Risen Acres

🐾 It’s been over one week since our barn kitties were released, and each one has already carved out their own role here at Risen Acres…

Benaiah (aka Benny Boy) — our little lion cub — is everything you’d hope for. Playful, affectionate, and full of personality! He explores during the day, but always comes running when called for food, snuggles and playtime. He has won the hearts of our whole family… and even Lois the cow comes over just to give him a gentle lick🥰🙏🏼

Jael — our white-marked guardian — still calls her crate and pen home base (even using her litter box!), but don’t let that fool you… she likes occasional pets and affection, and ventures out of the pen to take on her role as protector of the pole barn! In the morning, she leaves behind evidence of battles fought and won during the night🐭

Naamah — our smallest and youngest — has officially gone full blown wild kitty😆! She roams freely, occasionally appearing at our sliding glass door just to taunt Ezra Kitty inside 😅. She keeps her distance from us, but faithfully returns each evening for a good meal. Independent and thriving.

You may notice their tipped ears — a small mark that tells a bigger story. It’s a sign of their feral past and the care they received through a trap-neuter-return service… once wandering without a home, now redeemed, protected and provided for.

These barn cats are such a blessing — each uniquely designed, each fulfilling their purpose💕🐾✝️ We continue to thank God for the Community Cats Coalition in their work that led to these once feral kitties finding their home and abundance of love here on Risen Acres 🙏🏼✝️

📖 “The righteous care for the needs of their animals…” — Proverbs 12:10

And the greatest care we’ve ever been shown is this:

📖 “But God shows His love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” — Romans 5:8 ✝️

Because of Jesus, we’re not left as we are — we’re loved, pursued, and redeemed.

God continues to provide here at Risen Acres!💛🙏🏼✝️

We had 24 chicks hatch two weeks ago🐣. We lost one, but we also witnessed something special—a little chick born with one eye and a cross beak, still fighting and thriving🥰🙏🏼.

We even had a surprise Barred Holland chick hatch that wasn’t planned! (😅A little egg misplacement by our 11 year old farm hand son that God worked for His Good)

Most of this hatch turned out to be females that will grow into egg layers—helping us provide food for families in our community✝️.

Another batch is already in the incubator. Please join us in praying for a successful hatch! 🙏🏼

Every life matters. Every provision has purpose.

✝️ “The Lord is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works.” – Psalm 145:9

“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.” - 2 Corinthians 5:17✝️

We woke up this morning to the sweetest surprise on the farm—two precious baby lambs!

The wonder and beauty of new life never gets old🥰, and it always points us back to the Giver of it all🙏🏼✝️!

“Every good and perfect gift is from above.”
— James 1:17

Please join us in PRAISE and THANKS to GOD for this beautiful blessing on Risen Acres✝️! And please join us in prayer for Our Lord’s Protection over these two little lambs (and their mama), especially in these brutally cold days forecasted to come🙏🏼 HE is the PERFECT Shepherd✝️! And we pray for His Wisdom to be upon us as we shepherd this flock 🙏🏼

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