Refuge Ranch Ministries

Refuge Ranch Ministries We provide a place of healing and hope. A refuge for foster children, veterans & those in recovery.

We lead in faith showing love, worth & that true refuge is in Christ. Through animal therapy, gardening, fishing, trails, classes, worship & community.

It’s been about a week since I planted seeds and I have over 100 sunflowers and endless other perennial flowers sproutin...
06/02/2026

It’s been about a week since I planted seeds and I have over 100 sunflowers and endless other perennial flowers sprouting! My counter is literally overflowing with seedlings!

On a side note our sweet alpaca Elmira has decided recently that she prefers to be brown instead of white. I had to stop in the driveway and figure out what the new animal was in the pasture the other day. It was her, she was that dirty, she was unrecognizable. 😅

If you’re anything like me you have a LOVE for flowers and the garden… every year I plant dozens of sunflowers, starting...
05/27/2026

If you’re anything like me you have a LOVE for flowers and the garden… every year I plant dozens of sunflowers, starting them from just a seed and growing them tall. It’s one of my favorite sights to see as they all start to sprout! The rewards of a garden are so special… whether it’s the sunflowers with their giant beautiful flower on the top or the vegetables in the garden providing us with fresh food… the garden is something I can feel such an accomplishment from as I see it growing a harvest. Much like us as humans though it takes time to grow and it’s not done overnight, it’s a slow process and it’s ever changing as we tend our crops. 💛 A neglected garden won’t produce well but a well fed, well watered, and healthy garden produces an abundance of harvests… sometimes we as people neglect ourselves both mentally, spiritually, and physically causing us to run on empty. A person running on empty cannot pour into this world with their everything whether it be at their home, job, or even just in the community. 💛

Did you know May is foster care awareness month? Around here we thrive to help kids in care. Foster care is a part of ou...
05/18/2026

Did you know May is foster care awareness month? Around here we thrive to help kids in care. Foster care is a part of our testimony. Starting with my Grandparents having around 400 placements, onto my aunts, and now my parents here at the farm.

While your family may not have the ability to take in a child long term there is MANY ways to help! This year sponsor a child’s summer camp! Reach out to different nonprofits to get involved with these kids, do respite care or babysitting, reach out to DHS and ask what can be done to help. 💛 It takes a village and every child deserves one.

Our newest friend is Duke! This handsome man has been there done that but unfortunately he had an accident and fell out ...
05/11/2026

Our newest friend is Duke! This handsome man has been there done that but unfortunately he had an accident and fell out of a MOVING trailer! His side just won’t fully heal back up for a saddle but he is as silly and fun as they come. He’s always roaming around the yard and trying to figure things out. He’s as sweet as they come and hopefully one day we’ll be able to fix up that wound!

If animals could talk they’d have endless stories to tell I’m certain! What if they could tell us they were sick or some...
04/23/2026

If animals could talk they’d have endless stories to tell I’m certain! What if they could tell us they were sick or something hurt though? How about… I’M PREGNANT!!!

This momma was NOT thought to be bred when we got her last week but looking in the stall at this wobbly baby she clearly had everyone, her seller included, fooled. 💛😉

April 17th of last year we had materials start showing up at the farm. Just boards, 6x6s, and tin some of the things nee...
04/21/2026

April 17th of last year we had materials start showing up at the farm. Just boards, 6x6s, and tin some of the things needed to make the biggest dream become a reality. Today… just over a year later we’ve taken those materials and made one whole barn and got the other one standing. 369 days… that’s the difference between these views and the hard work between. 💛 Thank you all for your support and love!

Progress is the best feeling.  Watching the growth of our dreams becoming a reality as God shows up in big ways has been...
04/12/2026

Progress is the best feeling. Watching the growth of our dreams becoming a reality as God shows up in big ways has been such a great feeling! We’ve watched as people have already started coming together and coming out to help or even just experience the farm and it’s been amazing! Thank you everyone who has helped out the last few weeks! 💛 God has big plans for this building, look at that giant gathering room up there!!!

HAPPY EASTER!!!! He is RISEN! We have so much to be grateful for! This week we broke ground on our gathering barn! The g...
04/05/2026

HAPPY EASTER!!!! He is RISEN!

We have so much to be grateful for! This week we broke ground on our gathering barn! The guys were out at the farm all day all week long working away! The excitement cannot be contained! We’re so grateful for all of the support that got us here and cannot wait to see where this new adventure takes us! We are jumping with joy to be able to share our love for Jesus and the farm with you all!

Shout out to Rick and his crew at Lehr Construction! They’ve been such a blessing! 💛

Today is National Epilepsy Awareness Day  So it seems like the best day to introduce myself. I’m Kelsie, the one who tak...
03/27/2026

Today is National Epilepsy Awareness Day
So it seems like the best day to introduce myself. I’m Kelsie, the one who takes the pictures, makes the posts, and is usually team more animals. 💛 😛
I’m epileptic, I was diagnosed shortly after graduating high school but had planned on going into health care always! I wanted to study hippotherapy (therapy using horses to help people)and had multiple colleges lined up. It was my goal to combine the two things I loved the most, animals and helping people. Epilepsy changed those big plans for me though and I ended up here in Arkansas. While the journey to get here hasn’t been easy I’m so excited to share the farm with everyone as we build. In some ways still reach my goal of helping people with what I love the most! 💛

Behind the scenes view, she’s going to kill me. 😂 However closing in on her birthday tomorrow 💛 She’s the lady behind it...
03/18/2026

Behind the scenes view, she’s going to kill me. 😂 However closing in on her birthday tomorrow 💛 She’s the lady behind it all, the one who maintains every animal and garden on top of keeping all of us in line. Worshiping Jesus and paving a path for so many others to have a safe place as this ministry becomes a reality. 💛 We’ve raised $5,814 and been promised a match up to $10,000 as we are DAYS from on ground breaking for the gathering barn this week! Let’s help the most giving person get what she deserves and make her dreams come true. 💛 Thanks guys!

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52 Lisa Lane
Vilonia, AR
72173

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+15016977663

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