Christmas At The Ranch

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 ~ Eric Hendrickson ~ (my husband)

Since last spring, a few of my friends and I have been going to spend time with the young men at the Youth Horizons Boy's Ranch.  We had a special Christmas celebration about a month ago.

Damian, the closest bearded fella,(pictured above on the right)  had the original idea to start visiting the Ranch.  Jonathan the bearded fella (pictured below on the right, sitting at the table) and his wife with a group of guys at his table.

In the background, you can see presents that we had for the 14 guys.  Months ago, I had asked Brian, one of the Ranch counselors, what would be a good Christmas present for the guys.  He said he would love it if all the guys had a nice set of clothes to wear to church.  Our church helped make this wish come true.

JD, (pictured below, beard and hat) with his family and our buddy, Jaz.  Peace to you too brother.

My nose and receding hair line (also pictured above).  My excited kids (pictured below).

We have been visiting for months, but this was the first time our families got to meet the guys.

Present time.  Shoes and clothes aren't the most exciting gift for teenage boys, but the guys were very thankful.

Jonathan and JD, my two Antioch brothers, thank you for your faithfulness to this ministry.

  Jonathan has a talent for entertaining young kids.  He is telling a story to my daughters with his hands.

Carl has started coming out with us the past few months.  His gift of music has been a great blessing for us all as also has been his passion for the Lord.

Davi, (pictured below holding the guitar) at the time was a few weeks from graduating the program as was Andrew (in the light blue shirt a few pictures above).  These two have been with us since we started.  They will be missed and we wish them the best.  We will keep in touch.

Zachary, Chris, Jaz, Deante, Andrew, Davi, Tyler, Markiest, Malachi, Anthony, Jeramiah, Trong, James, and to those who have moved on, we want you to know what a blessing it has been to be able to get to know you and share our lives with you.  We look forward to continuing our ministry with you and  being blessed with your ministry to us.

Please click on the link below to learn more about Youth Horizons and the Boy's Ranch and what they are doing in Wichita everyday to help youth and their families.

Youth Horizons  -  please click HERE Youth Horizons

The Kinloch Price Boys Ranch  -  please click HERE The Kinloch Price Boys Ranch