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SNEAK PEEK: Hope Rising by Kim Meeder

Visit a place where wounded spirits run free.

Click here to download an excerpt from Hope Rising

Kim Meeder has seen horses go where no one else can tread – stepping through the minefield of a broken child’s soul in a dance of trust that only God can understand. From a mistreated horse to an emotionally starved child and back again, a torrent of love washes away their barren places. Kim’s ranch is a place where this miracle happens over and over again.

In the presence of unconditional love, a mute girl speaks for the first time. A defiant teenager teaches a horse to trust again…and opens his own heart to love. A rescued horse gives a dying man his last wish. A battered girl [ … ]

NEWS: Kim and Troy Meeder on Focus on the Family

Kim Meeder, author of Hope Rising, Bridge Called Hope, and co-author of Blind Hope, and Troy Meeder, author of Average Joe: God’s Extrordinary Calling to Ordinary Men (April 5, 2011) will be telling the story of Crystal Peaks Youth Ranch on Focus on the Family’s daily broadcast on February 16th and 17th, 2011.  Tune in to hear powerful stories of how God has used the ranch to bring mutual healing and hope to troubled children and abused and neglected horses for 16 years. 

Click here on February 16th and 17th to listen to the broadcast or find a station and air time near you.

For more about Crystal Peaks Youth Ranch, click here.

SNEAK PEEK: HOPE RISING by Kim Meeder

Read the first chapter of Hope Rising, the award-winning first book by Kim Meeder.

In the presence of unconditional love, a mute girl speaks for the first time. A defiant teenager teaches a horse to trust again…and opens his own heart to love. A rescued horse gives a dying man his last wish. A battered girl finds love and protection in the friendship of a battered horse…

Come visit a place where the impossible flourishes, where dreams survive the inferno of reality—a place where hope rises.

SNEAK PEEK: BLIND HOPE by Kim Meeder and Laurie Sacher

Read the first chapter of Blind Hope.

An unwanted dog. An emotional rescue.

Sometimes the life you save may be your own.

Told through the engaging voice of Kim Meeder, Blind Hope reveals the poignant life lessons that her friend, Laurie, experienced from her ailing, yet courageous canine friend. Engaging with the blindness of her dog—and her own heart—Laurie uncovered what she really needed most: authentic love, unconditional trust, and true acceptance, faults and all.