12/07/2025
October 2024
• Installed / replaced new main overhead water lines at the bunk house
• Began a new road to the future solar field, which accesses more of the ranch, the water storage tanks, and WIFI system
• Repaired and replaced transmission, axles, tires on ATV
• We had 8 new puppies on Halloween.
November 2024
• We hired a new ranch hand Misael (father-in-law of the previous employee)
• Began clearing the fields up to the Springs
• Repaired the drive axle on the backhoe (ourselves)
• Purchased a jackhammer
December 2024
• Completed the excavation for the Solar Field (75 M. x 20 M.)
• Purchased a new 36” chainsaw for making lumber
• Replaced the front tires on the Backhoe
• Finished all of the connecting roads to the Solar Field
January 2025
• Installed a new road from the Solar Field to the Ravine for adding a new spring and accessing the land south of the Ravine.
• Completed clearing all of the upper fields of weeds
• Fabricated 2 new water heater stands and installed
• Fenced the new Solar Field area
• Finished selling the puppies
February 2025
• We purchased (1) 16 Cu. Meter pool for watering cattle. Due to the severe drought of the past 2 years, we have to anticipate no water until July.
• Fabricated a new filter system and water supply for the main ranch house
• Finished clearing the lower fields of weeds and began spraying Roundup
• Misael left to work on his father’s ranch
• Removed the fencing at the corral
• Purchased new 15 CuFt. Freezer
• Finished removing the unnecessary fencing on the ranch (about 1.5 miles)
March 2025
• We repaired the 2” water system that comes from the Avocado ranches up near the base of Halo Mountain.
• We realized that the water situation was getting very critical and our water supply was getting cut off. We purchased an additional 4 pools and installed all 6 of them. This was a major project and we got them filled just as our external water source for Halo Mountain was cut off.
• Purchased new watering troughs for the cattle.
• Repaired the alternator and batteries for the Backhoe
• Repaired the refrigerator
• Began excavating for the new corral area and road to the southeast area of the Ranch
• Ran new water lines to the springs and connected 3 additional water storage tanks
April 2025
• Installed WIFI on the upper parts of the Ranch and cameras at the Springs
• Installed a camera at the Red Gate entrance to the ranch and we have WIFI over a 2 sq. mi. area.
• Purchased and installed a new backup server for the ranch
• Tags for the cars
• Water Heater #2 was leaking so we valved it out. Later we discovered that both #1 & 2 had major factory defects
• Installed underground water lines to the house
• Removed all of the gates and poles at the old corral
May 2025
• We made major modifications to the Bunkhouse Cabin. Gutted the interior and added insulation, walls, electrical, and lighting.
• We began leaking and while reworking Water heater #1, until we realized it had catastrophically failed
• We lost a 1 year old calf (Crema) to a freak accident
• The new spring installed in 2023 is our only producer, the existing spring dried up mid-May
• Installed new batteries LIFPO4 for the power system and removed the existing 18.
• We received our first Rain of the season at the end of May (on schedule)
June 2025
• Reworked the main roads on the ranch
• Added a new access to the river road
• Widened the road to the Marble Fortress
• Repaired the ditch and overflows to the pond
• Repaired the road to the bottom gate
• Repaired 1.5 miles of Public roads and drainage to the Plan De Lego access
• Replaced Water Heater #1
July 2025
• Completed the design for the Solar Field panels, steel for the new buildings, and utility poles
• We replaced the rear tire tube in the backhoe
• Performing annual maintenance for the Backhoe
• Installing new water lines to the 4 new Water Heater system with overflow back to main tank.
👉🏼We have been really blessed by having lots of water in our springs and never having to use much of the water in the pools. With rains beginning at the end of May, we did very well and they haven’t been too hard, as to cause much damage to the roads or landslides.
So we have much to be thankful for: Our spiritual and physical health. The health of our 3 dogs. The safe work and improvements made to the ranch. Our friends and neighbors who bless us with prayers and encouragement. We have not had anyone interested in working here on the ranch. We are offering a new cabin with electricity, Wi-Fi, laundry, and many numerous amenities in addition to a good salary. Since October of last year we have been greatly encouraged by the prayer support, bible study, and Sunday worship with the Word of God Community Church (WOGCC) in Canton Ohio. We share with them via ZOOM and live videos. We discovered the WOGCC by pure Providence, as Brother Adrian accidently called me here at the ranch thinking I was someone else… We also have been encouraged by the “El Cordero es Digno” (The Lamb is Worthy) Church in Guadalajara, which contacted us out of the blue and started praying for us; they are planning on coming to visit us soon!!! We realize it will either take missionaries or people with a mission from God to come and work with us. We ask for prayer for our work here, that God would continue to strengthen us in this endeavor, and if it be His will to send us volunteers to help us with the many projects we are working on. More importantly is to have Him guide us in His Will and possibly to have House-Parents so that we can begin our adoption process for the many children we know are here in this area. Ultimately, it is our prayer that His Will be done and regardless of the outcomes, that our Lord would be glorified in our endeavors.
We have had 3 opportunities this year to share the Gospel with our community out here with at least 12 people. There are some who study their bibles and I would love to teach them, however there is the issue that their Catholicism would not allow us to. Please pray with us that this darkness can be broken!
