our yearly newsletter and I gazed back at the busy year here at the ranch, it became increasingly obvious to me how different this year was. It seemed to…

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Check out our new site!

While the look may not have changed much, we are excited to announce that our new site is now mobile-friendly and can be viewed on any device! We have also done updates to help us show up on search engines, so we can hopefully gain more supporters and resources and expand our services to the…

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