Well, it's certainly exciting to be able to add the first entry on the new blog at agapeyouth.org.  There is so much to say, but where to begin?  It is a windy Friday here at the ranch.  I've been told that's how you know it's Spring.  Soon we hope to see the arrival of new baby goats.  Both mother goats are pregnant and we're expecting babies any day now.  The chickens certainly know it's Spring.  Egg production is on the increase!  In one day we got a dozen eggs from 14 chickens.

Construction at the ranch is continually progressing.  In the three months that I've been here I have seen so many changes.  The hay barn has been completed (and is now full of hay), the small animal barn is up and all the small critters have been moved into it, and of course, the activity building.  It went from bare ground, to a concrete foundation, up to four walls and a roof, and now the inside walls are forming.  So much excitement!  However, the main focus now is completing the new sewage system.  Nothing else can progress until that is finished.  All day Thursday the entire ranch staff was out in the trenches shoveling and leveling, trying to complete the leech field before it could pass inspection.  Mission Complete!  We passed inspection with flying colors and have now been given the "go ahead" on the next aspect of the new system.

Please, stay tuned for the weekly updates soon to be coming your way on the Agape Youth Ranch Blog!