8-16-2004
Dear
Friends,
I am
sending this out on the advice of a good friend.
This coming
Saturday, anyone who has some free time, is invited up to the ranch to see the
place and the vision, and get the opportunity to work :-)
I have
several projects that I could really use the help with getting this place ready
for winter and the staff moving in here this fall before winter hits. Keep in
mind that I am told I can expect up to 6 feet of snow on the ground, so getting
the place ready for winter is a BIG priority right now. Bring a sack
lunch, your work gloves, and whatever else you need to do the job below that
you would like to help out with. I will also have a pot of chili or
something here for lunch to share while I present our vision and plans for the
place while you eat. Bring your RV and camp out Saturday night (bring
hotdogs and marshmallows *grin*) if you want. If people stay over, we may plan
a church service for Sunday morning here as well.
Directions:
Hwy21 to Idaho City. In the vicinity of mile marker 31 (2miles past Grimes
Creek turnoff), turn right on county road 377, also known as Thorn Creek Road.
Go up Thorn Creek rd to mile marker 4 and DO NOT turn right with the main road.
It is washed out and you will end up in the creek. Instead go straight on the
smaller driveway-looking road. Go one more mile and turn right on Yellowpine
way. Just across the creek, turn left and the ranch is the first place on the
left. Park below the house in the field (below the big pinkish colored rock
house on the hill).
These are
some of the things that I wanted to get a start on and/or accomplish this
Saturday (though I am told by people that know what I am up against that it
will take more than one Saturday of work).
1. Cut,
split, stack 10~15+ cords of firewood. (Lots of down trees and slash piles to
pull from).
2. Bury
exposed water lines
3. Fix
burst plumbing (copper and galvanized) pipes under prayer cottage.
4. Fix
stable/corral fence
5. Begin
stabilizing the foundations of several buildings.
6. Clean up
some of the electrical wiring
If you can
help out with any of these things, it would be very much appreciated.
And pray
for me too if you think of it. I am slogging through IRS non-profit paperwork
this week and not enjoying it..... *sad chuckle*
Sincerely
and In Christ,
-Tim
Benedict
Tim
Benedict
Thorn Creek
Conference Center and Children's Ranch
21
Yellowpine Way
Boise,
Idaho 83716
208-392-6723