RAINBOW ACRES BLOG

Recently, the Ranchers in Evergreen house decided to take part in a service project and blog about the experience.  This what they had to say:

7.27.2010 – The Ranchers at Evergreen House decided to do a service mission project.  We have chosen to help at Bread of Life Mission in Camp Verde every Tuesday evening for the month of August.  If everyone agrees, we will continue to serve until December.  (Bread of Life Mission provides a free dinner and food boxes to the Camp Verde community every Tuesday).

July 27 was our first Tuesday evening to serve.  Many of the other volunteers from area churches knew about Rainbow and greeted the Ranchers.  There was a brief social time before a message and music.  One of the families attending had a three week old baby.  The Ranchers admired the baby and were especially amazed at how tiny its fingers and toes were.  After the message, we had a tasty meal of enchiladas, beans and salad.  We all agreed that the Gospel Blues guitar music, provided by Paula Drake (the mother-in-law of a Rainbow Acres employee), was a great addition to the meal!  Of course, the cheesecake for dessert was a treat too.

After dinner, the Ranchers carried food boxes to the cars for the group.  Over 50 boxes were carried and given away.  Most of the recipients of the boxes were elderly or families with children.

It was wonderful to hear the Ranchers thanked and praised for their courtesy and hard work.  On the way home, the Ranchers talked about how fun it was to help others and how blessed we are to live at Rainbow Acres  They can’t wait to go next week!

For the June Equine Exploration class, members of Rainbow’s T.E.t.R.A. equestrian program took a walk on the wild side…of art, that is.  The wonderful thing about art is that there are no correct or incorrect methods or assessments, and an individual can create beautiful work (and have fun!) no matter what.  During this class, Ranchers had a blast with two particular art projects.

The first project was a look into the art of black and white photography.  The class discussed the potential of black and white photography, and the dramatic contracts that can be captured with sunlight and shadows.  Furthermore, the class got to experiment with taking photos of their own…of a moving subject!  Our Ranch horse, Rubia, got to be the subject of the photographs, and did a wonderful job.

The second project concentrated on sculptures.  To get the creative juices flowing, the class spent some time learning about some of the great horse sculptures from around the world.  After that, Ranchers had the opportunity to create their own sculptures and paint them.  Some Ranchers chose to create realistic-looking horses, while others chose to create fun and festive sculptures.

All in all, each and every Rancher did an excellent job.  They worked hard and discovered a little artist inside of them.