tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73231719157738348812024-03-13T11:23:41.024-07:00Three Trails RanchEternityimpacthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12708782616400088501noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323171915773834881.post-44989049845939997062012-03-13T16:05:00.003-07:002012-03-13T16:07:29.200-07:00Key Projects & Costs<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">In July, 2009, Master Plan Ministries was able to purchase the Ranch free and clear with the help of many important donors. At this point, we have spent over $600,000 in renovating five buildings. Our immediate goal is to get the <b>Main Lodge, Dining Hall and the Bunk House</b> operational so that we could begin to </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">use the Ranch for its intended ministry purposes. We will also need to complete the water system and the septic fields. All of these objectives can be done by the end of summer, 2012. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"> Once the ranch is operational, we will finish the 24 room Alpine Lodge and build the Assembly building.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b>We are looking for more interested donors that can help with these projects.</b></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Below are listed the major projects and the estimated costs:</span></div>
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The <b>Main Lodge</b> has received a certificate of occupancy and can be used for small groups. It is fully functional even though we are doing some finish work. The cost to finish and equip is approximately $5,000.<br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b>Dinning Hall Kitchen </b>to this point has been renovated with new electrical work, hydronic heating, roof truss strengthening, ceiling insulation, drywall, painting, lighting, septic tanks, new water line and related plumbing. To become operational, we need to install the ceiling hoods, ansul systems, electrical and propane stoves, sinks, dish washing system, counters, tables, boiler – hot water system and insulation. The estimated cost is $13,000.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b>Bunk House </b>has been improved with both a men’s and women’s bathrooms, new interior walls, new roof trusses and roof, lighting, heating system, drywall, painting, new water line, tile floors as well as new walkways and handicap bathroom facilities.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">What is needed is all the bathroom equipment: counters, sinks, toilets, stalls, urinals, mirrors, boiler, hot water system clothes washing tubs, handicap ramp, second set of stairs to the top level, 35 bunk beds and mattresses and 5-7 second hand couches. Estimated cost to finish $16,500.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b>Septic System </b>for the Dining Hall and Bunk House needs only the completion of two septic fields. Estimated cost: $12,000</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b>Water System </b>has also had a lot of work. All the cisterns are in place, most of the water line has been installed. To finish, we will construct a water treatment building 12 feet x 16 feet to hold all the treatment equipment, pumps, and pressure tanks. Cost to finish: $22,500.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Total necessary to raise to become operational is $69,000.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">After we finish the above projects, we can open the ranch for its intended ministry purposes. Then we will continue to renovating process and other listed projects.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b>Alpine Lodge </b>has 24 hotel-like rooms, two levels and will be an excellent building for major retreats and conferences. We have already improved the foundations, build two large full length pony walls, leveled the building, put new electrical, new heating, painting, new railing and walkways, new roof trusses and roof were completed as well as a new water line installed.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">The building needs to have all 24 rooms renovated and insulated, septic field including a 2000gal septic tank and a bio tank, plumbing re-done. Estimated cost is $100,000.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b>New Assembly Building </b>is in the planning stages. The need is for larger meeting rooms. Presently, the largest meeting room is the Dinning Hall which can only accommodate 70-80 at best. We will need a large room that could seat 200 with a large kitchenette. Then we would need several more rooms that could seat 20-50 each.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">This building will house the walk in basement which would be the recreational center of the ranch, the ground floor would the large room with kitchenette that could seat 200 people, and top floor would have smaller rooms for smaller groups. </span>The estimated cost is $400,000</div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: underline;"><b>Land acquisition </b></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">: There are two parcels of land that would truly fit with the ranch and its purposes. Both would open up a lot more access to the adjoining forest for hiking and many recreational opportunities.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Parcel # 1 is approximately 60 acres south of the Ranch, which has three larger ponds and mountain grasslands that could be used for boating, swimming, fishing and horses. Cost to be negotiated.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Parcel # 2 is approximately 35 acres east of the Ranch which is heavily timbered with lots of trails for hiking, mountain biking and horseback riding.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Cost to be negotiated.</span></div>Eternityimpacthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12708782616400088501noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323171915773834881.post-88863382807423788072012-01-26T09:25:00.000-08:002012-01-26T09:25:56.894-08:00New Ranch Blog!!!<br />
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Three Trails Ranch has been a work in progress. We finally see the light at the end of the tunnel and are excited to tell you that ministry is finally happening at the Ranch. There is still a lot of work to do though, to become fully operational. Please check out the videos on the site for some new info and keep checking back as we will be updating the site a ton in the coming days. You can also follow the site for updates and progress reports (see options on the right hand side of this blog). We covet your prayers and would ask you to continue to pray that God will bring the construction phase to completion and prepare this wonderful place for many decades of fruitful ministry, preparing others to reach and influence the world for Christ. Feel free to check older post for past updates and follow this blog for future updates!</div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>Three Trails Ranch – Update</b></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> Finally, the snow and mud are gone, so we are getting ready to begin digging to install electrical lines, a water system and the septic system. Since our last update Feb.3</span><span style="font: 8.0px 'Times New Roman'; letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><sup>rd</sup></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">, the Main Lodge has received a <b>permanent Certificate of Occupancy (CO),</b> which allows us to open it for smaller groups to use for ministry starting sometime this fall. This is a major milestone for this large project. We used the Main Lodge for our MPM Staff Retreat with 15 adults and 9 kids, and everything worked great. This summer, two weddings will be taking place using this lodge. We also have three volunteer work groups coming from Arkansas, Louisiana and central Colorado.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> Another big issue was to <b>save the Hotel</b>, a $750,000 building, which finally happened with the new pony walls and grouting of all the concrete block walls. Now the Hotel is on a firm foundation, leveled, with a new truss system and roof. The Hotel at this point is around 70% finished and ready for use.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> We have been working on the <b>Bunk House which is 85% finished</b> on the sleeping part. The new attached bathrooms are around 50% done. Next week, the inside painting will begin, the showers stalls have also been installed. The <b>Dining Hall</b> kitchen is around 30% done. Our goal is to get all the infrastructure working so that we can use the Main Lodge, Bunk House and Dining Hall by this Fall.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> Please do not forget that we are doing <b>another great “come and see” potluck/barbecue</b> at the ranch <b>June 11, from 1-9pm</b>. MPM will bring the meat and drink for the barbecue. Please bring a side dish or dessert. This will be another good time of fellowship and looking at what God is doing to prepare a great ministry tool that will effect thousands of people for Christ. We will be doing tours and explaining the progress.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> To get to the ranch, go to the Lemon Dam and then go to the large sign on the right that says, Sierra Verde Estates; then turn right and go up the mountain for 2 miles to the ranch driveway which says 2038. Cross the bridge and park in the large parking lot on the right.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> We hope to see you at the barbecue. We are trusting God to continue to do great things here at Three Trails Ranch,</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">And, please forward this update onto anyone else that you think is interested in the purposes of this ministry ranch.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> Since our last report and open house barbecue in August, 2010 a lot more construction has taken place with the building and the infrastructure. According to our main contractor, Dave Pearson, who expects the Staff House to be finished with final inspection by March 15. The Bunk House with the new bathrooms and the Dining Hall kitchen should be finished by May 1. Then, we will return to the digging and installation of the electrical, water and septic infrastructure. And possibly by Sept 1, we may have the place finished enough to become operational.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Here are the latest parts of the Ranch puzzle getting done:</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> - The third floor was insulated: R 49 ceiling and R 23 in the walls.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> - Finished painting the third floor and second floor office.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> - Tomorrow, the shelving will be installed – 3</span><span style="font: 8.0px 'Times New Roman'; letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><sup>rd</sup></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> floor.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> - The interior doors and finish wood has been delivered, soon to be installed.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> - The walkway to the Hallway building from the Staff House has been built.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> - The outside third floor stairs down to the second floor walkway are almost finished.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> - The new 1 ½ inch water line has already been plumbed into the building.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> - The eastern second story deck is finished.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> - The aspen paneling is soon to be installed in the office.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> - Linda and Luann are looking for the right carpet to be installed in three weeks.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> - The walkways have been built, stairs soon to follow.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> - The sheetrock ceilings have been installed, soon to be painted.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> - The upper ceiling was insulated R49 and the bathroom walls – R23</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> - The new metal roof was installed.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> - The interior pine walls were installed on the bottom floor, soon to be installed on the top</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> - Plumbing in process in the bathrooms</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px; text-decoration: underline;"><b>Hotel (Adult Lodge) 48 rooms </b></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> - Two full length concrete footers have been poured to support the pony walls, which will </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> level and provide great support, done by next week.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px; text-decoration: underline;"><b>Dining Hall Kitchen - </b></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> We will start this project in earnest after the Bunk House and Staff</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> - Before the snow, we laid 480 feet of line to the Hotel and 100 feet to the Staff House.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> - Six 1800 gal, cisterns have been installed.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> - 200 feet of 2 inch black poly 200 psi water line has been installed with all the valves.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> - 80 feet of 1 ½ inch line has been installed and plumbed into the Staff House.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> - One fire hydrant was installed that sucks water from the bottom of the pond. It is the only </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> hydrant in the Lemon Dam area and will be available to fight forest fires up to ½ mile </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> away as well as used by the fire department for fighting residential fires in the area.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px; text-decoration: underline;"><b>Septic System –</b></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> We hope to start in June.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px; text-decoration: underline;"><b>Finances</b></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">: So far, so good. But by June, we will be looking at the last part that was raised.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">If necessary, we may need to raise additional funds.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> We appreciate your prayers for wisdom with all the details of this huge project and how we should use the last of the funds. This is really God’s project that needs to be done is God’s way. So we are rebuilding foundations, taking no shortcuts and making everything as safe and as beautiful as possible. We expect God to do great things in lives of many people that will come to this place.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> Our next <b>Open House Barbecue/Potluck</b> will be Saturday, <b>June 11</b>, from 1 pm to 8:30pm. We hope you can join us for a good look at what God is doing at Three Trails Ranch. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> We would like to thank the very large team of people that have given financially, prayed or volunteered to help put this Great Commission Discipleship Ranch into reality.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">To God be the Glory,</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Russ Akins – 970-259-5768</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>Three Trails Ranch – Update</b></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>August 1, 2010</b></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> Before the summer gets away, we are having an <b>OPEN HOUSE FREE BARBECUE</b> up at the ranch on <b>Saturday, August 21 from 1pm to 8:30 pm</b>. Serving will begin at 5pm near the Dining Hall. Master Plan will supply the meat and drink. If you would like to help, please bring a side dish of your choosing and it will be a great picnic with lots of great conversation and fellowship.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> At the barbecue, even though it is a construction zone, you can walk around and see the progress or take a tour and hear the details explained.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>Our next large construction goal</b> is to finish the Main Lodge (Staff House), the Dining Hall with the commercial kitchen and the Bunkhouse that sleeps 60 by Thanksgiving. We also need to </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">install the new water treatment system, the septic system and the new electrical system. When this happens, we can become operational.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>Bunk House Bathrooms </b>have been framed with all the interior walls, and this week, we hope to install the roof trusses, sheeting and get the roof dried in and ready for the metal roof.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">The electrician has begun the wiring on both floors.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>The pond, which is the Ranch water supply</b>, has been cleaned of all the old muck and debris from the last 30-50 years, which looks like it will double the water capacity. We have installed a large pre-filter concrete box which is the first of three filters that the water will go through. We expect to start filling the pond later this week. We are also installing a water weir that will measure our water rights.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>The new 800 amp electrical service</b> was installed underground in June. Our next step is to lay new cable to all the buildings and install the large electrical panel which will be indoors.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>The large septic system </b>was approved for construction by San Juan Health. We will begin as soon as possible.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">As you can imagine, this is a huge project with great potential and vision. We are building this place to outlive us and be a fully functional Great Commission Training/discipleship facility that God can use to train and encourage authentic Christians to take the Gospel of Christ to many parts of the USA and the world. Please see the attached purpose statement.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">We hope that you can join us for the barbecue in three weeks. If you have not been to the ranch yet, go to the Lemon Dam and go up Lemon Dam Road until you see a large sign on the right which says Sierra Verde Estates. Take that road for two miles which will go though a small subdivision. The ranch address is: 2038, which is prominently displayed. The gate is closed because of livestock. Just come on in and close the gate behind you. There is a large parking lot on the right. The ranch phone is 259-2354.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Sincerely in Christ,</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Russ & Linda Akins, Master Plan Ministries, 970-259-5768</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>Three Trails Ranch – Progress Report</b></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>April 19, 2010</b></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> The Great Commission/discipleship training ranch has seen a lot of progress since our last report on January 20</span><span style="font: 8.0px 'Times New Roman'; letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><sup>th</sup></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">. We have had snow storms every week and now rain as the spring thaw has begun.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">We have taken out all the existing cabinets, the ceiling, the R-39 insulation bats, exposed the wiring and lighting, the rafter system, all of which have problems that need to be fixed and brought up to code. So we gusseted all the rafters and strengthen all the ceiling timbers. The walls need studs, insulation and more wiring.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> We need to have a commercial kitchen plan and approval from a heath inspector before we put in the stoves and other appliances.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> During the summer, we will be putting on <b>free barbecues</b> for anyone interested in seeing the Ranch and its potential as a Great Commission Training Center. The first open barbecue will be <b>Saturday June 5</b></span><span style="font: 8.0px 'Times New Roman'; letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b><sup>th</sup></b></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>, from 1pm to dark, serving will begin at 6 pm</b>. We hope you can join us for one of the barbecues this summer and to see what God is preparing to increase His kingdom worldwide.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Russ & Linda Akins, Master Plan Ministries, 970-259-5768</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>Three Trails Ranch – Progress Report</b></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>January 20, 2010</b></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> The Great Commission Training ranch continues to become a reality in spite of the snow and cold. We work outside on good days and inside on stormy days. In the last two months, most of the work has been focused on the Hotel and the Main Lodge (Staff House). We have now been through 5 or 6 successful code inspections.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> We continue to hear from other ministries that want to use the Ranch for its intended Great Commission purpose. Within the scope of MPM, we are brainstorming on the types of conferences and retreats that we would like to conduct to stimulate others to become spiritual multipliers.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> <b>Please continue to pray</b> that God’s will shall take place in the building and operation of Three Trails Ranch. We expect it to be a great place of spiritual transformation and training for the Great Commission of Christ, Matt. 28:18-20</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Sincerely in Christ,</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> <b>Each day there is progress,</b> but it is a huge project. I think that most of the surprises of what has to be fixed is over. I have come to conclude that this place must have all the infrastructure redone which includes the water system, septic system, phone lines, electrical service, commercial kitchen and all the buildings brought up to code. It is quite the challenge and winter is coming soon, which will shut down all the outside work. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>Thanks for believing and praying</b> that God can build this place into a Great Commission Discipleship Center that will be able to train and sent Christians to spiritually multiply around the world. Please see the attached pictures.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Sincerely in Christ,</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> Four weeks ago, we purchased this isolated property which includes 17acres with five buildings and a large pond located above the Lemon Dam with US Forest access. There is a lot of work needed to bring the place up to all county codes before it can become operational as a <b>Great Commission Discipleship Training</b> <b>facility.</b> Our goal is to get this place operational within the next six months or less. It is located in one of the most isolated and beautiful parts of Colorado. (Please see</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> At this point, I am working with three engineers, an architect, three contractors, a plumber, a diesel mechanic and a bunch of volunteer college students. The students are helping with the clean-up and the staining of the main lodge.</span></div>
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<li style="font: 14.0px 'Times New Roman'; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="font: 14.0px Symbol; letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">The “<b>wall fix</b>” for the staff house engineered by Rick Johnson has been completed and will be inspected later this week.</span></li>
<li style="font: 14.0px 'Times New Roman'; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="font: 14.0px Symbol; letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">The <b>second septic tank</b> for the staff house was installed by Roy and David Brown last Friday.</span></li>
<li style="font: 14.0px 'Times New Roman'; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="font: 14.0px Symbol; letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">The diesel mechanic, Steve Burch, from Empire Electric, has resurrected <b>three vehicles</b> which are now running including the large dump truck.</span></li>
<li style="font: 14.0px 'Times New Roman'; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="font: 14.0px Symbol; letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">The <b>official drawings</b> to fix the foundations and walkways for the 24 room hotel have been completed by Bill Birza, PE and architect Mirah. We should have the permit soon and work begun by next week.</span></li>
<li style="font: 14.0px 'Times New Roman'; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="font: 14.0px Symbol; letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">A <b>new pump</b> has been installed in the commercial well, which is now being tested for the quantity and quality of water of water to be used with a </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px; text-decoration: underline;">10,000 gallon cistern</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> to supply all five buildings.</span></li>
<li style="font: 14.0px 'Times New Roman'; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="font: 14.0px Symbol; letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">We are also working on the design drawings for the commercial kitchen, the Bunk House and new restrooms, the all purpose barn building with its modifications, and the staff house balconies and walkways.</span></li>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> - Please pray for </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px; text-decoration: underline;">God’s favor</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> to be upon this place and on all the plans and workers.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> - Pray for our introduction to the people who live in that area that they will see an </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Sincerely in Christ,</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Russ Akins, Master Plan Ministries – 970-769-7620</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Here is the latest news on the developing story of Three Trails Ranch.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">1. Last week, I took Roy Brown, Brown Brothers Consturction up to see the place. He wants to do the Septic systems and the water system.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Roy is a great Christian man; I have worked with him on several large projects as Cascade Lodge.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">2. Gerry, I had Roy look at the pond as to expanding and deeping the pond with an excavator. Roy did not think he would have a problem getting his machinery in place and adding 25% more volumn to the far end of the pond.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">3. I took pictures of the cracked hotel foundation and showed them to Nathan Zick, a concrete contractor, who thinks we can pull out the old blocks and replace it with a poured wall. Dave Pearson was talking about </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">4. Nathan Rambo is now living up there in the staff house. The gate is locked when Nathan is not there. This seems to be working out just fine.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">5. We received the Appraisal finally - here are the figures:</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> - As is - $915,000</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> - Once it is fixed up - $ 1,515,000</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> We have presently received $61,000.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">6. Nate and I continue to talk share the project with people from across the country and in Durango. We have gotten the word out to alot of places and have talked with a number of people that could help in a big way if God works on their heart and mind. Please continue to pray for God to make His will easily seen. The Grant writer is also writing on our behalf to many foundations for one million dollars.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">7. This week-end is the May Men's retreat up at Cascade Lodge Friday night and all day on Saturday ending around 9pm. It will be on sex, money and power. We are expecting 60-80 men. Please join us if you can.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">For God's glory and future eternal fruit,</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Russ</span></div>Eternityimpacthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12708782616400088501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323171915773834881.post-91232028493049317432012-01-26T09:19:00.001-08:002012-01-26T09:19:05.157-08:00April 2009 Update<br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Dear Everyone, </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">1. We have come up with a new name for the place: <b>Three Trails Ranch,</b> which has a hidden meaning and has a western sound. The hidden meaning is all about spiritual transformation which is the internal spiritual purpose of the place. Everyone will come to the ranch riding on one of three trails (in life). The first trail is the basic non-Christian trail looking for answers, the second trail is the defeated Christian walking in the flesh and really needs get to the third trail, which is the Christian that is growing and bearing fruit and seeing Christ live His life supernaturally through him. What do you think?</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">2. The Appraisal should be done this week.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">3. Roy Brown, who wants to do the septic work wants to go up and see the place this week.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">4. Gabe and Darrin who worked on the place along with Dave and myself hope to go through the place together and get a better idea of what they did and where we can pick up some of their ideas.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">5. Nathan Rambo should be moving up there this week as the snow is melting out fairly well. He will act as security and keep the gate locked.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">6. Every Saturday I am hosting a tour for interested people to get the vision of what this place can and will become. It will begin at 10am at the place. Have anyone you invite call me so I know they are coming.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">7. Financially, we have received or have pledged $60,000. We hope to see that increase alot this week.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">8. The grant writer wrote today and said that he is applying to 60 -70 foundations on our behalf. He said that he would not take our project if he did not think that he could raise the total amount. But is not sure that it could be done before the May 31 deadline.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Lastly, we are in the position to only trust God to bring in all the funds even though He will probably use us in the process, so let us all keep it before the Lord everyday in focused prayer. I really believe that thousands of young people will be directly affected by the ministry training that they will receive at the ranch and many more will hear the Gospel because of their word.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">This last week ( March 22-28) has added a few more things.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">1. The Code office has given permission for Nathan Rambo to stay in the Staff House, He will act as security and keep the gate closed and locked, so that no one can just drive in and poke around. This is needed.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">2. On the 25th, MPM and 4 to 4 Ministries did sign an agreement to purchase the property pending MPM ability to raise the $1,000,000 by May 31, 2009. Gerry McDaniel was very helpful in this. Thanks, Gerry.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">3. Nate and I have mailed out nearly 400 info packets to possible supporters around the country. Everyone is excited about the possibility that we have talked with and thinks that we should get this place. The money is just beginning to come in. If anyone needs more packets to share with others, please let me know. I will get them to you soon.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">4. On Saturday, I took two appraisers up to do a walk through of the property. They asked alot of questions and were quite surprised as to what they saw. In two weeks, we should have the appraisal.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">5. Nate is working on a Power Point presentation for churches. Two churches have asked for a presentation.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">6. There is a growing interest for people to go up and see the place, which is quite visionary. So I am setting up the first tour on Saturday,</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">April 11th at 10am. If you know of people that you would like to expose to the place, tell them to call me or be at the entrance at 10am.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">7. Both of our websites are finished and operational. If you have not seen them yet: <a href="http://www.spiritualmultiplication.com/"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px color: #1101ff; text-decoration: underline;">www.spiritualmultiplication.com</span></a> and <a href="http://www.CrushFear.com/"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px color: #1101ff; text-decoration: underline;">www.CrushFear.com</span></a> </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">In conclusion, please continue pray for Nate and I and several other people that are helping us to raise the needed finances. </span></div>
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