Tuesday, July 25, 2006

An Amish Paradise

We laughed at the obsurdity of it: exotic animals and the Amish. Who would have thought to put the two together?
Rolling Ridge Ranch, home of ostrichs, antilope, camels, elk... and Amish. In the heart of Ohio Amish country, the ranch offers horse-drawn wagon rides from which you can hand feed all varieties of hooved and horned animals. While visiting Ontario Christian Fellowship, and staying with Joel and Stacy Staich, we had the privelege of experiencing the oddity that is Rolling Ridge Ranch.
It's sometimes the things that you can't imagine together that make the best partnerships. Although quirky and strange, Rolling Ridge Ranch was probably the best "zoo" we've ever been too.
A little over a year ago, we never would have been able to imagine our family as missionaries. But in His wisdom, God is calling us. We're starting to see glimpses of what He may have in store... but it's still hard to imagine. I know that no matter how odd it might seem: the Amish and exotic animals or the Amazon and... us, God can be trusted. For He is good, He is wise and He is soveriegn.

-JTP
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