Game Farm

This is Lincoln. We just got back from working on the game farm. This is a 3,000 acre property that an African organization called “Reaching a Generation” just bought. Reaching a Generation is an organization that helps fund and connect other ministries. They help support the Lighthouse Shelter, and they are also a major contributor to Book of Hope, a ministry whose goal is to bring the word of God to every child and youth in this generation. Some friends of ours are Book of Hope missionaries, so that is how we got connected with the game farm. So, they just recently bought this property and we went for the week to help fix it up. We mostly did painting and I worked on repairing a wood deck. We had a lot of fun. They bought the game farm as an operating business, so they also acquired game viewing vehicles, four-wheelers, and obviously all the animals on the property. There are 3 main camps with chalets, kitchens, and pools; and one fishing lodge on the farm. It is a very nice property and they got an amazing deal. There are no predator animals on the property, so it is safe to be out among the animals. We saw quite a few giraffe, zebra, wildebeest, wart hogs, impala, and some water buck. I believe that they have around twenty species of animals on the property. It was a lot of fun. We worked quite a bit, but we also took time to enjoy the amenities and have fun. There is a viewing deck at the camp that we were staying at. I went out every night to enjoy the clear, cold night, and watch the stars. The first night there I was shocked at how quiet it was. I’ve never heard such silence. I’m used to going camping and being away from civilization, but in the Colorado mountains you always hear wind, or water, or crickets. It is never silent. It was completely quiet. There was no wind, airplanes, crickets, or animal noises. For the first time, I actually experienced “loud silence.” It was amazing. The top picture is of our safari vehicle. I've always wanted to have an old school land rover or Jeep, so just getting to drive this was a lot of fun for me. The bottom picture is the kitchen/dining room where we did most of our work for the week. I should also say that we had monkeys that hung out around camp trying to get food. The kids had a lot of fun watching the monkeys. That was a really new, unique experience for us.