Shekinah Ranch

By Lee Jones

Shekinah Ranch is the agricultural outreach of Canaan International Training Center. It will train leaders from various “Cities of Refuge” and missionaries connected to them, to become self sufficient. This training will occur through the internet as well as hands on experience with various models that will eventually be in place. Lee intends for the agricultural training to have a spiritual depth that goes beyond the practical. The visionary seed of Shekinah Ranch was planted into the Jones family in 2002. Lee and his wife Linda with their two children Jaime and Peter Jones purchased a few acres of land near Dunklin Memorial Camp during the summer of 2005. A year and a half ago, they purchased some hydro-stackers and started some hydroponic vegetables. Ronnie and Vivian Lacuesta, Jaime and Lilliana Garcia, Freeman Nettles, David Garton, Brother Mickey Evans, Dr. Bob and Mrs. Sylvia Crow, and others attended the dedication of Shekinah Ranch. Lee said, “as the Lord has revealed the different steps for Shekinah Ranch to come into fruition, He has constantly reminded me of a few things: 1. Shekinah Ranch isn’t as important as the relationships that are formed through this work. 2. Without full submission to the authority of Jesus Christ, the vision of Shekinah Ranch will not be attainable. 3. Shekinah Ranch is a vision from God. It’s HIS and it will take a team for Shekinah Ranch to happen." Recently a relationship was birthed with Jim and Brenda Spinelli a precious couple that proves to be a future asset for the Shekinah Ranch vision. Brenda works with Linda while her husband Jim has an awesome green thumb. He also has an innate ability to teach others. Jim and Brenda plan on helping Shekinah Ranch get to the next level. Jim is already putting together plans for an aquaculture system. This experiment will give us direction and a low cost solution to help the Cities of Refuge located in third world countries to curve the shortage and high cost of food resource. Please join us in prayer for Shekinah Ranch and the resources necessary to get it to the next level.