The ranch, located just outside of Spring Creek, has added over 90 acres.

And paid off the 15-year loan in just two months.

Executive Director Matt Cox called the whole process “blessing upon blessing” resulting in a “tremendous asset to what we’re doing.”

Marketing Director Donnie Rosie said the Ranch has been using the property for trail rides for quite some time and faced the potential loss of trail area if someone else purchased the property.

Miracle Mountain Ranch has acquired a 94-acre parcel that includes, shown here, one of five ponds as well as a residence and pasture space.

“Norm and Sally Conklin lived here for a long time,” he said. “The family indicated interest in the Ranch having the first right of refusal. That did keep developing and worked out.”

Rosie called it a “once in a generation type opportunity” for the Ranch. “(It) just seemed like a no-brainer.”

He explained that there are eight acres that can be used as pasture and a series of ponds that they hope to rehabilitate in addition to improvements to the trail riding in the area.

Cox explained that the Conklin family was supportive of the sale.

“They approached us on our interest in being able to purchase it,” he said. “Their desire was to see it used in ministry…. They were very deliberate in ‘We want to see that happen.'”

That didn’t mean there weren’t concerns.

Cox said he was praying that they would be able to do it in a way that didn’t pinch the Ranch financially and “to do it in a way that was clearly God. This one was quite obvious.”

Rosie said they made the purchase the focus of the 2023 year-end giving campaign.

Donations came in, including one from a non-profit in Ohio that wanted to be anonymous totaling $200,000.

“That helped us take the chunk and get it paid off,” he said. “(We) really credit the Lord for making that happen in such a short amount of time.”

The total project is about $338,000 and there’s about $90,000 left to raise.

Rosie explained those funds will be used to rehabilitate a home that’s on the recently-purchased tract.

“It’s a beautiful piece of property,” he added. “We would have paid close to $15,000 in interest for at least the first few years. To not have those payments is super exciting.”

In addition to summer horse, adventure and wilderness camps, Miracle Mountain Ranch holds retreats throughout the year and also facilitates the School of Discipleship, which is an 11-month apprenticeship program targeted in part to students taking a gap year after high school.