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OUR VISION |
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Cowboy’s Rest is a vision that has been in our hearts for
about ten years. It began as we and others in our church family organized
camping trips for children and quickly realized the need that today’s young people
have to be in God’s creation. Many experienced for the first time sleeping in
a tent, catching a fish, and shooting a .22 – and they loved it! They also
loved the worship and teaching times around the campfire. God’s word seemed
to penetrate their hearts more profoundly in a retreat setting, away from the
busy schedules, technological distractions, and other pressures our children
face today. We
became aware that northern Nevada was lacking in good camping facilities
where churches could take their young people and do just what we had been
doing. We began praying about buying some land to devote to these purposes.
In August of 1995, Bob resigned his job as pastor of a nondenominational
church in Fallon, Nevada, and we moved our family to Elko, Nevada, so that he
could work in the family produce business and look for a place to establish a
camping ministry. After three and a half years of waiting on God, the door
finally opened, and we were able to purchase the XJ Ranch. This property is
located on Sherman Creek, below Sherman Peak at the south end of the
beautiful Ruby Mountains. It is very isolated (60 miles from Elko), very
peaceful, and very beautiful with wild turkeys, mule deer, and horses roaming
the property. Now
our family and many others are working hard and praying much to see this
vision grow and develop. We have leased the ranch to a nonprofit, tax-exempt
organization entitled Cowboy’s Rest Christian Camp and Retreat Center. There
are currently six men from across the state of Nevada serving on the board
and seeking God’s will for this place that He has already so blessed. We
are all very excited about the coming summer, and we are also excited about
your interest in Cowboy’s Rest; we would love for you to become a part of
what God is doing here! May
He bless you with His love,
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