Home Is Where The Heart Is

Earlier this month I went away for a couple of weeks and the feeling of driving through the entrance gates and down the drive to my place of refuge was one of such immense relief and shalom. The busyness of travel, catching up friends and family, and being on the move takes its toll and my soul was in need of time at home.

Our little flock of motley dorpers are doing well and should be delivering a batch of lambs in a few weeks. I'm not happy with the breeding of some of these young ewes and I did come across a new breed of sheep in Victoria that I'm keen to check out.

This week we (myself, Riley and Tyler) picked a half bucket of our first olives. The birds had made a meal of most of our fruit crops this year so looking forward to netting the whole orchard before next season!

We will also be fencing in the vegie patch area to keep the rabbits and roos from helping themselves. There are grand plans of redesigning the play area, chook pen and extra seating areas to provide a lovely spot to relax.

We are needing a break in the weather for some decent rains to arrive. This season we are share farming around 50 acres to produce hay so timely and good rains are needed.

One of the blessings of Hebron is that we are keenly aware that YHVH is the One who holds all things in His hand and it is to Him that we go to for wisdom and provision. As we do our best to uphold His torah we ask that He blesses us in the process.

Trying to explain to the young sharefarmers who are preparing the paddocks for sowing that we do not work the land on the weekly Shabbats or high Shabbats, but they could work the land on Easter Sunday and Monday was an interesting challenge!

We are gathering together this weekend so I'm looking forward to filling the place with song, laughter and the sounds of fellowship.

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Where Your Treasure Is.....

Life has changed for our community and we are now split between two geographic locations - Salem and Mildura - with a few of us coming and going between them. When the scripture says we are an 'unusual people', that certainly has an added layer for our community! We are full of anticipation of what YHVH will pour out for the people of Australia, particularly the towns along the Murray River and Victoria. But coming home to Hebron is always so good for the soul. Open skies - Open spaces So lovely to see water in the top dam, grass emerging and paddocks been sown for this year's hay crop. I have been reflecting more on the truth and freedom of Yeshua's command: Do not lay up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and whe...

Practical Deeds .... Spiritual Dividends

The practical outworkings of our worship and obedience may look different from one individual to another, one family to another or one fellowship to another. Here at Hebron it's a matter of looking after the land, stock, home and infrastructure to ensure that things are ticking along as they should in a timely manner; creating a refuge and oasis, now and for the future. This week the flock were treated to some mineral blocks, which will provide necessary salts and minerals that they need to remain in tip top shape while they're lambing in the summer months. The smaller top dam is well and truly dry but this would be the perfect time to get the tractor in there and dig it deeper, which would also have the bonus of providing good dirt for the vegie patch. This dam is not spring fed so having it deeper would provide more water for next summer, provided it fills during the winter months. The vegie patch, or as I prefer to call it at times, the battlefie...

Reflections

2 Samuel 7:18 Then King David went in and sat before YHVH, and he said, "Who am I, Sovereign YHVH, and what is my family, that you have brought me this far?" There are times when it's good to look back and reflect on the journey thus far. These moments highlight the provisions of YHVH, the encouragements of community, the lessons learnt and the growth we have experienced. Who indeed is this little community family that YHVH would consider us and provide for us this way? As part of this reflection of our Hebron journey I thought I'd pop up some photos of the journey - I think you'll be surprised when you look back at how the property looked when we first took ownership. Some people have come and gone, goals and projects have evolved but what remains consistent is the original purpose and vision for Hebron. From Anunaka to Hebron. The previous name of the property was itself a sign to us, confirming the scripture that YHWH gave...

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