Correction to Last Post

There were several emails that I received about the last blog posting (Ministry or Farming?)with pleads to "be very careful on making a big decision as this". I think that my last post really confused many and I need to straighten it out.

It is not my intent to stop everything I am doing right now and start up a new career. My intentions with this last post was to say that the current career and the perceived calling are one in the same. I did not mean that I would say...quit farming and become a pastor, or missionary. Instead what I was trying to convey was that I have a desire to serve God and to farm and I feel that the two desires go hand in hand with God's plan for my life.

It has been an idea in the past that I have entertained, that I could create a producing farming operation and use it to provide a place for people who need a place to "Get away" from whatever it is they need to get away from and as a result I could "Counsel" with people while working beside them in the fields. For their work they would receive free room and board. I wouldnt be acting as a boss but a friend who would ask the person to come with me and talk about the issue while we work. There is nothing better than taking something you are working with and use it as an analogy for a spiritual truth. I had thought about creating group services which would be similar to in-home bible studies. I thought about hosting Old-Time get-togethers so that people coming to the farm would have an environment that would cause them to think about their life and the fact that life is temporary here and we have to make decisions now for later.

Many things have passed through my head...no one of them have an easy cut and dry method of achieving. I do know that the lessons are in the journey and that God will guide me to do what ever it is he has for me to do. Two things I am fairly sure of that are part of the equation Music and Farming, these are the things the Lord has given me a gift and a passion for. He has also given me the desire to help others and an ability to shed light on many areas that are hard to understand. Any gift is meant to be used to Glorify God.

I hope this clears up some of the questions.

As an additional thing for this post...I know some of you know about my interest in using horses for farming. I am subscribed to a Journal called "Small Farmers Journal" it is a great publication on working a farm with draft animals (Ox, Horses and Mules). I found a video on Youtube that is about this Journal I thought I would show it here.

Take care every one God Bless