"For I know the plans I have for you", declares the LORD.
" Plans to prosper you and not harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."
------Jeremiah 29:11

Jodi Stuber, Co-Founder/Program Director
I have always loved horses. When I was 5, I wanted a white pony. When I was 12, I wanted a thoroughbred, and the Lord brought me one. When I was 17, I wanted a quarter horse, the Lord brought me one. I never thought this side of heaven, I would even have one horse, and now I have 12!

In January 2003, my husband and I found out we were having a baby. We had chosen "Hope" as her name. This child would be in addition to our two teenagers. However, she died in June 2003, five and half months in utero. During this tragic time, article upon article regarding healing through horses, was coming my way. I prayed and told God that I wanted that healing with horses for myself.

I began praying for debt free items related to horses: two helmets, a saddle and fence posts all arrived. In April 2004, I discovered the book,"HOPE RISING" by Kim Meeder, which tells a story of a woman in Oregon with a therapeutic riding ranch. She pairs broken children with broken horses and sees miracles happen. I cried through most of the book and shared with my husband what I was reading, and he said, "I think this is what you need to do."

Essentially, that is how this ministry was born, in memory of Hope. Each child we serve is a way too keep her memory alive as well as give hope to so many hurting people.