Nikki Hash's Testimony

There is no doubt that this property we are on is ordained and used by God in more ways imaginable. Our sister in Christ, Nikki Hash, blessed us with a testimonial of how she came to the saving knowledge of Christ on the land that has now placed in the hands of CVYR for His Glory. This is Nikki's letter:

"Testimony to the history of the property... God's Holy Ground.

When I learned that Crown Valley Youth Ranch was possibly going to be on the land that I knew as the Van Dellen Ranch I heard celebrations in Heaven. Mr. and Mrs. Van Dellen attended the same church as I did so I was aware they had used their property many times for Christian activities. They had dedicated their land to serving the Lord. Next to their home there were open spaces, pool, a recreation room, and a fire pit. Over the years the property was improved with cabins for overnight meetings or weekend retreats. I have visited there many times but the first time was the most special. It was the end of my freshman year in high school (so this was a really long time ago), and I had been invited to a youth activity on a Saturday evening. As usual there was fun to be had, moving from one activity to another. But at the end of the evening we were all invited to sit around the fire pit and a speaker started talking about God.

At that time in my life I hadn't spent much time thinking about God. I heard how God cre-ated the earth and how He wanted a relationship with me. I sat there taking in all the beauty around me, the deep sky with beautiful stars and all of the nature that was there for me. The speaker continued to talk about how God created the earth and gave it to us. Tears began to fill my eyes and I was so touched that God cared about me. The evening ended with a bus ride home where I took in all I had seen and heard that night. The next day I went to church still feeling God tugging at my heart. At the end of the service I went forward and accepted Christ as my Savior.

Over the years I returned to the Van Dellen's for other activities. During that time, and until their passing, their land was used to serve God. They had completely dedicated their land to the Lord. I have no doubt they prayed over the ranch that it would be a holy place to bring others into the saving knowledge of a personal relation-ship with Christ. As you move for-ward with Crown Valley Youth Ranch, please rest in the knowledge that this property was given over to you.

Nikki Hash,